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Will you be a new graduate teaching assistant (TA) in fall 2018 and/or spring 2019?
Register for the 2018 TA Orientation to learn about the expectations and responsibilities of your new position, and develop strategies to confidently and effectively interact with faculty and undergraduate students.
Click here for more information and registration details.
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Thursday, May 24 | 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | UL 1125M
Register » Organizer(s): Terri Tarr and Presenter(s): Jessica Alexander, Terri Tarr
This session provides TILT Pilot participants with an opportunity to receive feedback on assignments you have or will revise to implement in either summer or fall 2018. Please bring three copies of your assignment(s) to the session. More information about the Transparency in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (TILT Higher Ed) project is available here.
The next TILT Pilot Assignment Feedback workshop will be May 30, 12 noon. Click here to register for the May 30 event.
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Thursday, May 31 | 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer(s): Anusha S Rao and Presenter(s): Douglas Jerolimov and Anusha S. Rao
Assumed to be a basic teaching strategy, effective lecturing could still prove to be a difficult skill to master. Develop and delivering lectures with student needs in mind, however, can help to increase student engagement and content retention. This online mini-workshop will offer ideas and considerations for creating lectures that help students achieve learning goals, with time for questions and discussion.
Complete listing of upcoming Teaching@IUPUI webinars here.
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Thursday, June 14 | 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer(s): Terri Tarr and Presenter(s): Anusha S Rao, Terri Tarr
Metacognition refers to how learners think about and monitor their own knowledge, a process which has been shown to improve students’ learning. Metacognitive skills involve assessing the demands of a task, evaluating one’s own knowledge and skills, planning an approach, monitoring one’s progress, and adjusting strategies as needed to complete the task. Participants will learn how to blend metacognitive skill instruction with content instruction by using strategies such as instructor modeling of reflection, student self-reflection, visual organizers, formative assessments, and more.
Complete listing of upcoming Teaching@IUPUI webinars here.
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Wednesday, June 20 | 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer(s): Anusha S Rao and Presenter(s): Anusha S Rao, Douglas Jerolimov
Active learning strategies in the classroom have shown to increase student' motivation, improve critical and higher-order thinking skills, and stay engaged and attentive during the class session. It helps create a three-way interaction among the students, the subject content, and the instructor. In this webinar, we will discuss a broad spectrum of research-based active learning strategies that can be adapted into different learning environments and disciplines.
Complete listing of upcoming Teaching@IUPUI webinars here.
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Thursday, June 28 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m | Online - Zoom
Register » Organizer(s): Douglas Jerolimov and Presenter(s): Douglas Jerolimov, Jessica Alexander
Rubrics make grading consistent and speedy, and increases transparency of assignments to students. Rubrics also make concrete a course’s and assignment’s learning objectives, which helps students become critical thinkers and to assess their own work. In this webinar, participants will learn basic principles to streamline the creation of effective rubrics and will think about ways to use rubric as a foundational element of a teaching and learning practice. Participants will evaluate and discuss the merits of sample rubrics.
Complete listing of upcoming Teaching@IUPUI webinars here.
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SONY’s Digital Paper allows you to read, edit, and annotate documents, just as you would on real paper. However, you can also collaborate in real time with other Digital Paper users, then collect and store individual documents for later reference and review. More information about Digital Paper can be found here: https://www.sony.com/electronics/digital-paper-notepads/dpt-rp1
UITS Learning Technologies, in partnership with SONY, invites you to participate in a special faculty focus group session to learn more about Digital Paper and its potential use both in and outside the classroom. Session attendees will also have an opportunity for a hands-on experience with Digital Paper, as devices will be available for each session.
May 31, 2018: AD 1000 - IUPUI
- 10:00am – 11:30pm (Non-STEM Faculty)
- 2:00pm- 3:30pm (Health Sciences/STEM Faculty)
Refreshments will be provided for all sessions. Registration deadline is Monday, May 28, 2018. To register click here.
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Friday, June 22 | IU South Bend, Education and Arts Building
Register »
Sign up now for Teach, Play, Learn, Indiana University's inaugural academic conference on game-based teaching and learning!
Born from IU's interest in games as effective tools for teaching, the conference goals include:
- Highlighting changing technologies and pedagogies in educational games and playful learning
- Demonstrating benefits of using games in the classroom
- Showcasing practical solutions for creating and using games in education
The conference keynote speaker is Sarah Smith-Robbins, IU's director of emerging technologies for Kelley Executive Partners and a nationally-recognized expert in social media and its application to education.
When: Friday, June 22, 8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Where: IU South Bend, Education and Arts building
Register and view schedule here.
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There are a variety of ways faculty, staff, and administrators can enhance their knowledge and share their expertise in global and intercultural learning this year. The Office of International Affairs has a small fund available to offset a portion of the associated costs of these professional development opportunities.
For information about the opportunities, click here: http://international.iupui.edu/global-learning/grants
For information about funding, contact Dr. Leslie A. Bozeman, Director of Curriculum Internationalization lbozeman@iupui.edu.
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Waggoner Denton, A. (2018). Improving the quality of constructive peer feedback. College Teaching, 66(1), 22-23. Retrieved on May 15, 2018 from goo.gl/dcZELe.
Peer feedback is a common instructional method used to provide students with feedback on assignments. This article provides strategies that can be implemented to improve the quality of peer feedback that students receive. The author also reported that using the revised peer feedback method required minimal time and effort and resulted in an increase in student learning.
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