uniformity on a number of aca- demic issues. In response, the program proposal is designed to address the major themes and provide programming that is con- tinuous, purposeful, and supports the needs and professional career growth of the faculty. We will continue to examine the details of the faculty development report and proposal, consider next steps and inform the faculty as deci- sions are made going forward.
The AAL (Aspire, Achieve, Lead) team led by Dr. Tobias Rodri-
guez, has completed the IUSD Faculty Development Assess- ment. The report, based on the IUSD Faculty Survey out- comes and Focus Group feed- back, was very recently provided to Dean Williams and the Office of Faculty Affairs. The report, 82 pages in length, is currently un-
der review. The broad themes of the recommendations for a pos- sible future comprehensive facul- ty development program likely will come as no surprise to you.
The overarching themes identi- fied through the assessment included: 1) development of a culture of inquiry at IUSD, 2) academic career development and 3) mentorship. Another major point identified was the need for faculty calibration and
Indiana University’s Mack Center for Inquiry on Teaching and Learning enhances teaching and learning by advancing the schol- arship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). Each year a group of fellows is selected from the full- time faculty (tenured, holding tenurable appointments) of IU campuses to conduct research on SoTL. Each applicant must propose an ambitious yet attaina- ble SoTL research project. Pro- jects should be innovative, well grounded in the emerging body of knowledge about SoTL, and have a projected important effect on the home campus, IU, SoTL
and/or on scholarly teaching across the academy. Dissemina- tion through poster sessions and journal submission in an appro- priate scholarly peer-reviewed journal are expectations of the fellowship. Further dissemination through other publications and through the successful imple- mentation of new programs is encouraged. Mack Fellows re- ceive $1,000 in initial research funds and $1,000 after they have completed their project and submit a paper to a scholarly journal. The Mack Fellowships for this cycle will begin in March of 2015 and end in May of 2016.
Apply to Be a Mack Fellow Interested in becoming a Mack Fellow? FACET (Faculty Collo- quium on Excellence in Teach- ing) is currently accepting appli- cations for the 2015-16 aca- demic year. Read the call for 2015-2016 Mack Fellow pro- posals. For further information, contact Beth Kern, Associate FACET Director for the Mack Center [email protected] or go to the website: https://
facet.indiana.edu/about/mack- center/index.shtml
Faculty Development Report Brief
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
Faculty Development
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Mentoring Academy
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Mack Center Fellowship
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Faculty Development Opportunities
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Congratula- tions
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Canvas Learning Management System
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Scientific Writing Workshop
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EAD Presentation
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Save the Date IUSD Welcome
& Calibration 4
Teaching and Learning Fellowship
I N D I A N A U N I V E R S I T Y S C H O O L O F D E N T I S T R Y
O F F I C E O F F A C U L T Y A F F A I R S
Office of Faculty Affairs
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Editor:
Gail Williamson:
Director of Faculty Enhancement Professor of Dental Diagnostic Sciences
Shelley Hall:
Executive Administrative Assistant Damon Spight:
Human Resources Assistant Nadine Florek:
Project Manager
Mentoring Academy Appointees
Dean, Dr. John Williams, has ap- pointed Dr. Paul C. Edwards and Dr. Michael J.
Kowolik to serve as IUSD representatives to the IUPUI
Mentoring Academy. The Mentor- ing Academy is a campus-wide initiative from the IUPUI Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor designed to engage faculty within each school to develop and imple- ment effective mentoring pro-
grams. The Mentoring Academy will host a series of programs to assist school representatives in the development of their program in consultation with their school.
More details about the Mentoring Academy will be forthcoming.
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Enhance your teaching and research skills.
Faculty Development Opportunities
There are many opportunities for professional development during the month of July. The fol- lowing list of programs was selected from a variety of resources on the IUPUI Campus including the Office of Academic Affairs (AO), the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR), Office for Women (OFW) and the Indiana Universi- ty School of Medicine, Office of Faculty and Professional Development (OFAPD), University Information Technology Services (IT) and IUSD Office of Continuing Education.
