Getting Started with IT Training
This webinar series will give you quick introductions to the online courses available at no cost through IU Expand. In 30 minutes or less, you'll get examples of what to expect from a course and learn how to enroll.
Stay in the know about upcoming events
Want to keep up with IU-wide events focused on teaching and learning with technology?
LT list messages include featured learning technologies and pilots, news and updates on various apps and tools, and upcoming events and opportunities.
Teaching.IU connects instructors to university-wide resources and communities of educators across IU. The site gathers and curates a wide range of teaching resources, available to all instructors.
Check-in with your campus teaching and learning center
The centers provide consultations on IU pedagogical and instructional technologies. They're also the best-connected when it comes to knowing what's going on across campus.
- May 7: Getting started with Google Docs
- May 12: Getting started with Zoom - participant edition
- May 14: Getting started with Zoom - hosting edition
- May 19: Getting started with creating digital research posters
- May 21: Getting started with Google Slides
Explore courses and register online.
Access recordings of previous webinars.
The affordances and constraints of using Zoom in teaching
Faculty members John Arthos, Vivian Halloran, Shabnam Kavousian, Erika Lee and Kalani Craig will share how they are using Zoom, both synchronously and asynchronously, in their teaching.
Panelists will share how they
- decided when and when not to use Zoom to support course progress
- managed the transition of moving online, including how they adjusted to feelings of alienation from their students
- moved active learning activities to online spaces
- helped students become more self-directed learners
Panelists will discuss their strategies in the first part of the session. The rest of the time will be devoted to answering questions from the audience. Audience members will also be encouraged to share their strategies as well.
Register online to participate in the discussion.
Using Kaltura Quizzes to increase student engagement with recorded lectures
In this Teaching with Technology Showcase, you'll learn how Jacob Farmer changed his traditional lecture sessions into more digestible chunks for his students using short, engaging videos and Kaltura quizzing.
Join this webinar to:
- Learn how you can use Kaltura quizzes to enhance your recorded lectures and gain insight into student engagement that may otherwise be difficult.
- Discover how you can create an efficient workflow, showing the whole process from creating a lecture capture through creating modules and assignments in Canvas.
- Hear about missteps and lessons learned from a reluctant online lecturer.
Jointly planned and sponsored by the teaching and learning centers across all Indiana University campuses, the Teaching with Technology Faculty Showcase webinar series is designed to inform and inspire. Each session features IU faculty who are using technology to increase student engagement and improve learning outcomes. During the first 20-30 minutes of these one-hour sessions, the presenter(s) will describe and illustrate how they use specific technologies to achieve instructional goals. The remaining time will be used for more in-depth exploration of the featured technologies. Instructors of all ranks from all IU campuses are welcome to participate in Teaching with Technology Faculty Showcase (TTFS) webinars.
Fostering engagement in online discussion
Online discussion offers a means to build a sense of connection not just to the student and course content, but among your students as well. This webinar will share tips for building a sustainable and rich online discussion.
Keep Teaching webinars
Recordings of three recent webinars can help provide guidance on final exams and alternative assessments, as well as on Summer 2020 preparations.
- Keep Teaching: Final exams via Canvas Quizzes
Learn how and when to use Canvas Quizzes for final exams, meeting your course outcomes using features that encourage academic integrity. - Keep Teaching: Alternatives for exams and assessments
Are you wondering how to give your exams and major assessments? Explore strategies and options for assessing student learning online for different disciplines, including STEM and foreign languages. - Using the new summer 2020 templates in Canvas
Learn more about what the template offers you, how to apply it to your course, and how to customize it to your personal teaching style.
Recordings of previous webinars are also available as part of this playlist.
Teach, Play, Learn Conference
Teach Play Learn's third annual conference will take place on June 26, 2020 and will be held in a online format.
The Teach, Play, Learn conference brings together stakeholders interested in exploring how games and play can be effective tools for learning.
Visit the conference website to register.