Technology Services Calendar
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
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Discuss general REDCap matters or items related to a specific REDCap project with a REDCap application specialist.
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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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Explore the options and use cases for the Assignment tool in Canvas.
Thursday, January 20, 2022
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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 us for an EIR Workshop with Daphne Preuss on Thursday, January 20 from 12:00-1:00 PM. This discussion will provide a high level overview of the various options for seed capital: SAFEs, convertible notes, crowdsourcing, traditional venture capital, and non-dilutive capital.
Friday, January 21, 2022
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Do you know the difference between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset? Join us as we explore a question that has become increasingly important to supporting student success: How do we encourage the kinds of thinking and learning behaviors in our students that will help them develop and sustain a growth mindset?
Monday, January 24, 2022
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Explore the options and use cases for the Assignment tool in Canvas.
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Create an attractive and functionally designed Home Page that is intuitive for students.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Tuesdays from 10am - 4pm. Experience 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
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A well-designed professional ePortfolio is a valuable way to demonstrate your achievements, goals, and beliefs to your prospective or current employer. It can also guide you as you seek out additional experiences to better prepare for your future career or career advancement.
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Moving from Skype for Business to Teams Level 100 In this Microsoft Teams migration session will show you how to set your profile to manage alerts and conversations in Microsoft Teams, as well as how to use familiar Skype for Business features like chat and meetings in Microsoft Teams.
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
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Discover strategies for creating student-centered courses that can be easily navigated.
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Explore a variety of questions types and customize settings when using Classic Quizzes.
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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.
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Join our team of SBIR experts and the FAST (Federal and State Technology) Center of Illinois for a monthly SBIR 101 event from 12:00-1:00pm C
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the Instructional Support Team is hosting open office hours to provide assistance and training on the use of Canvas and related topics such as migrating content from other LMS's into Canvas.
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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.
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Discuss general REDCap matters or items related to a specific REDCap project with a REDCap application specialist.
Thursday, January 27, 2022
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Explore the grading and statistics options available when using New Quizzes.
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Explore collaboration features in Canvas such as group assignments and web conferencing.
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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.
Monday, January 31, 2022
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Register by Monday, January 31 for the Cozad New Venture Challenge and compete for over $200,000 in funding and prizes! Cozad NVC is the campus-wide program that helps you launch your startup idea.
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
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Nominate students for the $20,000 Illinois Innovation Award and the $10,000 Fiddler Innovation Fellowship by February 1, 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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Explore the interface of Gradebook from the instructor and student perspectives.
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Tuesdays from 10am - 4pm. Experience 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
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Join us for a Lunar New Year Luncheon on Tuesday, February 1 from 12:00-1:00 PM.
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Microsoft Teams Channels & Files Level 100 This training focuses on Team channels and working with shared files. Channels are where work gets done it is where you’ll find conversations, apps, and shared files.
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Discover strategies for creating student-centered courses that can be easily navigated.
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
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Explore the grading and statistics options available when using New Quizzes.
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Explore the options and use cases for the Assignment tool in Canvas.
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the Instructional Support Team is hosting open office hours to provide assistance and training on the use of Canvas and related topics such as migrating content from other LMS's into Canvas.
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LAS Web will be offering a virtual training session on updating your LAS Framework website. Each session will consist of 60-75 minutes of presentation followed by open lab time for specific questions and direct help from LAS Web staff. This session will be a basic overview of the framework; good for new users or anyone needing a refresher.
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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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Discuss general REDCap matters or items related to a specific REDCap project with a REDCap application specialist.
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Explore collaboration features in Canvas such as group assignments and web conferencing.
Thursday, February 3, 2022
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Research Park and the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation invite you to join us for AgTech Breakfast from 8:00-9:30am on February 3, 2022 at the Illinois Conference Center (Heritage Hall).
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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.
Friday, February 4, 2022
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Join us on the First Friday of each month from 9:00-10:00am for networking and breakfast. We will celebrate the start of the new month in the EnterpriseWorks atrium.
Monday, February 7, 2022
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Create an attractive and functionally designed Home Page that is intuitive for students.
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Explore the grading and statistics options available when using New Quizzes.
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Tuesdays from 10am - 4pm. Experience 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
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A short presentation followed by an open Q&A session.
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Explore the interface of Gradebook from the instructor and student perspectives.