O F F I C E O F F A C U L T Y A F F A I R S Thursday, July 3rd
Getting Started with Canvas (CTL)
Time and Location: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm in University Library 1130 Presenter: Lauren Easterling
Register: http://ctl.iupui.edu/
Friday, July 18th
Getting Started with Canvas (CTL)
Time and Location: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm in University Library 1130 Presenter: Tom Janke
Register: http://ctl.iupui.edu/
Wednesday, July 23. 2014
Captivate 6: The Basics E-learning Tools (IT)
Time and Location: 5:30 am to 9:00 pm Online Adobe Connect Presenter: Denise Brown, IT Training
Register: http://ittraining.iu.edu/training/Browse.aspx?workshop=CAPBA#workshop466 Wednesday, July 30th
Captivate 6: Quizzes E-learning Tools (IT)
Time and Location: 5:30 am to 9:00 pm Online Adobe Connect Presenter: Denise Brown and Ted Jones, IT Training
Register: http://ittraining.iu.edu/training/Browse.aspx?workshop=CAPQU#workshop60 Friday, August 1st
Getting Started with Canvas (CTL)
Time and Location: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm in University Library 1130 Presenter: Mark Alexander
Register: http://ctl.iupui.edu/
Tuesday, August 5th
Scientific Writing from the Reader’s Perspective (OFAPD)
Time and Location: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in Neuroscience Building, Goodman Hall 1030 Presenter: George Gopen
Register: click here Wednesday, August 6th
Scientific Writing from the Reader’s Perspective (OFAPD) Time and Location: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in School of Nursing NU 103 Presenter: George Gopen
Register: click here
LaQuia A. (Walker) Vinson, DDS, MPH, Assistant Professor, has been appointed Assistant Director of the Graduate Pediatric Dentistry Program at Indiana University
School of Dentistry and James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Canvas Learning Management System
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Canvas is IU’s new learning man- agement system that will eventually replace Oncourse. Oncourse will continue to be available through the summer of 2016. However, faculty can begin their migration to Canvas now. If you later change your mind and want to return to Oncourse, you can do so. Courses are available for the faculty instruc- tor of record to access in both Canvas and Oncourse to work on their site. Students will have access to fall course sites in Oncourse beginning Thursday, July 24th. For courses being taught in Canvas, students will have access as soon as the instructor publishes the course. To help you prepare for the transition, the CTL is providing
Canvas Workshops to help you get started and learn more about the available tools and the capabilities of this new management system.
To learn more about Canvas at IU, you can visit Next.IU.edu. You can access Canvas via this link http://
canvas.iu.edu just as you currently do with Oncourse, the login pro- cess is the same. The CTL has a number of online training re- sources that you can access includ- ing:
Teacher Orientation 101 - Offers an in-depth look at many of Canvas’ features; join the course to access activities and quizzes
Canvas Instructor Guide
Up and Running with Canvas – Lynda.com tutorial
Canvas Instructor Quickstart Guide - PDF download
Canvas Video Guide - a collec- tion of video feature demos
Register to Watch a Recorded Overview of Canvas by IT Training (from June 2014) In addition, Canvas hands-on work- shops will be provided to allow instructors to explore the system first-hand and try out the various features of the system; navigation, settings, conversations, files, sylla- bus, announcements and calendar.
The seating for these training ses- sions is limited so register early.
Scientific Writing-Dr. George Gopen
Hurray for the red, white & blue Have you always wanted to im-
prove your writing skills? Then this program is for you. Dr.
George Gopen returns to this campus to present another work- shop on scientific writing. His ap- proach revolves around the con- cept of learning to write for the readers which allows the writer to control what readers learn. More about Dr. Gopen's original ap- proach to scientific writing can be found in his article, The Science of Scientific Writing. This year, he will present his workshop in a single-
day format on both August 5th and August 6th. In addition, he will conduct hour-long individualized consultations. ONLY faculty mem- bers who participate in an all-day program will have access to the consultation registration. Instruc- tions will be sent to participants after their registration is complete.
About the speaker: Dr. Gopen Gopen is a Duke University Profes- sor of the Practice of Rhetoric. He is also Senior Lecturing Fellow, Department of English and Senior Lecturing Fellow, School of Law.
Professor Gopen received both his JD and his PhD in English from Harvard University. Dr. Gopen is a pioneer in the mastery of scientific writing. This event is sponsored by the IU School of Medicine Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development, the IUPUI Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and the IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning. Questions? Call 287- 3089 or e-mail @ [email protected] Registration for Tuesday, August 5 click here. Registration for Wednesday, August 6 click here.
Indiana University School of Dentistry Office of Faculty Affairs 1121 West Michigan Street, Room 102
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5186 Phone: 317-278-9476
Fax: 317-278-1071
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Dr. Michael Kowolik, Candidate for the Executive Associate Dean and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs Presentation: Vision for Leadership and Faculty Success in
Academic Dentistry in the 21st Century Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Time: 12:00 Noon to 1:00 pm Location: DS 114
For more information contact Peppy Parsey
[email protected] Collection boxes:
Outside IT DS120 OHRI
Back-to-School Supply Drive
Donations benefit children K-12 in Indianapolis Public Schools & Marion County.
Items Needed Backpacks Colored pencils Hygiene products
Tissues Plug-in alarm clocks
Blunt scissors Calculators Composition notebooks
Erasers Rulers Crayons Art boxes Glue sticks Pencil sharpeners
#2 pencils Pocket Folders
Markers Notebook paper Spiral notebooks Drive Dates: Now through July 18, 2014
