CTL Happenings - Message #609

Clare, B. & Freeman, C. (2016, July 20). Avoiding burnout: Self-care strategies for faculty. Faculty Focus.

Your wellness matters in the classroom as how you are feeling can affect your capacity to teach and care for your students. This spring break, check in on your own wellness. Check out this article (3-minute read) that gives five areas that you can focus on for recharging and getting ready to finish out the semester strong!

The Teach, Play, Learn Conference, IU’s academic conference on game-based teaching and learning, is accepting proposals for presentations on real-life usage, empirical studies, and/or theoretical discussions of game-based teaching and learning. Learn more and submit a proposal.

The Extended Reality Initiative (XRI) Faculty Fellows Grant supports faculty implementing Augmented Reality (AR) or Virtual Reality (VR) assignments and activities into their courses to improve student learning and success.

This showcase will feature three grant recipients who will present their work and student outcomes. Attendees will have the opportunity to explore each project using VR headsets in the University Library Virtual Reality Lab.

Register for the Workshop

Monday, March 24 | 12:45 - 1:45 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Learning Technologies Faculty Fellows Programs and Presenters: Eric Brinkman, Maggie Gilchrist, and Justin Hodgson

This workshop will guide you through a two-part process involving the use of AI/Generative AI to create assignments and activities (or revise existing ones) and create assessment practices to evaluate student projects that have utilized AI/Generative AI. Learn more at the Digital Gardener Initiative.

Tuesday, March 25 | 12 noon - 1 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Anusha S. Rao and Presenter: Suzann Lupton

Constructive Dialogue is an approach to conversation that allows people with different perspectives or viewpoints to hold civil and informative conversations without the expectation that they surrender their position or opinion.  Instead, Constructive Dialogue teaches participants to focus on seeking understanding in order to work together toward other shared goals.  During this session, you will learn the core steps of the Constructive Dialogue method and review proven approaches for integrating this strategy into the classroom, including examples from IU Indianapolis. You will work with co-participants to build a strategy for integrating Constructive Dialogue into your classroom.  The session will also explore ways to use the approach to help students navigate conflicts that become roadblocks to group work.  

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

Friday, March 28 | 10 - 11:30 a.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: DEPI and Presenters: April Law and Julia Sanders

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).

Friday, March 28 | 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Debbie Oesch-Minor & Rachel Swinford and Presenter: ePortfolio Grant Recipients

Join us for an engaging webinar where recent ePortfolio Grant recipients share their real-world experiences of implementing ePortfolios into their courses. Faculty will discuss both the successes and challenges they encountered while integrating this high impact practice, offering valuable insights into the process. Learn practical strategies for overcoming obstacles, enhancing student engagement, and leveraging ePortfolios for deeper learning. This webinar provides an opportunity to hear diverse perspectives, ask questions, and gain inspiration for your own ePortfolio initiatives.

Monday, March 31 | 12:45 - 1:45 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Learning Technologies Faculty Fellows Programs and Presenter: Justin Hodgson

This webinar session focuses on the way Generative AI is factoring into student success in terms of learning and development, as well as how Generative AI is influencing the college-to-career transition. Learn more at the Digital Gardener Initiative.

Monday, April 7 | 12:45 - 1:45 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Learning Technologies Faculty Fellows Programs and Presenters: Justin Hodgson and Adam Maksl

This workshop will offer guidance in how Generative AI can be used to aid in student learning. It will feature modules, practices, and considerations to help students leverage Generative AI in their own learning practices and situations. Learn more at the Digital Gardener Initiative.

Attendees will learn about intercultural learning, how it can be facilitated in a virtual exchange (VE), and how VE allowed for global and cultural learning for students in the SHHS. Thursday, March 27, noon – 1 p.m. Register.

Presented by IU Indianapolis Arts and the Humanities Institute, this is a two-day event that builds on the work of late historian Howard Zinn. The People Speak foregrounds the enduring power of literature, arts & humanities and human imagination as tools to confront and transcend social challenges, to amplify the public good and to foster a collective humanity rooted in radical love and critical hope. April 11-12 at the Indiana Historical Society. Learn more and RSVP.

The Institute for Engaged Learning (IEL) is excited to announce the launch of the Community Engagement Internship (CEI) program for the 2025-26 academic year. Faculty or staff interested in mentoring a part-time undergraduate student intern during the 2025-2026 academic year are eligible to apply with their community engaged course, research, or project idea. The IEL will cover the intern’s hourly pay as well as provide a monthly stipend to mentors.

Apply for the CEI Program. For more information contact Lorrie Brown.

International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning (ISETL) in partnership with LEAP Indiana invites educators, advisors, researchers, and practitioners to submit proposals for the 2025 conference in Indianapolis, September 30 - October 2 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Faculty and staff from LEAP Indiana member institutions may register for this conference for $100 instead of $375 (early bird price). Please use the coupon code LEAPMEMBER at checkout.

Learn more and register. For questions about submitting a proposal, contact Chris Rogers.