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Thursday, 01 Feb 2018

Research Workshop: The Informed Consent Process

Feb 01, 2018

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Gold Room, Memorial Union

free

Research Training, development

"Human Research Basics Series: The Informed Consent Process." A four-part series looks more closely at the various components of the IRB submission process. In this session you will learn about the informed consent process, which includes participant recruitment and the informed consent document. Discussion will include regulatory requirements and best practices for designing and administering informed consent.

Award-Winning Faculty Series: Hands-on with Team Based Learning: Simple Activities to Engage Your Students (Lisa Orgler)

Feb 01, 2018

12:10 PM - 1:30 PM

2030 Morrill Hall or view on your own via zoom

free

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Training, development

This interactive workshop showcases Lisa Orgler's (Senior Lecturer in Horticulture, recipient of Iowa State University's Award for Early Achievement in Teaching) unique method of teaching using teams and in-class activities. Lisa will share several activities to inspire ways for you to scaffold difficult concepts, engage learners, and invigorate your classroom.

Friday, 02 Feb 2018

Research Workshop: Sponsored Funding Budgets

Feb 02, 2018

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

2401 and 2402 College of Vet Med

free

Research Training, development

"Sponsored Funding Budget Basics." In this session you will learn about practical tools and strategies for developing your proposal budget according to agency requirements. Attendees are encouraged to bring a laptop if one is available, though it is not required to attend.

Tuesday, 06 Feb 2018

Research Workshop: Sponsored Funding Budgets

Feb 06, 2018

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

3512 Memorial Union

free

Research Training, development

"Sponsored Funding Budget Basics." In this session you will learn about practical tools and strategies for developing your proposal budget according to agency requirements. Attendees are encouraged to bring a laptop if one is available, though it is not required to attend.

Workshop: Assignments and Gradebook in Canvas

Feb 06, 2018

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

116 Durham

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Training, development

Assignments are a backbone of the course's Gradebook in Canvas. Participants will learn to create and manage Assignments and Assignment Groups as well as explore how the Gradebook is connected to the organization of Assignments. Participants will experience the power of SpeedGrader for efficient and effective grading.

Faculty development workshop: Preparing for the Next Step

Feb 06, 2018

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Campanile Room, Memorial Union

free

Academic Affairs Training, development

This workshop is intended for non-tenure eligible faculty, and will provide an overview of the advancement process for lecturers, clinicians, clinical and adjunct faculty and best practices for putting together your portfolio. Also offered Jan. 29.

Thursday, 08 Feb 2018

Workshop: The Pedagogy of Canvas Quizzes

Feb 08, 2018

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

116 Durham

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Training, development

Participants will learn how to use Quizzes in Canvas. The workshop will focus on practical ways to customize Quiz Settings as well as create and administer Quizzes with a variety of question types to accommodate specific learning situations. Quiz Moderation and Analytics will be also explored.

Award-Winning Faculty Series: Engaging a Large Class

Feb 08, 2018

12:10 PM - 1:00 PM

2030 Morrill Hall or via zoom

free

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Training, development

"Engaging a Large Class: Expectations, active learning, and writing." Rachel Meyers, World Languages and Cultures, will share feasible, practical ways she engages her 200-student Greek and Roman Mythology class. Participants will leave this session with tips for structure, active/small group activities, and even ways to incorporate memorable, manageable-to-grade writing assignments.

Friday, 09 Feb 2018

Introduction to Open Educational Resources

Feb 09, 2018

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Parks Library

free

University Library Training, development

"How to Find & Evaluate OER." Open Educational Resources are free, openly-licensed educational materials available online. They have numerous benefits, including increasing student engagement and improving course affordability. This hands-on workshop will introduce major OER repositories and strategies for locating and evaluating resources in various disciplines. Preregistration required.

