Library - Scholarly Commons
This calendar includes events sponsored by the Scholarly Commons as well as those by
Friday, February 26, 2021
Consider strategies for building student to student, student to content, and student to faculty engagement in the online classroom. Walk away with ideas you can use right away. *This workshop counts towards completion of any of CITL's Teaching Certificates. To learn more about our Teaching Certificate program please visit https://go.illinois.edu/teaching_certificates.
Led by Bill Hart-Davidson, these sessions will aid applicants to the Humanities Without Walls Seed Grant and Grand Research Challenge in shaping ideas, pitching, project management, and more. Attendees are highly encouraged to attend these workshops with their potential team members.
Microsoft Teams is a communications tool available through MS Office 365. During this two-hour online workshop, we will learn how to navigate the Teams environment and communicate with others in Teams. We will practice participating in online Teams meetings, and discuss sharing screens and files during meetings. We will create a team and channels.
The Center for European Studies at the University of Michigan hosts Dr. Tiffany Florivil, author of "Mobilizing Black Germany: Afro-German Women and the Making of a Transnational Movement", for a webinar discussing her new book as apart of their Conversations on Europe lecture series. This event will be held via Zoom and requires prior registration.
Join Robert Schatz, author of "The Labor Board Crew: Remaking Worker-Employer Relations from Pearl Harbor to the Reagan Era", for the “On Top of the World, 1946-56” Labor History seminar presented by the Newberry Library.
Join the Asian Educational Media Service for the film screening of Edo Avant Garde, directed by Linda Hoaglund
Sunday, February 28, 2021
The Spurlock Museum of World Cultures and the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center (REEEC) at the University of Illinois are hosting a free, family-friendly Zoom program to celebrate Eastern European International Women’s Day. There will be crafts and short lessons on the Russian language, along with highlights from the Museum’s collection and a Russian story.
Monday, March 1, 2021
Learn how several courses have successfully conducted peer review in Compass and investigate options for applying it to yours. Bring questions and objectives! Registration is required.
Professor Fritzsche (History, UIUC) is the author of numerous books including Hitler's First Hundred Days: When Germans Embraced the Third Reich (2020), An Iron Wind: Europe Under Hitler (2016), and Life and Death in the Third Reich (2008). He will discuss recent events through the lens of European-Jewish history.
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
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.
Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held twice a week on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10am - 2pm. Experience 3D printing, Virtual Reality, Laser Cutting and more. Activities are free!
Join us for virtual office hours every Tuesday from 10-11am and Wednesday from 1-2pm on Zoom. Jamie and Megan will be there to answer your questions about the CITL Innovation Spaces, emerging technologies, student engagement, Zoom, PowerPoint, and other educational technologies on campus! Ask us anything! If we don’t have the answer, we’ll point you to someone who does.
This talk explores how late imperial Russia's kopeck newspapers constructed images of Russian backwardness and Western modernity, and how they instrumentalized those images to argue that Russia's future lay in imitating the West.
Come to this workshop to begin the process of identifying your teaching philosophy, deciding which parts of it belong in your statement, and avoiding common mistakes.
SPSS II: Inferential Statistics with SPSS
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held twice a week on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10am - 2pm. Experience 3D printing, Virtual Reality, Laser Cutting and more. Activities are free!
How well are you measuring student learning? Assessment is one of the most complex and stressful responsibilities of an instructor. Come learn best practices for test construction. *This workshop counts towards completion of any of CITL's Teaching Certificates. To learn more about our Teaching Certificate program please visit https://go.illinois.edu/teaching_certificates.
Associate Professor Kate McDowell (MS ’99, PhD ’07) is speaking as part of The Center for Children's Books 75th Anniversary Celebration.
R is statistical software that is licensed as an open source program under GNU license. In other words, it is free. As statistical software, it can be used for data manipulation, calculation, inference, and graphical display. It contains advanced statistical procedures often not yet available in other statistical software and is available on a variety of platforms.
Thursday, March 4, 2021
For complete details and speaker information, please visit https://wggp.illinois.edu/news-events/wggp-40th-anniversary-symposium
Exciting new Lunchtime Seminar Series features CITL Faculty Fellows and others discussing teaching practices that highlight the art (and science) of teaching and learning.
Microsoft Teams is a communications tool available through MS Office 365. During this two-hour online workshop, we will learn how to navigate the Teams environment and communicate with others in Teams. We will practice participating in online Teams meetings, and discuss sharing screens and files during meetings. We will create a team and channels.
2021 will mark the first anniversary of COVID-19 in the United States and the 40th anniversary of HIV/AIDS. Yet both pandemics continue to affect our well-being and health. How might history help us move beyond oversimplified comparisons between the two, while showing us that health is always more than the absence of disease?
Friday, March 5, 2021
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 noon to have link sent.
The European Union Center at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign will host a virtual performance of "The Suppliants" by Aeschylus, a tragedy about migration and asylum. The performance will include an international, diverse cast, including American, British, and Greek actors.
