Monday, 14 Feb 2011
Graduate Student Teaching and Learning Circle: McKeachie's Teaching Tips
"McKeachie's Teaching Tips" has long been a valued resource for beginning and experienced teachers alike. This circle, specifically for graduate students, will read and discuss portions of McKeachie's 13th edition text, which covers such topics as course preparation, discussion and lecture, grading and assessment and more. Participants may check out a copy on loan from CELT.
The Mystery of King Tut
TheatreworksUSA presents "The Mystery of King Tut" as part of the Martha-Ellen Tye Performing Arts Institute Youth Matinee Series.
Buck Bowling
$1 bowling, $ 1 shoes, and $1 soda.
Coach Talk: Bill Fennelly
Cyclone head women's basketball coach Bill Fennelly will meet with fans and answer questions about the season. Bring your lunch and your questions! Door Prizes will be distributed!
GIS Seminar: Addressing Emergency Management Requirements
"Using GIS Capabilities to Address Emergency Management Requirements," LTC Jared L. Ware, Deputy Commander, Rock Island District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Ware will describe the Rock Island District's GIS capabilities and services to support emergency situations. Part of the GIS Seminar Series.
The Mystery of King Tut
TheatreworksUSA presents 'The Mystery of King Tut' as part of the Martha-Ellen Tye Performing Arts Institute Youth Matinee Series.
Horticulture seminar
"Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, and Trade Secrets: What They Are, How They Differ, and Why We Should Care," Nita Lovejoy, interim director, ISU Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer.
Black and White Photography
An introduction to all aspects of the photographic medium, from camera use and exposure control to basic darkroom procedures for the beginner.
Embroidery
Always wanted to learn how to embroider, well then come make a fabulous embroidered tote!
ISU Honor Choir
An annual tradition at Iowa State University, the Honor Choir Festival provides an opportunity for some of Iowa's finest high school singers to join in a highly select ensemble.
Osborn Club lecture
"AIDS Vaccine Development: Designing MPER's New Clothes," Michael Cho, ISU biomedical sciences. Open to the public.
Tuesday, 15 Feb 2011
STEM Education Collaboration Coffee
The Center for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Education (CESMEE) invites those interested in STEM education to its next collaboration coffee. All students, faculty and staff are invited.
Converting WebCT courses to Blackboard Learn
Take advantage of the tools and resources available in this new and powerful platform when Bb Learn becomes available university-wide, summer semester, 2011. Find out how to convert an existing WebCT course to Blackboard Learn and learn what you need to know to get your course up and running.
Tuesday Tea
Come to the Farm House Museum to enjoy tea and conversation about all things Farm House. Mark your calendar from 12:00 pm-1:00 pm Tuesdays this month and enjoy the 150 year old structure in a whole new way. Check the University Museums website to learn what the discussion topic will be. Can't make it at noon? The Farm House will be serving tea from 12 to 4 pm on Tuesdays so stop in any time.
Atmospheric Science Seminar
"Local Tools and Infrastructure for Managing Software" Daryl Herzmann, Atmospheric Science, Iowa State University
Wheel Pottery
Students will be guided through all aspects of forming bowls, mugs, vases and more on the pottery wheel.
Open forum: Vice President for Extension and Outreach candidate
Gerald Miller, interim Vice President for Extension and Outreach, and interim director of Cooperative Extension Service, Iowa State. Miller is one of five finalists interviewing for the post.
Stained Glass
Make something beautiful out of glass to hang in your windows.
Genealogy: Every Family Has a History, Do You Know Yours?
Research your family with the help of the Story County Genealogical Society!
Public Forum on sports complex
ISU officials will discuss the latest plan for a new outdoor sports complex in the vicinity of the Towers residence halls. Discussion will focus on a revised site plan developed in response to concerns expressed by neighbors in the area.
Reflections on the Greensboro Four
On Feb. 1, 1960, four African-American freshmen from North Carolina A&T State University had enough of continued segregation in the South and sat down at Greensboro's "whites only" Woolworth lunch counter. They returned everyday for five months until they were served and Woolworth agreed to integrate their lunch counters. Joseph McNeil, of the Greensboro Four who started it all, will the story.
Intermediate Middle Eastern Belly Dance
If you've taken the Begginer's course, take this class and get to the next level.
Wednesday, 16 Feb 2011
Blackboard Learn's File Management Options
Putting files in folders and making them accessible can become the biggest obstacle to a pleasant experience in online learning. File management can be tricky in Bb Learn, but with a little practice, it becomes second nature. In this session, you will learn the basics to file management in Blackboard Learn, including how to upload/move files; create/organize folders; create an html folder; use the web folder for easy web-access.
Ramsey Lecture Series, College of Veterinary Medicine
Mark Lyte, Ph.D, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, will present "Microbial Endocrinology: Why the Intersection of Microbiology, Endocrinology and Food Science Matters to Animal Health." Lyte is the founder of the field of microbial endocrinology, studying how neuroendocrine hormones can interact with microorganisms.
How to Develop Effective Formative Course Assessment Systems
This seminar will focus on how to develop and implement effective online (WebCT based) formative course assessment surveys for engineering and science courses. The comprehensive list of survey questions developed and used by the presenters will be discussed, as will the research findings.
ISU Retirees Social and Program
2:30 social; 3:00 program, "The U.S. Federal Government's Debt Problem," by Dennis Starleaf, Emeritus Professor of Economics
Agron 600B - Soil Science Seminars
"Inseason Nitrogen Rate Adjustment in Corn Using Remote Canopy Sensing" Daniel Barker
Cigar Box Guitars
Make a playable guitar out of a cigar box and serenade all those around you.