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Join us for the Career Competencies Faculty Showcase, an engaging event that highlights how instructors are helping students build valuable, real‑world skills, such as communication, teamwork, and problem‑solving, right in their courses. The showcase celebrates practical teaching approaches that connect academic learning to life beyond graduation.
Faculty from the 2025 Faculty Learning Community, led by Patricia Turley and Sydney Kadinger, will share their projects through visually engaging infographics. These displays highlight student learning outcomes, faculty reflections, and practical insights that others can adapt for their own courses.
The showcase will take place on Friday, April 17, at 10 a.m. in the Center for Teaching and Learning, University Library, room 1125. Snacks and light refreshments will be provided, and attendees are encouraged to RSVP.
Join your colleagues for conversation, collaboration, and an opportunity to celebrate the outstanding and innovative work of our faculty.
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Featured Webinar
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GenAI Preparing for the Next Wave: A Futures Orientation
Explore what’s next for generative AI in this forward-looking session—unpack key shifts from the past year, discover emerging tools and practices, and gain practical, strategic insights to prepare your teaching, research, and professional work for what’s ahead. Position yourself and your institution to navigate change, seize new opportunities, and make informed decisions in an evolving AI landscape.
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Featured Resource
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2026 Plater-Moore Symposium: Keynote and Spotlight Session Resources
Explore presentations and resources from the 2026 Plater-Moore Symposium. Access Stephen Hundley’s keynote slide deck, “Student Engagement and Assessment: Connecting the Dots,” along with the “Student Engagement and Assessment” handout. You can also view Spotlight sessions on ungrading, team-based learning, GenAI in assessments, and student reflections. Additional accessible presentations will be updated as they become available.
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The Connected Professor Insider Blog
The Insider delivers practical, timely guidance from the people who know IU teaching and technology best—faculty fellows, teaching center consultants, accessibility experts, instructional designers, IT trainers, and colleagues like you. This blog features quick, conversational posts highlighting faculty experiences, actionable strategies, previews of new tools, and tried-and-true approaches that make work easier.
Recommended as a go-to resource for teaching and technology updates, The Insider also welcomes submissions for future posts. Read the Insider blog and subscribe.
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Accessibility Drop-in Office Hours
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The way we share materials online is changing this spring with Title II accessibility rules. We’ve set up easy, drop-in hours on Zoom to help answer your quick accessibility questions. 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 between 1 and 3 p.m.
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UITS Connected Classroom Summit
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Faculty are invited to join a fun, community-building experience, "The Connected Classroom: Where faculty explore teaching, technology, and student experiences." Faculty from all campuses are welcome to attend. The summit will be held at the IU Bloomington campus on Wednesday, May 20 and the IU Indianapolis campus on Thursday, May 21.
Learn more and register to attend.
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CTL Workshops and Webinars
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Tuesday, April 21 | 2 – 3 pm | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Learning Technologies Faculty Fellow Programs and Presenter: Justin Hodgson
Discover how agentic AI—custom Generative Pre-trained Transformers (known as GPTs), agents, and automated workflows—can extend teaching, research, and academic work. This webinar blends critical discussion with hands-on demonstration, showing how to design and configure AI agents using approved tools while grounding their use in pedagogical purpose and institutional context. Learn more about the Digital Gardener Initiative.
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Tuesday, April 28 | 2 – 3 pm | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Learning Technologies Faculty Fellow Programs and Presenter: Justin Hodgson
Reflect on a year of rapid change in generative AI and look ahead to what’s next. This capstone webinar examines emerging tools, evolving norms, and shifting practices shaping teaching, research, and professional work—while exploring how to prepare for the next phase of AI development. Join the future-focused conversation. Learn more about the Digital Gardener Initiative.
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Friday, May 1 | 9 – 11 am | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Caitlin Lowenthal and Presenter: Deborah Oesch-Minor
This Community of Practice is a collaborative space for faculty to refine their approach to PBL through peer engagement and examination of best practices for the integration of relevant projects into courses that empower students to take the driver’s seat and take control of their learning.
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Friday, May 1 | 12 noon – 2 pm | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Caitlin Lowenthal and Presenter: Deborah Oesch-Minor
This Community of Practice offers a collaborative space to discuss the creation, implementation, and assessment of ePortfolios with live demonstrations.
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Friday, May 8 | 10 am – 12 noon | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer: Caitlin Lowenthal and Presenter: Deborah Oesch-Minor
This Community of Practice offers a collaborative space to discuss the creation, implementation, and assessment of ePortfolios with live demonstrations.
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Google Higher Education Faculty AI Fellowship
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Google is accepting applications for the 2026 Higher Education Faculty AI Fellowship. Faculty may self-nominate. The application includes a portfolio of innovation, a proposed impact challenge, a 90-second video, and a letter of recommendation from a dean or program chair. There is no fee to apply. However, selected fellows must have support to cover travel-related expenses, including accommodations, parking, and any meals not covered during the in-person convening.
Program details and application information are available on the Google for Education webpage.
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FACET Social Hour
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Join Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching (FACET) and connect with colleagues at the FACET Social Hour on Thursday, April 16, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Sun King Brewery in downtown Indianapolis. Step away from the stress to enjoy informal conversation about teaching, grading, research, and more. FACET members are welcome to bring a guest. A behind‑the‑scenes brewery tour will be available, hosted by the brewmaster, the spouse of colleague Gina Londino‑Smolar. Non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase.
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SEIRI 10 Year Celebration
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Celebrate 10 years of the STEM Education Innovation and Research Institute (SEIRI) on Friday, April 24 in University Tower. The afternoon includes poster presentations from SEIRI Seed Grant recipients, affiliated PIs, and SEIRI researchers. Engage in formal remarks followed by a career celebration for SEIRI’s Founding Executive Director Pratibha Varma-Nelson. Refreshments will be provided. Learn more and register.
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