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Have you implemented a new strategy or idea that transformed your teaching and enhanced student learning? You are invited to submit a conference proposal on tracks that include teaching in introductory courses, technology, inclusive and equitable teaching, assessment, and more. Submit a proposal to share your insights and inspire others. Session types include interactive presentations, case studies, workshops, panel discussions, and posters.
Don’t miss this annual opportunity to connect with fellow IU educators and gain new inspiration for your teaching.
Act fast—proposal submissions are due by October 30!
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Featured Webinar
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Speed Dating with Learning Technologies
You are invited to explore IU technology options. Speed Dating with Learning Technologies encourages participants to date a range of potential technology tools and services, gaining exposure to a lot of resources within a short period of time.
Participants at the event will have nine minutes to speed date a specific tool or service. Each Zoom breakout room will feature a resource and matchmakers (presenters).
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Featured Resource
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Resources on Gathering and Using Student Feedback
Mid-semester is the ideal time to gather student feedback on course and teaching effectiveness. Check out this anonymous Canvas survey created by Associate Vice Chancellor Christina Downey, which can be easily imported into any course. Simply go to Canvas Commons on your Canvas navigation and search for “midsemester student feedback”. For more tips on designing and using mid-semester surveys, refer to this CTL instructional guide.
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The Importance of Gathering and Incorporating Mid-Semester Student Feedback.
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Pingree, A. (n.d.) The Importance of Gathering and Incorporating Mid-Semester Student Feedback. Into Practice. Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning, Harvard.
Collecting mid-semester feedback takes time, but when done well, this formative feedback process can create a stronger sense of community and investment in the learning process. In this short piece, Allison Pingree describes benefits, challenges, and best practices for this keystone instructional practice.
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Don't Miss Out! – Getting to Know Our Adult Learners
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Join us on October 10 at 11:30 a.m. for a facilitated panel discussion with our adult students as they share their perspectives about navigating college, managing work and family obligations, and thoughts about how IU Indianapolis faculty and staff can support their successful journey to degree completion.
You will leave with fresh insights, tools, and resources for supporting our adult learners. Lunch will be provided.
Sponsored by the CTL, Center for Transfer and Adult Students (CTAS), and the Division of Student Affairs.
Register for the in-person event.
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Registration is Open! 2025 Plater-Moore Conference on Teaching and Learning
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Join your IU colleagues for a full day of professional development and networking. José Antonio Bowen, author of Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning, will be the conference keynote speaker. Dr. Bowen will lead an interactive workshop to explore the impact of AI on assignments, grading, and creativity, and explore strategies to build future-ready, inclusive classrooms. Don’t miss this teaching-focused conference with peer-reviewed interactive presentations, case studies, posters and more.
Friday, April 4, 2025 at the IU Indianapolis Campus Center. Register today!
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Don’t get fooled by deep fakes and artificial intelligence
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From the threat of deep fakes, synthetic media where a person in an existing image or video is replaced with someone else’s likeness using AI, to the rising uncertainty around the effectiveness of AI software, it is important to develop digital critical thinking skills to ensure the Machine Uprising happens to someone else. And the first step? Know your enemy.
Learn more about deep fakes and AI.
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CTL Workshops and Webinars
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Wednesday, October 9 | 1 - 1:45 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Jeani Young and Presenters: Boyun Kim, Meganne Masko, and Jeani Young
Students come to your classes with a variety of interests, goals, identities, cultures, and academic histories. They’re motivated and engaged by different things. This means that there is no one perfect way to engage all of your students. The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) guideline, Multiple Means of Engagement, recommends options for
- welcoming interests and identities,
- sustaining effort and persistence, and
- harnessing the power of emotions and motivation in learning
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) provides a research-based framework with which to think about multiple ways to support student engagement, belonging, persistence, and success. It includes three guidelines which look at designing for engagement, representation, and action and expression
This is the first in a three-part webinar series on the three Universal Design for Learning principles. They will be recorded for later viewing if these days/time don’t work with your schedule. The remaining two webinars are:
This event aligns with the following IUSM Academy of Teaching Scholars program competencies: Instructional Strategies (IS), Inclusive Teaching (I)
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Thursday, October 17 | 3 - 4 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Eric Brinkman and Presenters: Eric Brinkman, James Davis, Jim Davis, and Jennifer Lale
Are you wondering about how to incorporate generative AI into your large enrollment course? This Faculty Showcase will present the work of 3 IU instructors who are using generative AI to improve the course learning outcomes of their large enrollment courses. Using generative AI in your large enrollment course can both improve your teaching and how you prepare, as it can facilitate classroom learning at scale and act as a collaborative partner in our course design and classroom teaching.
