Apply Now! Amplifying Career Competencies in Your Courses FLC
Want to inspire students to connect your course content to their career success? Apply to join the Amplifying Career Competencies faculty learning community to dedicate time and receive structured course revision guidance, peer support, and a $1,000 stipend to enhance and make visible the integration of career competencies in your courses and prepare your students to demonstrate their competencies to future employers
GenAI to Gen Z: Tools for New Faculty, a Speed Dating Event
Join our virtual “speed dating” event on August 15, 1 - 2:30 p.m. ET to explore teaching tools and strategies—from generative AI to Gen Z engagement. Spend 9 minutes in each Zoom breakout room discovering new resources. Meet experts from UITS Learning Technologies and campus partners ready to help you find your perfect classroom match.
Create a Canvas Course Home Page That is Not the Syllabus Tool
Currently the Canvas Syllabus tool is set as the course home page by default. Since information in the Canvas Syllabus tool will be visible to the general public via Courseleaf, it is important to have a home page in your course that is not the Canvas Syllabus Tool. Check out the Canvas Semester Checklist for easy instructions on how to set up your Home page as the default for your class.
Recommended Reading
Start with the Heart: Building Compassionate Connections From Day One
Studies have shown that students need to feel safe and welcome in the classroom to learn effectively. As you prepare for the fall semester, reflect on what it means to communicate with students with your heart. This article gives you advice on how to practice compassion in your classroom from day one. As the article points out, practice self-compassion and model the compassion that we are asking the students to practice for themselves.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Syllabus Guidance for Fall 2025
Indiana University is implementing CourseLeaf, a curriculum and course management platform, to meet the new state requirement for public syllabus access. For all SIS-generated courses, IU automatically publishes the syllabus through CourseLeaf when the course is set to Published. No additional steps are required; instructors should keep their syllabus up to date in the Canvas Syllabus section. It will not replace Canvas; rather, CourseLeaf will serve as the public portal for prospective and current students to view course syllabi.
Deadline: Post your syllabus at least 7 days before your course begins so students have the information they need from day one. The Syllabi FAQ outlines what to include, what to omit, and when to post.
Join us for "Charting a Course for Success" - our interactive Teaching Assistant Orientation to embark on your teaching journey! Organized by the Graduate School and the Center for Teaching and Learning, TA Orientation will take place on Friday, August 22 at the Campus Center. All first-time TAs are required to attend this foundational event designed to guide your success in the classroom.
Are you an associate faculty member (part-time faculty, adjunct faculty) at IU Indianapolis, Columbus or Fort Wayne? Join us on Zoom on Thursday, September 11 for the Associate Faculty Welcome! Connect with colleagues over presentations and discussions on teaching and learning. Be inspired by a keynote address about the culture of care by our CTL director, Marie Brown. Register today!
CTL Workshops and Webinars
Canvas 101 for Teaching Assistants
Thursday, September 18 | 12 noon - 1 p.m. | Online - Zoom Register » Organizer: Kristina Johnson-Yates and Presenter: Jeani Young
This is a webinar designed to help TAs navigate Canvas. We will explore basic functions of Canvas that you will see as a TA, learn how to navigate them, reflect on best practices, and have an opportunity to practice the skills you have learned.
At the end of this webinar, you will be able to…
Recognize additional functions of Canvas as a TA compared to navigating it as a student.
Perform navigation of Canvas as a TA for communications, grading, and content creation.
Identify tools and resources for additional Canvas navigation skills.
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