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.
Thursday, 13 Oct 2016
Finding funding with Pivot
This is ideal training for any faculty looking to broaden their funding portfolio and increase their interdisciplinary opportunities. Bring your laptop for this hands-on training to learn how to strategically use the Pivot research funding database. Using your own Pivot account, you will learn how to identify and connect with research funding opportunities relevant to your interests. Seating is limited; register online.
Workshop: Accessibility at ISU
"Top 10 Tips to Make Your Online Course Accessible." Provide 10 basic strategies for creating accessible online course content; Present the Quality Matters framework as a specific approach to address accessibility and usability; Build a timeline for implementing course changes; Share how-to resources and upcoming events. Registration deadline is Oct. 7; lunch is provided.
Finding funding with Pivot
Bring your laptop for this hands-on training to learn how to strategically use the Pivot research funding database. Using your own Pivot account, you will learn how to identify and connect with research funding opportunities that match the research goals of the faculty you support. Seating is limited; register online.