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New Faculty Orientation to Teaching

Early Career Teaching Academy

 

New Faculty Orientation to Teaching

Each fall, the CITL hosts a day-long event for new faculty members of all ranks—tenure- and teaching-track—to introduce them to key resources and information about teaching at Indiana University Bloomington. This teaching-focused event is part of the broader New Faculty Orientation program hosted by VPFAA.

Our goals for the day include the following:

  • Provide an overview of key teaching priorities and initiatives at IUB, including the teaching-related goals associated with the IUB2030 strategic plan.
  • Assist instructors with understanding the unique characteristics of IUB learners and learning contexts, so you can begin translating prior teaching experiences to this context.
  • Introduce instructors to the teaching and learning resources available through the CITL and other campus units.
  • Introduce key instructional technologies used at IUB. Note that these sessions will not provide all the training instructors need, but follow-up workshops and resources are available later in the week.
  • Foster a sense of community among new faculty members.
  • Instill a sense of confidence in starting the semester, and lay the groundwork for continual development of teaching skill.

The 2026 New Faculty Orientation to Teaching (NFOT) will be on Thursday, August 13, from 9:00-4:00 (light breakfast starting at 8:30) in the Indiana Memorial Union (starting in the Frangipani Room). New IUB faculty members will receive an email invitation in mid-July.

Note: Associate Instructors (graduate students) should instead attend AI Orientation.

Learn about our NFOT sessions:

Facilitators: Madeleine Gonin (CITL), Yuri Kim (College of Arts and Sciences: Geography), Matt Josefy (Kelley School of Business: Management & Entrepreneurship)

The first week sets the tone for the semester. Explore practical strategies for creating an engaging, welcoming classroom that motivates students to attend, participate, and connect with you, their peers, and the course from day one.

Facilitators: Drew Heiderscheidt (CITL), Jessica Hollenbeck (College of Arts and Sciences: Chemistry), & Tehanee Ratwatte (Kelley School of Business: Professional Skills)

In this session, we will examine the concept of dynamic lecturing and discuss different active learning strategies and their use in large classes. Through the “active learning block party” resource designed for large classes, you will discuss activities and note down potential activities to adopt in your upcoming classes.

Facilitators: Tim Bell (The Media School: Cinema and Media Studies), Leslie Drane (CITL), Robin Reeves (College of Arts and Sciences: Spanish and Portuguese), and Mary Helen Truglia (CITL)

You’ll be participating in an interactive “block party” where you’ll explore various active learning strategies, exchange insights with fellow instructors, and participate in conversations about the value of strategies. You’ll walk away with 50 active learning strategies to implement in your classroom immediately!

Facilitator: Maggie Gilchrist (CITL)

Join us for an interactive session where you’ll explore practical ways to make online courses more interactive, connected, and learner-centered. You’ll collaborate with fellow instructors, share ideas for building student engagement in digital spaces, and discuss how different strategies can support meaningful online learning. You’ll leave with 50 active learning strategies you can adapt and use in your online course.

Facilitators: Michael Valliant (CITL) & Paige Andersson (OVPUE: Experiential Learning)

Experiential learning activities ask students to take initiative, make decisions, and learn from authentic challenges — then make meaning of that experience through guided reflection and mentorship. We'll explore how the new campus Experiential Learning Activities framework guides the creation of ELAs, leaving knowing where to turn for support as you build experiential components into your teaching.

Facilitators: Layli Miron (CITL), Dan Grundmann (O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs), and Jingyi Wang (School of Public Health)

How can you help students learn from feedback while setting healthy boundaries for the time you invest in commenting on their work? We’ll consider some recommendations, and we’ll hear from two seasoned faculty members about how they approach grading and feedback.

Facilitators: Eric Brinkman (CITL), Alissa Anderson, & Becca Butters

One of the most research-verified teaching principles, adding transparency to your assignment and course design can improve your learning outcomes and create a more equitable classroom experience for your students. Explore different methods of implementing more transparency in your course.

Facilitators: Shannon Sipes (CITL) & Kerem Cakirer (Kelley School of Business: Economics & Public Policy)

In this session, participants will work in small groups to apply evidence-based practices and develop strategies for designing group work that is meaningful for both students and instructors. By engaging in a collaborative case-study activity, participants will define and measure the value of group work, ensuring students are genuinely engaging with course content, with each other, and with assessment practices that reflect that learning.

Facilitators: Madeleine Gonin, Jenny El-Shamy (Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering: Informatics), Sarah Clark (Kelley School of Business: Communication)

Discover how IU's Student Engagement Roster can help you identify students who may be struggling, provide timely outreach and positive reinforcement, connect students with campus resources, and foster a culture of care that promotes student success.

Facilitator: Eric Brinkman (CITL)

We will discuss the functionality and purpose of Canvas, IU’s Learning Management System (LMS). Explore how your pedagogy can drive your Canvas design. Training sessions on how to use specific Canvas tools are also available via video recordings at go.iu.edu/8u1L.

Facilitator: Maggie Gilchrist (CITL)

This session will provide an overview of current generative AI tools & guidelines, as well as resources to support your approach to GenAI in the classroom.

Early Career Teaching Academy

This program provides IUB instructors early in their careers with ongoing teaching support through structured engagement with timely topics and activities throughout the academic year. Each cohort of participants will work individually and collaboratively through a series of modules to meet the following program goals:

  1. Apply evidence-based teaching practices
  2. Build a community of peers
  3. Adopt a critically reflective practitioner mindset

Modules focus on understanding students and how they learn, course alignment, assessment, and grading, active learning, and critical self-reflection.

Synchronous meetings for this learning community will be held on Thursdays from 3-4:30pm in Wells Library. Meeting date and topic are below.

  • September 17th: Understand Students & How They Learn
  • October 15th: Generative AI
  • November 19th: Feedback & Grading
  • December (Finals Week): Backward Course Design (Note: The date & time of this meeting will be set once participants have a finals week schedule.)
  • January 21st: End of Course Student Evaluations (OCQs)
  • February 18th: Student Engagement
  • March 25th: Partcipants’ Choice
  • April 15th: Critically Reflective Teaching

This program is open to all full-time IUB faculty members in their first or second years, with particular attention to those newer to teaching. Apply by August 24. Please contact Shannon Sipes with questions.