Monday, 12 Feb 2018

Award-Winning Faculty Series: Keeping Students Engaged

Feb 12, 2018

12:10 PM - 1:00 PM

2030 Morrill Hall

free

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Training, development

"Building Connections: Keeping Students Engaged in Large (or Small) Courses," Anne Clem, accounting. Clem shares how she keeps 300 students engaged and excited to learn in her accounting courses. She will share relationship-building methods to connect with learners to create what she defines as a CCC (casual controlled classroom).

Tuesday, 13 Feb 2018

Workshop: Developing Your Data Management Plan

Feb 13, 2018

8:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Gold Room, Memorial Union

free

Research Training, development

This session will discuss the essential elements of a quality data management plan and provide resources to assist you with the development of your agency-specific DMP proposal.

Workshop: The Pedagogy of Canvas Quizzes

Feb 13, 2018

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

116 Durham

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Training, development

Participants will learn how to use Quizzes in Canvas. The workshop will focus on practical ways to customize Quiz Settings as well as create and administer Quizzes with a variety of question types to accommodate specific learning situations. Quiz Moderation and Analytics will be also explored.

Wednesday, 14 Feb 2018

P&S Council Professional Development Conference

Feb 14, 2018

8:00 AM - 4:45 PM

Scheman Building

$90 through Jan. 23; $105 Jan. 24-Feb. 7

Groups, governance Conferences Training, development

"Cultivate Your Adventure: Growing Your Future" will feature 32 sessions in the categories of leadership, health and wellness, professional resources and human interactions.

Workshop: Assignments and Gradebook in Canvas

Feb 14, 2018

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

116 Durham

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Training, development

Assignments are a backbone of the course's Gradebook in Canvas. Participants will learn to create and manage Assignments and Assignment Groups as well as explore how the Gradebook is connected to the organization of Assignments. Participants will experience the power of SpeedGrader for efficient and effective grading.

Thursday, 15 Feb 2018

Workshop: Research with Human Subjects

Feb 15, 2018

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Gold Room, Memorial Union

free

Research Training, development

"Navigating Your Research with Human Subjects: The IRB Submission Process." In this session, you will learn tips on developing and submitting protocols to the Institutional Review Board (IRB). An IRB staff member will walk through key sections of the non-exempt IRB application and explain what the IRB looks for during the review process. Sign up for one of the several dates we have scheduled throughout the year.

Digital Humanities in Practice: The Wikipedia "Edit-a-Thon"

Feb 15, 2018

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Parks Library

free

University Library Training, development

Digital Humanities has been one of the most ubiquitous phrases on university campuses for a number of years. This workshop will put a practical and pedagogical face to the phrase, by introducing the concept of a Wikipedia "Edit-a-Thon." Attendees will learn how to turn Wikipedia editing (updating as well as creating entries) into a valuable teaching tool in the humanities. Preregistration is required. Register through Learn@ISU. Keyword: LIB.

Award-Winning Faculty Series: Escape the Lure of the Lecture

Feb 15, 2018

3:10 PM - 4:30 PM

2030 Morrill Hall

free

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Training, development

"Escape the 'Lure of the Lecture:' Choose a Pedagogy that's Right for You and Your Students." Jan Thompson, Morrill Professor, Natural Resource Ecology and Management, will help you explore research-based, evidence-driven methods that shift the classroom focus from the instructor to the learners. Participants will experience ways to design learner-centered forms of instruction.

Friday, 16 Feb 2018

Research Workshop: Submission software training

Feb 16, 2018

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

1485 Vet Med

free

Research Training, development

The Office for Responsible Research will transition to a new electronic system for submission, review, and maintenance of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) applications. The a-tune tick@lab system will go live in early 2018, integrating research, teaching and testing protocols, animal procurement and management, as well as veterinary medical records.

Tuesday, 20 Feb 2018

Workshop: Assignments and Gradebook in Canvas

Feb 20, 2018

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

116 Durham

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Training, development

Assignments are a backbone of the course's Gradebook in Canvas. Participants will learn to create and manage Assignments and Assignment Groups as well as explore how the Gradebook is connected to the organization of Assignments. Participants will experience the power of SpeedGrader for efficient and effective grading.

