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Day of Renewal – May 14, 9am-3pmCome to CTLT to relax after you turn in your grades. Designed to help faculty unwind from the stress of the semester, the event will include wellness sessions, yoga, mini-massage and manicure. Learn more… |
Blackboard WorkshopsThe Blackboard course management system can be a useful tool for your face-to-face, blended or online courses. These workshops offer support for both new and experienced users. Remember: Blackboard replaces WebCT! Learn more… |
Teaching with Primary SourcesJoin us for Teaching with Primary Sources, a federally-funded program facilitated by Milner Library. The goal of this full-day workshop is to learn how to access and utilize primary sources to enhance teaching and learning. Learn more… |
Blended & Online Course DesignCreate an enhanced learning environment for your students and avoid the frustrating pitfalls of false starts. You will walk out with a design plan and a good idea of how to implement it in your course(s). Learn more… |
Connecting with StudentsNew communication technologies provide a wider array of options for communication with and among your students, each with potential benefits and drawbacks. Informed use can help you be more efficient, increase your ability to connect with students, and enhance instructor-student relationships. Learn more… |
Technology-assisted DiscussionLearn to facilitate productive and active discussions in your online or blended courses. Recent research indicates that online discussions are extremely effective in creating a community of learners, enhancing the student learning experience in and out of the classroom. Learn more… |
Teaching with Emergent Technology: Second LifeOnline virtual environments like “Second Life” let you and your students experience a wide variety of situations that you may or may not face in the real world. Design life-like scenarios or case studies for your students to grapple with. Learn more… |
Putting Course Content OnlineExplore the various ways that content can be created for the Web, a process by which to decide the most effective tool to use and best practices for media and multimedia use. The workshop also shows you how to create effective Web-based content. Learn more… |
Cyber Plagiarism & Intellectual PropertyIt is easier than ever to commit plagiarism or violate copyright laws on the Internet. Get familiar with the current issues of plagiarism and intellectual property and create prevention and detection action plans for your class. Learn more… |
Designing Personal & Professional WebsitePromote yourself on the Internet. Most scholars provide access to their professional information such as publications, vita, and courses they taught. Using a basic web authoring tool, you will create a basic web page which you will be able to refine and update later. Learn more… |
Engaging Students in Large ClassroomsCome benefit from the collective wisdom of seasoned campus professionals who’ve used research and personal experiences to address large classroom issues such as what’s important on the first day of class, how to motivate discussion, how to use humor effectively, and how to share the teaching load. Learn more… |
Civic Engagement WorkshopJoin us for a day of learning about campus civic engagement resources such as ADP, PEP, FOCUS, and CEC (Community-Engaged Classrooms–formerly Redbird Outreach), and spend time with representatives from various community organizations interested in engaging our students with their projects. Learn more… |
When “Students Can’t Write”: Strategies for CopingIn this two-day workshop you’ll have a chance to (re)design an individualized approach to student writing. Topics will include designing rigorous and engaging writing assignments, supporting effective peer response and editing practices, providing formative feedback, effective and efficient assessment practices, and more. Learn more… |
Leadership for FacultyWhether you lead committees or classrooms, you can benefit from information on these and other issues related to providing effective, efficient, and legally sound leadership. The workshop will cover three components of leadership at ISU: general skills, committee performance, and legal awareness. Learn more… |
Re-Invent Your Course: An Extended ExperienceMost of us likely revise our courses every semester, tinkering with details here and there to fix problems and make the experience just a bit better. But there also comes a time when incremental, piecemeal changes are not enough for our courses to reach their potential. Make this the summer that you totally overhaul that problem course. Learn more… |
Re-Invent Your Course IIThis workshop is for faculty who successfully completed the Reinvent Your Course I experience last summer. During the second time through the reinvent process, you can either refine and strengthen the design and implementation of your previously reinvented course or apply the process to another course needing reinvention. Learn more… |