Wednesday, 05 Oct 2016
Seminar: Flipping Your Classroom using Blackboard Tools
Wade Fields, Customer Success Advocate, Blackboard Inc., will walk you through instructional frameworks which you can use to build an interactive, asynchronous, outside-of-class experience, followed by peer learning exercises that culminate with a face-to-face sessions. During this session the instructor will address specific gaps in knowledge with learners individually and/or in small groups. Join us to see how Blackboard's tools can help fl
Seminar: Blackboard's Approach to Designing a New Learning Management System
Wade Fields, Customer Success Advocate, Blackboard Inc., will walk through the research methods used in developing the new Blackboard learning management system using the Ultra framework. This will include a demo of the new Learn Ultra classroom.
Thursday, 06 Oct 2016
Getting Started with Mendeley
This workshop for beginners introduces Mendeley. Pre-registration is required. Seating is limited. Register through Learn@ISU. Keyword: LIB.
Friday, 07 Oct 2016
Workshop Series: Flipping Your Classroom
This 4-part series offers an opportunity to learn about the flipping your classroom and how to incorporate this approach into a course. A flipped classroom is an instructional strategy that reverses the traditional educational arrangement by delivering instructional content, often online, outside of the classroom. This approach moves activities, including those traditionally considered homework, into the face-to-face classroom.
Tuesday, 11 Oct 2016
P&S Council Seminar: Ed Holland, ISU Benefits for 2017
Ed Holland, director of benefits, will discuss changes to the 2017 university benefits at the next Professional and Scientific Council seminar.
Wednesday, 12 Oct 2016
Faculty Development Workshop: Branding for Early-Career Faculty
The focus is on creating your brand as an early-career faculty member. Participants will learn how to leverage departmental websites and social media tools to create a unique academic brand.
Symposium: Research Safety
This event is a primer for research faculty, graduate students and post docs in areas related to general safety; fire, laboratory, biological and radiation safety; and hazardous materials management. Preregistration is free but required.