What is the Forum Network?
The Forum Network is a centralized hub for faculty support. It fosters community, streamlines resources, and promotes development for educators at IU Indianapolis, IU Columbus, and IU Fort Wayne.
Forum Network's goals are achieved through interconnected tools.
Faculty Crossing is a technology-rich collaboration space centrally located in the IU Indianapolis University Library. Part workroom, part café, Faculty Crossing provides a welcoming environment that promotes collaboration, creativity, and innovation for faculty and teaching staff.
Virtual Forum provides a peer-reviewed collection of teaching material created by IU faculty members. The Virtual Forum is always accepting submissions for the Repository. Find out more and submit your teaching materials.
How does the Forum "fit" with other campus units?
The Forum was created in response to an assessment of IU Indianapolis's teaching support resources that identified the need for “a place designated for collaboration and creativity” animated by faculty interest rather than institutional fiat. Its focus on teacher-to-teacher collaboration is what separates the Forum from instructional support offices like the Center for Teaching and Learning. Similarly, its focus on building community on campus at IU Indianapolis and IU Columbus differentiates it from statewide organizations like FACET. The Forum augments the work of these and other resources by addressing the previously underdressed need for faculty collaboration.