What's New at UCET?

• Welcome, Nancy Merrick!
• Congratulations, Christina Gerken!

• PTR Dossier Prep Groups
• Midwest SoTL registration is filling fast!

• 2023 SoTL Conference Quick Hits proposals due today!
• UCET Teaching with Technology Grants CFP Now Open
• Register for the 2023
  E.C. Moore Symposium 
• Teaching/Learning Partnerships

Coming Soon to UCET

PTR Dossier Prep Groups

If you will be submitting a dossier for promotion to Senior Lecturer, Clinical Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Teaching Professor, or Full Professor in August 2023, you are invited to join a UCET-sponsored group that can help you put together a dossier that presents your case in the best light possible.

This spring, we will meet for the following workshops, at the following times:

Writing a Teaching Statement

Friday, March 10, 3:00-4:00 Tenure/Lecturer/Clinical, UCET Classroom
Friday, March 10, 4:00-5:00 Teaching Professor/Full Professor, UCET Classroom

Writing a Research Statement and/or Service Statement

Friday, April 14, 3:00-4:00 Tenure/Lecturer/Clinical, UCET Classroom
Friday, April14, 4:00-5:00 Teaching Professor/Full Professor, UCET Classroom

If you are interested in participating or have questions, please contact David Blouin, UCET Career Mentor, dblouin@iusb.edu

Midwest SoTL registration is filling fast!

Don't miss your chance to attend the 2023 Midwest Conference on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning on March 31! This year's theme is Refocusing Our Attention with keynote speaker James M. Lang, Ph.D. presenting on "Teaching Distracted Minds: Old Challenges, New Contexts." The available spots are filling up fast, so learn more and register for the conference today!

Other News

2023 SoTL Conference Quick Hits proposals due today!

This year’s Midwest SoTL Conference will take place on Friday, March 31, 2023. We offer the opportunity for you to share innovative teaching ideas in a Quick Hits session. Each presenter will have just 5 minutes to share a powerful teaching tip during this fast-paced session. Short abstracts (under 150 words) are due before midnight on Monday, March 6, 2023.  Learn more and submit a Quick Hits proposal.

UCET Teaching with Technology Grants CFP Now Open

Applications are now being accepted for the spring 2023 UCET Teaching with Technology Grant. If you have an idea for innovative teaching with technology, if you’re developing/teaching online and need more powerful equipment to create media or if you have other fabulous ideas you'd like to explore, complete the application form located on the UCET Tech Grants page. The grants are likely to be more competitive this semester so be sure to clearly indicate how the technology will improve or innovate your teaching. Submission deadline is March 20, 2023, at 5 pm. Applicants will be notified of decisions by the second week of April. Contact Amy Pawlosky amypawlo@iusb.edu with questions.

Register for the 2023 E.C. Moore Symposium

This year's symposium will feature a keynote address on connecting global learning and diversity, equity, and inclusion to prepare students for today and tomorrow's challenges and a plenary on impacting student outcomes and self-efficacy through transparency in teaching. It will also include a variety of concurrent sessions showcasing the work of colleagues from IU and other institutions in Indiana in promoting engaging, inclusive, and equitable student learning experiences and student success. The symposium will be held on Friday, March 24, 9 a.m. - 12:45 p.m., at the IUPUI Campus Center. Register now!

This year's E. C. Moore Symposium on Teaching Excellence is in person, but if you're unable to make it, you can still join us for the plenary and keynote via Zoom! Register for the Zoom-only plenary and keynote session.

Teaching/Learning Partnerships

A form of co-mentoring and peer review of teaching. Partners from any rank or discipline pair up to visit each other’s classes and learn more about teaching from each other. UCET support for Teaching/Learning Partners includes assistance in locating a partner, assistance in locating information on teaching strategies, and $100 each to spend on teaching related materials. Learn more about Teaching/Learning Partnerships.