Engage Your Students with Instructor Video
You will learn how to build interactivity into your videos by inserting hyperlinks and test questions--turning videos into graded assignments.
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Small Changes Learning Community
This reading group, intended for those who have been teaching at Illinois State for over four years, allows faculty to engage in discussions, encourage peer support, build networks, and develop mentorship connections. Gain new confidence in yourself and your ability to teach!
Empowering Faculty in Supporting Student Mental Health, Part 3: Question Persuade Refer (QPR Training)
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.
Future Faculty Learning Community
We will be basing our discussions on Creating Self-Regulated Learners: Strategies to Strengthen Students' Self-Awareness and Learning Skills by Linda B. Nilson. This text discusses how we can teach in ways that promote self-actualization and agency in our students, helping them to become life-long learners.
Autism Goes to College: Screening & Discussion
Join us for an inspiring documentary film screening that delves into the lives of autistic college students.
Introduction to Queer Allyship
Formerly known as 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 identifying resources available to support Queer Redbirds (faculty, staff, and students) at Illinois State University.
Embracing Neurodiversity in the Classroom
Neurodiversity focuses on the strengths of individuals and the support they may need to thrive. Learn how to create supportive and inclusive classroom environments for all students.
Introduction to Creating Digital Collections and Exhibits with Omeka
In this workshop, participants will learn some of the basic and intermediate functions of Omeka and brainstorm project ideas.
The Age of Insecurity: Navigating Challenges & Finding Meaningful Change
Read The Age of Insecurity: Coming together as Things Fall Apart by Astra Taylor. Taylor suggests that even in these troubled times, we can develop caring, inclusive, and sustainable forms of security to navigate the challenges our times.
Early Career Learning Community
For spring 2025, the focus will be on the book Creating Self-Regulated Learners, by Linda B. Nilson. This book offers suggestions to help students develop the skills and dispositions necessary for deep, independent, and lasting learning.
Maker Day: Intergenerational Online Learning
Maker Days are a space where instructors can work independently and collaboratively to discuss topics related to teaching and develop artifacts that can be used in their courses. This maker day focuses on different approaches to online learning that can support students of different backgrounds, from Gen-Z to non-traditional students.
Early Career Learning Community
For spring 2025, the focus will be on the book Creating Self-Regulated Learners, by Linda B. Nilson. This book offers suggestions to help students develop the skills and dispositions necessary for deep, independent, and lasting learning.