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Discover strategies for creating student-centered courses that can be easily navigated.
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Microsoft Teams - Meetings Level 100 The meetings workload includes audio conferencing, video and sharing. This course will demonstrate key features of Meetings while focusing on running more effective meetings.
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
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Most teachers get evaluated by their students at the end of the course by implementing ICES. But by then, it is too late to make changes that will make a difference for your current students. Come to this workshop to learn how to design, implement, and interpret Informal Early Feedback (IEF) to improve the class experience for everyone.
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the Instructional Support Team is hosting open office hours to provide assistance and training on the use of Canvas and related topics such as migrating content from other LMS's into Canvas.
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Explore the options and use cases for the Assignment tool in Canvas.
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Discuss general REDCap matters or items related to a specific REDCap project with a REDCap application specialist.
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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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Explore collaboration features in Canvas such as group assignments and web conferencing.
Thursday, February 10, 2022
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In this short online PowerPoint course we'll learn how to work with slide animations and transitions between slides. We will also learn how to use the Animation Painter tool.
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Join us for food with PhotoniCare and learn about their experiences as a startup. More details forthcoming.
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In this session, we will examine instructional strategies that promote the development of critical thinking skills in class discussions, writing, and other assignments.
Friday, February 11, 2022
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Join us on February 11 from 12:00-1:00pm in celebrating Black History Month with a luncheon in the EnterpriseWorks atrium. More exciting details on this event coming soon!
Monday, February 14, 2022
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Explore the options and use cases for the Assignment tool in Canvas.
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Explore a variety of questions types and customize settings when using Classic Quizzes.
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
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Explore the grading and statistics options available when using New Quizzes.
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Tuesdays from 10am - 4pm. Experience 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
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Join us from 12:00-1:00 PM on Tuesday, February 15 to learn more about HR for small businesses with HR Expert in Residence, Kelly Gust. This will be a hybrid event, more details forthcoming.
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Explore the interface of Gradebook from the instructor and student perspectives.
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Microsoft Teams - Meetings Level 100 The meetings workload includes audio conferencing, video and sharing. This course will demonstrate key features of Meetings while focusing on running more effective meetings.
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Create an attractive and functionally designed Home Page that is intuitive for students.
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
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Explore collaboration features in Canvas such as group assignments and web conferencing.
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the Instructional Support Team is hosting open office hours to provide assistance and training on the use of Canvas and related topics such as migrating content from other LMS's into Canvas.
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Discuss general REDCap matters or items related to a specific REDCap project with a REDCap application specialist.
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Explore the options and use cases for the Assignment tool in Canvas.
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Explore a variety of questions types and customize settings when using Classic Quizzes.
Thursday, February 17, 2022
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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.
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Join us on Thursday, February 17 from 12:00-1:00 PM for an EIR Workshop with Tom Parkinson.
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Create an attractive and functionally designed Home Page that is intuitive for students.
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Tuesdays from 10am - 4pm. Experience 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
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Microsoft Teams as a Platform Integrating Apps Level 200 This training will show the capabilities of applications in Teams and the ways people interact with them.
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
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the Instructional Support Team is hosting open office hours to provide assistance and training on the use of Canvas and related topics such as migrating content from other LMS's into Canvas.
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Explore the options and use cases for the Assignment tool in Canvas.
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Discuss general REDCap matters or items related to a specific REDCap project with a REDCap application specialist.
Thursday, February 24, 2022
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Explore a variety of questions types and customize settings when using Classic Quizzes.
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Explore the interface of Gradebook from the instructor and student perspectives.
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
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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.
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Tuesdays from 10am - 4pm. Experience 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
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Explore the interface of Gradebook from the instructor and student perspectives.
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Explore collaboration features in Canvas such as group assignments and web conferencing.
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
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Explore the options and use cases for the Assignment tool in Canvas.
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the Instructional Support Team is hosting open office hours to provide assistance and training on the use of Canvas and related topics such as migrating content from other LMS's into Canvas.
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Discuss general REDCap matters or items related to a specific REDCap project with a REDCap application specialist.
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Join us for the 16th annual Research Park Career Fair to meet with Research Park companies.
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Create an attractive and functionally designed Home Page that is intuitive for students.
Thursday, March 3, 2022
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Discover strategies for creating student-centered courses that can be easily navigated.
