Tuesday, 01 Sep 2020
Webinar, Synchronous Communication Tools - An Overview and Best Practices
From Webex meetings to Webex Trainings to Zoom to MS teams, there are many communication tools that you can use to interact effectively and engage with students. This session walks you through the logistics of these technologies and best practices for engaging synchronously with students.
Thursday, 03 Sep 2020
Postponed: Webinar, Social Media in the University Classroom #BestPractices
***This session will be postponed until a future date. Join Megan Myers (Assistant Professor, WLC) in this one-hour webinar where she will focus on how to incorporate digital media and technology into your classroom and will highlight three social media platforms: Twitter, Pinterest, and TikTok.
Friday, 04 Sep 2020
Web talk, Strategies to Promote Academic Integrity
Many instructors worry about promoting academic integrity, particularly with remote learning. What strategies might instructors use to promote academic integrity?
Monday, 07 Sep 2020
Webinar, Canvas Blueprints: the Do's and Don'ts
A blueprint in Canvas allows to manage and distribute identical content across multiple sections of the same course. Which courses can Canvas blueprint accommodate best? What are the does and don'ts to help you avoid the typical blueprint mistakes? Whether you are new to the concept of Canvas blueprint or exploring better ways to use this functionality, join us for this conversation.
Wednesday, 09 Sep 2020
Panel: Mindful and Contemplative Pedagogy Practitioners
Karen Couves (Faculty Development Program Coordinator, CELT), moderates a panel of mindful and contemplative pedagogy practitioners from Iowa State: Christina Campbell (Associate Professor, FSHN), Brenna Dixon (Assistant Teaching Professor, ENGL), and Janet Johnson (Clinical Associate Professor, FSHN).
Webinar, White Supremacy and Nationalism in Education (Jeremy Best)
White supremacist ideas never really disappeared from America's campuses and schools, but in the last decade the ideas of White nationalists and other White supremacists have reemerged as a more vocal and dangerous influence. The advocates of these ideologies are deeply immersed in the mythologies and conspiracies of their movement.
Thursday, 10 Sep 2020
Web talk, Actionable steps toward equity in STEM. Discussion.
In this interactive discussion, using a combination of presentations, case studies, and breakouts, you will work with colleagues to develop and refine your command of Conceptual Frameworks and the Challenges and Opportunities relevant to our work to make our disciplines more inclusively excellent.
Webinar, Teaching Gen Z: In the Classroom and Beyond
Growing up having never known a time without smart phones and social media, Generation Z use technology as an extension of themselves. Gen Z is the most diverse generation in American history, and in the aftermath of the Great Recession, are focused on the value and relevance of the college degree.
Friday, 11 Sep 2020
Award-Winning Seminar Series: Reflecting on One's Mentoring Experiences (Tera Jordan)
All graduate faculty and other key stakeholders in graduate education are encouraged to take part in this three-part workshop series facilitated by Tera R. Jordan (Assistant Provost for Faculty Development and Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies). Register for each session individually.
Web talk, The Hows and Whys of Jamboard, Padlet and Notely
You might be longing for a collaborative digital whiteboard, but the idea of learning about yet another tech application causes minor anxiety to well up in your stomach. Fear not: Michelle Withers from Binghamton University self-identifies as, "not an expert," but her colleagues have recognized she is doing what they'd love to be able to do, with Jamboard, Padlet and Notely.
Monday, 14 Sep 2020
Webinar, Synchronous Communication Tools - An Overview and Best Practices
From Webex meetings to Webex Trainings to Zoom to MS teams, there are many communication tools that you can use to interact effectively and engage with students. This session walks you through the logistics of these technologies and best practices for engaging synchronously with students.
Discuss Published Education Research in Your Discipline (DBER Journal Club)
How do students learn best in your discipline? Where can you publish the way you solved instructional problems? You are invited to share and discuss DBER journal articles, seek feedback as you begin designing your own educational research projects, and form collaborations with participants from other disciplines.
Tuesday, 15 Sep 2020
Webinar, Choose your instructional tool adventure (Engagement)
CELT's Choose Your Instructional Tool Adventure focuses on various instructional strategies found on the CELT website and demonstrates practical ways to incorporate these tools in a Canvas course. Instructional support staff from across campus will facilitate each 30-minute byte. These 30-minutes builds on concepts covered in the Canvas Mini-Bytes training videos on the CELT instructional strategies pages.
Webinar, Designing effective assessments that go beyond the grade
College assessments are often a moment of great stress and inequity, but they are also an opportunity for profound learning, inclusion, and meaningful challenge for students. For those professors who do not have time to recreate an additional PhD in Education, we will use this time to dive into the evidence-based tenets of assessment design. Our goal is to link those tenets to usable steps that you can take in your courses.
