Monday, 16 Sep 2024
Cultivating Well-being in Academia: Essential Practices for Thriving Educators
The Power of Gratitude: Transforming Perspectives and Enhancing Well-being
Tuesday, 17 Sep 2024
Workshop: Working in Streamlyne: Introduction to the Basics
This workshop will cover the basics of using Streamlyne, the proposal management and submission system used at Iowa State University. This session is designed to cover entering information to submitting a basic proposal. More complex proposals will be covered in future sessions.
Systems Thinking in Higher Education: Introducing the Habits and Tools of a Systems Thinker
Systems thinking is a strategy that allows us to see the interconnectedness of events in our lives and is a powerful tool to generate solutions to complex problems. We often talk about the need for students "to be" systems thinkers, yet how can we foster this way of thinking?
Workshop: Bullet Journal as Research Planner
Participants will learn the basics of setting up their own research planner and learn and practice rapid log notation, which allows for organizing information and tasks in a concise and structured manner. No prior experience or fancy supplies required - all you need is a pen.
Wednesday, 18 Sep 2024
Workshop: Fundamentals of Deep Learning
This 3-part workshop will introduce deep learning techniques and applications. Deep learning is a powerful AI approach that uses layered artificial neural networks to deliver state-of-the-art accuracy in tasks such as object detection, speech recognition, and language translation. Using deep learning, computers can learn and recognize patterns from data that are considered too complex or subtle for expert-written software.
Thursday, 19 Sep 2024
Workshop: Data Management and Sharing Plans 101
Workshop participants will be provided with the information, tools, and resources necessary to write a successful data management plan. We'll cover what information to include, how publisher and funder sharing requirements relate, and what's meant by data archiving (it's more than storage). We'll introduce helpful tools to help write your proposal and provide guidance on how to responsibly use GenAI chat tools to assist in the writing process.
Workshop: Leveraging Open Access and OER in the Promotion Process
In this workshop, faculty participants will receive guidance on how to reap the benefits of open content for the promotion and tenure process, leveraging examples from actual Iowa State P&T case packets. These tips will be relevant for both tenure track and non-tenure track faculty at Iowa State.
Workshop: Managing Citations with Zotero
Zotero is a powerful and popular citation management tool, and this workshop will provide you with an overview of its capabilities, as well as get you started with using it for your own research projects. We'll look at how Zotero stacks up against other citation management systems, and then have a demonstration, followed by a hands-on practice period where you can begin to collect and organize references from various sources.