Center for Enhancement of Learning and Teaching

Our events are open to IPFW and Ivy Tech staff, full and part-time faculty, and graduate students.

A “Take Five” workshop can be arranged for anyone who has at least five people who are interested in a workshop on a particular topic. Like an improvised jazz arrangement, we can begin the planning when our office is notified and together create a time, place, and activities customized to your interests and needs.

Earn a Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) Certificate of Completion.

ITS conducts training in a wide variety of software, including Blackboard Learn. Register for ITS workshops at their Training Resources page. CELT’s workshops will help you apply the software to support specific teaching and learning opportunities.

Excellent Blackboard Tutorials are available from the eLearning page in the ITS Knowledge Base.

Online tutorials in all of the software you want to use are now available by clicking on this special link toLynda.com. CELT also provides “how-to” information about instructional software such as Safe Assign, ScreenCorder, Adobe Connect and others on its "Instructional Software” page.

January Workshops

Overview of Instructional Technologies

Facilitators: Sam Birk, CELT; Scott Vitz, ITS; and Tiff Adkins, LIB
January 13, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm in KT 128

If you are wondering whether IPFW has desktop video conferencing, podcasting, digitizing, or the technology you need to support your teaching style, attend this joint presentation by the ITS User Technology Support team, Helmke Library and CELT. Presenters will review select software and the hardware resources available to support your teaching and research. Registration is required.

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Re-visioning Course Design I

Facilitator: Ludy Goodson, CELT
January 18, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm in KT 128

Does a syllabus just provide information to comply with departmental guidelines, or is it also a message for students? Could it express a vision of how course objectives relate to content and sequence? We will discuss answers to these questions and how to transform a syllabus.¿ A repeat of this session will be offered again on February 10, 12:00 - 1:15 in KT 128. Registration is required.

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Creating and Using Rubrics Across a Program

Facilitator: John O’Connell, THTR
January 20, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm in KT 128 Please note that this session has been canceled. It has been rescheduled for Wednesday, April 4, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm in KT 128.

John O’Connell will share effective strategies for building faculty commitment to improving student writing and for collaborative construction of a writing rubric that can be used across a program. Participants will come away with knowledge of the steps involved in the process, techniques to use, and valuable resources to adapt to their own efforts. Registration is required.

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Teaching at Its Best Reading Circle

Facilitator: Kathy Pollock, ACCT
January 23, 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm in LB 275

Linda B. Nilson, author of Teaching at its Best, will be the keynote speaker at the 2nd Annual College of Arts and Sciences Symposium on Teaching and Learning on January 5, 2012, in Liberal Arts 159. In connection with this event, five different series of reading circles have been organized to discuss Dr. Nilson's book, Teaching at its Best. Books will be available for sale from the IPFW bookstore at her keynote address. Registration is required.

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Teaching at Its Best Reading Circle

Facilitator: Marcia Dixson, COM
January 24, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm in NF 257

Linda B. Nilson, author of Teaching at its Best, will be the keynote speaker at the 2nd Annual College of Arts and Sciences Symposium on Teaching and Learning on January 5, 2012, in Liberal Arts 159. In connection with this event, five different series of reading circles have been organized to discuss Dr. Nilson's book, Teaching at its Best. Books will be available for sale from the IPFW bookstore at her keynote address. Registration is required.

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Re-visioning Course Design II

Facilitators: Ludy Goodson and Gail Rathbun, CELT
January 25, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm in KT 128
A repeat of this session will be offered again on February 17, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm in KT 128.  

What is Keller's ARCS model? How does it work? What are the applications in individual courses, in the classroom, or online? We will review examples in actual teaching practice and discuss how purposeful presentation and facilitation can gain and sustain student attention, relevance, confidence, and satisfaction. Registration is required.

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Teaching at Its Best Reading Circle

Facilitator: Yvonne Zubovic, MATH
January 25, 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm in LB 275

Linda B. Nilson, author of Teaching at its Best, will be the keynote speaker at the 2nd Annual College of Arts and Sciences Symposium on Teaching and Learning on January 5, 2012, in Liberal Arts 159. In connection with this event, five different series of reading circles have been organized to discuss Dr. Nilson's book, Teaching at its Best. Books will be available for sale from the IPFW bookstore at her keynote address. Registration is required.

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Teaching at Its Best Reading Circle

Facilitator: Michael Bendele, PSY
January 27, 10:00 am - 11:15 am in ET 131

Linda B. Nilson, author of Teaching at its Best, will be the keynote speaker at the 2nd Annual College of Arts and Sciences Symposium on Teaching and Learning on January 5, 2012, in Liberal Arts 159. In connection with this event, five different series of reading circles have been organized to discuss Dr. Nilson's book, Teaching at its Best. Books will be available for sale from the IPFW bookstore at her keynote address. Registration is required.

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Summer Instructional Development Grant Showcase

Facilitators: Linda Wark, HS and Donald Linn, CHEM
January 27, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm in KT 128

Donald Linn’s project, “Video-logging Chemistry CHM 241 To Create a Tool for Formative Creation of Concrete Lab Experiences Linked To Chemistry Concepts in Lecture” tests the idea of using multiple teaching methods to help students better apply chemistry concepts. Linda Wark will explain how her project, “Websites to Assist At-Risk Populations”, helps engage her students in authentic communication activities to better develop their technology and writing skills. Registration is required.

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12 O'clock Scholar Brown Bag Series

Facilitator: Kim McDonald and Linda Hite, OLS
January 30, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm in Learning Commons

The series will address strategies and issues in supporting teaching. Potential topics of discussion will include formative peer review, summative peer review, mentoring, supporting the teaching done by part-time faculty and graduate students, and managing time for teaching. During the first week of the series participants will identify topics of interest for subsequent discussions. Bring your lunch, your questions, and your own experience to this freely flowing discussion facilitated colleagues known using effective strategies. Offered twice a month at noon on a Monday and a Thursday. Registration is required.

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Using the Web to Build Course Content

Facilitators: Ludy Goodson, CELT; Tiff Adkins, LIB; and Kathie Surface, ITS
January 31, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm in LB 440A
A repeat of this session will be offered again on February 6, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm in LB 440A. 

What search strategies will help you to find web resources to enrich course content? We will discuss and demo searches with key words (search terms), file endings (youtube, aspx, and more), and different search engines (Google, Alta Vista, Yahoo and others). We also will explore URLs (uniform resource locators, like com, net, edu, and org) and how they can help in finding resources. Participants will be able to apply these search strategies during the workshop and discuss their results. Registration is required.

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