These 50-minute professional development sessions for faculty and staff are designed to provide you with resources to help you use technology more efficiently in your job (and possibly your life). All sessions will include time for Q&A. Some topics are being offered twice. Register for Tech Tuesday sessions.

Making the IT Service Portal Work for You
Tuesday, Sept. 4, at 10 a.m.

The IT service portal is a place to find answers to frequently asked technology questions and to request help when needed. Find out how easy it is to make and track requests. Whether you’ve used the IT Service Portal or not, we’ll help you understand how to use it more effectively, and how it can make your work life easier. Participants will receive 1 hour of BUILD credit for attending this session.

Enhancing Communication through Blackboard
Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 10 a.m. or 1 p.m.

Learn to promote, create, and maintain open communication channels through using a variety of tools in Blackboard. We will focus on learning more about automated notifications from the system as well as other means to communicate and collaborate.

Using Office365 for Educational Information and Collaboration
Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 10 a.m. or 1 p.m.

What is Office365? What tools are included in the suite? How can you use them for student access and collaboration? How can you leverage these tools and bring mobile technologies into your classroom?

Register for these sessions and learn about future sessions by going to drake.edu/its/techtuesdays.

Carla Herling, ITS

Come celebrate the start of a new school year with Drake’s first ever Welcome Week. Festivities will include first day of class snacks available around campus on Monday, a campus lunch special at Hubbell on Tuesday, a Resources and Rec Fest on Wednesday, and the Drake Football home opener vs. William Jewell.

Want to get involved? Staff and faculty receive a $5 lunch special at Hubbell on Tuesday. In addition, they are encouraged to visit the Resources and Rec Fest Wednesday afternoon, and cheer on the football team at its Saturday opener.

Sam Becker, Cowles Library

Happy fall semester! Need a refresher on what Information Technology Services (ITS) offers? Or, are you new to Drake? Here’s a snapshot of what you need to know.

ITS News & Announcements: Information on outages, new ITS initiatives, and other important news can be found at drake.edu/its, on our IT service portal at service.drake.edu/its, or by following @DrakeITServices on Twitter. Want outage notifications texted to you? Opt in by texting DrakeITS2018 to phone number 226787. We also include regular announcements in OnCampus.

ITS Support Center: Due to flooding this summer, the ITS support center is currently located on the 2nd floor of Collier-Scripps. Walk-in support is available Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Phone support is available 24/7 by calling 515-271-3001 or you can report an issue using the IT service portal.

Classroom Emergency: Call 515-271-3002 for assistance. There’s also an on-campus support tech on-call Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

IT Service Portal: Having a problem with technology? Need technology information? Visit the IT service portal at service.drake.edu/its to learn about technology services available, browse our knowledge base for how-to technology guides, or get assistance with a tech issue.

Tech Tuesdays: Join us for the second year of Tech Tuesdays. Held on Tuesdays throughout the academic year, these 50 minute professional development sessions are designed to provide you with resources to help you use technology more efficiently. Some sessions are being offered twice. Topics include Blackboard, Office 365, Project Management, IT Security, Internet Searching, and Qualtrics. Sign up and learn more at drake.edu/its/techtuesdays.

Learning Tech Resources: Not sure what technology is available on campus to support teaching and learning? Visit drake.edu/its/factstaff/learntech. This site provides information on the technologies supported on campus, getting started using them, and how to get assistance if needed.

New this summer! MyDrake campus portal: Launched this summer, myDrake is your new gateway to campus information, resources, and functions and is located at my.drake.edu. myDrake is replacing our current portal, blueView in mid-September. You’ll see links to the tools you need regardless of your campus role(s). To help you get started using myDrake, see the IT service portal guide at Using myDrake for Faculty & Staff (How-to).

Need online training resources? Check out our curated list of technology training resources for faculty and staff at Technology Training Resources for Faculty & Staff.

Not sure how to get started using campus technology? Visit drake.edu/its/facstaff/.

Carla Herling, ITS

This fall the Office of Community Engaged Learning, in partnership with the Associate Provost Faculty Success, are offering three faculty development opportunities for faculty interested in community engagement and service-learning.

CEL Basics Learning Community: Whether you new to service-learning or an experienced practitioner, this learning community will discuss best practices in community engaged learning and explore how it may enhance student learning in the classroom. Led by Dr. Anisa Fornoff, the group will meet five times throughout the fall semester, for 90 minutes each meeting, to discuss the book “Service-Learning Essentials: Questions, Answers, and Lessons Learned” by Barbara Jacoby and apply the knowledge learned in this book to effectively connect classroom learning and community engagement. Compensation: $250. Limited to eight participants.

Engaged Faculty Institute: This two-day institute, brought to us by Iowa Campus Compact, will focus on incorporating community engagement activities into courses in ways that align with course learning goals, enhance student growth and civic awareness, and strengthen our community. This institute is structured for instructors who are interested in designing a service-learning project with their community partner.  Compensation: $250 for both the instructor and community partner. Limited to 10 instructor/partner pairs.

