Library - Scholarly Commons
This calendar includes events sponsored by the Scholarly Commons as well as those by
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
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In this 1 hour short course you will learn how to work with Excel Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts. Topics will include learning how to create a Pivot Table; rearrange and then format the data; set filters including the use of Slicers and Timelines; and finally creating a Pivot Chart of the data in the Pivot Table. This workshop is aimed at beginner users of Pivot Tables.
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Microsoft Teams is a communications platform available through MS Office 365. During this two-hour live online workshop, we will focus on the Teams experience from a team member’s perspective. Topics will include learning how to navigate the Teams environment; communicating with others in Teams (including chat); setting and managing notifications of Team activity.
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In this two-hour live Photoshop session, we will cover working with selections in preparation to edit images. Register by 8 am to get meeting link sent. Register by 8 am to have link sent.
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In this two-hour live Photoshop session, we will cover working with layers and learn to edit in a non-destructive way. Register by 8 am to get meeting link sent.
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Join Miriam Thaggert for a conversation about her new book "Riding Jane Crow: African American Women on the American Railroad" with Mia Bay.
Thursday, June 30, 2022
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In this 2-hour online course, we will spend time adjusting images in Photoshop, using Adjustment Layers, and explore several kinds of image adjustments. We will also explore image editing in a non-destructive method. Register by 8 am to have link sent.
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Active learning is critical to student engagement and retention of material. In this workshop, you will learn about ways to help your students actively engage with course material to achieve the learning goals of your course.
Monday, July 4, 2022
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
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This interactive workshop discusses not only how to use group work in the classroom, but how to use collaborative work effectively.
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
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Register for this 2-hour Outlook session to learn about specific features and tips for using Outlook more productively. Zoom link sent after registration.
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In this short online course you will learn how to use some of the data analysis features and tools using Excel. Topics will include learning how to subtotal a list of data; set up data validation rules; use Goal Seek, Solver, and Scenarios and basic data tables.
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This 2 hour Outlook Calendar live workshop, participants will learn to schedule & edit appointments; work with calendar labels and tasks displayed on the Calendar. We will schedule with the Scheduling Assistant, practice scheduling a conference room, and discuss scheduling Online Meetings, and discuss calendar permissions.
Thursday, July 7, 2022
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In this 2 hr online workshop, participants will learn how to create and work with Access tables. We will create a table using application parts and also from scratch. We will create a primary key and start entering data. We will work with fields in a table from adding, deleting, re-arranging to setting field properties. Finish up using lookup fields and calculated fields
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We have many options for scheduling online meetings these days. We will use Outlook for a central place to keep track of several kinds of online meetings and to make sure we have reminders. We will look at recommendations for scheduling with Skype for Business, Zoom and Microsoft Teams.
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In addition to being a guide, the syllabus can help you make your course more inclusive and accessible. Make the most of your class's go-to document by attending this workshop.
Monday, July 11, 2022
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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In this 2-hour online workshop we will explore the Visio interface and create graphics. Visio comes with diagram-specific shapes and tools that enable you to quickly create professional-looking flowcharts, organization charts, timelines, & more. In this 2-hour workshop, we will learn how to create some basic shapes, and connect, distribute, and align them with Auto-connect
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Microsoft Teams is a communications platform available through MS Office 365. During this two-hour live online workshop, we will focus on the Teams experience from a team member’s perspective. Topics will include learning how to navigate the Teams environment; communicating with others in Teams (including chat); setting and managing notifications of Team activity.
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Join Patrick Moser, author of "Surf and Rescue: George Freeth and the Birth of California Beach Culture" for a book talk.
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
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In this 1-hour online course, you will learn about conditional formatting of data in Microsoft Excel. Topics will also include applying special formatting to numbers.
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Join us in a live, online session using OneNote 365 where we will discuss the structure of notebooks, practice putting data into them, and explore the interconnectivity of Microsoft applications with OneNote. This session is aimed for beginner users of OneNote.
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A properly designed database makes it easier to work with up-to-date, accurate information. Investing the time required to learn the principles of good relational database design ensures that you will end up with a database that meets your needs and can easily accommodate change. This online workshop provides guidelines for planning an Access database.
Thursday, July 14, 2022
Friday, July 15, 2022
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Join Cynthia Clampitt author of, "Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland" and "Destination Heartland: A Guide to Discovering the Midwest's Remarkable Past," for a talk at the Geneseo Public Library in Geneseo, IL.
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Join Patrick Moser, author of "Surf and Rescue: George Freeth and the Birth of California Beach Culture" for a virtual book talk with Zoom Forward part of the Phren-z literary magazine.
Saturday, July 16, 2022
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Join Patrick Moser, author of "Surf and Rescue: George Freeth and the Birth of California Beach Culture," as he gives a book talk at the Redondo Beach Main Library.
