As we approach Thanksgiving, I want to take time again this year to thank the individuals who have made this work a rewarding part of my life. As I have done in the past, however, I want to acknowledge that not everyone celebrates this day as a holiday, particularly many Native Americans who mark this… Read more »
Support your First-Gen Students
Today IU is taking time to celebrate first-generation college students, making sure we recognize the important contributions first-gens make to our university and to make sure these important students feel welcome and supported by our IU community. Here are four ways you can support first-gen students in your courses: Let them know you support them…. Read more »
Use CATME to Support Team Projects
This is an update to a 2018 post, with new details about ordering CATME through the IU eText program. Do you suspect some of your student teams are not performing at their best? Are your students reporting that they cannot find a time to meet with their group members? Are some complaining that not everyone… Read more »
Why should you care about DEI?
While attention to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is becoming more common across campus, we still hear the occasional reaction that addressing issues of race, privilege, and social justice tend to belong in some disciplines—typically the social sciences—and not so much in others. In some ways that reaction makes sense, since some disciplines are overtly… Read more »
Quick Tip: Email Change Available in the Student Engagement Roster
So, this is a blog pointing to a blog, but it’s useful and we wanted you to know. Some instructors dislike the automated messages coming from the Student Engagement Roster looking like they are coming directly from you email account. You can now change that “from” address, so it comes from “noreply@iu.edu” rather than your… Read more »
Preparing Your Classes for Unmasking
As we all know, the IU masking policy is changing as of March 4th, making masks optional in most campus locations. While we are hopeful that this is a step towards getting back to a campus experience that we’ve all missed, I’ve been hearing a bit of consternation from instructors, not knowing how this will… Read more »