The Global Service-Learning Travel Seminar: Led by Carlyn Crowe,this nine month professional development opportunity is for faculty and staff who are interested in integrating service-learning or community engaged learning practices in a course that addresses issues of global relevance, whether that be abroad or in our local community. Compensation includes $750 stipend and round trip travel seminar to Guadalajara, Mexico. Faculty and staff from all disciplines are encouraged to apply but must have an interest in developing or enhancing at least one of the following:

• A travel seminar or alternative spring break that includes service-learning.
• A global service-learning course on campus.
• A community engaged learning experience that includes issues of global relevance.

For more information and to register visit the CEL website. 

 Renee Sedlacek, Community Engaged Learning

Come celebrate the grand opening of Drake’s new sand volleyball court with a friendly 6v6 co-ed volleyball tournament. The tournament will be held Friday, Sept. 7, from 2–4 p.m. Faculty and staff are welcome to come and go as they please. In the case of rain, the tournament will be held at the Bell Center. Refreshments, snacks, and additional lawn games will be provided.

The tournament is open to all faculty and staff (maximum of eight teams). Teams can consist of up to eight players. Need a team? Register as an individual and All Staff Council will assign you to a team or create a team of “free agents.”

Register to play by Sept. 5 at www.drake.edu/asc.

—All Staff Council

Drake faculty members are invited to participate in a faculty writing group meeting approximately once a month over the fall semester. The first meeting will be on Friday, Sept. 7, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Meredith Hall, Room 229. The group will be co-facilitated by En Li (History) and Nate Holdren (LPS). Our goals will be to help ourselves make progress on our scholarship during the semester, and do so more efficiently and enjoyably. In our meetings, we will discuss our goals, plans, and progress on our writing, share how we organize our writing time, and discuss challenges in our writing. Depending on participant interest we will workshop each other’s work and write on site. We will also read a book on academic writing such as Joli Jensen’s Write No Matter What or Robert Boice’s Professor as Writers and discuss it to the degree that participants find it useful.

There are spots for ten faculty participants. Should more than 10 individuals express interest, priority shall be given to 1) Those who participated in the spring semester or May/August faculty writing groups, 2) Tenure-track faculty who are not yet tenured, and 3) Faculty who are members of under-represented groups.

This writing group is supported by a Faculty Development Grant from the Provost’s Office. Faculty who attend all of the sessions will receive a small stipend of approximately $150. People who can only attend some of the sessions are encouraged to participate if doing so helps their writing.

If you are interested in participating, please contact Kayla Jenkins at kayla.jenkins@drake.edu by Friday, Aug. 31.

If you have questions, please contact En Li at en.li@drake.edu and/or Nate Holdren at nate.holdren@drake.edu.

Nate Holdren, College of Arts & Sciences

Sign up for one of the upcoming Tech Tuesday events. These 50-minute sessions will include time for Q&A and will provide you with resources to use technology more efficiently in your job (and possibly your life). Some Tech Tuesday topics are being offered twice, so please register by session.

Tuesday, Aug. 28: Setting up Your Blackboard Course to Match Your Syllabus
10 a.m. or 1 p.m. in Olmsted, TMR 132

This practical, hands-on session will help you to take what is provided in your completed syllabus and build your Blackboard course to match what you have already developed.

NOTE: Please bring your own laptop or other internet capable device. If you don’t have a laptop or internet capable device, consider borrowing one from the laptop kiosk located in the lobby of Meredith Hall.

Taught by Karly Good, ITS

Tuesday, Sept. 4: Making the IT Service Portal Work for You
10 a.m. in Olmsted, TMR 133

The IT service portal is a place to find answers to frequently asked technology questions and to request help when needed. Find out how easy it is to make and track requests. Whether you’ve used the IT Service Portal or not, we’ll help you understand how to use it more effectively, and how it can make your work life easier. Participants will receive 1 hour of BUILD credit for attending this session.

Taught by Carla Herling & Clayton Mitchell, ITS

Tuesday, September 11: Enhancing Communication through Blackboard
10 a.m. or 1 p.m. in Olmsted, TMR 132

Learn to promote, create and maintain open communication channels through using a variety of tools in Blackboard. We will focus on learning more about automated notifications from the system as well as other means to communicate and collaborate.

NOTE: Please bring your own laptop or other internet capable device. If you don’t have a laptop or internet capable device, consider borrowing one from the laptop kiosk located in the lobby of Meredith Hall.

Taught by Karly Good & Clayton Mitchell, ITS

Tuesday, September 18: Using Office365 for Educational Information & Collaboration
10 a.m. or 1 p.m. in Olmsted, TMR 133

What is Office365? What tools are included in the suite? How can you use them for student access and collaboration? How can you leverage these tools and bring mobile technologies into your classroom?

NOTE: Please bring your own laptop or other internet capable device. If you don’t have a laptop or internet capable device, consider borrowing one from the laptop kiosk located in the lobby of Meredith Hall.

Taught by Clayton Mitchell, ITS

Registration is open for all classes now.
Sign up and learn more today at drake.edu/its/techtuesdays/.

Carla Herling, ITS

As you make final preparations to begin the 2018-2019 academic year, please mark your calendars for the this year’s All Staff Council events. Please view the event flier for program information. Feel free to print a flier to hang in your office or department and/or share with colleagues. Additional event details will be posted on the ASC website and shared via OnCampus.

Jill Batten