Pivot Tables: Making Connections -- Feb. 28

From: The Professional Development Committee

Join Sam Suber on Friday, February 28th at 10AM to learn new ways to make the most out of your data. This is Part 2 of a 3 part webinar series on Pivot Tables.

Pivot Tables: Making Connections

 This webinar will dive deeper into Pivot Table practice by exploring how to connect multiple data sets by the use of queries, measures, and through the introduction of the Microsoft Excel Add-On, “Power Pivot”.  Sample scenarios will also be provided to reinforce concepts. Database relationship theory will also be discussed if time allows.

Contact Lisa Sikora for the meeting link.
We hope that you can join us!

Pivot Tables: An Introduction Jan. 31 at 10am

Pivot tables are a way to manipulate and present data in Microsoft Excel. This webinar will serve as an introduction, introducing concepts of creation, manipulation and presentation of tables, pivot tables and sample scenarios that would be helpful for library operations.

Join Sam Suber on Friday, January 31st at 10AM to learn new ways to make the most out of your data. This is Part 1 of a 3 part webinar series on Pivot Tables.

"Instructing Outliers: Teaching Information Literacy in STEM and Health Fields" Information Literacy Committee Webinar Feb. 18, 2020 at 2pm

Do you run library instruction for courses in the sciences, health, or engineering fields? Need some ideas to engage faculty and students? Join Bryan Clark and Sarah Hill Feb. 18th at 2pm as they discuss the various ways to teach information literacy to students in these programs.

Contact Lisa Sikora for access.

Exploring OER: Access, Adoption, and Application -- Call for Proposals

Call for Proposals
Exploring OER: Access, Adoption, and Application
April 17, 2020
Lincoln Land Community College
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

A Call for Proposals is now available with two options for participation. We are seeking faculty and staff experienced with OER to moderate discipline oriented roundtable discussions. This includes transfer and career & technical education programs. We are also seeking participants for a round robin/poster session event where faculty and staff can share their experience, showcase OER use in their courses, or discuss other initiatives or topics.

Please submit your proposals at https://form.jotform.com/193503425357155

Deadline for submissions is Friday, January 17, 2020.

The Keynote Speaker for the conference is Abbey Elder. Abbey is the Open Access & Scholarly Communication Librarian at Iowa State University. Abbey has worked to expand access to affordable course content by empowering instructors to find, adopt, or create open educational resources (OER) for their courses. Her handbook for instructors, The OER Starter Kit, has been used in professional development programs around the United States and is being adapted into an interactive workbook. Apart from her outreach work, Abbey also helps manage a mini-grant program at Iowa State University to support instructors who need funding to complete their OER projects.