Award-Winning Faculty Series: Implementing Project-Based Learning

Feb 20, 2018

12:10 PM - 1:00 PM

2030 Morrill Hall or view on your own via zoom

free

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Training, development

"Implementing Project-Based Learning in Any Classroom: Lessons from Studio." Morrill Professor Thomas Leslie, Architecture, presents tips and tricks for the project-based learning his discipline has used for 150 years. Learn how to coach students synchronizing diverse skills and help them take responsibility for meeting learning milestones.

Workshop: Sponsor-Specific Proposal Development

Feb 20, 2018

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Gold Room, Memorial Union

free

Research Training, development

In this session you will learn about the recent changes to the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG), along with National Science Foundation (NSF) specific requirements for proposal development.

Wednesday, 21 Feb 2018

Workshop: Sponsor-Specific Proposal Development

Feb 21, 2018

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Gold Room, Memorial Union

free

Research Training, development

In this session you will learn about the recent changes to the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG), along with National Science Foundation (NSF) specific requirements for proposal development.

Workshop: Documenting Your Research Impact and Increasing Visibility

Feb 21, 2018

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Cardinal Room, Memorial Union

free

Academic Affairs Meetings, receptions Training, development

This session, for all faculty, is designed to provide an overview of resources to document your scholarly impact and provide ideas for increasing visibility of your scholarly outcomes. Presenters: Lorrie Pellack, associate professor, library; Hope Craft, Digital Repository coordinator; and Erin Thomas, engineering and physical sciences librarian.

Thursday, 22 Feb 2018

Workshop: The Pedagogy of Canvas Quizzes

Feb 22, 2018

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

116 Durham

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Training, development

Participants will learn how to use Quizzes in Canvas. The workshop will focus on practical ways to customize Quiz Settings as well as create and administer Quizzes with a variety of question types to accommodate specific learning situations. Quiz Moderation and Analytics will be also explored.

Online event: Equity-Oriented, Inclusive Teaching in STEM

Feb 22, 2018

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

View on your own register through CIRTL through link below

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Diversity Training, development

In the last of three CIRTL events on women in STEM, we will define and characterize inclusive practices for STEM teaching. Attention will be given to discuss the affordances, as well as potential constraints of these practices.

Publishing, Copyright and You

Feb 22, 2018

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Parks Library

free

University Library Training, development

"Authors' Rights & Open Access for Early Career Researchers." As you prepare your research publications, it is also important to plan for the rights you want to have over your articles after they are published. Learn how to protect your work. Preregistration is required. Register through Learn@ISU (keyword:LIB).

Friday, 23 Feb 2018

Workshop: The 'Public Classroom'

Feb 23, 2018

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Pioneer Room, Memorial Union

free

Academic Affairs Meetings, receptions Training, development

Seemingly every week, university faculty come under fire for statements or material presented in the classroom. Join University Counsel Michael Norton for a review of the current environment and its implications for freedom of speech and academic freedom.

Tuesday, 27 Feb 2018

Workshop: The Pedagogy of Canvas Quizzes

Feb 27, 2018

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

116 Durham

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Training, development

Participants will learn how to use Quizzes in Canvas. The workshop will focus on practical ways to customize Quiz Settings as well as create and administer Quizzes with a variety of question types to accommodate specific learning situations. Quiz Moderation and Analytics will be also explored.

Wednesday, 28 Feb 2018

Workshop: Assignments and Gradebook in Canvas

Feb 28, 2018

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

116 Durham

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Training, development

Assignments are a backbone of the course's Gradebook in Canvas. Participants will learn to create and manage Assignments and Assignment Groups as well as explore how the Gradebook is connected to the organization of Assignments. Participants will experience the power of SpeedGrader for efficient and effective grading.

Research Workshop: Submission software training

Feb 28, 2018

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

2310 Kildee

free

Research Training, development

The Office for Responsible Research will transition to a new electronic system for submission, review, and maintenance of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) applications.