Friday, 01 Jan 2021
University holiday
University offices are closed.
Saturday, 02 Jan 2021
Men's Basketball
Iowa State vs. Baylor. Date, time and attendance policies are subject to change due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Tuesday, 05 Jan 2021
Webinar, Choose your instructional tool adventure (Engagement)
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. Instructional support staff from across campus will facilitate each 30-minute byte. These 30-minutes builds on concepts covered in the Canvas Mini-Bytes training videos on the CELT instructional strategies pages.
Wednesday, 06 Jan 2021
Women's Basketball
Iowa State vs. Kansas. Date, time and attendance policies are subject to change due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Webinar, Choose your instructional tool adventure (Web conferencing: polling and breakout rooms)
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. Instructional support staff from across campus will facilitate each 30-minute byte. These 30-minutes builds on concepts covered in the Canvas Mini-Bytes training videos on the CELT instructional strategies pages.
Thursday, 07 Jan 2021
Online meeting: Professional and Scientific Council
The P&S Council is a representative body elected by, and responsible to, Professional and Scientific employees at Iowa State University. Meetings are open to the public.
Webinar, Engaging Students through Polls and Group Work
Join Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) staff Karen Bovenmyer and Gretchen Anderson (Program Coordinators) as they share strategies for dynamic engagement via synchronous class sessions. They will describe and model ways in which instructors can create active learning experiences using Top Hat, Webex, Zoom, and MS Teams.
Friday, 08 Jan 2021
Make it Happen (with Canvas)
Do you need help with a specific topic in Canvas? Watch the appropriate pre-recorded videos found on Canvas@ISU (https://bit.ly/canvas-isu), then join CELT's Gretchen Anderson to make it happen in your course.
Saturday, 09 Jan 2021
Men's Basketball
Iowa State vs. Texas Tech. Date, time and attendance policies are subject to change due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Monday, 11 Jan 2021
Webinar, Best practices for engaging students online
Explore how-to initiate effective and meaningful faculty-to-student interactions while helping students engage in the construction of their learning. Brainstorm how to maintain and inspire student engagement for all learning environments (in-person, hybrid/blended, online).
Tuesday, 12 Jan 2021
Professional and Scientific Council seminar series
Learn about the free confidential services offered by the Iowa State University Ombuds Office. Dina Eisenberg and Chuck Doran, seasoned mediators with MWI, will discuss how the Ombuds Office can assist you in resolving university-related matters.
Webinar, Choose your instructional tool adventure (Web conferencing: sharing content)
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. Instructional support staff from across campus will facilitate each 30-minute byte. These 30-minutes builds on concepts covered in the Canvas Mini-Bytes training videos on the CELT instructional strategies pages.
Wednesday, 13 Jan 2021
Women's Basketball
Iowa State vs. Oklahoma State. Date, time and attendance policies are subject to change due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Webinar, Choose your instructional tool adventure (Web conferencing: keeping it all organized)
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. Instructional support staff from across campus will facilitate each 30-minute byte. These 30-minutes builds on concepts covered in the Canvas Mini-Bytes training videos on the CELT instructional strategies pages.
Thursday, 14 Jan 2021
Webinar, Explore the Benefits of Mindfulness in Online Learning
Learning online can offer different challenges and especially so during the time of a global pandemic. Using mindfulness practices can mitigate heightened anxiety and stress in your learning environment. Join Karen Couves (CELT) and Carrie Giese (Student Wellness) as they explore the student perspective of mindfulness in the online classroom.
Friday, 15 Jan 2021
Online Course Essentials (ONCE) workshop using the ISU Course Template
The Online Course Essentials (ONCE) workshop is an interactive virtual event in which participants are introduced to a toolset consisting of the ISU course template in Canvas and a pedagogical process to help instructors plan for the online portion of their courses, regardless of whether the course meets face-to-face, virtually or some combination of the two.
Sunday, 17 Jan 2021
University Holiday
Offices closed 1/17
Monday, 18 Jan 2021
Spring Semester Begins
Spring semester begins
University holiday
University offices are closed.
Martin Luther King Jr. Community Birthday Celebration
An Ames community tradition, this year livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube. Wayne Clinton, longtime Ames resident, retired teacher and coach, will serve as the keynote speaker. The Ames Human Relations Commission will present its annual Humanitarian Award.
Tuesday, 19 Jan 2021
Women's Basketball
Iowa State vs. Oklahoma. Date, time and attendance policies are subject to change due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Webinar, Choose your instructional tool adventure (Using video for content, presentations, & performances)
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. Instructional support staff from across campus will facilitate each 30-minute byte. These 30-minutes builds on concepts covered in the Canvas Mini-Bytes training videos on the CELT instructional strategies pages.
Wednesday, 20 Jan 2021
Men's Basketball
Iowa State vs. Texas. Date, time and attendance policies are subject to change due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Webinar, Choose your instructional tool adventure (Grading Tricks and Tips)
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. Instructional support staff from across campus will facilitate each 30-minute byte. These 30-minutes builds on concepts covered in the Canvas Mini-Bytes training videos on the CELT instructional strategies pages.
Thursday, 21 Jan 2021
IRB Basics: 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, Enhancing accessibility of online courses: Course development practices and tools (QM Success Stories)
Uncover best practices for designing accessible courses in our next free QM Success Story. During the webinar,
Award-Winning Seminar Series: Tips for Converting Traditional Courses Online (SoJung Lee)
SoJung Lee, Associate Professor (AESHM), 2020 College of Human Sciences Online Teaching Award-winner, shares her top tips for converting a traditional course into an online environment. Originally a 50-student traditional class once a year, Dr. Lee's online global tourism course now hosts more than 120 students every semester.
Friday, 22 Jan 2021
CELT Spring Semester Teaching Assistant (TA) Seminar
All TAs who are new to the ISU classroom, or who have received a teaching assignment different from what they have done before, are strongly encouraged to attend this seminar.
Webinar, Setting the stage for engaged learning
Promoting student engagement is an important goal for any instructor. Furthermore, various academic integrity experts argue that motivating students to maximize their learning experience in our course is an excellent antidote to academic dishonesty. But how can help students remain engaged despite the many challenges of the current academic year?
Webinar, Creating and sustaining equitable learning environments through shared values clarification
Teaching is fundamentally a relational process in which our personal and pedagogical values translate into behaviors that drive relationships with and amongst students. Values clarification engages us in deep critical reflection to identify what we value in a learning environment, the personal significance of these values, and their impact on our pedagogical choices and ways of being with our students.