Faculty Prep Week • August 12 – 16, 2024
The Center for Integrated Professional Development is ready to help you teach this fall. In addition to the workshops below, check out our many Teaching Resources.
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Preparing your Syllabi
Synchronous sessions:
Two offerings:
Monday, August 12 • 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 15 • 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. -
Midterm Chats - Fall 2024
What your students are really thinking?
Midterm Chats for both face-to-face and synchronous online courses are available from Monday, September 16 through Friday, October 25.
Canvas Courses
Quick Start for Canvas
Register by:
Wednesday, August 14
Synchronous session:
Thursday, August 15 • 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Online
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. Registration is required.
Facilitator:
Allison Hauser, Center for Integrated Professional Development
Addy Lamb, Center for Integrated Professional Development
Create Videos Within Canvas
Register by:
Wednesday, August 14
Synchronous sessions:
Thursday, August 15 • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Online
You do not have to be a tech 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.
Facilitator:
Tony Piña, Center for Integrated Professional Development
Greg Maier, Center for Integrated Professional Development
Engage Your Students with Instructor Video
Register by:
Wednesday, August 14
Synchronous sessions:
Thursday, August 15 • 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Online
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 to 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.
Facilitator:
Tony Piña, Center for Integrated Professional Development
Greg Maier, Center for Integrated Professional Development
Workshop
Preparing your Syllabi
Synchronous sessions:
Two offerings:
Monday, August 12 • 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 15 • 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Locations:
Wiliams 314
Facilitators:
Mayuko Nakamura,
Center for Integrated Professional Development
Drop by at the syllabi open house and finish or polish your syllabi. If you’re done with your syllabi, we can review them for all necessary components, accessibility, and policies and practices that can help your students succeed in your class. We can also explore how you could use the first day to make it more than a “syllabi day” and have a great start to the semester! Bring your own device with you so you can work on your syllabi.
This is an open house, so you can stop in, grab a snack and leave anytime during the scheduled time. No registration required.