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The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) at IU Indianapolis invites faculty to join the spring 2026–fall 2026 Faculty Learning Community (FLC) cohort, an initiative designed to help students connect classroom learning to career readiness. Faculty in the FLC will collaborate with support from Faculty Fellow Carrie Sickmann and the CTL to amplify career competencies in their fall 2026 courses. All FLC members will receive a $1,000 stipend and participate in one in-person workshop and two virtual seminars in spring 2026. The FLC will help instructors design learning experiences that make students’ knowledge and skills more visible as professional competencies.
Applications are due by Sunday, January 11, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
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Featured Webinar
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Introduction to Methods in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Research in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) uses qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method approaches. In this webinar, participants will review examples of SoTL studies focused on student success and explore how to align research questions with appropriate methods, especially those that participants have honed through their own disciplinary research. Participants will leave the session with a SoTL study design guide.
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Featured Resource
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Wrapping Up the Semester
The Canvas Semester Checklist Pressbook offers guidance and resources for your course throughout the semester. As the semester is winding down, the chapter on “Wrapping Up the Semester” offers advice on how to check if your Canvas gradebook and grading scheme are set up correctly, how to submit your grades, and how long you should retain student work and grades.
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Unlocking Learning Potential with Concepts Maps
Concept maps are powerful visual learning tools that help students organize, connect, and deepen their understanding of complex topics and demonstrate their learning. This Faculty Focus article on concept maps highlights how creating concept maps fosters active learning in the classroom, improves students’ retention of content, and makes thinking visible to both students and instructors. Drawing from research and real-world examples, it offers practical guidance for integrating concept mapping into teaching and assessment to enhance student success.
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Extended Reality Initiative Faculty Fellows Grant
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The Extended Reality Initiative (XRI) Faculty Fellows Grant provides faculty with technical and instructional support—as well as funding—to implement augmented reality and virtual reality assignments, projects, or activities into their courses. The goal is to enhance student learning outcomes and success across IU. XRI grant proposal submission is now open, and proposals are due by January 21, 2026.
Learn more and submit a proposal.
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Accessibility Online Drop-in Office Hours
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The way we share materials online is changing this spring with the new Title II accessibility rules. We've set up easy, drop-in office hours on Zoom to help answer your quick accessibility questions. Drop in to get quick tips on how to update your Canvas site, check your video captions, describe your images, and more! If you'd like in-depth accessibility assistance, email the CTL to schedule a longer consultation.
Drop into the Zoom room every Thursday afternoon between 2 and 4.
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CTL Workshops and Webinars
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Friday, November 21 | 1 - 2:30 p.m. | Online - Teams
Register » Organizer: Hope Kaser and Presenter: Willie Miller
Prepare for the full implementation of Elements @ IU for faculty activity reporting. This workshop will help you navigate evaluation and review exercises, and show you how to update your profile to track research and professional activities—ensuring you’re ready for the January review cycle. Also offered on Friday, December 5.
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Friday, November 21 | 4 - 5:30 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Teresa Sosa and Presenter: Teresa Sosa
Explore research-based practices to promote fairness and inclusivity throughout each stage of the search process. The training is designed to help committee members generate diverse candidate pools and conduct effective searches. Also offered on Friday, December 5.
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Monday, December 1 | 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Learning Technologies Faculty Fellow Programs and Presenter: Justin Hodgson
This webinar will spotlight student voices on how Generative AI is shaping their educational, personal, and professional experiences. A panel of students will share candid insights into both the benefits and challenges of engaging with Generative AI.
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Monday, December 15 | 12:45 - 1:45 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Learning Technologies Faculty Fellow Programs and Presenter: Sarah Herpst
Universal Design for Learning is a research-based framework that presents guiding principles that fosters student agency, accommodates the needs and abilities of all students, and eliminates unnecessary hurdles in the learning process. Choosing course materials that are accessible to all students is a key UDL principle. In this session, we’ll explore how IU’s library tools—like EBSCO and ProQuest—can help you efficiently source content that supports learning and aligns with accessibility best practices.
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FACET Brainstorming Session: Shaping the Year Ahead
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Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching (FACET) faculty are invited to a collaborative lunchtime session on Thursday, November 20, from noon to 1:15 p.m. to help shape next year’s programming. The session will bring together colleagues from across disciplines to brainstorm ideas for training, workshops, and events that support teaching, scholarship, and professional development. Together, we’ll explore new themes, formats, and initiatives that align with FACET’s mission to advance teaching excellence and innovation. Lunch will be provided. Come ready to share ideas, connect with colleagues, and help build the next wave of FACET programming.
Register for the lunch session.
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Mack Center Fellowship Applications Due Sunday, November 30
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The Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching (FACET) has extended application submissions for the 2025-26 Mack Center Fellowships. FACET is seeking applications for one individual Mack Fellow and one Mack Fellow team. The goal of the Mack Fellowship program is to promote and enhance the community of IU faculty engaged in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). Fellows must be full-time faculty (tenured, holding tenure-track appointments, lecturers, clinical, or librarians with faculty rank).
Learn more and apply.
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FACET First Friday Faculty Forum (F5)
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Join IU Indianapolis colleagues for Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching (FACET) First Friday Faculty Forum (F5)—a monthly virtual gathering for faculty of all ranks and disciplines. Each F5 session offers informal conversation, practical teaching strategies, and answers to your questions about classroom management, pedagogy, promotion, and more. Registration is not required; just join us on Zoom from 9 to 10 a.m. on the dates listed below.
December 5: Designing high impact practices
Have insights to share? Contact Mike Polites, IU Indianapolis FACET co-associate director.
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SEIRI Seed Grant Symposium
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Join colleagues on Friday, December 5, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Lilly Auditorium (located in the University Library at IU Indianapolis) for the STEM Education Innovation and Research Institute's Seed Grant Symposium. Faculty recipients from 2023 and 2024 will share updates on their innovative, grant-supported projects. Following the presentations, enjoy lunch and connect with colleagues during a networking session and Q&A. Past Seed Grant recipients are especially encouraged to attend and support this year’s presenters.
Register for the symposium.
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Virtual Exchange Community of Practice Open House
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The IU Indianapolis Virtual Exchange Community of Practice (VECoP) invites faculty and staff to a virtual open house on Wednesday, December 10, from 1 to 2 p.m. via Zoom. This informal session offers an opportunity to explore virtual exchange and Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)—a teaching method that uses technology to connect people across borders for collaborative, project-based learning. Attendees can share ideas for current or future collaborations and connect with faculty from three IU Indianapolis schools who have experience with virtual exchange and COIL. Whether you're new to this approach or already engaged in it, you're welcome to join the conversation. For questions, contact VECoP Chair Audrey Ricke.
Register to attend the open house.
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Call for Proposals: 2026 Midwest Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference
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The 2026 Midwest Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Conference invites proposal submissions for its in-person gathering on April 10, 2026, in South Bend, Indiana. This year’s theme, “The Human Element of Education,” highlights inclusive, research-based teaching practices and features keynote speaker Anne-Marie Womack, author of Inclusive College Classrooms (Routledge, 2023).
Faculty and staff are invited to submit proposals for research, theory, best practices, or workshops. Proposals are due by Friday, January 23, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Visit the conference website or view the flyer for details.
Let’s come together to share insights, elevate inclusive teaching, and grow our SoTL community.
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