TLC Bi-Weekly Newsletter for Tuesday, April 8th, 2025

Good morning, K-Staters!

We are now in Week 12 of the Spring 2025 semester! The Teaching & Learning Center (TLC) would like to remind you of our commitment to support your efforts in teaching, mentoring, and advising. We are excited to announce the various priorities, events, and resources that are designed to advance teaching and learning at K-State. This video explains what the TLC can do for you.

TLC Programs & Events

Our Professional Development (PD) Series occurs on Wednesdays at 12 noon via Zoom. All events are free, and no registration is required. The schedule is posted on the Upcoming Events page of our website and on our social media: Facebook, and YouTube.

• • On Wednesday, April 9, JT Laverty will lead an event titled, “Engaging Students as a Catalyst for Improving Courses: The KSU Learning Assistant Program.”
  • On Wednesday, April 16, Raelynne Hale will lead an event titled, “Increase Engagement with VoiceThread!”
  • On Wednesday, April 23, Gaea Hock will lead an event on Effective Directions to Enhance Student Learning

Also, if you are interested in earning a PD Certificate or becoming a TLC Fellow for this academic year, check out the requirements on our website.

Our Instructional Design Team has several upcoming opportunities for you to receive support for your classes:

• • Instructional Design experts host office hours via Zoom on Tuesdays 1:30 - 2:30 pm and Wednesdays from 2 - 3 pm: https://ksu.zoom.us/my/idteam
    
    
  • There will be a series of virtual events on accessibility through the rest of the academic year. The next event will be “Microcredential Q&A for Academic Professionals ” on Thursday, April 10, 2025 10 - 11am.

SOTL Showcase: Our 4^th annual Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SOTL) Showcase will be held on Monday, May 12, 2025 from 1:30-4:30pm in Hale Library 181. This is event provides a platform for K-State instructors to share their research related to teaching and/or learning. If you are interested in presenting at this event, please fill out this Qualtrics form by Friday, April 11.

OCDI: The Online Course Design Institute is accepting registrants for the Summer session, which starts May 27, 2025. Click the link to learn more about this free, asynchronous, online training for K-State online teachers. If you have additional questions, please email the ID Team at idteam@ksu.edu.

Set Up Your TEVAL Before May 9

The deadline to create an online TEVAL is May 9, and the last day to offer TEVALs to students is May 16. After grades are released, reports will be available in Canvas for primary instructors.

As outlined in the University Handbook (Section C34), student feedback on classroom instruction plays a vital role in evaluating teaching effectiveness. Faculty members, including professors, instructors, graduate teaching assistants, and adjuncts, must collect feedback for each course they teach.

Faculty are responsible for setting up their TEVALs, which can be accessed via TEVAL system using an eID and password or through the Canvas Profile. The TLC has created a video to guide students on providing effective feedback and another resource to help faculty set up TEVALs in Canvas. Note that the TEVAL link has moved to the Canvas Profile section.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To encourage student participation, faculty teaching in-person courses should allocate class time for students to complete TEVALs using phones, tablets, or laptops. For more information, contact the TLC at 785-532-7828 or teachingandlearning@k-state.edu.

Engage the Sage Videos to Support Excellent Teaching

We would like to remind you of several video resources as part of Dr. Don Saucier’s YouTube channel, Engage the Sage, that are particularly relevant toward the end of the semester:

• • It's On the Syllabus(8:07)
  • Five Things to Do During the Grumpy Time of the Semester(7:35)
  • The Value of Extra Credit(11:18)
  • Teaching Evaluations 101(14:20)
  • Embrace the Chaos, Prevent the Drama(10:31)
  • Review Your Own Teaching Everyday(7:02)

Thank You

We are grateful for your continued support of your students and colleagues and hope you take advantage of the resources available to you at K-State, including us at the TLC, throughout the upcoming semester. Thank you for all you do for your colleagues and our students. And thank you for advancing K-State’s teaching and learning mission with energy and optimism.

Sincerely,

The Teaching and Learning Center Team