Thursday, 03 Nov 2016
Workshop: Documenting Your Teaching using the DART Matrix
In this interactive session, Sara Marcketti, Associate Director, Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Professor, Apparel Merchandizing and Design, will lead you through a personalized workshop designed to help you consider where you are on the Dimensions of Activities Related to Teaching (DART) matrix. You will leave this session with a clear understanding of your teaching so far and a path for where you'd like to be.
Friday, 04 Nov 2016
Workshop: ePortfolios - Enhancing metacognition in your course
Do my students really know what they learned in my course? Do they recognize how their skills and thinking change over time? What evidence do they have that they've achieved course outcomes? ISUComm ePortfolios are a powerful tool that help students collect a variety of information from one or multiple courses in one place. They can document a large project, linking to drafts and feedback they've received along the way.
Monday, 07 Nov 2016
Live Webinar: Accessibility Support Model - How a Large University Supports Diverse Learners Taking Online Courses
In this session, we will share the University of Central Florida's Accessibility Support Model for online courses that was designed to provide a scalable and systematic approach to creating accessible online courses. This model consists of several strategies one of which is educating faculty on how to apply Universal Design for Learning principles to the design of their online courses.
Live Webinar: Designing Accessible Online Learning: What an Instructor Needs to Know
Some online learning programs have faced legal challenges because of the inaccessibility of their courses to individuals with disabilities. But, what does it mean for a course to be "accessible"? What can be learned from legal challenges regarding e-learning accessibility?
Wednesday, 09 Nov 2016
Live Webinar: Accessibility in Distance Education: Issues for a New Administration
Accessibility is an area of growing concern, especially for colleges and universities looking to attract global learners. This seminar will explain the steps educators and institutions can take to ensure that individuals with disabilities and differing abilities, as well as those from disparate intellectual, cultural, and economic backgrounds, can access educational opportunities on a nondiscriminatory basis.
Friday, 11 Nov 2016
Seminar: Blackboard - Teaching & Learning Community
Monthly meeting of BbLearn users discussing various topics related to the use of Blackboard Learn in teaching and learning. Registration is required at least one day prior for this learning community.
Wednesday, 16 Nov 2016
Live Webinar: Applying QM to a Face-to-Face Course - Blending, Flipping, Extending (QM Beyond Online)
Stacey Cofield, University of Alabama at Birmingham will present on how Quality Matters (QM) Standards can be effectively applied to an in person, traditional, lecture-based course to achieve a more dynamic and purposeful classroom. This session will look at how course competencies can be supported using QM Standards, from the syllabus to independent and group activities, lectures, homework assignments, exams, and projects.
Friday, 18 Nov 2016
Meeting: ThinkSpace Faculty 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.