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Join Cynthia Clampitt author of, "Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland" and "Destination Heartland: A Guide to Discovering the Midwest's Remarkable Past," for a talk at the Geneseo Public Library in Geneseo, IL.
Monday, July 18, 2022
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
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In this 2-hour online workshop we will explore the Word interface while we type text on a page, fix spelling errors, change spacing and page margins, and save our work. We will practice navigating the document; select text to make revisions; and move text by cutting and pasting. Formatting tools will be next, where we will learn how to emphasize text.
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In this 2-hour workshop, participants will learn how to create and open InDesign documents, navigate the user interface, modify a document, import graphics, and manipulate basic text and text frames.
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Join Patrick Moser, author of "Surf and Rescue: George Freeth and the Birth of California Beach Culture," as he gives a virtual book talk for the California Historical Society.
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
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In this 2-hour online course learn how to create and work with Access forms. Create a new form using the form wizard and explore layout and design view. Add and modify form controls including a calculated control and lookup control.
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Join us in an online session using OneNote where we will discuss the structure of notebooks and how OneNote notebooks work within MS Teams.
Thursday, July 21, 2022
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In this 2-hour workshop we will explore the mail merge features in Word including working with various data sources such as Excel and Access; working with rules; and creating and printing labels. We will also take a look at email merges using Outlook.
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During this two hour session, we will go over the basics of the Photoshop interface and some resources on how to continue learning features. Instructor will work through a beginner tutorial, editing a photo and share resources. Q & A to follow. Register by noon to get the link sent for the session.
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Join Patrick Moser, author of "Surf and Rescue: George Freeth and the Birth of California Beach Culture," for a book signing and book talk at Surfing Heritage and Culture Center in San Clemente, CA.
Monday, July 25, 2022
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
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In this 2-hour online session, we will work with graphics in Microsoft Word. Topics covered will include learning how to add pictures and online images in a Word document; work with shapes; format, resize, move and crop images, and finish with creating and modifying an organization chart.
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In this 2-hour online workshop, participants will learn how to create a two-page InDesign brochure from scratch, import graphics, and manipulate basic text and text frames. No prior knowledge of InDesign is required. Link sent after registration.
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Join Patrick Moser, author of "Surf and Rescue: George Freeth and the Birth of California Beach Culture" for a book talk.
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
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In this two-hour Illustrator session, we will go over recommended resources and tutorials, then participants will be introduced to the user interface while creating a vector graphic logo.
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Have you been asked to put together a PowerPoint presentation, but you're not sure how to start? Participate in this short online course and learn the basics, including how to create slides and put content in them. We will also learn how to format and custom design the slides.
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Join Cynthia Clampitt author of, "Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland" for a talk called "How Corn Changed Everything" with the Rolling Meadows Public Library.
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Join Patrick Moser, author of "Surf and Rescue: George Freeth and the Birth of California Beach Culture" for a book talk.
Thursday, July 28, 2022
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This 2-hour online class introduces the Access query object. Topics include working in design view; creating a simple query by adding and removing fields and adding criterion. We will create multi-table queries; calculated fields and set field properties; explore a totals query, parameter query, and action queries.
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In this 2-hour online course, you will become familiar with the Excel's interface. Topics will also include entering, editing, and formatting data in a worksheet, performing basic formulas, printing and using Help.
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Join Patrick Moser, author of "Surf and Rescue: George Freeth and the Birth of California Beach Culture," as he gives a virtual presentation with the Western Neighborhoods Project.
Monday, August 1, 2022
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Thursday, August 4, 2022
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Join Patrick Moser, author of "Surf and Rescue: George Freeth and the Birth of California Beach Culture" for a book talk and book signing.
Friday, August 5, 2022
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Join Clare Howard and David Zalaznik for a book signing, photography exhibition and reception celebrating their new book, In the Spirit of Wetlands: Reviving Habitat in the Illinois River Watershed, at the Peoria Art Guild.
Thursday, August 11, 2022
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Join Patrick Moser, author of "Surf and Rescue: George Freeth and the Birth of California Beach Culture," for a book signing at the Cliff House in San Francisco.
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Join Cynthia Clampitt author of, "Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland" , for a talk called "How Corn Changed Everything" with the Roselle Public Library
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
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Join Cynthia Clampitt author of, "Destination Heartland: A Guide to Discovering the Midwest's Remarkable Past," for a talk called "Destination Heartland History" at Schaumburg Public Library in Schaumburg, IL.
Thursday, August 25, 2022
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Join Cynthia Clampitt author of, "Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland" and "Destination Heartland: A Guide to Discovering the Midwest's Remarkable Past," for a talk at Warren County Historical Museum in Monmouth, IL.