Thursday, 17 Sep 2020
Virtual Conversation: Race, Class, and Academic Life (The Chronicle)
What does the national reckoning over systemic racism mean for academic life? Some faculty members have called for specific, immediate actions from their institutions. Scholars across the country have shared personal experiences with the hashtag #Blackintheivory, raising consciousness among colleagues. And college leaders are talking more about diversity, equity, and inclusion. What do Black academics believe needs to change -- and how?
Webinar, Explore the Benefits of Mindfulness in Online Learning
Learning online can offer different challenges and especially so during the time of a global pandemic. Using mindfulness practices can mitigate heightened anxiety and stress in your learning environment. Join Karen Couves (CELT) and Carrie Giese (Student Wellness) as they explore the student perspective of mindfulness in the online classroom.
Friday, 18 Sep 2020
Award-Winning Seminar Series: Sharing Mentoring Philosophies (Tera Jordan)
All graduate faculty and other key stakeholders in graduate education are encouraged to take part in this three-part workshop series facilitated by Tera R. Jordan (Assistant Provost for Faculty Development and Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies). Register for each session individually.
Web talk, Celebrating Successes as a Community
Fall online is here - what's working? This SI Happy Hour will be a celebration and idea exchange for the SI community. It has been six months since COVID and remote instruction began. Join us for a happy hour devoted to acknowledging our resilience, hard work, and ingenuity in the face of adversity.
Monday, 21 Sep 2020
Web talk, Lessons from a hot spring: Authentic transformation in the higher education classroom
Moments of national reckoning are impactful only so much as our willingness to interpret and act on its lessons.
Virtual Conversation: The Human Element in Online Learning (The Chronicle)
When colleges made the abrupt shift to online learning in the fall, the loss of human connection struck both students and teachers alike. How can colleges continuing in the virtual space this fall create a more intimate and engaging experience? That's one of the pressing questions our panel of teaching and online learning experts will address in an upcoming virtual forum.
Tuesday, 22 Sep 2020
Webinar, Choose your instructional tool adventure (Web conferencing: polling and breakout rooms)
CELT's Choose Your Instructional Tool Adventure focuses on various instructional strategies found on the CELT website and demonstrates practical ways to incorporate these tools in a Canvas course. Instructional support staff from across campus will facilitate each 30-minute byte. These 30-minutes builds on concepts covered in the Canvas Mini-Bytes training videos on the CELT instructional strategies pages.
Webinar, CELT Teaching Talks: Introduction to Sketchnoting
Verena Paepcke-Hjeltness, Assistant Professor of Industrial Design, will share the essentials of Sketchnoting, a pattern-based, non-linear notetaking strategy that actively engages learners and promotes memory and retention. Participants will be introduced to the basics of Sketchnoting and practice visual note-taking during this one hour session. No artistic talent is required!
Friday, 25 Sep 2020
Webinar, Engaging Students through Polls and Group Work
Join Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) staff Karen Bovenmyer and Gretchen Anderson (Program Coordinators) as they share strategies for dynamic engagement via synchronous class sessions. They will describe and model ways in which instructors can create active learning experiences using Top Hat, Webex, Zoom, and MS Teams.
Award-Winning Seminar Series: Alignment, Trust, and Inclusiveness (Tera Jordan)
All graduate faculty and other key stakeholders in graduate education are encouraged to take part in this three-part workshop series facilitated by Tera R. Jordan (Assistant Provost for Faculty Development and Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies).
Web talk, Lightboards and Asynchronous Lectures: Improving content and problem discussions for students
With the current events and increased need for digital content, improving the delivery of online material can seem very daunting and time-consuming. Using a lightboard studio, faculty are able to provide lectures, problem discussion, and material explanations on-camera.
Tuesday, 29 Sep 2020
Webinar, Choose your instructional tool adventure (Web conferencing: sharing content)
CELT's Choose Your Instructional Tool Adventure focuses on various instructional strategies found on the CELT website and demonstrates practical ways to incorporate these tools in a Canvas course. Instructional support staff from across campus will facilitate each 30-minute byte. These 30-minutes builds on concepts covered in the Canvas Mini-Bytes training videos on the CELT instructional strategies pages.
Wednesday, 30 Sep 2020
Webinar, Synchronous Communication Tools - An Overview and Best Practices
From Webex meetings to Webex Trainings to Zoom to MS teams, there are many communication tools that you can use to interact effectively and engage with students. This session walks you through the logistics of these technologies and best practices for engaging synchronously with students.