Events
Registration for events is now handled through iPeople, unless otherwise specified. When registering from off campus locations, users may be asked to complete Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Users can see what they have previously registered for and cancel registrations by logging in to this tracking page.
If you have questions about the content of a workshop or need an accommodation to fully participate, please email ProDev@ilstu.edu. If you receive an error message while attempting to register, please contact the Technology Support Center.
Technology Consultations and Courses (New!)
We've recently redesigned our long-standing "Technology Short Courses" offerings, seen on our new Technology Consultations and Courses page. There you can find technology and online teaching workshops (also listed on this page), workshops offered by partner units at Illinois State (for example, Teams and the News.IllinoisState system), and contact information to connect you with experts on various software and teaching tools.
Learning Communities
Learning communities are professional development opportunities where a group of instructors meets regularly to discuss pedagogical strategies and challenges to improve their teaching.
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Empowering Faculty in Supporting Student Mental Health
Join Student Counseling Services staff as they facilitate a four-part series designed to empower faculty and staff in supporting students' mental health.
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Canvas Workshops
Find a complete list of workshops to help you teach with the Canvas learning management system on the Technology Consultations and Courses page.
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CORE: Community of Research Administration Expertise
The Office of Research is offering a series of micro-workshops that focus on different aspects of the research administration, from getting funding to closing out project budgets.
Workshops
CORE: Community of Research Administration Expertise
The Office of Research is offering a series of micro-workshops that focus on different aspects of the research administration, from getting funding to closing out project budgets. Join us for these 30-minutes sessions and get the information you need to successfully administer your projects.
Two sessions are being offered in the fall semester with others following in the spring. Registration is required
Grant Proposal Budgets
Register by:
Tuesday, October 8
Synchronous Session:
Wednesday, October 9 • 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Online
Facilitators:
Beverly Beyer, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
Jason Wagoner, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
Stacy Kelley, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
Curious about how to build a grant budget that will succeed with funders AND deliver what you need? This short session provides an overview of proposal budgets. Participants will learn about the role of the budget and the budget justification in the proposal process, their major components, and tips for getting started. The session will end with next steps, plus some examples as time allows. Registration is required.
A Post Closeout Assessment: Under the hood of how expenses are charged to grants
Register by:
Tuesday, December 10
Synchronous Session:
Wednesday, December 11 • 1 p.m. • 1:30 p.m.
Online
Facilitators:
Stacy Kelley, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
Beverly Beyer, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
After a grant closes out it can be a mix of emotions for PI's and staff who have participated in a project. But it can also be a great time to communicate openly about what worked and what could be improved for future projects. We will use case studies for participants to accentuate the efforts all stakeholders have in bringing a project to a successful conclusion. Registration is required.
Look for more workshops in this series in the Spring 2025 semester.
Empowering Faculty in Supporting Student Mental Health
Join Student Counseling Services staff as they facilitate a 4-part series designed to empower faculty and staff in supporting students' mental health. While attending all sessions is not mandatory, participating in each one will enhance your ability to meet the diverse needs of our students. This series is for faculty, staff, course instructors and graduate students who are interested in supporting student mental health. Registration is required for each individual session you wish to attend.
- Question Persuade Respond: Suicide Prevention and Empathetic Support with QPR Training
- Let’s Talk: Student Mental Health Consultations for Faculty and Staff
Question Persuade Refer: Suicide Prevention and Empathetic Support with QPR Training, Part 3
Register by:
Monday, November 18
Synchronous Session:
Tuesday, November 19 • 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location:
Student Services Building 130
Facilitator:
Jamie Laurson, Alcohol and Other Drug Interventionist, Health promotion & Wellness
Just as people trained in CPR help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone for help. As members of the ISU community, you are often the first individuals to notice signs and symptoms of suicide in a colleague, student, resident, coworker, friend, or loved one. This uniquely positions you as the first line of defense to assist someone in getting help and, therefore, saving a life. Participants will receive electronic access to helpful materials and receive a certificate from the QPR Institute upon completion.
This training will help you recognize the warning signs of suicide, learn how to provide empathetic support, offer hope to students who need it, and effectively guide individuals toward appropriate professional help and resources. Registration is required.
Let’s Talk: Student Mental Health Consultations for Faculty and Staff, Part 4
Register by:
Monday, December 2
Synchronous Session:
Tuesday, December 3 • 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location:
Student Services Building 130
Facilitator:
Danielle Beasley, Associate Director of Diversity, Equity, and Outreach, Student Counseling Services
In your role as a faculty or staff, students may come to you for support, advice, or encouragement because they recognize you as a good listener and someone who can help in their time of need. This consultation space is designed to address specific concerns you have for individual students or groups of students, questions about our services, and an overall supportive environment among staff/faculty to collaborate with one another.
This training will help you develop a deeper understanding of how to effectively provide support to students experiencing mental health challenges. You will gain knowledge about student mental health issues and the resources and support services available on campus. You will also learn how to refer students to Student Counseling Services (SCS) and facilitate conversations with students about campus resources. Registration is required.
Find Grant Funding: Get Started with Pivot
Synchronous Session:
Tuesday, October 22 • 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Online
Facilitator:
Beverly Beyer, Research and Sponsored Programs
Do you have projects that could appeal to funders if only you could identify the right ones? This session is an introduction to the Pivot-RP platform, learn how to build your profile, search for funding opportunities, and take the next steps with search results.
