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.