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| Happenings Highlights—Three Things You Need to Know This Week |
| This edition showcases three things you need to know, upcoming events, and campus information. |
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New in Canvas—Custom Navigation
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Improve your Canvas course navigation! This feature allows instructors to add custom links without using the redirect app.
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Pedagogical Wellness Faculty Learning Community
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Applications Due—Tuesday, September 1
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Participants will engage in community dialogue to explore connections among educator well-being, teaching practices, and student experiences. Choose from a Foundations Track or an Intensive Track.
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Fall Syllabus Requirements
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Indiana state law requires every public higher education institution to make course syllabi publicly accessible. All course syllabi must be posted in Canvas seven days before the start of classes. Learn more about syllabus policies and publishing requirements and find additional helpful resources on the Instructor Frequently Asked Questions: Syllabus Policy webpage.
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| CTL Workshops and Webinars |
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Friday, August 21 • 9 a.m.–1:30 p.m. • Campus Center
Organizers: Center for Teaching and Learning |
| Do you have a new TA starting this fall? The Teaching Assistant Orientation (TAO) is required for all first-time TAs. It’s a hands-on, role-specific experience designed to prepare TAs for the first weeks of teaching. Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. |
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Friday, August 28 • 2–3:30 p.m. • Faculty Crossing UL 1125M
Organizer: Boyun Kim and Presenter: Boyun Kim |
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Join the Center for Teaching and Learning for an introduction to Pedagogical Wellness through a conversation about rest. This interactive session invites participants to step back from the rush of a new semester and reflect on the relationship between well-being, teaching, advising, mentoring, and student support.
Together we will explore:
- What rest means in our own lives and professional contexts
- How our experiences of rest and well-being shape the way we show up for students and colleagues
- The foundations of Pedagogical Wellness and how the framework connects educator well-being, teaching practices, and student experience
- Opportunities to participate in the 2026–2027 Pedagogical Wellness Faculty Learning Community
This hybrid session is open to faculty, staff, advisors, mentors, and other student-facing professionals. Whether you are planning to join the FLC or are simply curious about Pedagogical Wellness, all are welcome.
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Friday, September 11 • 1–3:15 p.m. • Online - Zoom
Organizer: Thomas Longshore and Presenters: Douglas Jerolimov and Thomas Longshore |
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Are you an associate, adjunct, or part-time faculty member? Join your colleagues at the annual Associate Faculty Welcome from 1 to 3:15 p.m. via Zoom. Discover teaching and learning resources and explore practical strategies that support student success and effective teaching.
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Tuesday, September 15—11-11:30 a.m., 3-3:30 p.m., or 7-7:30 p.m. • Online - Microsoft Teams
Organizer: IU eTexts and Presenter: Katelin Carlton |
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(Registration limited to IU Faculty and Staff)
Want to limit barriers to student success, promote engagement with your required course materials, and reduce costs for students? IU eTexts can help! Join this webinar to learn the basics of the IU eTexts Initiative, discover the many benefits of using digital materials ordered through the Initiative, and learn how to place an order for winter or spring 2027.
Choose one session: 11-11:30 a.m., 3-3:30 p.m., or 7-7:30 p.m.
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Friday, September 18 • 11 a.m.–12 noon • Online - Zoom
Organizer: DEPI and Presenter: Various |
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Discover how custom AI assistants can help streamline your teaching and learning workflows. In this interactive session, you'll explore Google Gems, learn practical faculty and student use cases, and build a Gem of your own.
We'll begin with a brief overview of generative AI tools available at IU, including important considerations for working with institutional data. Then we'll introduce Google Gems, demonstrate how they work, and showcase examples designed to support common teaching and learning tasks.
The majority of the session will be hands-on. Working in small breakout groups, participants will create or adapt a Google Gem to address a teaching, learning, or productivity challenge. We'll conclude by sharing ideas, discussing potential applications, and providing resources to help you continue experimenting after the workshop.
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Aspiring Leaders
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Aspiring Leaders is a leadership development program for faculty interested in exploring future leadership opportunities and strengthening their capacity to lead from any role. The program is intended for faculty who have been at IU Indianapolis for at least two years and are interested in further developing their leadership capacity.
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2026 FALCON Conference Registration Is Now Open—Friday, September 25
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The Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching conference will be a day focused on teaching excellence and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Mays Imad will present her keynote, “The Science of Learning and the Humanity of Teaching.”
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Scholarly Writing Program for Faculty Success
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The Scholarly Writing Program for Faculty Success provides structured support for faculty who want to make consistent progress on scholarly writing projects. The program offers opportunities for goal setting, accountability, focused writing time, and connection with colleagues. Participants may select the hybrid option that best fits their schedule.
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Canvas IgniteAI Search
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Find course content by meaning, not just keywords, and refine results with filters. Search assignments, announcements, discussions, and pages.
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Expand Your AI Skills in the Classroom
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Take your AI skills to the next level with two new IU AI Academy courses. Explore practical strategies for using generative AI in course design, content development, and teaching.
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The Student Well-Being Playbook: From Concern to Connection
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Discover how you can support students in distress. This course from IU Indianapolis Counseling and Psychological Services—CAPS—equips you to recognize concerns, respond with care, and confidently complete a warm handoff to mental health and campus services ensuring students connect quickly with the help they need.
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