CTL Happenings - Message #602

Navigating the Post-Election Period With Your Students (2024, October 31). From the CRLT Blog. Center for Research on Learning & Teaching. University of Michigan.

Are you looking for guidance and support for teaching and supporting your learners in the post-election period? This blog post offers reflective prompts, strategies, and resources to help you navigate this unique teaching moment.

The Extended Reality Initiative (XRI) Faculty Fellows Grant provides faculty with technical and instructional support and funds to implement Augmented Reality (AR) or Virtual Reality (VR) assignments/projects/activities into their course(s) that are designed to improve student learning and success at IU. Proposal submission is now open!

Learn more about the initiative and submit a proposal!

The Learning Technologies Faculty Fellows Programs have open applications to become a Fellow. Open fellows cohorts include the Digital Gardeners Initiative and the Extended Reality Initiative. If you are interested in building community and connections with faculty from across our IU campuses and exploring more with Learning Technologies, we encourage you to apply! Application windows close in early December.

If you have questions, please contact:

Kelly Scholl  – LT Fellows Programs Director

Justin Hodgson  – Digital Gardener Initiative Director

Randy Newbrough  – Extended Reality Initiative Director

Do you have an idea for a course or curricular enhancement that you are passionate about implementing? Faculty from IU Indianapolis, IU Columbus, and IU Fort Wayne are invited to submit a proposal to enhance their course/curricula in one of four tracks.

Join us for an information session to learn more about the proposal requirements, develop your ideas, and get your questions answered.

Proposals are due December 2, 2024.

Read RFP and learn more.

Wednesday, November 6 | 1 - 1:45 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Jeani Young and Presenters: Boyun Kim, Meganne Masko, and Jeani Young

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).

Monday, November 11 | 2 - 3 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Kelly Scholl and Presenters: Vivian Halloran, Justin Hodgson, Adam Maksl, and Remi Kalir

This webinar will feature a panel discussion among educators on the use of AI/Generative AI. The conversation will focus in two trajectories:

1. What we have learned so far – faculty perspectives operating in retrospect as well as more recent reflections from this semester.
2. Insights on what we might do differently re: platforms, education, ethics, and engagement.

Check out the Digital Gardener webpage.

Monday, November 18 | 2 - 3 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Kelly Scholl and Presenters: Justin Hodgson, Kevin Jones, and Anne Leftwich

The final session of the series will focus on use cases for AI/Generative AI in scholarly practices. We will refine the process of prompt design for scholarly pursuits and offer additional strategies for critical and creative academic collaborations between human authors and Generative AI partners.

Check out the Digital Gardener webpage.

Wednesday, November 20 | 11 a.m. - 12:15 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.

Wednesday, December 4 | 1 - 1:45 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Jeani Young and Presenters: Boyun Kim, Meganne Masko, and Jeani Young

Your students navigate Canvas and other learning tools differently – both from you and their classmates. The way they approach the learning process and how they express what they know varies as well. This variety means that there is no one way that works for all of your students. The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) guideline, Multiple Means of Action and Expression, recommends options for

• interaction, both with course materials and with each other, 
• expression and communication, including how students can communicate what they have learned, and 
• strategy development, including support for goal setting, organization, and planning

UDL provides a research-based framework with which to think about multiple ways to support student belonging, learning, persistence, and success. It includes three guidelines which examine designing for engagement, representation, and action and expression 

This is the third of a three-part webinar series on the three Universal Design for Learning principles. Recordings of the two previous webinars will be available after they are complete. To learn more about them, please see the links below.

• Multiple means of engagement
• Multiple means of representation 

This event aligns with the following IUSM Academy of Teaching Scholars program competencies: Instructional Strategies (IS), Inclusive Teaching (I)

This hands-on workshop is designed to guide participants in preparing their STEM education projects for grant proposal development and/or dissemination by identifying and defining their critical components. Please bring a description of your project to work on during the session. At the end of the workshop, participants will have created a set of the critical components of their innovations to effectively disseminate their projects to a wider audience.

This in-person event will be held in the University Library Ashby Browsing room on Friday, November 8 from 2 to 3 p.m. EST. Register.