Monday, 06 Apr 2015
Meeting: Service-Learning Faculty Learning Community
Are you interested in developing, or enhancing, a service-learning component within your course? You are invited to join this dynamic, interdisciplinary group as we walk-through the process of integrating service-learning into the curriculum. These interactive sessions will include topical discussions, readings, and sharing of best practices. Facilitator: Suzanne Hendrich, University Professor
Tuesday, 07 Apr 2015
Roundtable: Blended Learning Brown-Bag: Camtasia, Echo 360, Panopto Showcase
This session will feature a brief overview of the tools available Iowa State University faculty and staff are using to create video lectures for blended course delivery. Join Steve Freeman, Professor, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering; Deb Hoyt, Instructional Support, Department of Veterinary Medicine; and Michael Wilson, Academic Information Technology Services, as they highlight their experience using these tools for their courses.
Online Presentation: Designing Coursework as a Game with Lee Sheldon
Everywhere educators from K-12 to university professors are attempting to negotiate the widening gap between decades-old teaching methods and the parallel-processing and social-networking students of today. They recognize that students seem more focused on video game challenges than their classes, but literal efforts to use video games to teach have met with uncertain success.
Wednesday, 08 Apr 2015
Webinar: Measuring the Effectiveness of Online/Blended Programs [EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative]
Join Malcolm Brown, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative director, and Veronica Diaz, ELI associate director, as they moderate this special two-hour webinar hosted by the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative and Quality Matters. This webinar will provide you with examples and tools to craft plans that measure the effectiveness of your online/blended instructional programs and their impact on student learning and success.
Thursday, 09 Apr 2015
Webinar: Active Learning: Live and Online
Tips and Tactics from Active Learning Master Educators Learn teaching strategies that: == Translate research into practice == Engage and energize students == Improve the quality of student learning == Create lively, inclusive learning environments
Showcase: How Faculty are Creating Interactive Learning Content with SoftChalk
This session will showcase how faculty at Iowa State University are using SoftChalk to create engaging, interactive, media-rich learning content that directly integrates with Blackboard Learn.
Friday, 10 Apr 2015
CANCELED - Pending Reschedule: Presentation: Evaluating Your Course - Blackboard User Group (BUG)
CANCELED - Pending Reschedule (External Award Opportunity and Resources for Continuous Course Development) We will give an overview of how to integrate resources in your Blackboard course, and how to share your experience with other professional in different communities. Facilitated by Dr. Larysa Nadolny, Assistant Profession, School of Education.
Wednesday, 15 Apr 2015
Academic Wealth Management: Helping High School Students & Families Make Early College Credit a Good Investment
When does college begin? Today more than half the students entering directly from high school have earned some college credit before they matriculate. Academic advisers are rarely involved in those decisions. This session will present a creative approach to help students and families make more strategic decisions about early college credit.
Thursday, 16 Apr 2015
Teaching and Learning Circle: The Power of Habit: Transform Your Advising [Registration now closed]
Did you know that over 40% of our actions every day are not actual decisions, but habits that we have subconsciously formed and reinforced over time? The simple technique outlined in 'The Power of Habit' will empower you to change or build a habit that can lead to lasting results impacting you both personally and professionally.
Tuesday, 21 Apr 2015
Seminar: Redesigning a Course to Engage Students - Game Based Learning Learning Community
Game-based Learning in Human Development and Family Studies - Redesign Financial Education Course to Engage Students. Invited speaker for this session is Jeanna Nation, Lecturer, Department of Human Development and Family Studies
Wednesday, 22 Apr 2015
Webinar: "STEMming the Confidence Gap with Piazza Technology"
In "STEMming the Confidence Gap with Piazza Technology" you will learn how 30,000 faculty worldwide foster inclusive student interaction using a FREE social learning platform called "Piazza." Piazza is a 24/7 virtual learning-place where students gather to ask, answer and explore classroom material with educators guidance.
Thursday, 23 Apr 2015
Webinar: Academic Advising and Social Justice: Privilege, Diversity, and Student Success
Academic advisers and advising administrators must understand social identities in order to identify the challenges students face when interacting with various campus systems. However, advising professionals are often untrained in dealing with issues of privilege and diversity.
Monday, 27 Apr 2015
Conference: Spring 2015 Advising Summit
Registration will open on March 1, 2015