Monday, 03 Feb 2014
Award-Winning Faculty Series: Aligning Your Course With Learning Objectives Creates Efficiency, Concrete Learning Gains
Award-winning teacher and director of the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Professor Ann Marie VanDerZanden, Horticulture, shows how redesigning her course streamlined the learning and created an reflective, efficient, feedback experience for both students and instructor.
Tuesday, 04 Feb 2014
What I wish I had known as a junior faculty: panel discussion for new tenure-eligible faculty
Panel discussion on preparing for tenure open to all new tenure-eligible faculty
Brown bag discussion: Making the Decision to Apply for Full Professor
Join faculty from across campus for a discussion lead by recently promoted full professors as they discuss their strategies for making the promotion to full professor. Bring your lunch; drinks and dessert provided.
Wednesday, 05 Feb 2014
Workshop: Using Tests, Quizzes, and Surveys in Blackboard Learn
In this hands-on Blackboard Learn workshop you will learn how to create online tests, quizzes, and surveys and learn how to use them effectively within your BbLearn course. You will also learn how to view quiz results, grade, and provide student feedback online or set your quiz to grade and provide feedback automatically.
Workshop: How to Write a Successful CAREER Grant Proposal
Recent NSF CAREER Grant awardees (faculty members Baskar Ganapathysubramanian, Andrew Miner, Aditya Ramamoorthy and Maria Salas-Fernandez) will talk about developing their grant proposals, including their plans for the broader impacts, evaluation and other requirements of the program. Online registration is requested.
Monday, 10 Feb 2014
Workshop: Grade Center Essentials and Beyond
Explore Blackboard Learn's Grade Center and see how it integrates with Assessment Tools (Tests, Assignments) & Interactive Tools (Graded Discussions, Journals, and Blogs). Learn how to add, modify, organize, show/hide, remove grade columns, and how to use Bb Learn to calculate and submit Midterm and Final Grades. Experience multiple options for entering and modifying grades -- and adding comments and feedback.
Tuesday, 11 Feb 2014
Teleworkshop: How mindfulness can help writing, teaching and peace of mind
Mindfulness is a practice of stress reduction that teaches open awareness without judgment and has been known to help with chronic pain and anxiety. In this workshop, you will be introduced to some simple ways to use mindfulness techniques in your writing, teaching, and life.
Thursday, 13 Feb 2014
Flexible faculty policies: What you need to know
An informational session with Associate Provost Dawn Bratsch-Prince on ISU flexible faculty policies.
Award-Winning Faculty Series: Active classroom = engaged students
Award-winning Animal Science professor Curtis Youngs shares techniques for keeping students in his classrooms engaged by exploiting the unique attention span and multitasking abilities of ISU's students. Curtis will share his use of props, humor, color, and practical applications. Find out why this professor is consistently voted by exiting seniors as their favorite!
Workshop: Developing your Course in Blackboard Learn
In this hands-on Blackboard Learn workshop you will learn how and where to upload your course syllabus, post assignments, create and manage announcements, send email, enroll students using the ISU Admin Tool, add TAs, course builders, or guests, organize course materials, add instructor contact info with photo, access the Grade Center, and more.
Workshop: Using Tests, Quizzes, and Surveys in Blackboard Learn
In this hands-on Blackboard Learn workshop you will learn how to create online tests, quizzes, and surveys and learn how to use them effectively within your BbLearn course. You will also learn how to view quiz results, grade, and provide student feedback online or set your quiz to grade and provide feedback automatically.
Friday, 14 Feb 2014
BUG: Blackboard User Group Meetings
Monthly meeting of BbLearn users discussing various topics related to the use of Blackboard Learn in teaching and learning.
Research workshop
"Institutional Review Board (IRB): What All Researchers Need to Know," Kerry Agnitsch, interim director, Office for Responsible Research. Bring your lunch; cookies provided.
Monday, 17 Feb 2014
Seminar: How using digital open badges can motivate your students
Dennis Culver, Center for Technology in Learning and Teaching (CTLT), has adopted the use of digital open badges as a way to motivate students to learn new skills, demonstrate their knowledge, and provide excellent service. Culver will explain the importance of digital open badges, and how they can capture a student's competencies.
Tuesday, 18 Feb 2014
Service-Learning Faculty/Staff/Graduate Student 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.
Wednesday, 19 Feb 2014
Online Tele-Workshop: How to align your time with your priorities
In January, many of you joined us to create your semester plan. This month, we invite you to grab your semester plans and learn the secret to making it work day-to-day and week-to-week! Our "Aligning Your Time With Your Priorities" teleworkshop is a step-by-step guide to your weekly planning meeting.
Workshop: Monitoring Student Learning in Blackboard Learn
This workshop is designed to introduce the monitoring functions of your Blackboard Learn course for understanding student learning. You will see a demonstration and become familiar with the benefits and logistics of the Retention Center, early warning system, course reports, item review statuses, item selective releases, Grade Center's smart views and color-coding.
Thursday, 20 Feb 2014
University policies for non-tenure eligible faculty
An event for lecturers/senior lecturers, clinicians/senior clinicians, and adjunct faculty on university policies.
Friday, 21 Feb 2014
CANCELED: Flexible faculty policies
An informational session with Associate Provost Dawn Bratsch-Prince on ISU flexible faculty policies.
Monday, 24 Feb 2014
Teaching & Learning Circle: How games are changing society, and impacting education
This Teaching & Learning Circle meets for 5 consecutive Mondays: Feb. 24, March 3, 10, 24 and 31.
Tuesday, 25 Feb 2014
Training for EH&S Laboratory Safety Contacts
In this new course, laboratory safety contacts will learn about EH&S resources and contacts, and have the chance to network with other safety contacts. Register online.
Chinese Students/American Classrooms: The Way Forward
Chinese students face a variety of academic and cultural adjustments and a recent upsurge in enrollment numbers has left many faculty feeling inadequately trained to meet this challenge. Join a panel of international educators and students as we discuss research-based best practices to support the way forward for Chinese students inside and outside of your classroom.
Wednesday, 26 Feb 2014
Training for EH&S Laboratory Safety Contacts
In this new course, laboratory safety contacts will learn about EH&S resources and contacts, and have the chance to network with other safety contacts. Register online.
What I wish I had known as a junior faculty: panel discussion for new tenure-eligible faculty
Panel discussion on preparing for tenure open to all new tenure-eligible faculty
Thursday, 27 Feb 2014
Seminar: Creating an Inclusive Classroom Series: What our Latino/a Students Have to Say
"I don't like going to the class...the other students, the professor...I don't feel like I belong there." Could this quote be from a student in your class? The multicultural student population is increasing at most institutions across the U.S., while their retention and graduation rates have historically been lower than their majority peers.