Navigating IUB: New Faculty Guide

Navigating teaching and technology resources at IU

August 20, 2024

As a Bloomington faculty member since 1997, I want to welcome you to our vibrant campus. You will notice that as our students return, excitement for a new academic year is palpable.

I have the honor of serving as Indiana University’s executive director of the Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching, commonly called FACET. FACET is a faculty community recognized for teaching excellence and dedicated to student success. FACET offers many opportunities for engagement with best practices in pedagogy through our annual retreat and contributions to the scholarship of teaching and learning through the Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, and the Journal of Teaching and Learning Technology. Another avenue for growth is FACET’s Peer Review program. Whether you are just getting started or planning ahead for promotion or tenure, requesting a peer review is an outstanding way to engage best practices in teaching.

Beyond the IU FACET community, something you won’t find at many universities, Indiana University provides many resources through our campus’s Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning, the IU Library’s Department of Teaching and Learning, teaching.iu.edu, and IU Expand’s with its many online faculty development courses. I hope you will take a little time to engage with one or more of these enrichment opportunities.

Michael Morrone, J.D.
Teaching Professor, CPCS-COMM, Kelley School of Business
Indiana University Bloomington
Executive Director, Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching (FACET)
Indiana University

Teaching and Technology Resources at Your Fingertips

The fall semester is rapidly approaching and many of you are putting final touches on your courses. We want you to know that IU Bloomington has many resources to help you in your preparations and beyond.

The Start of Semester guide is a critical resource as you put the final touches on your course syllabi. It includes important information regarding semester dates, resources, instructional responsibilities, student attendance and participation policies, and links to student support services and information on student rights and responsibilities.

The IUB Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (CITL) provides many resources in support of faculties' pursuit of excellence in the classroom. Subscribe to CITL’s blog or CITL’s weekly newsletter to get the most recent information, tips and recommendations for a wide range of pedagogical enhancements that may expand your students’ engagement in the classroom. Concerned about your students’ use of generative AI in your class? Check out this excellent resource on “How to Productively Address AI-Generated Text in Your Classroom” which includes an instructional video on how to talk to students about suspected cases of AI misuse.

Looking to better leverage technology in your courses? University Information Technology Services (UITS) provides extensive resources in support of IUB’s educational mission. Visit their monthly digital educational resources, ProfBox, for technology tips along with new and creative ideas for you to try with your students. Bookmark the Faculty Tech Guide, which provides a wide range of support services, including an around-the-clock tech support team.

Looking to help your students navigate all the educational technology at that their fingertips? Check out UITS’s Getting Started with Technology at IU: A Canvas Module for Students and pull in all or parts of this resource to help new students better understand what technology they need to start off on the right foot at IU.

Lastly, whether you are an experienced pro or new to using the educational learning platform Canvas, Canvas Kapow! Pressbook can help you develop a Canvas course site that is more engaging and organized, easier to navigate, and more reflective of you and your subject area.

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