This past Spring, Elena Mrozinske became the first faculty member at IUSB to earn official Quality Matters certification for a course. Her SWK-S141: Introduction to Social Work hybrid course was reviewed by a team of three faculty members with current experience in online teaching, including a subject matter expert. The review team used the Quality… Read more »
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Using Examity in your Online Courses – Meet Our Examity Representative Lisa Martini
October 4, 10:00 am, NS 245 How can you help your learners be successful in a secure online testing environment? Join Kevin Rogers, Principal Instructional Technologist with eLearning Design and Services and Lisa Martini, Examity Senior Client Success Manager, to learn how to best use Examity for your Canvas or third-party assessments.
FACET Application Preparation Workshop, Today
Monday, September 19, 4:00-5:00pm; Northside 245 and Zoom https://iu.zoom.us/j/92194551377 Are you interested in becoming a member of FACET? The deadline isn’t until May of 2023, but advanced planning is helpful. Anna Savvopoulou, campus coordinator for FACET nominations and applications, will present an overview of the FACET nomination and application process and answer your questions. FACET… Read more »
FACET Application Preparation Workshop
Monday, September 19, 4:00-5:00pm; Northside 245 and Zoom https://iu.zoom.us/j/92194551377 Are you interested in becoming a member of FACET? The deadline isn’t until May of 2023, but advanced planning is helpful. Anna Savvopoulou, campus coordinator for FACET nominations and applications, will present an overview of the FACET nomination and application process and answer your questions. FACET… Read more »
UCET: Technology Showcase
September 23, 9am-Noon in Fireside A&B We’re back on campus after an adventurous two years. We’ve all come a long way but where are we going? What do students expect after such a fluid time? How can we most effectively utilize current teaching tools to meet the needs of our students in this new environment? … Read more »
Pedagogy of Kindness Talk (Co-sponsored by IUSB First-Year Writing and UCET)
Monday, October 3 from 12-1pm (Eastern) on Zoom Join 3 speakers from CUNY Queens College, who will be talking about the Pedagogy of Kindness which is a student-centered approach that focuses on “creating an atmosphere of consideration and care for each learner.” It encourages treating students with compassion, respecting individuality, etc. Particularly as we have all experienced… Read more »
UCET: Web Accessibility 101 Workshop
Sept. 30 in NS 245 from 2-3pm Join Anna Michelle Martinez-Montavon to learn simple, proactive techniques to make your digital materials more accessible and usable for everyone. To register, please email ucet@iusb.edu.
Help Students with CircleIn, Sept. 14
Becky Torstrick will share more information about CircleIn, a tool where classmates gather to study in unity, share skills, attack really difficult problems, build better study habits, and push each other to succeed. CircleIn is already part of your Canvas course page, and there is evidence this NSF-supported app improves both student persistence and course… Read more »
UCET: Community-Building in Online Courses Workshop
October 7 from 11am to 12:15pm on Zoom https://iu.zoom.us/j/89735565351 Does teaching online feel like sending your syllabus into the void? Do you want your fully online students to feel like part of an inclusive, inviting learning community? Join Stacie Merken and Anna Michelle Martinez-Montavon on Zoom to add to your toolkit of techniques that create… Read more »
Write More, Worry Less Faculty Writing Group
Are you looking for encouragement and support to reach your research goals? Our Write More, Worry Less group emphasizes carving out blocks of time for writing, sharing early drafts, and creating specific deadlines for key parts of large projects. Faculty who have participated in these groups have seen an increase in their writing productivity. In… Read more »