The Goethe-Institut/Transatlantic Outreach Program hosts Dr. Tiffany Florivil, author of "Mobilizing Black Germany: Afro-German Women and the Making of a Transnational Movement", for a webinar discussing her new book. This event will be held via Zoom and requires prior registration.
Monday, March 8, 2021
We'll cover how to embed videos directly into your Compass site and ensure that they're captioned using Illinois Media Space (also known as Kaltura). You'll learn how this not only increases accessibility but also enhances the user experience. Registration is required.
The Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program and the Humanities Research Institute and co-host this annual event bringing together faculty, staff, students, and community members to recognize people who have made a difference in academia.
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held twice a week on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10am - 2pm. Experience 3D printing, Virtual Reality, Laser Cutting and more. Activities are free!
Register for this session to learn about specific features and tips for using Outlook more productively, followed by Q&A of specific scenarios.
Join us for virtual office hours every Tuesday from 10-11am and Wednesday from 1-2pm on Zoom. Jamie and Megan will be there to answer your questions about the CITL Innovation Spaces, emerging technologies, student engagement, Zoom, PowerPoint, and other educational technologies on campus! Ask us anything! If we don’t have the answer, we’ll point you to someone who does.
Laser cutting is easier than you thought and anyone can do it! During this workshop we walk you through the tools and materials needed, some of the limitations, and walk you through the preparation process for your own design. While the workshop is online, you are invited to join us at the Innovation Studio and actually laser cut your design during our open hours.
Join this interactive workshop to explore best practices that will enhance your students’ experiences as they learn cooperatively in groups. *This workshop counts towards completion of any of CITL's Teaching Certificates. To learn more about our Teaching Certificate program please visit https://go.illinois.edu/teaching_certificates.
Stata is a small but powerful menu- and syntax-driven statistical package for managing, analyzing, graphing data, as well as for creating programs and macros.
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held twice a week on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10am - 2pm. Experience 3D printing, Virtual Reality, Laser Cutting and more. Activities are free!
Do you get comments about your grading? Is your grading efficient, valid, consistent? Join this session to learn and practice strategies to enhance your grading and your feedback. *This workshop counts towards completion of any of CITL's Teaching Certificates. To learn more about our Teaching Certificate program please visit https://go.illinois.edu/teaching_certificates.
This talk emerges from interdisciplinary, collaborative research undertaken on the Waiting Times project. Waiting Times is a 5-year project funded by the Wellcome Trust and led by Lisa Baraitser and Laura Salisbury. It brings together 10 researchers across multiple disciplines to research what it means to wait in and for healthcare.
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.
The SAS program is a syntax-driven statistical and data management program used in many different professional and academic disciplines. It has a reputation for being difficult to learn at first, so let us help you get ahead of the curve with this introductory course.
Thursday, March 11, 2021
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.
In this talk, the data-sitters will reflect on the value of public-oriented feminist collaboration: what’s worked, what’s failed, what kinds of questions they’ve come closer to answering. They will also share advice for other scholars interested in undertaking collaborative DH work.
This talk is the inaugural event of Ricardo Basbaum's hybrid art residence at UIUC as part of the project "On-Contamination: An Extended Space for Sustaining Encounters through Art."
Friday, March 12, 2021
Flipping a course typically means moving some lectures online and using class time for engaging activities. Learn more in this fast-paced overview. *This workshop counts towards completion of any of CITL's Teaching Certificates. To learn more about our Teaching Certificate program please visit https://go.illinois.edu/teaching_certificates.
Microsoft Teams is a communications tool available through MS Office 365. During this two-hour online workshop, we will learn how to navigate the Teams environment and communicate with others in Teams. We will practice participating in online Teams meetings, and discuss sharing screens and files during meetings. We will create a team and channels.
Monday, March 15, 2021
Have you considered having your students submit audio/video assignments? Perhaps you’d like your students to share prerecorded video presentations. View examples from current and past courses and see if this method meets your needs. Registration is required.
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held twice a week on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10am - 2pm. Experience 3D printing, Virtual Reality, Laser Cutting and more. Activities are free!
Join us for virtual office hours every Tuesday from 10-11am and Wednesday from 1-2pm on Zoom. Jamie and Megan will be there to answer your questions about the CITL Innovation Spaces, emerging technologies, student engagement, Zoom, PowerPoint, and other educational technologies on campus! Ask us anything! If we don’t have the answer, we’ll point you to someone who does.
Learn tricks on how to captivate your audience with a more engaging presentation. *This workshop counts towards completion of any of CITL's Teaching Certificates. To learn more about our Teaching Certificate program please visit https://go.illinois.edu/teaching_certificates.
Stata is a small but powerful menu- and syntax-driven statistical package for managing, analyzing, graphing data, as well as for creating programs and macros.
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held twice a week on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10am - 2pm. Experience 3D printing, Virtual Reality, Laser Cutting and more. Activities are free!
Learn how to harness the impactful connection between emotion and learning. Create a safe authentic place where students can learn, grow, and be feel empowered to do their best. *This workshop counts towards completion of any of CITL's Teaching Certificates. To learn more about our Teaching Certificate program please visit https://go.illinois.edu/teaching_certificates.
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.
This course will show you how to run the most common bivariate statistical analyses in SAS.
