Monday, 04 Mar 2013
Award-Winning Faculty Series: Using Discussion in your Classroom: Challenging Students to Think Critically
Award-winning history professor Jana Byars shares how she intentionally fosters critical group discussion in her classroom. Students are engaged with theory from greats like Foucault and Derrida, yet feel safe participating in these challenging discussions, write every day, and still rave about her class in evaluations. Learn her secrets and engage students in critical thinking in your classroom.
Tuesday, 05 Mar 2013
Teaching and Learning Circle: Large Classes
Are you concerned about increasing class size? Do larger classes necessitate a different way of teaching? How can you prevent cheating and plagiarism? How can you engage majors vs. non-majors, or students taking required vs. elective classes? We will discuss these topics and invite you to add your own.
Friday, 15 Mar 2013
EH&S Safety Summit
"Don't Get Blown Away," a summit for laboratory safety contacts, lab supervisors, researchers and administrators. The summit provides a forum for presentations and discussions regarding current issues affecting laboratories. Register online for this free event.
Wednesday, 27 Mar 2013
Workshop: Using Panopto for Classroom Capture
Panopto offers a rich set of features for both faculty and students that allows classroom recordings and gives instructors the ability to create rich media resources right from their desks. This workshop will cover the basics of how to use Panopto to record classroom and office presentations for student learning.
Storm Spotter Training
Free training open to all ISU faculty, staff and students, especially encouraged for people working outdoors. Learn the warning process, elements of a spotter report, thunderstorm basics and storm spotter safety. Registration encouraged for this free event.
Thursday, 28 Mar 2013
Library workshop: Finding Non-Government Research Funding
Faculty and graduate students are invited to learn about non-government non-profits that fund research in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. Registration is required; seating is limited.