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Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Cancelled: GW Research Showcase 2020

GW President Thomas LeBlanc and a GW student discuss the student's research poster
9:00am - 9:00am

GW Research Showcase, previously GW Research Days, is a one-day event that will highlight the breadth of innovation and creativity being conducted at GW across all disciplines. This event invites students and trainees to present their work and compete for prize money.

  • Career & Professional Development
  • Foggy Bottom Campus
  • Research

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Introduction to Basic Spatial Analysis Tools

3:00pm - 5:00pm

This final GIS workshop will highlight some of the the more advanced options available through the QGIS platform.

  • Academic Events
  • Career & Professional Development
  • Research

Thursday, April 9, 2020

Completing a Map

4:30pm - 6:30pm

In this workshop, participants will learn to style a map and use a composition manager to make a print ready map.

  • Academic Events
  • Career & Professional Development
  • Research

Friday, April 10, 2020

Getting Results from Your Work with Project Management

10:00am - 11:30am

Participants will learn how to manage and prioritize work efficiently, build and maintain trust with individuals and groups, plan and facilitate productive meetings, and develop an agile mindset.

  • Academic Events
  • Career & Professional Development
  • Faculty & Staff

Monday, April 13, 2020

Testing in Blackboard: Best Practices

1:00pm - 2:00pm

This workshop will cover the basics of administering a test in Blackboard such as test creation and best practices.

  • Academic Events
  • Career & Professional Development
  • Faculty & Staff

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

WGSS Virtual Brown Bag Seminar

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Join the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program for a virtual brown bag seminar featuring MA students Shontrice Barnes, Michelle Nguyen, and Breya Johnson on their latest research in the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies field. RSVP now for the Zoom meeting link!

  • Academic Events
  • Career & Professional Development
  • Research
  • Columbian College of Arts & Sciences

What Did I Just Read? Strategies for Understanding Course Readings

5:00pm - 6:00pm

In this workshop, we will go over strategies to help you better understand your class readings.

  • Academic Events
  • Career & Professional Development
  • Research

Let's Write: Strategies for Approaching College Writing Assignments

6:00pm - 7:00pm

This workshop teaches strategies for how to get started writing, figuring out what a prompt is asking for, and how to write completely new types of papers.

  • Academic Events
  • Career & Professional Development
  • Research

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Blackboard: Assignments and Tests

11:00am - 12:00pm

This 60-minute workshop will primarily cover how to create assignments and develop tests that make the best of both your time and your students efforts.

  • Academic Events
  • Career & Professional Development
  • Faculty & Staff

Friday, April 17, 2020

Spring Career Series at Mount Vernon: Speed Interviewing & Networking

11:00am - 1:00pm

Learn how to answer commonly asked questions and excel in an interview. 

  • Academic Events
  • Career & Professional Development
  • Mount Vernon Campus

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Using Rubrics in Blackboard

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Participants will learn how to create a rubric, associate it to a graded activity, and effortlessly grade using an interactive rubric.

  • Academic Events
  • Career & Professional Development
  • Faculty & Staff

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Blackboard Grade Center

11:00am - 12:00pm

Participants will have the opportunity to learn about and practice adding columns and categories, entering grades, and monitoring student progress.

  • Academic Events
  • Career & Professional Development
  • Faculty & Staff

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

You've Got This: Succeeding After That Test Score

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Join us as we review a variety of exam study skills, time management, and how to maintain motivation after a low test score.

  • Academic Events
  • Career & Professional Development
  • Research

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Getting Results from Your Work with Project Management

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Participants will learn how to manage and prioritize work efficiently, build and maintain trust with individuals and groups, plan and facilitate productive meetings, and develop an agile mindset.

  • Academic Events
  • Career & Professional Development
  • Faculty & Staff

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Blackboard: Blogs, Wikis, and Discussions

11:00am - 12:15pm

Participants will explore the creation and management of student blogs and private journals as well as group wikis in Blackboard.

  • Academic Events
  • Career & Professional Development
  • Faculty & Staff

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Getting Started with Blackboard in 45 Minutes

11:00am - 11:45am

From uploading course materials to engaging a discussion board to grading student assignments, participants will watch step-by-step demonstrations and explore diverse ways faculty use Blackboard at GW.

  • Academic Events
  • Career & Professional Development
  • Faculty & Staff

Monday, May 18, 2020

Course Design Institute 2020

9:00am - 2:00pm

CDI is a “bootcamp” style program that guides faculty through the design of a new course or the re-design an existing one in a facilitated, supported environment.

  • Academic Events
  • Career & Professional Development
  • Faculty & Staff

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Getting Started with Blackboard in 45 Minutes

2:00pm - 2:45pm

From uploading course materials to engaging a discussion board to grading student assignments, participants will watch step-by-step demonstrations and explore diverse ways faculty use Blackboard at GW.

  • Academic Events
  • Career & Professional Development
  • Faculty & Staff

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