Teaching today may be much different than the experience you had as a student. Far from just delivering a lecture, current pedagogy focuses on facilitating student learning through creative activities, projects, and assessments. The Faculty Academy is always happy to help you learn more. We’re available for personal consultations, support through tech guides and videos, and teaching-focused workshops.

Field trips can be an exciting and engaging experience for students. We recommend including any field trips in your course syllabus at the beginning of the semester so that students have adequate time to plan for them. We do not recommend that you personally drive students to other locations or organize student carpooling. Please note that the university’s automobile insurance will not cover your private vehicle, even if you were driving on University business

Need to connect to the WiFi while at UIndy? You can find directions here.

In the course of your work, you (or your students) may need access to various types of software, such as the Microsoft Office Suite. You can find a comprehensive list of software the university currently licenses as well as how to access it at the link here.  If you need to check out a university laptop or Bluetooth player, instructions can be found here. You can use this equipment (or your own) to connect to a flat panel or use a projector in your classroom. 

Whether you need library support for yourself or your students, our librarians are available to support you! Our library offers a number of resources for all. To get started, our librarians have helpfully put together a guide for new faculty members.

At the University of Indianapolis, we focus on education for impact. The Center for Service Learning and Community Engagement can help you integrate this high-impact learning practice into your courses. Their resources for community partners, faculty, and students make service learning at UIndy virtually seamless!

If you are interested in using a Scantron machine to score multiple choice assessments, you can find the location of those here.

If you would like to make copies for your class, please check with your chair or program director on the proper procedure. At times, it may be cheaper to make copies internally rather than send them to our campus print shop, or materials may be able to be placed online instead. The use of copy machines on campus requires a departmental copy code.

While your department or college may have a standardized grade scale, the university does not. We are, however, required to keep all students grades on the Learning Management System, Brightspace. We recommend that all grades are posted within one week of the assignment due date.

Twice during the semester (at midterm and final grade time) you will submit your student grades to the registrar. You may do so manually or through exporting them through Brightspace.

All faculty who are designing online or hybrid courses (distance education courses) are required to complete the Applying the Quality Matters Rubric workshop. These workshops are provided to faculty free of charge. Contact the Faculty Academy to get information about the next time the workshop will be offered.