The second Friday FYS lunch/discussion is Friday, Oct. 4, at noon in TMR 133. While these meetings are designed for those currently teaching FYS, we welcome those with an interest in possibly teaching FYS in the future as well. If you would like to attend, please go to https://fys-lunch-learn-oct-2019.eventbrite.com and let us know your lunch preferences.
— Arthur Sanders, Associate Provost
All Staff Council Special Events is joining forces with the Provost’s Office to host Trivia on Thursday, Oct. 17, at the Drake Social in Shivers Court Side Club. Trivia teams will register on site at the Social. Trivia teams are limited to five members with a total of 10 teams. There will be raffle prizes awarded between rounds with a grand prize awarded to the winning team. Participants can also sign up to win the annual parking pass giveaway. Don’t forget to bring non-perishable foods and items for Drake’s Little Pantry Initiative. Questions? Please contact ascspecialevents@drake.edu.
— Jill Batten, director, Student Affairs, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Drake faculty and staff who exemplify the core value of Joyful Accountability will be recognized at the next Provost’s Drake Social, Thursday, Oct. 17, from 4–6 p.m. at Shivers Hospitality Suite.
To nominate a colleague, please use our Qualtrics form. You can nominate up to five colleagues on each form. Feel free to fill out multiple forms. All those nominated will be recognized on a rolling display.
How do we define Joyful Accountability at Drake? We look for colleagues who are curious, creative, bold and brave, and for those who strive each day to do their best. When you nominate colleagues, be prepared to describe how each colleague meets these descriptions. From among those nominated, several will be chosen at random for prizes.
Refreshments will include wine, beer, soft drinks, and light snacks. This is a family friendly event.
The October Drake Social will be preceded by a Town Hall at 3:30 p.m. regarding the upcoming climate assessment survey.
All Staff Council is joining forces with the Provost’s Office to host Trivia at the Social, beginning at 4:45 pm. Trivia teams will register on site at the Social. Trivia teams are limited to 5 members with a total of 10 teams. There will be raffle prizes awarded between rounds with a grand prize awarded to the winning team! Participants can also sign up to win the annual parking pass giveaway. Don’t forget to bring non-perishable foods and items for Drake’s Little Pantry Initiative. Questions? Please contact ascspecialevents@drake.edu.
Each month a faculty member, nominated by their dean, is recognized for their efforts to integrate innovative technology into their classroom. September’s digital faculty member of the month is Matthew C. Mitchell, associate professor of International Business, College of Business and Public Administration. Read an interview with Matthew below:
What course do you use this technology in? I currently utilize Aliber 006 in my team-based capstone courses: MBA 260 – Strategy and MGMT 170 – International Management. Additionally, the entry level MBA 200 – Who is U.S.? An Interactive Guide to Globalization and Cross-Cultural Communication.
What type of technology do you use? Aliber 006 combines 16 shared screens with eight team-pods and wall-to-wall whiteboards. The Extron controls allow the professor to control the full room or enable the students to share their screens individually or with the full class. Furthermore, the room is equipped with one smart-board, live-streaming capability, and eight Bloomberg terminals at every team-pod table.
The digital design is fantastic, however, in my opinion, the best innovation/technology in this room is the elegant integration of the tables and whiteboards. The tables encourage sharing and the whiteboards invite creativity and collaboration through analog and digital media.
How does this type of technology align with your teaching pedagogy? Aliber 006 is best-suited for team-based classes and seminars that include significant discussion. Lecture-based classes would not be well-suited for Aliber 006.
Where did you get the inspiration to make a change (colleague/seminar/administration/etc.)? I’m not sure where the original inspiration for Aliber 006 came from, but it was only realized through the hard work and determination of a collaborative team of Drake leaders from all over the university including Sheri Gavin, Tom Root and a small army of leaders from Drake ITS including Brad Toussaint, Jerome Hilscher, James McNab, Greg Christie, Jeremy Ray, and many others.
How long did it take for you to implement this technology? From design to initial testing it probably took about a year. I begged to let us into the space early and Drake ITS went out of their way have the classroom ready early so we could test out the bugs. However, we continue to test and learn all the functionalities of the space through to today. The technology isn’t difficult, but changing how we think about teaching, space and classroom design has been a fun challenge.
Did Drake ITS assist you in implementing this technology? If so, how? YES. Drake ITS was an essential leader and partner in the design, implementation and maintenance of this amazing space. Thank you!
—Jon Hurdelbrink, CPHS; Carla Herling, ITS
Midterm grade entry is now available in MyDUSIS.
Midterm grades are due by 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 21. Students are able to view their midterm grades as soon as you submit them.
To access the MyDUSIS grade-entry link, log into myDrake, click on the “Grading” icon under the Faculty & Advising section, and then click on “Mid Term Grades – Submittal Link.”