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Register for this session to learn about InDesign and make a brochure from scratch. Link sent after registration.
Join Jennifer McClearen and Julie Kedzie for a virtual event celebrating the release of McClearen's new book Fighting Visibility: Sports Media and Female Athletes in the UFC on March 18 at 4pm CST. Victoria E. Johnson will moderate the event.
Friday, March 19, 2021
Microsoft Teams is a communications tool available through MS Office 365. During this two-hour online workshop, we will learn how to navigate the Teams environment and communicate with others in Teams. We will practice participating in online Teams meetings, and discuss sharing screens and files during meetings. We will create a team and channels.
Monday, March 22, 2021
In this session, you'll master Compass's in-line grading tool and understand how students can retrieve and download your feedback. This workshop is especially useful for writing-intensive courses. Registration is required,
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held twice a week on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10am - 2pm. Experience 3D printing, Virtual Reality, Laser Cutting and more. Activities are free!
Join us for virtual office hours every Tuesday from 10-11am and Wednesday from 1-2pm on Zoom. Jamie and Megan will be there to answer your questions about the CITL Innovation Spaces, emerging technologies, student engagement, Zoom, PowerPoint, and other educational technologies on campus! Ask us anything! If we don’t have the answer, we’ll point you to someone who does.
3D printing is easier than you thought and anyone can do it! During this workshop we walk you through the tools and materials needed, some of the limitations, and walk you through the preparation process for your own Lithophane. A 3D printed Lithophane, when held to light, will reveal your 3D printed photo!
Sarah Park Dahlen (MS ’09, PhD ’09), Associate Professor of Library and Information Science, St. Catherine University, is speaking as part of The Center for Children's Books 75th Anniversary Celebration.
During this two hour-long session, we will go over the basics of the Photoshop interface and some resources on how to continue learning features. Instructor will point out her favorite beginner tutorials and resources. Q & A to follow
This workshop will cover the basics on gathering data using Qualtrics.
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held twice a week on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10am - 2pm. Experience 3D printing, Virtual Reality, Laser Cutting and more. Activities are free!
Does your Teaching Philosophy Statement uniquely capture your thoughtfulness and commitment to teaching and learning? Join this interactive workshop to revise/begin working. *This workshop counts towards completion of any of CITL's Teaching Certificates. To learn more about our Teaching Certificate program visit https://go.illinois.edu/teaching_certificates.
Join us on this instructional break day to learn how to set up the Grade Center so it reflects your specific course's policies. Once you know a few simple tips, you can customize the Grade Center to any course's needs. Registration is required.
Let's meet online to talk about Photoshop. In this two-hour session, we will start working through some curriculum, work with layers and learn to edit in a non-destructive way. Register by 9 am to get meeting link sent.
Thursday, March 25, 2021
In this session, you will learn how to strategically apply your teaching presence to the critical roles you have as a Teaching Assistant and gain insights from outstanding faculty. *This workshop counts towards completion of any of CITL's Teaching Certificates. To learn more about our Teaching Certificate program please visit https://go.illinois.edu/teaching_certificate
COVID-19 has made adapting to new regulations and creatively reaching customers a must for all types of businesses. Join us for a panel discussion on how small businesses in Champaign-Urbana are adjusting their daily activities and pivoting their operations to stay open in a pandemic.
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 noon to have link sent.
Friday, March 26, 2021
Practical tips for modifying an existing course into a hybrid one, including developing a new course narrative, planning and scheduling learning activities, and building community. *This workshop counts towards completion of any of CITL's Teaching Certificates. To learn more about our Teaching Certificate program please visit https://go.illinois.edu/teaching_certificate
Microsoft Teams is a communications tool available through MS Office 365. During this two-hour online workshop, we will learn how to navigate the Teams environment and communicate with others in Teams. We will practice participating in online Teams meetings, and discuss sharing screens and files during meetings. We will create a team and channels.
Monday, March 29, 2021
Learn tricks on how to captivate your audience with a more engaging presentation. *This workshop counts towards completion of any of CITL's Teaching Certificates. To learn more about our Teaching Certificate program please visit https://go.illinois.edu/teaching_certificates.
Yes! Compass can drop lowest quiz scores, track attendance, and even add extra credit to categories or final scores. Learn how calculated columns can make the end of your semester easier. Registration is required.
Let's meet online to talk about Illustrator. In this two-hour live session, we will go over recommended resources and tutorials, then work through a tutorial together to create our own vector graphic logo.
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held twice a week on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10am - 2pm. Experience 3D printing, Virtual Reality, Laser Cutting and more. Activities are free!
Join us for virtual office hours every Tuesday from 10-11am and Wednesday from 1-2pm on Zoom. Jamie and Megan will be there to answer your questions about the CITL Innovation Spaces, emerging technologies, student engagement, Zoom, PowerPoint, and other educational technologies on campus! Ask us anything! If we don’t have the answer, we’ll point you to someone who does.
R I: Getting Started with R workshop
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held twice a week on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10am - 2pm. Experience 3D printing, Virtual Reality, Laser Cutting and more. Activities are free!
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.