ChatGPT and AI in Teaching and Learning: Opportunities and Challenges - Watch Party
January 18, 3:00-4:30pm, Northside 245 and online
Join UCET to watch this webinar as a panel of faculty and experts across IU campuses explore the potential uses and challenges of ChatGPT and other AI technologies in teaching and learning. Snacks and additional discussion time provided! Let us know you'll attend the watch party by emailing UCET@iusb.edu or register to watch it on your own.
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New date: Creating Accessible Canvas Sites
January 19, 4-5pm, Zoom (https://iu.zoom.us/j/92194551377)
Improve the accessibility of your Canvas course for students with disabilities and create a more user-friendly experience for all students! Led by Anna Michelle Martinez-Montavon and Amy Pawlosky. Please register at UCET@iusb.edu.
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What are these new dials in Canvas?!
After logging into Canvas after break, you might notice a new integration: Anthology Ally. This tool provides you with feedback that can help you make your course more accessible and provides your students with the ability to access course content in alternative formats.
Read more about the Canvas launch of Ally or join us on January 25, 11:00am-12:15pm in Northside 245 for a watch party of "Improving Course Accessibility: Introduction to Anthology Ally!" After the webinar ends at 11:45am, we'll have time to explore Ally within your own courses and answer your specific accessibility questions. Prefer to join the workshop on your own? Register for this or any of the other upcoming Ally workshops.
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Spring Institutes
Dates now set for Course Design and Creative Grading Toolbox Institutes!
Course Design Institute
Are you designing or revising a course? Want to know more about the best practices of face-to-face and online delivery? Join UCET’s Course Design Institute (CDI) to learn the latest technological tools and pedagogical philosophies as you work on your own course. As an added incentive, eligible faculty may receive up to $1000 for their professional development. Led by Anna Michelle Martinez-Montavon and Stacie Merken. Meetings will be held on the afternoons of Jan. 27, Feb. 10, Mar. 10, Apr. 7, and Apr. 28.
Creative Grading Toolbox Institute
Can grading be fun? Yes! Expand your toolbox of grading techniques in this institute. Also, a chance to find out from colleagues what works for them. This is being co-led by the UCET Assistant Director, Jay VanderVeen and Cati Hebert-Annis. Meetings will be held on the mornings of Jan. 27, Feb. 10, Mar. 10, and Apr. 14, with a showcase on Apr. 28.
Teaching for Student Success Institute - Active Learning
Join your colleagues in working through the Teaching for Student Success Active Learning Modules. Building on what we've learned through efforts like IU's Mosaic Initiative, the active learning modules address day-to-day practices that help both instructors and students engage meaningfully in active learning classrooms. These modules cover a variety of contexts, from simple active learning strategies focused on reading, note-taking, and information literacy to high-impact educational practices and extensive collaborative projects. This online institute is being led by the UCET Assistant Director, Jay VanderVeen.
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Spring Book Groups - sign up by January 20th
Email ucet@iusb.edu by January 20th if you are interested in joining any of the following book groups. Meeting schedule will be determined by participants.
Distracted: Why Students Can't Focus and What You Can Do About It
Led by AJ Schmitz on Zoom. In Distracted, Lang rethinks the practice of teaching, revealing how educators can structure their classrooms less as distraction-free zones and more as environments where they can actively cultivate their students' attention.
Relationship-Rich Education: How Human Connections Drive Success in College
Led by Cati Hebert-Annis on Zoom. What single factor makes for an excellent college education? As it turns out, it's pretty simple: human relationships. In Relationship-Rich Education, Felten and Lambert demonstrate that for relationships to be central in undergraduate education, colleges and universities do not require immense resources, privileged students, or specially qualified faculty and staff.
The Peak Performing Professor: A Practical Guide to Productivity and Happiness
Led by Carolyn Schult in person. Feeling stressed and overcommitted? This book group will help you focus your goals and find balance in your life. The Peak Performing Professor is filled with techniques, strategies, and practical tools for managing the complexities of academic life while maximizing professional potential.
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Registration open! Applying the Quality Matters Rubric workshop
February 24, 2023, 9am-4pm (lunch provided)
What makes a high-quality online course? Join Anna Michelle Martinez-Montavon and Amy Pawlosky on Feburary 24 to learn how you can use the research-backed Quality Matters Rubric and peer-review process to improve your course design or support your colleagues in creating high-quality courses. This workshop is open to a wide audience, including but not limited to faculty, instructional designers, administrators, and adjunct instructors. This workshop also serves as a first step on the Course Certification and Peer Reviewer tracks of the Quality Matters program here at IU South Bend. Associate Faculty can earn up to 6 FDU for completing the workshop. Lunch will be provided. To register, please contact ucet@iusb.edu.
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Midwest SoTL Conference Call for Proposals
We invite you to submit a proposal for the 2023 Midwest SoTL Conference, which will be held in person on March 31, 2023. Our conference theme is Refocusing Our Attention and our keynote speaker will be James M. Lang, author of Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus and What You Can Do About It. We are accepting proposals that describe empirical studies of SoTL, theoretical discussions of SoTL, descriptions of best practice of teaching, and interactive workshops on implementing best practice. Proposals are due by 5:00 pm on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. (There will be a later call for 5-minute Quick Hits and Twitter conference presentations.) See flyer or the conference website for details.
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Apply for the FACET Innovate Awards
FACET is accepting applications for the 6th annual Innovate Awards. Anyone with responsibility of teaching an undergraduate or graduate class at an IU campus or FACET Fort Wayne, regardless of status or rank, is eligible to apply. Applicants are not restricted to FACET members. Submit in any of the five categories by February 3: Collaborative activities, Community engagement, Creative uses of online tools, Skills across the curriculum, and DEIJ-informed pedagogy.
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UCET MALT Grants
Active Learning Techniques are teaching strategies that force students out of the passive listening mode. By engaging in activities such as reflecting, debating, creating, and evaluating, students come to a deeper understanding of the subject matter and skills. High Impact Practices (such as internships, service learning, etc.) are active, but so are more simple strategies such as group discussion, clickers, and class debates. Materials for Active Learning Techniques (MALT) Grants purchase materials needed to use Active Learning Techniques in your classroom. Requests can be for up to $500, and there is a rolling deadline. Only purchases from Indiana University approved vendors will be considered. Before filling out the application, check with UCET (UCET@iusb.edu) for this information. Learn more about MALT Grants.
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Getting Started with IU eTexts webinar series
Register for any of the following at Getting started with IT Training webinars.
The Basics
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Choose one session: 11 – 11:30 am, 2 – 2:30 pm, or 7 – 7:30 pm
(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 Fall 2023.
How to Place an Order for IU eTexts
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Choose one session: 11 – 11:30 am, 2 – 2:30 pm, or 7 – 7:30 pm
(Registration limited to IU Faculty and Staff)
Need to order digital course materials for your Fall 2023 course? Join this webinar to learn how to place your order using the IU eTexts Order Tool.
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