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Postponed ALI Abridged: Active Learning Mixer (POSTPONED)

2030 Morrill Hall 603 Morrill Rd, Ames, IA

We will plan on hosting this event during the 2023 spring semester. Questions? reach out to us at celt@iastate.edu. Join CELT Faculty Fellow for active learning, Megan Myers, current and past Active Learning Institute participants, and active learning advocates on campus to talk about active learning in your classroom. What works for you? What doesn’t ...Continue reading "ALI Abridged: Active Learning Mixer (POSTPONED)"

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Workshop, Back to Basics: Tips to Provide a Student-Centric Environment with Christina Campbell

2030 Morrill Hall 603 Morrill Rd, Ames, IA

Ever wonder how to incorporate evidence-based teaching strategies that support student learning and well-being? This workshop will provide the attendee with five best practices along with supporting recommendations. Utilizing active learning strategies, participants will develop an individualized plan of action to effectively promote student success in their “classroom.”   This event will be facilitated by ...Continue reading "Workshop, Back to Basics: Tips to Provide a Student-Centric Environment with Christina Campbell"

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Webinar: Career Preparation in the Land Grant Tradition with Michael Bugeja

Attend Online via Zoom
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In the academic capstone class of the Greenlee School, we require media ethics students to create an online portfolio with personal ethics code featuring their skills and preparing them for the workplace, with most of our students finding first jobs and internships in Iowa. We believe that capstone courses (at Greenlee, media law and ethics) ...Continue reading "Webinar: Career Preparation in the Land Grant Tradition with Michael Bugeja"

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Workshop, Low Tech, High Impact: Micro-Games, Nano-Games, and Serious Work

2221 Student Innovation Center

In this workshop, we'll play and discuss short-form games, with an emphasis on digital game poems, non-digital "nanogames," and microgames. Used in class, such games quickly stimulate student interest or simplify complex topics. The workshop will demo examples and show how to create, revise, and teach with your own games.   Evan Torner is Associate Professor ...Continue reading "Workshop, Low Tech, High Impact: Micro-Games, Nano-Games, and Serious Work"

Workshop, Off-the-Shelf to Off-the-Cuff: Designing and Using Games for Humanistic Pedagogy

0606 Ross Hall

Gameplay creates a more creative, embodied experience that transports participants into unfamiliar places and times. Used well in the classroom, games can lead to more deeply engaged students and more successful learning outcomes. Focusing on historically inspired games, this workshop will help you adapt gameplay for your classroom goals. Evan Torner is Associate Professor of German and ...Continue reading "Workshop, Off-the-Shelf to Off-the-Cuff: Designing and Using Games for Humanistic Pedagogy"

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