Monday, 12 Jan 2015
Seminar: Managing the Impact of Caregiving on Your Career
Presented by Donna Donald, human sciences specialist, Field Operations; and Kristi Cooper, human sciences specialist, Family Life.
Thursday, 15 Jan 2015
Workshop: Research Administration @ ISU
This course is designed for faculty who are new to sponsored funding at ISU. Register online by Jan. 12.
Tuesday, 20 Jan 2015
Youth Program Training
The risk management office, the conference planning and management office, and ISU Extension and Outreach are hosting training for youth program leaders, administrators and student organization officers. The training will cover the policies, procedures and forms necessary to conduct youth programs at Iowa State. Preregistration is required. To register, email orm@iastate.edu by Jan. 18.
Wednesday, 21 Jan 2015
Workshop: UNIX
The workshop will cover navigation through directories, basic file manipulation, basic search tools, basic shell scripting and related material. No UNIX experience is necessary.
Time Management Strategies for a Successful Faculty Career
Time management strategies for all faculty - create a weekly schedule that provides a balance between urgent and important tasks
Thursday, 22 Jan 2015
Award-Winning Faculty Series: Many Modes of Effective Teaching: Engaging Students with Traditional Lecture
Teaching award winning chemistry professor Pat Thiel draws students to her class from majors as diverse as sociology and agronomy. Why are these students so excited about quantum mechanics? Learn how to engage students, connect their evolving understandings to the basic concepts hiding under complex equations, and build personal connections even in classes with increasing enrollment pressure.
Friday, 23 Jan 2015
Workshop: UNIX
The workshop will cover more advanced search tools, regular expressions, awk and more advanced bash scripting with conditionals and loops. A follow-up to the Jan. 21 workshop.
Thursday, 29 Jan 2015
Stress Management
Stress management for faculty and P&S employees - includes overview of ISU's Wellness Program
Teaching and Learning Circle: The research-based flipped classroom and team-based learning
TBL is an increasingly-popular form of flipped-classroom where small-group learning that can be implemented effectively in small or large classes. Facilitator: Holly Bender, CELT Associate Director
Friday, 30 Jan 2015
Workshop: Python
No programming or UNIX background is required, but knowledge of UNIX may be helpful. The workshop is intended to provide a fundamental understanding of the Python programming language for practical use in research including building algorithms, Python syntax, conditionals, loops, functions and more.