Celebration of Innovations in Teaching and Learning (CITL)

All Butler faculty and academic staff members are invited to participate and learn from, be inspired by, and celebrate their peers about what they are doing to foster teaching and learning at Butler. CITL is a great opportunity to discover new ideas from your colleagues and to learn about the great work that is occurring across the university.

The 2024 CITL call for proposal has closed.

Save the Date: CITL 2024 is scheduled for Thursday, April 11, 2024, 4:00-6:00 p.m. in the Atherton Union Reilly Room. Remarks, faculty awards announcement, and door prize drawings at 5:00 p.m.

Hors d’oeuvres and other refreshments provided. All Butler faculty and staff are invited, no RSVP required!

We look forward to seeing you there.

Please contact CITL@butler.edu with questions.

CITL 2024 Participants:

Kelly Van Busum (Computer Science and Software Engineering):
“I Do, We Do, You Do”
Juan Pablo Rodriguez Prieto (Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures):
Card game “I Know More ESPAÑOL Than You!” for beginning Spanish classes
Jason Davidson and Francis Bowen (Lacy School of Business):
“Gamification of Experiential Technical Education”
Dena Mulligan and Bond St. John:
Center for Global Education
Jenny Cox, Scott Kaschner, Mary Krohn (Mathematical Sciences):
“An Intervention to Support Students Placed Below Introductory Coursework”
James F. McGrath (Philosophy and Religious Studies):
“Memes for Learning”
Karly Ann Keiper (First Year Seminar):
“Class Participation- How One Google Form Increased Student Participation by 31%!”
Robert Padgett (Psychology):
“Confusion Matrix DEI: Using Implicit Bias to Master Statistical Classification”
Kathleen Camire:
Student Disability Services
Tatsiana Karaliova (Eugene S. Pulliam School of Journalism and Creative Media):
“Connecting the worlds of journalism in one class: International journalists share their real-world experiences with students”
Tracy Sprunger and Alison Walton (Pharmacy Practice):
“In-course remediation in a Pharmacotherapeutics course series”
Shanna Stuckey and Melissa Jones:
Office of Sponsored Programs
Mike Thomas and Brooke Lambert (Career and Professional Services):
“Blueprint for LSB Career Development and Bluework”
Linda Willem (Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures):
“Using Art to Create Art: The Tableau Vivant”
Oscar Beltran and Amy Sutton Peak (Health Sciences):
“Enhancing Healthcare Education through Language Learning: The Significance of a Medical Spanish Curriculum in College-Level Education”
Oscar Beltran, Jennifer Snyder, Elizabeth Schmidt, Darin Ramsey (Health Sciences, Physician Assistant, and Pharmacy Programs):
“Caution! Bias Ahead: Analyzing Student Evaluations of Teaching (SETs) in Healthcare Education”
Sheel Patel, Deborah Zeitlin, Molly Corder (Pharmacy Practice):
“Evaluating the development of patient counseling skills in the first cohort of an online self-care course”
Danny Kibble:
Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Amy Sutton Peak and Susanna Scott (Health Sciences):
“Holistic Student Support: Success and Challenges in Explore*Prepare*Succeed (EPS)”
Susan Adams (Education):
“Reflections on Converting an Externally Designed Online Course to In-Person Instruction”
Kate Boyd (Music):
“Off-Campus Butler Piano Student Performances”
Brent Hege (Philosophy and Religious Studies):
“Two Strategies for Welcoming First-Year Students to FYS”
Xiaowen Xu (Strategic Communication):
“Using eye-tracking research for message pretesting in an experiential learning class project”
Evan Kinch (Division of Professional Studies):
“Not Your Typical Campus Job: How DXA Students are Helping Shape Butler University’s Digital Learning Landscape”
Ana Hernandez Calderon, Andrew Schmelz, Jessica Triboletti, Veronica Vernon (Pharmacy Practice): “Health Equity in Pharmacy Education: From the Classroom to Practice”
Katie Brooks (Education) and Lisa Hughes (Division of Professional Studies):
“Transforming Teaching: The Impact of ChatGPT on Course Creation and Diverse Learning”
Megan Grady and Kristen Palmer (Academic Partnerships):
“Bias and plagiarism and hallucinations, oh my! Guidelines for the use of generative artificial intelligence at Butler University” 
Jennifer Coronado, Sarah Ward, and Cale Erwin (Libraries):
“Dynamic Partnerships: Librarian and Faculty Collaborations in an Interdisciplinary CORE Class”
Robbie-Lopez-Shue, Heather Lee, Nii Abrahams:
Student Success Center
Daniel Meyers, Nii Abrahams, Hilene Flanzbaum:
“The Compass Center and our FYE Faculty Fellowship on Vocation, Meaning, and Uncertainty”
Nick Wilson and Stephanie Hinshaw:
Come to Believe
Carrie Chambers, Jacob Moss:
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