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Monday, October 21 | 8 - 9 a.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Kelly Scholl and Presenters: Eric Brinkman, Maggie Gilchrist, and Justin Hodgson
This session will focus on conversations and practices related to AI/Generative AI and academic integrity, feature example cases and approaches for responsible student use of AI/Generative AI for courses, and offer strategies for assessing AI/Generative AI inflected projects. Check out the Digital Gardener webpage.
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Thursday, October 24 | 3 - 4:15 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Anusha S. Rao and Presenter: Anusha S Rao and Richard Turner
If you are interested in applying for a 2025 Curriculum Enhancement Grant (CEG), we encourage you to attend this online information and Q&A session. During the 75-min session you will meet the program chairs and
- learn about the program goals, project tracks including the new Student Success Track, proposal requirements, and the review process,
- review examples from past successful proposals, and
- proposal development guidelines including using generative AI.
CEG proposal submissions are due by Monday, December 2, 2024. For more information, visit the 2025 Curriculum Enhancement Grant page.
This information session will be offered the following four times:
- Wednesday, September 18, 12 – 1:15 p.m.
- Tuesday, October 1, 2 – 3:15 p.m.
- Thursday, October 24, 3 – 4:15 p.m.
- Wednesday, November 20, 11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
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Monday, October 28 | 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Debbie Oesch-Minor & Rachel Swinford and Presenter: Kathleen Blake Yancey
Join us for an exclusive webinar with Kathleen Blake Yancey, Kellogg Hunt Professor of English and Distinguished Research Professor Emerita at Florida State University, as she explores how to maximize the potential of ePortfolios in higher education. A renowned expert in writing studies and portfolio theory, Yancey will share her insights drawn from decades of research and practice. As a leader in US assessment and ePortfolio development, she will discuss practical strategies for enhancing student learning through ePortfolios, drawn from her work, including Electronic Portfolios 2.0 and ePortfolio-as-Curriculum. This is a unique opportunity to learn from a distinguished expert on ePortfolio literacy and innovation.
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Monday, October 28 | 2 - 3 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Kelly Scholl and Presenters: Eric Brinkman, Maggie Gilchrist, and Justin Hodgson
Workshop participants will be guided through a 2-step process:
- Creating assignments/projects that include the use of AI/Generative AI.
- Developing assessment practices that faculty can use to evaluate student learning and mastery in those designated assignments.
Check out the Digital Gardener webpage.
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Wednesday, October 30 | 2 - 3 p.m. | Online-Zoom
Register » Organizer(s): Charity Bishop
IU Indianapolis has a strong portfolio of engaged learning opportunities, including undergraduate research, service learning, study abroad, internships, and capstone experiences. These forms of experiential learning have been designated a high-impact practices based on “evidence of significant educational benefits for students who participate in them—including and especially those from demographic groups historically underserved by higher education” (American Association of Colleges & Universities). Many of these experiences require students to opt-in, generating inequities in engagement across student groups, as some students have more flexibility and/or financial resources to participate than others. Embedding high-impact practices directly into courses is a powerful strategy for promoting equitable access to experiential and applied learning opportunities for our students. However, when we scale experiential learning in this way, quality tends to suffer, and a high-impact practice is only high-impact “when done well.” The Institute for Engaged Learning (go.iu.edu/engage) is committed to providing instructors with a wide-array of professional development opportunities, which include multiple-day “When Done Well” professional development institutes, communities of practice (over Zoom or Teams), and 1:1 consultations.
Service Learning Community of Practice
The Institute for Engaged Learning will host a Service Learning Community of Practice (SL CoP) during the 2024-2025 academic year. The SL CoP is open to any IU Indianapolis, IU Columbus, or IU Fort Wayne faculty interested in expanding their knowledge, network, or collaborative opportunities surrounding service learning.
Each CoP meeting will be a 50-minute Zoom session. Sessions will be held:
Thursday, Sept. 19, 11am
Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2pm
Wednesday, Dec. 11, 11am
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2pm
Thursday, Mar. 6, 11am
Wednesday, Apr. 23, 2pm
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Thursday, October 31 | 1 - 1:45 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Jeani Young and Presenter: Michael Mace
Do you create video content for your courses? Students with visible and invisible disabilities and those consuming content on mobile devices can have difficulty with video and find it frustrating to learn from. How can you make your videos accessible and usable for all your students?
Join us to learn about things you can do before, during, and after you record to make your video more accessible, usable, and engaging. We’ll also share best practices for video creation and available IU-supported tools to help you to improve the accessibility of your video content.
This event aligns with the following IUSM Academy of Teaching Scholars program competencies: Inclusive Teaching (I), Instructional Technology (IT)
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