Friday, September 2, 2022
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Join Clare Howard and David Zalaznik at the Peoria Contemporary Art Center for a book talk and signing for In the Spirit of Wetlands: Reviving Habitat in the Illinois River Watershed.
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
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When cooperative learning is well-designed it minimizes opportunities for students and instructors to experience frustrations. Join this interactive workshop to explore best practices that will enhance your students’ experiences as they learn cooperatively in groups.
Thursday, September 8, 2022
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Join Kevin Mungons and Douglas Yeo, authors of "Homer Rodeheaver and the Rise of the Gospel Music Industry," for an event about their book at Grace College.
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Join Stephen Wade, the author of "The Beautiful Music All Around Us" for four days of classes, jams, song circles, and concerts centered on traditional 5-string banjo styles.
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Join Peter Vagt at Prairie Path Books for a book talk about "Light Through The Trees: Photographs at the Morton Arboretum."
Friday, September 9, 2022
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Join Stephen Wade, the author of "The Beautiful Music All Around Us" for four days of classes, jams, song circles, and concerts centered on traditional 5-string banjo styles.
Saturday, September 10, 2022
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Join Stephen Wade, the author of "The Beautiful Music All Around Us" for four days of classes, jams, song circles, and concerts centered on traditional 5-string banjo styles.
Sunday, September 11, 2022
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Join Stephen Wade, the author of "The Beautiful Music All Around Us" for four days of classes, jams, song circles, and concerts centered on traditional 5-string banjo styles.
Monday, September 19, 2022
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Join Cynthia Clampitt author of, "Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland" and "Destination Heartland: A Guide to Discovering the Midwest's Remarkable Past," for a talk in Fowler, IL.
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
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Join Peter Vagt, author of "Light Through the Trees: Photographs at the Morton Arboretum," for a book launch event.
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Join photographer and environmental scientist Peter Vagt for a photographic journey of the Arboretum across decades and seasons.
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
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Join Douglas Yeo, co-author of "Homer Rodeheaver and the Rise of the Gospel Music Industry," for a book talk at Wheaton College.
Sunday, October 16, 2022
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Join Cynthia Clampitt author of, "Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland", for a talk at the Jackson County Historical Society in Murphysboro, IL.
Thursday, October 20, 2022
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Join Cynthia Clampitt author of, "Destination Heartland: A Guide to Discovering the Midwest's Remarkable Past" for a talk called "Destination Heartland History" in Glenview, IL.
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
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Cynthia Clampitt will give a book talk about "Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland" to Carol Stream Historical Society.
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Join Cynthia Clampitt author of, "Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland" and "Destination Heartland: A Guide to Discovering the Midwest's Remarkable Past," for a talk called "How Corn Changed Everything" with the Carol Stream Historical Society.
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
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CITL's Master Course in Online Teaching (MCOT) is a deep dive into online teaching strategies. We will explore the following topics: • Designing Your Online Course • Developing Your Learning Community • Adapting Best Teaching Practices to Your Online Course • Motivating Your Students to Excel MCOT on Canvas is a synchronous cohort experience.
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
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Join Cynthia Clampitt author of, "Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland" and "Destination Heartland: A Guide to Discovering the Midwest's Remarkable Past," for a talk at Town and Country Garden Club of Libertyville, IL.
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CITL's Master Course in Online Teaching (MCOT) is a deep dive into online teaching strategies. We will explore the following topics: • Designing Your Online Course • Developing Your Learning Community • Adapting Best Teaching Practices to Your Online Course • Motivating Your Students to Excel MCOT on Canvas is a synchronous cohort experience.
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
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CITL's Master Course in Online Teaching (MCOT) is a deep dive into online teaching strategies. We will explore the following topics: • Designing Your Online Course • Developing Your Learning Community • Adapting Best Teaching Practices to Your Online Course • Motivating Your Students to Excel MCOT on Canvas is a synchronous cohort experience.
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
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Join Cynthia Clampitt author of, "Destination Heartland: A Guide to Discovering the Midwest's Remarkable Past," for a talk called "Destination Heartland History" in Winnetka, IL.
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
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CITL's Master Course in Online Teaching (MCOT) is a deep dive into online teaching strategies. We will explore the following topics: • Designing Your Online Course • Developing Your Learning Community • Adapting Best Teaching Practices to Your Online Course • Motivating Your Students to Excel MCOT on Canvas is a synchronous cohort experience.
Friday, November 18, 2022
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Join Cynthia Clampitt author of, "Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland," for a talk called "How Corn Changed Everything" in Batavia IL.
Thursday, March 23, 2023
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Join Cynthia Clampitt author of, "Destination Heartland: A Guide to Discovering the Midwest's Remarkable Past" for a talk called "Destination Heartland History" in Wheaton, IL.