Come take a look at different ways to help promote deeper learning and to encourage students to discuss, process, and apply information. Applying Active and Productive Classroom Strategies is just one of the stimulating workshops offered this week at the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology.
Some of our workshops require registration, so simply select the link in the workshop title and you’ll be taken directly to the appropriate registration page. Workshops are held at our facility at 301 South Main Street unless otherwise noted. If you have questions or need help, you can always email us at CTLT@ilstu.edu.
SoftChalk Create
1–4 p.m. Monday, October 20
Looking for a creative, new way to engage students? SoftChalk can help! This program lets you easily create engaging, interactive web lessons. You will learn to create interactive learning games such as customizable flashcards, image labeling, matching games, crosswords and more. SoftChalk Lessons are easily imported into ReggieNet.
In this series, Classroom Learning Experiences for Maximum Impact, we focus on how to invite students into the process of learning.
You have successfully flipped your course. Your students are consuming content outside of class. Now, learn new methods to make all that material stick. This session looks at a variety of activities to promote deep learning and encourage students to discuss, process, and apply the information that they gathered outside of class. No registration is necessary.
Illustrator CS6: Part 3
1–4 p.m. Tuesday, October 21
Get an overview of Illustrator’s Pen Tool, the principal tool for drawing complex shapes in this popular program.
SharePoint for Committees
1:30–2:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 21
Are you doing a job search? Are you part of a DFSC, Program Review, or other committee? Learn how to use this online tool to share documents, calendars, task lists and more. This workshop is open to faculty, administrators, and staff only.
Early Career Faculty Development Circle
12–1 p.m. Wednesday, October 22
This development circle offers a combination of professional development and peer support to faculty members in their first three years of service at Illinois State. Topics for the Fall 2014 semester are drawn from the book How Learning Works: 7 Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching, by Susan A. Ambrose et al. Participants will receive a copy of the book and an executive summary of each chapter.
InDesign CS6
1–4 p.m. Wednesday, October 22
Get an introduction to this page layout editor, including a tour of basic tools. Learn to place and move graphics and text to create an aesthetically pleasing format for printing.
News Postings with WordPress
9–10 a.m. Thursday, October 23
Learn how to use the Stories.IllinoisState.edu content management system, powered by WordPress, to add news articles, tag them to feed to multiple locations (including your website), insert images, photo galleries, and more. This workshop is open to faculty and staff only.
Early Career Faculty Development Circle
12–1 p.m. Thursday, October 23
This development circle offers a combination of professional development and peer support to faculty members in their first three years of service at Illinois State. Topics for the Fall 2014 semester are drawn from the book How Learning Works: 7 Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching, by Susan A. Ambrose et al. Participants will receive a copy of the book and an executive summary of each chapter.
Photoshop CS6: Part 4
1–4 p.m. Thursday, October 23
This session will give you an overview of how to combine elements from two different pictures (we’ll be taking a starfish from one picture and putting it on a beach). In addition, we’ll look at how to make harder selections using Photoshop’s more advanced selection tools.
If you need a special accommodation to fully participate in an event, please contact the CTLT main desk at (309) 438-2542.
