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This 2-hour Outlook Calendar 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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Microsoft Teams is a communications platform available through MS Office 365. During this two-hour online workshop, we will focus on the Teams experience from a team member’s perspective. Topics include learning how to navigate Teams ; communicating with others in Teams (including chat); setting and managing notifications of Team activity. Registration closes 1 hour prior
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The traditional lecture mode is the oldest and most widely used teaching method. However, when compared to other teaching methods, it is often not as effective in areas such as student retention of information and problem-solving. Join us as we will explore ways this enhanced lecture method can be more effective; e.g., in organization, delivery, and student engagement.
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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.
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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 hybrid 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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As part of our annual Ukrainian Studies Conference, we are hosting two special events that are free and open to the public: Film screening of "The Price of Conflict," October 5, 7:15p.m. at Spurlock Museum, with opening remarks by Film Producer Polina Herman; Piano Recital, featuring acclaimed Ukrainian pianist Pavlo Gintov, October 6, 7:30 p.m. at...
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This 1-hour online presentation and demo will begin by exploring the Teams Phones interface, management of Contacts, Calls, and Voicemail. We will take a look at the enhancements to Presence status updates and finish up with Phone settings. Link sent if registered by 8 am
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Join us online on the first Thursdays of the month from 12pm - 1pm as we welcome new faculty, new stories, and new ways of thinking about the art of teaching.
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In this workshop, we’ll use group discussion and some short journaling exercises to start generating material that you might use as you craft your different teaching statements. The idea is to explore both your philosophical identity as a teacher and to connect facets of that identity to concrete examples that will be useful to your statements.
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In this 2-hour 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 manner.
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Speak Café stands for Song, Poetry, Expression, Art, and Knowledge. It is an open-mic public performance space at Krannert Art Museum curated by local artist, Shaya Robinson, featuring guest performers and welcoming all to the mic.
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Join us for an evening of conversation about inequities in health care, incarceration, and addiction recovery—all through a local lens. Hear from our panelists about their organizations, the challenges they face, and how they're working to positively impact community health and individual well-being.
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Join us for an informative Fellowship Information Session on the American Association of University Women's fellowship, led by Dana Johnson, Ph.D., Assistant Director of External Fellowships at the Graduate College. Lunch is provided with registration.
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Edition Redux is the most recent of Ken Vandermark's ensembles, an addition to an ongoing series of bands that have been internationally and critically acclaimed, which include The Vandermark 5, FME, The Resonance Ensemble, The Territory Band, Made To Break, and Marker...
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Join the Pilsen Art and Community House for a discussion of "Chicanas of 18th Street: Narratives of a Movement from Latino Chicago" by Leonard G. Ramírez with Yenelli Flores, María Gamboa, Isaura González, Victoria Pérez, Magda Ramírez-Castañeda, and Cristina Vital and a zine making activity.
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We welcome walk-ins or scheduled appointments on Mondays and Tuesdays from 12-4 pm in the CITL Innovation Studio (Armory 172) or virtually. visit https://citl.illinois.edu/citl-101/instructional-spaces-technologies/teaching-with-technology/generative-artificial-intelligence/gen-ai-training-and-consultations/ for more information
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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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In this 2-hour hybrid 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 Gary Scott Smith and Randall Balmer for a virtual event celebrating the release Smith's book "Do All the Good You Can: How Faith Shaped Hillary Rodham Clinton's Politics."
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We welcome walk-ins or scheduled appointments on Mondays and Tuesdays from 12-4 pm in the CITL Innovation Studio (Armory 172) or virtually. visit https://citl.illinois.edu/citl-101/instructional-spaces-technologies/teaching-with-technology/generative-artificial-intelligence/gen-ai-training-and-consultations/ for more information
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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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The Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory offers a series of public lectures on the topics of critical theory every fall semester. Shelley Weinberg (UIUC, Department of Philosophy) will deliver a lecture titled “Descartes and Locke on the Certainty of Knowledge.”
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In this 2-hour instructor led 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. We will learn how to create some basic shapes, and connect, distribute, and align them with Auto-connect.
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Barbara Oakley says that “students fool themselves into thinking they’re learning.” Students may believe that they “know” the content and that they can easily retrieve what they learned; however when it comes down to doing assignments or exams, they are often unsuccessful. Come and learn how to teach our students how to be more efficient and effective learners.
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Join editor Shreerekha Pillai and contributors Demita Frazier, Alka Kurian, Beth Matusoff Merfish, Maria F. Curtis, Autumn Elizabeth, Francisco Argüelles Paz Y Puente, and Joanna Eleftheriou for a virtual event celebrating the release of "Carceral Liberalism: Feminist Voices Against State Violence." Register here: https://bit.ly/CarceralLiberalism
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In this two-hour live Photoshop session, we will cover working with selections in preparation to edit images. Participants can select online or in-person.
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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. Participants can choose in-person or online.
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October Dance 2023 features the historic work, Steps in the Street (from Chronicles) by Modern Dance pioneer Martha Graham. Also on the program, premieres by Dance at Illinois faculty, Cynthia Oliver, Alexandra Barbier, Anna Sapozhnikov and undergraduate BA major, Nawal Assougdam.
