Tuesday, 05 Oct 2021
Discuss Published Education Research in Your Discipline (DBER Journal Club) Oct
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.
Workshop: Publishing Open Textbooks with Pressbooks
Learn more about ISU Digital Press' book publishing software, Pressbooks, an easy-to-use tool that allows authors to export their online text into multiple formats (PDF, EPUB, MOBI) and integrate interactive videos and tools for active learning.
Myths of Mindfulness (Douglas Gentile)
Meditation is like exercise - everyone knows it would be good for them, but they don't really want to do it. Part of the reason some people have a difficult time maintaining a mindfulness practice is because they believe one or more of the myths of mindfulness, such as you're supposed to stop thinking.
Wednesday, 06 Oct 2021
Does this project need IRB oversight?
In this session, you will learn how to determine whether IRB oversight is required for your project. We'll also examine the various levels of IRB review (Exempt, Expedited, Full Committee).
Webinar, Choose Your Instructional Tool Adventure (Student Eval of Teaching)
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. This session will have a focus on student evaluation of teaching and include strategies incorporating plus/delta and class climate.
Award-Winning Seminar Series: You Didn't Let Me Down (Paola Pittoni)
Paola Pittoni, Associate Teaching Professor of Mechanical Engineering and university early achievement in teaching awardee, will share with you ten ways to connect with students. When students have a rapport with their instructor, they feel more comfortable in the learning environment and are more likely to ask questions and collaborate in the learning goals.
Commons in Canvas: How can I use Commons in my teaching? (online)
Canvas makes collaboration and sharing resources simple! In this workshop, you will learn how to locate resources in the Canvas Commons, import them into your course shells in Canvas and customize imported content for your own needs. You can also share the content you created with colleagues via Canvas Commons.
Thursday, 07 Oct 2021
Seminar Series: The research-based flipped classroom - Team-Based Learning (TBL)
"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.
Friday, 08 Oct 2021
ISU Online Learning Community (ISU-OLC) - October
Join us for the October OLC meeting.
Webinar: Writing or Revising your teaching philosophy statement with Karen Bovenmyer
Karen Bovenmeyer, Future Faculty Development Program Coordinator (CELT), will lead this interactive workshop to help guide you through the development of your teaching philosophy statement. These 1-4 page statements cover three core areas (objectives, methods, evaluation).