This year’s Midwest SoTL Conference will take place on Friday, March 31, 2023.  Registration is open on the Midwest SoTL website. We offer the opportunity for you to share innovative teaching ideas in a Quick Hits session, modeled after the popular Quick Hits books published by IU’s Faculty Academy on  Excellence in Teaching (FACET Quick Hits)…. Read more »

Join Anna Michelle Martinez-Montavon to learn how you can use the built-in tools in Microsoft Word to create accessible syllabi, assignments, and other documents. February 15, 4:00-5:00pm, Zoom (https://iu.zoom.us/j/92194551377)

From cueing students into key parts of a video using multiple-choice questions to commenting on student-created videos, PlayPosit offers flexibility in making videos active learning experiences (and holding students accountable for watching). Discover different ways to leverage video in your courses to encourage engagement and deeper learning. Monday, February 13, 2023 12 – 1 p.m. … Read more »

What goes into designing a high-quality course? Join Anna Michelle Martinez-Montavon and Amy Pawlosky on February 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 in-person, hybrid, and online courses. This workshop is open to a wide… Read more »

Congratulations to Tarek Zidan for earning Quality Matters certification for SWK-S623: Practice Evaluation. Quality Matters certification is a rigorous, nationally recognized process and represents Tarek’s strong commitment to excellence and quality in online education. This course was reviewed by a team of three faculty members with current experience in online teaching, including a subject matter… Read more »

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… Read more »

What goes into designing a high-quality course? Join Anna Michelle Martinez-Montavon and Amy Pawlosky on February 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 in-person, hybrid, and online courses. This workshop is open to a wide audience,… Read more »

Join UCET to learn more about Anthology Ally, the Canvas tool that 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.  January 25, 11:00am – 12:15pm, Northside 245 After the webinar ends at 11:45am, we’ll have time to explore… Read more »

If you missed last week’s conversation, you can still register to watch the recording of ChatGPT and AI in Teaching and Learning: Opportunities and Challenges. You can also read How to Productively Address AI-Generated Text in Your Classroom or register to attend one of the upcoming conversations: Faculty Town Hall: ChatGPT and AI in higher education  Thursday, January 26,… Read more »

Join UCET to learn more about Anthology Ally, the Canvas tool that 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.  January 25, 11:00am – 12:15pm, Northside 245 After the webinar ends at 11:45am, we’ll have time to… Read more »