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This interactive workshop offers a valuable opportunity for researchers to deepen their understanding of power analysis, enhance the quality and reliability of their research, and better position them to submit successful research proposals.
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Deadline to apply for the HRI Director's Fellows program. Applications due by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 13.
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We welcome walk-ins or scheduled appointments on Mondays and Tuesdays from 12-4 pm in the CITL Innovation Studio (Armory 172) or virtually. visit https://citl.illinois.edu/citl-101/instructional-spaces-technologies/teaching-with-technology/generative-artificial-intelligence/gen-ai-training-and-consultations/ for more information
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In this 2-hour online course you will learn how to add, divide, multiply, and subtract by entering formulas into Excel worksheets. Other topics will include an exploration of just a few of the hundreds of functions available in Excel. We will learn how to find a specific function, as well as how to get help while entering arguments.
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We welcome walk-ins or scheduled appointments on Mondays and Tuesdays from 12-4 pm in the CITL Innovation Studio (Armory 172) or virtually. visit https://citl.illinois.edu/citl-101/instructional-spaces-technologies/teaching-with-technology/generative-artificial-intelligence/gen-ai-training-and-consultations/ for more information
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Jake Johnson, author of "The Possibility Machine: Music and Myth in Las Vegas", will be signing books and speaking virtually with the IASPM-US about his new book.
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The Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory offers a series of public lectures on the topics of critical theory every fall semester. Tamara Chaplin (UIUC, Department of History) will deliver a lecture titled “Queering French History.”
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Learn how to create and edit OneNote notebooks, search and export notes. We will explore the use and management of sections and pages including section groups and subpages. We will enter data into OneNote from a variety of sources, from existing documents to webpages. We will discuss merits of embedding spreadsheets or linking.
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In MCOT 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 opens on Wed, October 11, 2023, and synchronous meetings occur at 11:30am - 1:00pm on the following four Wednesdays - October 18 & 25 and November 1 & 8.
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Ethel Tungohan, author of "Care Activism: Migrant Domestic Workers, Movement-Building, and Communities of Care", will be signing books and speaking at the University of Ottawa about her new book.
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We welcome walk-ins or scheduled appointments on Mondays and Tuesdays from 12-4 pm in the CITL Innovation Studio (Armory 172) or virtually. visit https://citl.illinois.edu/citl-101/instructional-spaces-technologies/teaching-with-technology/generative-artificial-intelligence/gen-ai-training-and-consultations/ for more information
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We welcome walk-ins or scheduled appointments on Mondays and Tuesdays from 12-4 pm in the CITL Innovation Studio (Armory 172) or virtually. visit https://citl.illinois.edu/citl-101/instructional-spaces-technologies/teaching-with-technology/generative-artificial-intelligence/gen-ai-training-and-consultations/ for more information
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The Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory offers a series of public lectures on the topics of critical theory every fall semester. Ned O’Gorman (UIUC, Department of Communications) will deliver a lecture titled “Arendt and the Question of Technology.”
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The Mellon Foundation & the American Council of Learned Societies support PhD students in the humanities and interpretative social sciences who show promise of leading their fields in new directions. Fellowships offer a $40K stipend, plus $10K for research, professional development, travel, and mentoring.
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Being fully engaged 100% of the time is not a realistic expectation, but there are a variety of ways to promote student engagement so they can get the most out of their learning. This workshop will focus on concepts underlying student engagement and practical strategies to engage our students across diverse formats.
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Join us in an instructor-led session using OneNote where we will discuss the structure of notebooks and how OneNote notebooks work within MS Teams. Prereq: understand Teams and MS OneNote. Pre-registration required; no walk-ins please.
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A thesis larger than a library, a quarter folded in fourths, ice cream melted on novels, miniature paper models, popped balloons, and moldy books of cheese. Ben Denzer shares the playful process of his practice. Ben Denzer is an artist, designer, and publisher. He studied Architecture and Visual Arts at Princeton and has an MFA in Graphic Design from RISD.
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Nicosia Shakes, author of "Women’s Activist Theater in Jamaica and South Africa: Gender, Race, and Performance Space", will be signing books and speaking at the National Women's Studies Association's Conference in Baltimore, MD about her new book.
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Join author Jennifer Freeman Marshall for a discussion of her new book "Ain't I an Anthropologist: Zora Neale Hurston Beyond the Literary Icon" with Dr. A. Lynn Bolles, Drs. Beverly Guy-Sheftall, and Deborah McDowell in an Authors Meet Critics session at NWSA.
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We welcome walk-ins or scheduled appointments on Mondays and Tuesdays from 12-4 pm in the CITL Innovation Studio (Armory 172) or virtually. visit https://citl.illinois.edu/citl-101/instructional-spaces-technologies/teaching-with-technology/generative-artificial-intelligence/gen-ai-training-and-consultations/ for more information
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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 hybrid 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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We welcome walk-ins or scheduled appointments on Mondays and Tuesdays from 12-4 pm in the CITL Innovation Studio (Armory 172) or virtually. visit https://citl.illinois.edu/citl-101/instructional-spaces-technologies/teaching-with-technology/generative-artificial-intelligence/gen-ai-training-and-consultations/ for more information
