Tuesday, 04 Apr 2017
Registration begins for sophomores: Summer 2017, Fall 2017
First day of assigned Summer 2017 and Fall 2017 registration dates for students projected as sophomores. Hours for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday--Saturday, and most Sundays.
Retirement reception: Dana Schumacher
Dana Schumacher, assistant director of the University Honors Program, is retiring. A short program will begin at 3:30 pm.
Friday, 07 Apr 2017
Award-Winning Faculty Series: Come for the Jokes, Stay for the Lecture (Alexander Stoytchev)
How do you engage both struggling students and high-performing students in the same classroom? Alexander Stoytchev, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and recipient of the James Huntington Ellis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Introductory Teaching, shares how he motivates his 260-student Digital Logic class to not only attend, but also achieve their personal best scores.
Monday, 10 Apr 2017
Award-Winning Faculty Series: Funding Online Course Development: Finding and Filling a Need (Jim Roth)
Distinguished Professor Jim Roth, member of the National Academy of Medicine, Veterinary Microbiology & Preventive Medicine, Center for Food Security and Public Health, will share the story of how he and his team grew online veterinary training from one online course to multiple funded projects and course offerings, including:
Tuesday, 11 Apr 2017
Registration begins for freshmen: Summer 2017, Fall 2017
First day of assigned Summer 2017 and Fall 2017 registration dates for students continuing as freshmen. Hours for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday--Saturday, and most Sundays.
11th annual Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression
Nearly 170 students from ISU's six undergraduate colleges will summarize about 140 research projects in conference-style oral or poster presentations.
Workshop: Exploring Personal Identities in Higher Education and How It Impacts Your Teaching
Discussions of inequality are critical to higher education in that all programs, to varying degrees, promote discourse of social inequalities in ability, sex, gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation and religion. This aspect of education can be particularly challenging when discussing privilege and oppression as it can feel threatening for all individuals (Boyd, 2008) since we all have parts of our identities that can be affected ...
Wednesday, 12 Apr 2017
Open house: National Student Employment Week
Free "Breakfast on the Go" served to all ISU students employed on or off campus. Register for door prizes.
Friday, 14 Apr 2017
Graduate College: last day for final oral examinations
Graduate College: last day for final oral examinations. Open an account in ProQuest and enter the title for your thesis/dissertation.
Last day to drop second half-semester courses
Last day to add/drop a second half-semester course without extenuating circumstances.
Pass/Not Pass Deadline
Last day to change a second half-semester course to or from Pass/Not Pass.
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, 17 Apr 2017
Instructure Canvas (LMS Product) Demonstration for Instructional Designers
Instructure Canvas, one of two vendors selected to give on-campus presentations for Iowa State's next learning management system (LMS), will deliver a two-hour demonstration for instructional designers. At least 45 minutes during each presentation will be allocated to questions from the audiences.
Instructure Canvas (LMS Product) Demonstration for Faculty and Students
Instructure Canvas, one of two vendors selected to give on-campus presentations for Iowa State's next learning management system (LMS), will deliver a two-hour demonstration for faculty and students. At least 45 minutes during each presentation will be allocated to questions from the audiences.
Tuesday, 18 Apr 2017
Desire 2 Learn (LMS Product) Demonstration for Instructional Designers
Desire 2 Learn, one of two vendors selected to give on-campus presentations for Iowa State's next learning management system (LMS), will deliver a two-hour demonstration for instructional designers. At least 45 minutes during each presentation will be allocated to questions from the audiences.
Desire 2 Learn (LMS Product) Demonstration for Faculty and Students
Desire 2 Learn, one of two vendors selected to give on-campus presentations for Iowa State's next learning management system (LMS), will deliver a two-hour demonstration for faculty and students. At least 45 minutes during each presentation will be allocated to questions from the audiences.
RECRUITING, SUPPORTING, AND MANAGING STAFF
This session provides resources and tips to efficiently recruit, mentor, and manage support or research staff, including Post Docs and Graduate Assistants. The session will briefly address questions such as the following: What is the difference between P&S staff, Merit staff, Post Docs, Graduate Assistants and hourly staff? What is required for recruitment, and how long does it take? How can I support staff?
Wednesday, 19 Apr 2017
Registration ends: Summer 2017, Fall 2017
Last day of assigned registration start dates for Summer 2017 and Fall 2017 registration.
LMS Product Overviews: Desire 2 Learn and Instructure Canvas
CELT and ITS staff will provide scenario-based overviews of the two LMS product vendors selected to give on-campus presentations: Desire 2 Learn and Instructure Canvas. Each overview presentation will feature both products. These overviews are for faculty, staff and students at Iowa State University.
LMS Product Overviews: Desire 2 Learn and Instructure Canvas
CELT and ITS staff will provide scenario-based overviews of the two LMS product vendors selected to give on-campus presentations: Desire 2 Learn and Instructure Canvas. Each overview presentation will feature both products. These overviews are for faculty, staff and students at Iowa State University.
LMS Product Overviews: Desire 2 Learn and Instructure Canvas
CELT and ITS staff will provide scenario-based overviews of the two LMS product vendors selected to give on-campus presentations: Desire 2 Learn and Instructure Canvas. Each overview presentation will feature both products. These overviews are for faculty, staff and students at Iowa State University.
LMS Product Overviews: Desire 2 Learn and Instructure Canvas
CELT and ITS staff will provide scenario-based overviews of the two LMS product vendors selected to give on-campus presentations: Desire 2 Learn and Instructure Canvas. Each overview presentation will feature both products. These overviews are for faculty, staff and students at Iowa State University.
Thursday, 20 Apr 2017
Graduate College students: electronic thesis
Graduate College: last day to submit final electronic thesis/dissertation to ProQuest for Thesis Office review.
LMS Product Overviews: Desire 2 Learn and Instructure Canvas
CELT and ITS staff will provide scenario-based overviews of the two LMS product vendors selected to give on-campus presentations: Desire 2 Learn and Instructure Canvas. Each overview presentation will feature both products. These overviews are for faculty, staff and students at Iowa State University.
LMS Product Overviews: Desire 2 Learn and Instructure Canvas
CELT and ITS staff will provide scenario-based overviews of the two LMS product vendors selected to give on-campus presentations: Desire 2 Learn and Instructure Canvas. Each overview presentation will feature both products. These overviews are for faculty, staff and students at Iowa State University.
LMS Product Overviews: Desire 2 Learn and Instructure Canvas
CELT and ITS staff will provide scenario-based overviews of the two LMS product vendors selected to give on-campus presentations: Desire 2 Learn and Instructure Canvas. Each overview presentation will feature both products. These overviews are for faculty, staff and students at Iowa State University.
Friday, 21 Apr 2017
Workshop: Do You Know What They Know? STEM researcher shows how questions reveal student thinking
Using test answers to gauge student understanding of important concepts in undergraduate STEM courses can be misleading. How do you know your students really "got" what you were teaching? How can the format of your test questions reveal misunderstandings and teach you what the students know?
Wednesday, 26 Apr 2017
Seminar: Academic integrity and Top Hat
The third and final session in a three-event series on teaching and learning with Top Hat, an interactive teaching platform, discusses faculty concerns with integrating this cloud-based tool in the routine learning activities in the classroom and ways to address potential academic cheating.
Workshop: Phases, Phases Everywhere - Which one's right for me?
Have you dipped your toes into case-building in ThinkSpace and wondered what the several phase types you see are all about? What is an html phase vs. two-part html phase vs. an html and observation list phase? What are the pros and cons of using one vs the other? Which works best for what I want?