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Explore the interface of Gradebook from the instructor and student perspectives.
Friday, March 4, 2022
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Explore the grading and statistics options available when using New Quizzes.
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Tuesdays from 10am - 4pm. Experience 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
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A short presentation followed by an open Q&A session.
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Have you ever asked your students a question then been surprised by the impact it had or didn’t have? The questions we ask our students have subtle and profound effects on their learning and engagement. Join us as we dissect the types of questions instructors ask their students and learn what’s packed inside that serves to promote or undermine effective teaching strategies
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
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Mark your calendars now for Research Park's AgTech Innovation Summit on Wednesday, March 9, 2022.
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the Instructional Support Team is hosting open office hours to provide assistance and training on the use of Canvas and related topics such as migrating content from other LMS's into Canvas.
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Discuss general REDCap matters or items related to a specific REDCap project with a REDCap application specialist.
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Tuesdays from 10am - 4pm. Experience 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
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the Instructional Support Team is hosting open office hours to provide assistance and training on the use of Canvas and related topics such as migrating content from other LMS's into Canvas.
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Tuesdays from 10am - 4pm. Experience 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
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the Instructional Support Team is hosting open office hours to provide assistance and training on the use of Canvas and related topics such as migrating content from other LMS's into Canvas.
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Discuss general REDCap matters or items related to a specific REDCap project with a REDCap application specialist.
Thursday, March 24, 2022
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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.
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Tuesdays from 10am - 4pm. Experience 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
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the Instructional Support Team is hosting open office hours to provide assistance and training on the use of Canvas and related topics such as migrating content from other LMS's into Canvas.
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Discuss general REDCap matters or items related to a specific REDCap project with a REDCap application specialist.
Monday, April 4, 2022
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This interactive workshop will introduce participants to the fundamentals of backward course design. We will focus on how this approach can be utilized to increase student success and achieve alignment of course objectives, assignments, and assessments. A follow-up workshop on course policies will be also be offered.
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Tuesdays from 10am - 4pm. Experience 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
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the Instructional Support Team is hosting open office hours to provide assistance and training on the use of Canvas and related topics such as migrating content from other LMS's into Canvas.
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Discuss general REDCap matters or items related to a specific REDCap project with a REDCap application specialist.
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Students competing in the Cozad New Venture Challenge will pitch their startup ideas.
Monday, April 11, 2022
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Your course will go better if you establish in advance clear and consistent policies regarding attendance, participation, late work, academic integrity, and more. In this session, we will investigate how to establish course policies that work and are fair to students.
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Tuesdays from 10am - 4pm. Experience 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
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A short presentation followed by an open Q&A session.
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This session explores the history of trigger warnings as well as their potential benefits and downsides in the classroom. By the end of the session, participants will have a better understanding of how they can handle sensitive topics in the classroom; they will also be able to justify the use or non-use of trigger warnings in the classroom.
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
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the Instructional Support Team is hosting open office hours to provide assistance and training on the use of Canvas and related topics such as migrating content from other LMS's into Canvas.
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Discuss general REDCap matters or items related to a specific REDCap project with a REDCap application specialist.
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Come and see student entrepreneurs from across campus showcase their startup ideas as part of the Cozad New Venture Challenge.
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Tuesdays from 10am - 4pm. Experience 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
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the Instructional Support Team is hosting open office hours to provide assistance and training on the use of Canvas and related topics such as migrating content from other LMS's into Canvas.
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Discuss general REDCap matters or items related to a specific REDCap project with a REDCap application specialist.
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Tuesdays from 10am - 4pm. Experience 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
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the Instructional Support Team is hosting open office hours to provide assistance and training on the use of Canvas and related topics such as migrating content from other LMS's into Canvas.
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Discuss general REDCap matters or items related to a specific REDCap project with a REDCap application specialist.
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Tuesdays from 10am - 4pm. Experience 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
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Discuss general REDCap matters or items related to a specific REDCap project with a REDCap application specialist.
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Come and see student entrepreneurs from across campus as they're awarded funding and prizes from a pool of over $200,000 at the Cozad New Venture Challenge Awards Ceremony!
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
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A short presentation followed by an open Q&A session.
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
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Discuss general REDCap matters or items related to a specific REDCap project with a REDCap application specialist.