Thursday, 02 Mar 2017
Getting Started with Zotero
An introduction to Zotero. Seating is limited. Preregistration is required. Register through Learn at ISU: Library Workshops catalog.(Keyword:LIB) If you need disability accommodations, please contact Jody Kalvik in advance. (jkalvik@iastate.edu.)
Seminar: Finding Foundation Funding and What to Do Once You've Found a Match
Learn how to strategically search for foundation funding using the Foundation Directory Online and other sources. Intended for all faculty and staff interested in funding smaller projects or diversifying their funding sources. Register online.
Friday, 03 Mar 2017
Beyond the Text: Rare Books as Artifacts
Opportunity to examine books from the library's rare books collection. Seating is limited. Preregistration is required. Register through Learn at ISU: Library Workshops Catalog. Key word: LIB. If you need disability accommodations, please contact Jody Kalvik in advance. (jkalvik@iastate.edu.)
Tuesday, 07 Mar 2017
Workshop: Mentoring Graduate Students
For faculty who mentor graduate students. Register online.
Faculty-led series: Getting into industry-sponsored research
"Flexible Solutions for Sponsored Project Agreements." Matt Darr, professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, will share his experiences collaborating with industry on funded research.
NSF CAREER Awards: Best Practices and Mock Review
Recent CAREER grant awardees at Iowa State will share their experiences from the proposal development process, including their plans for broader impacts, evaluation and other program requirements.
Wednesday, 08 Mar 2017
Training: Youth program leaders and administrators
Information for youth program leaders, administrators and student organization officers regarding youth-related policies, procedures and forms for successfully conducting youth programs at ISU.
Thursday, 09 Mar 2017
Award-Winning Faculty Series: Become the Change You Want to See in the World
Alicia Carriquiry, Distinguished Professor in Statistics, recently elected to the National Academy of Medicine, shares with you how she helped solve the real-world, interdisciplinary problems of nutritionists and forensic scientists.
Friday, 10 Mar 2017
Panel: SOTL Scholars - How to Design a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Project
Sara Marcketti, Associate Director, Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Professor, Apparel Merchandizing and Design, will introduce you to faculty from a range of disciplines documenting their teaching effectiveness for promotion, tenure, and professional development. Participants will leave this session with ideas for implementing SOTL projects in their own teaching and ready to apply for the SOTL Scholars program.
Wednesday, 22 Mar 2017
Student workshop: Ready, Set ... Risk!
Learn positive strategies and tactics for how to leverage risk to your advantage in your current and future careers. Daniella Levitt, president of Ovation Global Strategies, explores why risk-taking is essential to any woman's career management and advancement strategy.
Thursday, 23 Mar 2017
Faculty and staff workshop: Ready, Set ... Risk!
Learn positive strategies and tactics for how to leverage risk to your advantage in your current and future careers. Daniella Levitt, president of Ovation Global Strategies, explores why risk-taking is essential to any woman's career management and advancement strategy.
Seminar: Evaluation of learning and attendance with Top Hat
The second session in a three-event series focused on the use of Top Hat, a teaching interactive platform, offers insights into faculty experiences with evaluating student learning and attendance and the role this tool plays for efficient course management.
Friday, 24 Mar 2017
Seminar: ISU Online Learning Community (ISU-OLC) (formerly ISU-BUG)
The purpose of the ISU-OLC is to share campus best practices to improve online teaching and learning; see how others are using the University Learning Management System (LMS) to create innovative learning experiences, inform the campus about existing and new web-based instructional technologies, participate in new technology testing and evaluation; as well as, to leverage LMS expertise, experience and training resources across campus.
Monday, 27 Mar 2017
ADVANCE Workshop: Diversity and Inclusion
Presented by the Cornell Interactive Theatre Ensemble. Interactive theatre and facilitated dialogue from multiple points of view create a climate that builds inclusion, fosters collaboration and gives participants knowledge and tools to take back to their own work environments.
ADVANCE Workshop: Diversity and Inclusion
Presented by the Cornell Interactive Theatre Ensemble. Interactive theatre and facilitated dialogue from multiple points of view create a climate that builds inclusion, fosters collaboration and gives participants knowledge and tools to take back to their own work environments.
Wednesday, 29 Mar 2017
Meeting: ThinkSpace Teaching and Learning Community
We welcome you to join the ThinkSpace Learning Community (TLC) where ISU faculty meet to create exceptional learning opportunities for students. Centering on ThinkSpace, an active learning and problem solving platform with a set of unique, powerful pedagogical tools, the TLC is designed to help you take your students' learning to higher levels-- learning that builds problem solving skills required in the workplace.
Getting Started with Arduino, Raspberry Pi and Makey Makey
This workshop introduces the basics, pros, and cons of Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and Makey Makey, three microcontrollers which allow interactions between computers and the physical world. You will get hands-on time to build simple example circuits. All types of kits are available for checkout from Parks Library for continued exploration after the workshop. Register through Learn@ISU. Keyword:LIB. Let us know if you require accommodation.
Thursday, 30 Mar 2017
Workshop: Federal Statistical Research Data Centers: Opportunities for Researchers to Use Restricted-Access Data
Speakers will address how restricted data can be used by faculty in the social sciences.
PREPARING FOR A SUCCESSFUL P&T REVIEW
Workshop for new tenure-eligible faculty hosted by Provost Wickert. Faculty, department chairs, and their mentors will receive an update on the latest P&T policies and recommendations on how to successfully prepare for a third year and P&T review. Register at Learn@ISU
Workshop: Easy ways to make your course accessible using Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
In this interactive workshop, Samuel Harvey, a doctoral student in English with a BS in Special Education and an MA in Rhetoric, will help you generate tips and tricks for making your classroom more accessible to all your students. Persona theory is an effective method for re-imagining how various students are interfacing with your course material, and Sam will guide you through this process.
Hands on History: Using Primary Sources in the Classroom
Learn about using Primary Sources. Seating is limited. Preregistration is required. Register through Learn at ISU: Library Workshops catalog. If you need disability accommodations, please contact Jody Kalvik in advance. (jkalvik@iastate.edu.)
Friday, 31 Mar 2017
Workshop: Fundraising for Success
Ready to Run Iowa is a non-partisan campaign training program to encourage women to run for elective office, position themselves for appointive office, work on a campaign or become involved in public life as leaders in their respective communities. Fee includes workshop materials, a parking pass and light refreshments. Registration is required.
Workshop: Campaign Messaging and the Media
Ready to Run Iowa is a non-partisan campaign training program to encourage women to run for elective office, position themselves for appointive office, work on a campaign or become involved in public life as leaders in their respective communities. Fee includes workshop materials, a parking pass and light refreshments. Registration is required.