Friday, 01 Apr 2022
Online workshop: Miller Open Education Mini-Grant Q&A
In this Q&A-style drop-in session, Abbey Elder, Open Access Librarian, will guide you through the application process with a copy of the mini-grant application rubric. Come prepared to talk about your potential project and bring along any questions you have. Registration required.
Tuesday, 05 Apr 2022
A Demonstration of New Quizzes in Canvas
Canvas has developed New Quizzes to replace the current Quizzes function, Classic Quizzes. The ISU transition to New Quizzes is tied to and dependent on Canvas' timeline and ability to meet their milestone commitments.
Wednesday, 06 Apr 2022
Workshop: Intro to the Oral History Toolkit
The Oral History Toolkit provides an easy way for individuals to capture and share recordings using readily available technology, including cell phones, tablets, laptops, and/or audiovisual recording equipment. Registration required.
Webinar: Strategies for Antiracist Action in STEM
Bala Chaudhary is an assistant professor of environmental studies at Dartmouth College, will present guidelines for developing antiracist policies and action. Her presentation will include a time for Q&A discussion.
CELT Teaching Talks: Teaching a Successful High-Enrollment Asynchronous Course (Olga Mesropova)
During this virtual brown-bag lunch session, Olga Mesropova (Associate Professor of Russian, World Languages and Cultures) will discuss her experiences of designing and delivering high-enrollment (200+ students), online, asynchronous Russian culture courses.
Protecting Human Research Subjects
Participants will discuss risk in human subjects research and approaches for minimizing or mitigating risk. We'll also examine confidentiality and data security measures to protect research subjects.
Workshop Series: Spring 2022 Strolls for Well-being at ISU
Join us for this 3-part workshop series to explore the Spring 2022 Strolls for Well-being: Press Pause and Take a Break. The workshop begins with an initial group meeting with facilitators to acquaint participants with the program options and to distribute the Guidebook. There are two additional group meetings in the series with facilitators. Participants are encouraged to enjoy the Strolls for Well-Being at ISU when it is convenient for them.
Thursday, 07 Apr 2022
Subrecipient Monitoring
Collaborations with subrecipients are an essential part of research, but how do we properly manage subrecipients? Join OSPA and SPA as we examine the Uniform Guidance's expanded requirements for subrecipient monitoring on federal financial assistance awards.This training will enhance your understanding of how subrecipient collaborations work and will prepare you to meet the Uniform Guidance's requirements for subrecipient monitoring.
Monday, 11 Apr 2022
Workshop: Conducting a Lit Review
"Conducting a lit review: A Citation Here, a Citation There ... Pretty Soon You'll Have a Lit Review," the first of a two-part series that will help you conduct and write the literature review for your thesis or dissertation. Registration required.
Workshop: Tracking Down Your Research Impact
Learn the basics of cited reference and techniques for author name searching in Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar and how to generate visualizations and reports from the results. Registration required.
Wednesday, 13 Apr 2022
Course Design: Access & Inclusion with UDL
In this session, learn how to how to continue implementing the value of flexibility as a component of Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
Friday, 15 Apr 2022
Active Learning for Busy Skeptics
Active learning has consistently been shown to be more effective than traditional instruction for promoting learning, motivation and student retention. Despite this overwhelming research support, instructors have a number of significant concerns about adopting active learning techniques in their own classes. Common concerns include worries about preparation time, content coverage and student resistance to new teaching methods.
A Practical Introduction to Problem-Based Learning
Most instructors want to develop their students' ability to solve practical, realistic problems of the sort found in the real world. Despite that, instruction typically emphasizes textbook examples and homework that has little to do with the types of problems encountered outside of the classroom. This session offers a practical introduction to Problem-based learning or PBL.
Monday, 18 Apr 2022
IRB Special Topics: Research with Secondary Data
So you know you can't begin collecting your research data before getting IRB approval, but what about using secondary data? Join us for this in-depth discussion about secondary data. This session is most useful for attendees who have completed IRB 101 or have basic knowledge of IRB principles and processes.
Workshop: Conducting a Lit Review
"Lit Review Without Tears: Tangible Strategies for Writing a Pain-Free Literature Review," the second of a two-part series that will help you conduct and write the literature review for your thesis or dissertation. Registration required.
Tuesday, 19 Apr 2022
Make Every Day Earth Day: Connecting with your students
In celebration of Earth Month, Merry Rankin, Director of Sustainability, will discuss sustainability as becoming increasingly more important to students and how, with deliberate mindfulness, instructors can address these needs through an infusion of environmental, economic and social sustainability in their learning environments.
Virtual workshop: Copyright in the Classroom
"Copyright in the Classroom: Support for Instructors," learn how to approach common copyright concerns like Fair Use evaluation, resources for more information, and support available on campus. Registration required.
Wednesday, 20 Apr 2022
Keynote Session, "How I Taught This" - Top Hat Training
Keynote and fireside chat with faculty about their experience working with Top Hat and the impact Top Hat has had on their teaching, students, and courseware.
New User Demonstrations - Top Hat Training
Drop-in session will be offered in the afternoon
Thursday, 21 Apr 2022
Virtual Forum: Open Scholar Cafe
"Dress, Appearance, and Diversity in U.S. Society: Open Textbook & QM Certification." Kelly Reddy-Best, associate professor of apparel, merchandising and design, created open educational resources (OER) for one of her courses, which has now received Quality Matters certification for its accessibility and high-quality course design. Registration is free.
Level 2 Certification - Top Hat Training
Our Level 2 Advanced Top Hat Certification course equips instructors with the skills to Take content creation to the next level by learning how to write engaging content for their audience, move from extrinsic to intrinsic learning motivators and discover successful techniques for flipping their class and curating course content.
Roundtable Discussion - Top Hat in Large Enrollment Classes - Top Hat Training
In the current educational landscape, there is increased pressure for instructors to provide equitable and flexible learning experiences for large groups of students. This can be challenging, even for the most seasoned instructors. This roundtable discussion is an opportunity for instructors of large enrolment courses to come together, reflect on their experiences and learn from their peers.
Webinar: Countering Learning Loss
Professors are reporting a disconcerting level of disconnection among students, using words like "defeated," "exhausted," and "overwhelmed." What's more, some K-12 and college educators are worried about loss of specific skills or knowledge areas important because of the disruption of the pandemic. What are the right ways for colleges and faculty to reengage students in learning?
New User Demonstrations - Top Hat Training
Our hands-on workshop for faculty who are just getting started with Top Hat. Our team will provide an overview of the Top Hat platform and the various assessment tools available, walk through account set up and provide customized recommendations to align with instructors' existing pedagogy.
Wednesday, 27 Apr 2022
A Demonstration of New Quizzes in Canvas
Canvas has developed New Quizzes to replace the current Quizzes function, Classic Quizzes. The ISU transition to New Quizzes is tied to and dependent on Canvas' timeline and ability to meet their milestone commitments.