Monday, 04 Mar 2019
Workshop, Building a Canvas Course that Makes Sense to Your Students (Canvas Track 1)
Learn about the top five strategies to ensure that your Canvas course is navigable and user-friendly! Upon completion, participants will be able to do the following:
Workshop: Miller Open Education Mini-Grants Q&A
Curious about how to complete and submit a Miller Open Education Mini-Grant application? Abbey Elder, Open Access Librarian, and Holly Bender, Associate Director, CELT, will guide you through the application process in this Q&A-styled workshop.
Tuesday, 05 Mar 2019
Workshop, Low and High Stakes Quizzes in Canvas (Canvas Track 1)
The quiz set up in Canvas depends on the purpose with which the assessment is administered. Upon completion, participants will be able to do the following:
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.
Wednesday, 06 Mar 2019
Workshop, Grading and Student Data in Canvas (Canvas Track 1)
Use the power of Gradebook and student data in Canvas to fuel your students' progress! Upon completion, participants will be able to do the following:
Coffee and Networking: Using Open Educational Resources in the Classroom
Are you interested in open educational resources (OER)? Learn more from ISU's OER Trailblazers at this casual networking event over free coffee. This will be a great opportunity to hear from Miller Open Education Mini-Grant recipients about their experiences with OER and to ask questions about their processes.
Thursday, 07 Mar 2019
Workshop, Group and Collaborative Work in Canvas (Canvas Track 1)
Canvas has several options for organizing effective groups and collaborative work in Canvas. Upon completion, participants will be able to do the following:
Award-winning Faculty Series: Intentions vs. actions in classroom teaching
"Good Class Bad Class: Intentions vs. actions in classroom teaching," D. Raj Raman, Morrill Professor, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, reflects on the parallels between student motivation, which is well recognized as crucial for student success, and instructor motivation (and bandwidth). This event was rescheduled from its original date of Jan. 31, 2019.
Friday, 08 Mar 2019
Quality Matters Learning Community
The Quality Matters (QM) Learning Community is designed to help you improve your courses using the Quality Matters Standards. Members will have opportunities to hear about ways to meet the QM standards, as well as discussing best practices, experiences, and solutions to course design problems.
Monday, 11 Mar 2019
Workshop, Personalized Learning in Canvas (Canvas Track 2)
Personalized learning is the type of instruction that targets individual student's needs. How does personalized learning look like in Canvas? Upon completion, participants will be able to do the following:
Tuesday, 12 Mar 2019
Workshop, Video Instruction and Learning in Canvas (Canvas Track 2)
Video instruction speaks to the modern visual and busy learner. Discover Arc, a video tool in Canvas that helps you create engaging and accessible media interactions around your subject matter! Upon completion, participants will be able to the following:
Thursday, 14 Mar 2019
Workshop, Rubrics and Outcomes in Canvas (Canvas Track 2)
Rubrics are a great way to provide useful formative feedback to your students. Rubrics can also help you understand where your students stand in your course. Learn how to receive insights into whether your students are meeting your intended outcomes as you monitor their progress with constructive feedback! Upon completion, participants will be able to do the following:
Friday, 15 Mar 2019
Workshop, Your Canvas Course on Smart Devices (Canvas Track 2)
What platforms do your students use to access your Canvas course most frequently? Is your course design responsive to different platforms/smart devices? How can you use your smart device to effectively perform your teaching functions? Upon completion, participants will be able to do the following:
Seminar, ISU Online Learning Community (ISU-OLC)
The purpose of the ISU-OLC is to share campus best practices to improve online teaching and learning; see how others are using the University Learning Management System (LMS) to create innovative learning experiences, inform the campus about existing and new web-based instructional technologies, participate in new technology testing and evaluation; as well as, to leverage LMS expertise, experience and training resources across campus.
Webinar: The Process Towards Quality Matters Program Certification from a Faculty Perspective
Join several faculty members from Metropolitan State University of Denver as they share their experiences in working to complete the QM Program Certification process. Learn how they went from being QM novices to zeroing in on completing the QM Program Review Candidacy for Online Program Design.
Tuesday, 26 Mar 2019
Workshop: Effectively managing disruptive classroom behavior
When disruptive behavior takes place, a number of Iowa State University faculty members recommend addressing it immediately. Their advice: remain calm, assess the situation, listen to student concerns. Especially recommended: provide a clear, firm response that is consistent with responses you've given other students. The strategies and resources in this workshop will help you prepare for these moments before they occur.
Wednesday, 27 Mar 2019
Real Talk About Inclusion: Do your students feel safe?
Audrey Kennis, Retention Coordinator for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and ISU Inclusive Excellence Awardee, will guide you through critical issues we see manifesting in Higher Education and inclusion. Learn language and tools to both head off potential issues and respond to student concerns in the moment.
Friday, 29 Mar 2019
Does my ____ scare you? Let's talk about it - An open discussion on microaggressions & perceived bias
Lover Chancler, Director of The Center for Multiculturalism and Inclusivity at University of Central Missouri, will facilitate an honest discussion in a safe environment about the ways that we are different and the ways that we are similar related to diversity, equity and inclusion in our community. We will explore the impact that microaggressions and perceived bias have had on all of our lives.