STEM Teaching Exchange

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The STEM Teaching Exchange event is designed to foster community, share effective teaching strategies for STEM courses, showcase experiments with new pedagogical tools, and cultivate a stronger cross-departmental teaching community at Indiana University Bloomington. Save the Date for the next STEM Teaching Exchange on Saturday, February 27, 2027 from 8:30am-1:30pm.

This event is organized by the Department of Biology and the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (CITL).

 

Main Themes

  1. Large Class Teaching & Learning Strategies
  2. Working with Teaching Teams
  3. STEM Skills Development (Science Communication, Problem-Solving, Persistence/Resilience/Recovering from Setbacks, etc.)
  4. The Use of Generative AI in the Classroom
  5. Experiential Learning
  6. Alternative Grading (Specifications, Standards-based, Mastery, Ungrading, etc.)

 

Call for Proposals

We are now accepting proposals to present short talks, workshops, and posters. Please submit proposals using this form. Session proposals are due by Tuesday, January 20 at 5pm. Presenters will be notified of their acceptance status by Friday, January 30 at 5pm.

 

Schedule of Events

  • 8:30 – 9am: Registration, light breakfast, coffee
  • 8:45 – 9am: Welcome remarks (administrative leadership)
  • 9 – 10 am: Themed Sessions: Large Class Teaching & Learning Strategies | Experiential Learning
  • 10:10 – 11:10am: Themed Sessions: Working with Teaching Teams | Generative AI in the Classroom
  • 11:20am – 12:20pm: Themed Sessions: STEM Skills Development | Alternative Grading
  • 12:30 – 1:30pm: Poster session, networking, and lunch

 

Session Types

  • Poster - Share both finished and preliminary work, with the goal of sharing insights and fostering critical engagement through discussion with participants. At least one author must be present during the poster sessions.
  • Short talk (10 min) - An energizing alternative to a traditional presentation. Share your teaching strategies in 10 minutes and leave 5 minutes for questions from the audience.
  • Workshop (45 min) - Provide participants with hands-on opportunities to work with a topic. Workshops are highly interactive and engaging, and plans for this engagement should be explicitly described in the proposal. Workshops are 45 minutes with 15 minutes for questions and discussion with the audience.

 

Sponsors

We are grateful for our organizers and sponsors of this event:

  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • Department of Biology
  • Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (CITL)

 

Contacts

  • For questions, contact Megan Murphy, mam19@iu.edu.
  • To join the email list for event and STEM Teaching updates, contact Madeleine Gonin, mgonin@iu.edu.