Monday, 19 Feb 2018
Seminar: ISU Online Learning Community (ISU-OLC)
The purpose of the ISU-OLC is to share campus best practices to improve online teaching and learning; see how others are using the University Learning Management System (LMS).
Workshop: Course Design in Canvas
Participants will learn how to design courses in Canvas, facilitate easy and intuitive course navigation and pace instruction. This workshop will highlight the mechanics and pedagogy behind Homepage, Syllabus, Content Pages and Modules in Canvas. Participants will learn about best practices for creating, organizing and structuring content in Canvas courses.
Open forum: College of Veterinary Medicine dean finalist
The third of three finalists in the search for the next dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine will be announced Feb. 18.
Beyond the Diffraction Limit: Imaging and Writing 3D Polymer Nanostructures with Visible Light
Dr. Chaitanya Ullal, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Entomology Seminar
"Phytochemical synergists: the potential of plant oils to enhance diverse insecticides," Edmund Norris, Iowa State, Ph.D. defense.
Enameled Jewelry Class
In enameling, we use heat to fuse colorful crushed glass to metal. Learn to safely use a torch to create a variety of enameled projects.
Lecture: Sustainable Neighborhoods for Happiness
Scott Cloutier, assistant professor and senior sustainability scientist at Arizona State University, and PhD student Beth Ann Morrison, who works with Cloutier to establish the Happiness and Sustainability Research Lab at ASU, will introduce the Sustainable Neighborhoods for Happiness Index and a process to assess and enhance a neighborhood's opportunities for happiness through sustainable design.
Wheel Pottery Class
Get your hands dirty and make beautiful things! Start with centering clay and pulling cylinders, the building blocks to throwing on the wheel.
Sustainability Symposium Keynote: The Thoughtful Coal Miner
"Coal, Climate and Environmental Backlash." Nick Mullins is a former fifth generation coal miner from Appalachia seeking to better educate audiences about Appalachia's jobs vs. environment dichotomy.