Those of you who would like to send your midterm grades from Blackboard to MyDUSIS can follow the instructions here.
Students have until 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, to drop a course with a “W”.
—Kevin Moenkhaus, Associate Registrar
Drake Online and Continuing Education is partnering with IBM Skills Academy to offer educational opportunities in the area of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, block chain, data science, cloud computing, and/or design thinking. The IBM Skills Academy is the integrated program incorporating a week of faculty training, pre-built curriculum, hands-on cloud based labs, use cases, quizzes, exams and badges.
All of the offerings in these areas will be non-credit and will take the form of boot camps, non-credit certificates, and smaller workshops. To offer these non-credit workshops and seminars, we are seeking instructors to participate in the IBM Skills Academy. Potential instructors must be good facilitators and have basic IT literacy, such as working within an operations system such as Windows, copying and pasting items, and using the Internet. Instructors will attend training and must commit to teaching at least twice within a 12-month timeframe. To become an instructor, there is a mandatory, weeklong training at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, NY. Drake Online and Continuing Education will support the travel costs. Instructors will be compensated for instruction of seminars, although detailed rates have not been set at this early stage.
All faculty and staff who may be interested in becoming an IBM Skills Academy instructor can contact Christina Trombley at christina.trombley@drake.edu or at extension 2506.
—Christina Trombley, Executive Director, Online Programming
The University faculty/staff development opportunities webpage has an updated link: www.drake.edu/fsdo/.
Whether you’re interested in developing a short-term learning experience abroad or better incorporating writing into your courses, the web page makes it easy to browse upcoming development opportunities.
—Sandra Harris, Administrative Support Specialist, Provost’s Office
Drake faculty and staff who exemplify the Core Value of Joyful Accountability will be recognized at the next Provost’s Drake Social, Thursday, Oct. 17, from 4–6 p.m. at Shivers Hospitality Suite.
To nominate colleagues, please use the Qualtrics form at http://drake.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eyQjH9nLSaWziy9 . You can nominate up to five colleagues on each form. Feel free to fill out multiple forms. All those nominated will be recognized on a rolling display during the social.
How do we define Joyful Accountability at Drake? We look for colleagues who are curious, creative, bold and brave, and for those who strive each day to do their best. When you nominate colleagues, be prepared to describe how each colleague meets these descriptions. From among those nominated, several will be chosen at random for prizes.
The October Drake Social will be preceded by a Town Hall at 3:30 p.m. regarding the upcoming Climate Assessment.
Also in October, All Staff Council will host a Trivia Night, beginning at 4:45 p.m. Enjoy the social, and then join a team for some fun competition, or just stay to watch. The ASC’s first Trivia Night was last spring, and was very entertaining.
Refreshments at the social will include wine, beer, soft drinks, and light snacks. This is a family friendly event.
—Drinda Williams, Academic Support Specialist, Office of the Provost
We’ve now been using Duo multi-factor authentication with Office 365 and other applications for over a year, and I appreciate the positive response we’ve had to this important security enhancement. Here are a few metrics that show the massive scale and usage of this security tool.
Top authentication methods:
Duo Push: 75%
Phone Call: 20%
Duo Mobile Passcode: 2.5%
SMS Passcode: 2.1%
Invalid Passcode: 0.4%
If you’re not already using Duo Push as your primary method to log in, I’d encourage you to try it. Duo Push comes from an app installed on your smartphone that provides a quicker, easier, more secure, and cheaper method than receiving phone calls or text messages.
Why is Duo Push the best method?
The Duo Mobile app required to use Duo Push does not have any control over your phone. It cannot change settings, read emails, see browser history, and requires your explicit permission to send notifications. You are always in control of the app.
If you don’t have wi-fi or cell reception, you can still log in using the app. Tap the ▼icon to generate an authentication passcode anytime, anywhere.
Read more about how to set up a device with the Duo Mobile app in the IT Service Portal guide Using the Duo Self-service Portal (How-to).
Duo is designed to prevent attackers from using lost or stolen passwords to access personal information. The primary way passwords are lost and stolen is through phishing. If you encounter an email or webpage that you suspect is malicious, don’t click links, download attachments, or reply. ITS will be continuing phishing education this month using emails that mimic real attacks.
For more information on how to report phishing emails, see Reporting a Phishing Message (How-to).
—Peter Lundstedt, ITS
The first in our monthly Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) lunches is Friday, Sept. 27, at noon in TMR 133. These discussions are opportunities for those engaged in SoTL projects at any level—from just thinking about starting one to almost complete—or those simply curious about SoTL to share ideas, seek advice, or ask questions of colleagues engaged in this process. Please register before 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24, to receive a lunch.
—Arthur Sanders, Associate Provost
