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Quality Matters (QM) is the world’s leading quality assurance organization for online and hybrid course design.
If you are looking to improve your online or hybrid course, this FREE two-day workshop will introduce you to the QM rubric and process of continuous improvement. Join us on Monday, July 29, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and Wednesday, July 31, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch will be provided on the first day.
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Featured Webinar
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Speed Dating with Learning Technologies
Join UITS Learning Technologies for Speed Dating with Learning Technologies. On August 8, 1 - 2:30 p.m. Participants will have around 9 minutes to "speed date" a specific tool or service before meeting their next "date." Each Zoom breakout room will introduce a resource of interest, and include staff from across UITS Learning Technologies. Other key partners including publishers and vendors of learning tools and digital courseware.
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Featured Resource
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Visit the CTL Media Suite
Get a head start on recording videos for your fall courses! The suite includes a one-touch button recording with green screen technology and other video overlays using the Stream Deck and can be used to record high-quality videos for your courses. Contact the CTL to set up an overview of the studio or for any other instructional technology support you may need for your fall courses.
You can schedule a consultation by calling 317-274-1300 or visiting our webpage at ctl.indianapolis.iu.edu.
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What Does It Really Mean To Care For Students?
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Supiano, B. (2024, June 13). What does it really mean to care for students?. Chronicle of Higher Education’s weekly Teaching newsletter
In this thoughtful piece, Beckie Supiano shares some insights about “teaching as an expression of care.” Whether you teach in mathematics, nursing, biostatistics, or gender studies, you have probably wondered about what it means to show care for your learners while keeping your classes on schedule, managing your many responsibilities, and not burning out. This is an enjoyable summer read with some good food for thought.
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Join us online!
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We are thrilled to unveil our new website: ctl.indianapolis.iu.edu! Plus, you can also reach us at: go.iu.edu/iuictl.
We’re are also excited to announce our new LinkedIn page! Follow us for the latest and greatest in educational development opportunities, exclusive resources for IU educators, and so much more. Join the buzz and share our page with your colleagues!
Stay connected on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/iuictl, and follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/IUICTL.
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2024 Associate Faculty Welcome
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Join us if you hold an appointment as part-time faculty at IU Indianapolis, IU Columbus, or at IU Fort Wayne. Meet colleagues over engaging conversation, meet staff who support your teaching, and listen in on short teaching presentations to help you prepare for the semester! All part-time faculty, adjunct faculty and those in teaching positions are welcome.
August 19 (virtual option)
August 28 (in-person option)
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Registration Open: In-person TA Orientation on Thursday, August 22
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Registration is now open for the TA Orientation. All first-time teaching assistants (primary instructors, lab leaders, recitation leaders, and graders) are required to participate. We also invite those with prior TA experience to brush up on teaching skills and meet other TAs.
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CTL Workshops and Webinars
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Wednesday, July 31 | 1 - 3 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Kevin Mickey and Presenters: The POLIS Center and the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and and Engineering
This webinar showcases a range of powerful desktop and online mapping and spatial analysis tools, data, and other resources designed to enhance higher education teaching, service, and research activities. These resources are versatile and applicable across numerous disciplines, including health, public safety, public policy, economics, history, archaeology, geography, planning, informatics, and more.
A key feature of the webinar is SAVI, an online platform offering free interactive mapping and analysis tools, downloadable databases, reports, and data literacy workshops. SAVI provides access to thousands of data variables detailing the socio-economic characteristics of Indiana communities over multiple decades. Data themes include demographic trends, social determinants of health, social services, crime, education, and more. The webinar will also present examples of how SAVI resources have been utilized to support university research and teaching.
Additionally, the webinar introduces ArcGIS Online, a tool for creating customized, interactive maps and dashboards that can enrich course content and support research. Participants will also learn about the extensive array of Indiana demographic and environmental geospatial data resources and training available to faculty and students.
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August 5 and 6, 12 - 1 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Anusha S. Rao and Presenter: Anusha S Rao
Can you design a syllabus that fosters your students’ sense of belonging from day one and promotes inclusion and equity throughout the semester? Attend this two-part webinar where you will learn about the latest in syllabus design for inclusion and equity at the first session and apply the syllabus review guide and revise your syllabus in the second session. Bring a syllabus that you’d like to revise!
In the first session on August 5, you will learn about the latest research, strategies, and tool for syllabus design and how students and instructor perceive and use the syllabus as learning and teaching tool.
In the second session on August 6, you will explore Equity Accelerator’s Syllabus Review Guide in detail and apply it to revise your syllabus to make it more welcoming and communicate your goal for creating and inclusive and equitable learning environment for your students.
We recommend that you attend both sessions to make the most of the webinar and revise your syllabus in preparation for the fall semester. Please note that when you register for the first session, you will be automatically registered for the second session.
This event aligns with the following IUSM Academy of Teaching Scholars program competencies: Curriculum and Course Design (C)
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FALCON 2024 Call for Proposals is now open!
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FALCON 2024 will be held virtually on September 27. This year’s theme is Pedagogy ABCs: Teaching Excellence in the Twenty-First Century. Please view the full call details and complete the online submission form by August 15. Please consider submitting a session proposal that will engage and inspire your teaching colleagues.
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LEAP Indiana Virtual Professional Development Series – Save the Date!
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Dr. Christine Harrington will speak on Friday, September 27, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon (EST). Dr. Harrington is a national expert in student success and teaching and learning. Her book, Keeping Us Engaged: Student Perspectives (and Research-Based Strategies) on What Works and Why, was used in the LEAP book study last spring. Registration details to be shared soon.
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