Please join us for the April 10th session exploring game-based learning across disciplines. Faculty from the Physicians Assistant Program (read the story here) and Political Science and International Studies (read the story here) will share what worked for them, what didn't, and practical strategies for bringing game-based learning into your own courses.
Register for the Teaching with Technology Faculty Showcase here.
To chart a thoughtful and inclusive path forward for IU's emerging Human + AI Learning Model, we need input, especially from faculty and staff closest to teaching, advising, research practice and daily operations. Our goal is not a single, one-size-fits-all "IU uses AI" directive, but a framework that clarifies where AI supports IU's mission, where it does not, and what guardrails are necessary.
Senior Accessibility Strategist Brian Richwine received a Staff Merit Award in recognition of his substantial contributions: Over 25+ years of service, Richwine has helped define accessibility practices and solutions that directly benefit IU students and faculty, particularly in STEM fields.
Most recently, Brian hosted a webinar on making STEM visuals and notation more inclusive and usable for all learners. Register to get access to the recording.
Short segments focus on the practical knowledge and strategies you need to improve the accessibility of your course materials. Demos and explanations from IU accessibility experts include how to:
More celebrations are in order: Two Learning Technologies faculty fellows—Professor Curt Bonk, a 2021-22 ALCOVE Fellow, and Professor Julie Goodspeed-Chadwick, a 2017-18 and 2023-24 Mosaic Fellow—have been named Distinguished Professors, IU's most prestigious honor for faculty who have won significant recognition by peers.
Read the IU Today article celebrating Bonk and Goodspeed-Chadwick here.
There are still more insightful webinars to come!
if you haven't heard, we just launched a new communication channel, The Connected Professor Insider, to highlight low-key, practical insights from folks in the know—whether that's faculty fellows, teaching center consultants, accessibility experts, instructional designers, IT training specialists … or, better yet, you!
The Insider will share short weekly posts on what's happening in technology for teaching and learning, while this namesake quarterly publication (The Connected Professor) delivers in-depth faculty features.
Eric Brinkman, an IT consultant at the IU Bloomington Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (CITL), recently published "Redesigning an Introduction to Writing Assignment in the Age of AI." The article appeared in the International Journal of Designs for Learning, which is a publication of the Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT).
The Connected Classroom is a new event where faculty explore teaching, technology, and student experiences together. Faculty from all campuses are welcome to join us on May 20th at IU Bloomington or May 21st at IU Indianapolis.
Learn more about the Connected Classroom in this issue's Happenings column.
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Visit the Assistive Technology and Accessibility Center, the Digital Gardner Initiative, IU eTexts, the Mosaic Initiative, Teaching.IU, XRI, ACI Fellows, and the IU Knowledge Base—not to mention your campus teaching and learning center—for more on topics related to this issue.