- In this session, you will explore the Pivot-RP platform and build an individual profile in Pivot
- Search for research funding opportunities.
Intended Audience: Tenured, Tenure-track, and NTT Faculty and Course Instructors. Registration is required.
Introduction to Queer Allyship
Synchronous Meeting Dates:
Tuesday, October 15 • 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Location:
Williams Hall 325
Facilitator:
David Giovagnoli, Center for Integrated Professional Development
LGBTQIA2S+ youth, including college students, are among the most at-risk groups for mental health challenges, housing and food insecurity, and domestic violence, because of the ways in which society’s support systems fail to see and value them. Formerly referred called Safe Zone, Intro to Queer Allyship is a knowledge-level workshop focusing on using terminology appropriately, understanding the relationship between sex, gender, and sexuality, and finding the resources available to support Queer Redbirds (faculty, staff, and students) at Illinois State University. This experience is tailored to faculty, staff, and graduate assistants, with either teaching responsibilities or other student-facing roles, particularly in Academic Affairs.
Intended Audience: Faculty, Course Instructors, Graduate Teaching Assistants, Staff. Registration is required.
Canvas and Online Education Courses
Grading and Feedback
Register by:
Monday, October 7
Synchronous session:
Tuesday, October 8 • 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Online
Register by:
Wednesday, October 9
Synchronous session:
Thursday, October 10 • 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Online
Facilitators:
Allison Hauser, Center for Integrated Professional
Development
Addy Lamb, Center for Integrated Professional Development
This is a hands-on tour of how you can use the Canvas Grades features to communicate with your students. You will get a tour of sorting data in the gradebook, using SpeedGrader and the annotation and comments feature. You will have time to try out your skills during the workshop and learn how you can use this a way to motivate your students. Registration is required.
Create Videos Within Canvas
Register by:
Friday, October 11
Synchronous session:
Monday, October 14 • 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Online
Facilitators:
Tony Piña, Center for Integrated Professional Development
Greg Maier, Center for Integrated Professional Development
You do not have to be a tech expert to incorporate video into your Canvas courses. Import videos from your computer or record video from your webcam or screen capture—quickly and easily. All videos will be automatically closed captioned. You can record videos once and embed them into multiple courses for teaching, assignments, assessment, and feedback. You can also see how long each of your students has watched your videos. You will also learn how to easily edit your videos and share them with users inside and outside of ISU. Registration is required.
Canvas Studio: Engage Students with Instructor Video
Register by:
Wednesday, October 16
Synchronous session:
Thursday, October 17 • 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Online
Facilitators:
Tony Piña, Center for Integrated Professional Development
Greg Maier, Center for Integrated Professional Development
Students report that courses which incorporate instructor videos into their Canvas courses are much more engaging and effective than those containing only text and still images. In this workshop, you will learn how to build interactivity into your videos by inserting hyperlinks and test questions--turning videos into graded assignments. You can also create assignments where students can record videos within Canvas and submit them as gradable assignments in Canvas SpeedGrader. You can also create video-based discussion boards. This workshop assumes that you have attended the “Create Video Within Canvas” workshop or have used Canvas Studio. Registration is required.
Building Regular and Substantive Interaction into Your Online
Register by:
Wednesday, October 23
Synchronous session:
Thursday, October 24 • 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Online
Facilitator:
Tony Piña, Center for Integrated Professional Development
Explore ways to increase interactivity and engagement within your online courses, while also meeting federal regulations for distance education. Regular and substantive interaction (RSI) is a federal requirement for all online courses that distinguishes “distance education” from “correspondence education”—the latter is ineligible to be paid for by federal financial funding (i.e., the University must return all financial aid tuition used for the course). Come and learn what constitutes RSI and how you can build RSI into your courses. (Hint: You are likely already doing some of this.)
Registration is required.
Quick Start for Canvas
Register by:
Friday, November 1
Synchronous session:
Monday, November 4 • 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Online
Facilitator:
Allison Hauser, Center for Integrated Professional
Development
New to teaching in Canvas? Still working on building out your Canvas site and need a quick crash course as the semester begins? This workshop packs a lot in just 90 minutes. Learn how to get started with the most important settings and tools, create basic course content using Pages and Modules, communicate with students using Announcements and Inbox, create Assignments, and navigate the Gradebook. The Quick Start for Canvas workshop is a fast-paced combination of several of our most popular workshops all in one. Registration required.
Canvas Tips All Instructors Should Know
Register by:
Tuesday, November 5
Synchronous session:
Wednesday, November 6 • 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Online
Facilitator:
Steve Travers, Center for Integrated Professional
Development
Instructors at ISU who are using Canvas have had a year to familiarize themselves with using the LMS. In this workshop, we will briefly discuss several “tips and tricks” that can enhance your Canvas courses. These tips can help you address minor troubleshooting questions, enhance your course design, and streamline your Canvas experience. Registration is required.
Canvas: Gradebook Clinic
Register by:
Friday, November 30
Monday, December 2 • 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Online
Register by:
Tuesday, December 3
Wednesday, December 4 • 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Online
Facilitator:
Allison Hauser, Center for Integrated Professional
Development
This workshop will focus on how the tools in Canvas that can help you grade more effectively and quickly! In addition to covering the basics of entering grades, organizing and weighing assignments, and setting gradebook policies, you'll learn how to use SpeedGrader to quickly view, annotate, and grade a variety of assignments. This workshop will focus on tips, tricks, and features that will help you tackle grading in no time! Registration is required.