Holistic advising, Exam Anxiety, Flexibility: Teaching & Learning at USI

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Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL)
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Hello! This is your weekly curation of ideas, events, and resources to support your teaching and learning efforts.

Quick Reads: Holistic advising, Exam Anxiety, Flexibility
Library Lunch and Learns: March 24, 27
Service-Learning Funding Opportunities
Resources for Teaching
Calendar of events

Quick Reads

Holistic Advising: A Question You Should Ask Your Students (Mokel, 2021; 4 min read)
Tip: Reducing Exam Anxiety (Bayraktar, 2022; 2 min read):
Tip: The Perils of Flexibility (Talbert, 2022; 4 min read)

Browse past CETL weekly updates, including:

Teaching Strategies: Warm-ups | Supporting student success | Tips for PPT Slides | Peer education | Minute Paper | Clear Instructions | High Impact Practices | Art of Answering Questions | Trauma-informed teaching | Post-Class Reflection Notes; Routines
Students: Preparing for Unmasking | Connecting with students | Exam Wrappers | Getting students to read | Motivating Students | Cognitive Empathy | Tips for Students | Reducing Cheating | Cognitive Wrappers | Why Students Can't Focus
Assignments/Assessments: Helpful Feedback | "Wise" Feedback | Reducing your Grading Workload | Low-stakes Assessments | Grading Tips | Authentic Assessments | Grading Criteria and Rubrics | Assessment Ideas
For You: Sorting your email | Time Management Tips | Finding our Mentors | Going Back to Go Forward | Modes of Thinking | Two-minute Rule | Thinking and Decluttering | Responding to Microaggressions

Rice Library Events

Rice Library Community Puzzle
Need a mini-break? Why not spend a few minutes putting the pieces together for the Rice Library community puzzle. The puzzle table is located on the first floor of the Rice Library near the entrance.

Tuesday, March 22 at 12-12:30 pm: Resources in Scholarly Communication
Explore together the resources in Scholarly Communication at Rice library including SOAR, Open Access Funding and copyright with Scholarly Communication Librarian, Peter Whiting. Zoom link to join the session.

Thursday, March 24 at 12-12:30 pm: Primary sources in the USI Archives
Primary sources, UASC research guide and University Archives with Rice library University Archivist Jennifer Greene. Zoom link to join this session.

Miss a workshop session? No worries because you can contact Jennifer Greene or Peter Whiting for more information.

Funding Opportunities for Service-Learning

Apply by May 2022

Indiana Campus Compact offers multiple funding opportunities and grants for faculty and administrative staff for projects, research, and collaboration in community engagement and service-learning. Please learn more and see the overview flyer.

Teaching Resources

Syllabus Template and Syllabus Statements (updated January 2022)
Faculty Planning Calendar and Chairs Planning Calendar for 2021-2022
Guidance for Faculty for 2021-22 from the Provost's Office
Materials from the recent CETL teaching and learning workshops to help you prepare your courses and improve your time management.
Online Learning's website with resources to support your online instruction and technology tips to share with your students.
Tech Takeaways brief videos with tips on using instructional tools from Online Learning, Rice Library, and Disability Resources

Celebration of Teaching & Learning Symposium Material

Thanks to everyone who participated in the 6th annual Celebration of Teaching & Learning Symposium on February 10. You are invited to view the materials from the sessions:

Lightning and SoTL Presentations materials are available through SOAR
Keynote Session: Slides, Pandemic equity checklist, and Presentation recording from "Responding to Exhaustion: A Mental Bandwidth Approach to Increasing Learning and Success" by Dr. Tina D. Bhargava
Materials from past Symposia also are available. For example, the slides from the 2021 Keynote on "Balancing Flexibility and Rigor to Support Student Success" and additional 2021 presentation materials.