ISU Resources for Web-Based Professional Development

Diversity and Inclusion 

• Diversifying Staff and Administrator Leadership Positions: Beyond Targets to Action (HERC) 
• Planning a Diversity Training Program (HERC) 
• Getting Comfortable with Disability (HERC) 
• Implicit Bias and What You Can Do – P&S Council Seminar Series (Learn@ISU) 
• The National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education Webinars (NCORE) 
• InclusABILITY (Office of Equal Opportunity) 
• COVID-19: DE&I Implications and Considerations Webinar, PowerPoint and Resources/Best Practices Document (NADOHE)
• Managing Bias Training (Learn@ISU) 

Supervising Remote Employees 

• Work Together Anywhere (TED Talks) 
• Managing Cross Cultural Remote Teams (TED Talks) 
• How to Collaborate Effectively If Your Team is Remote (Harvard Business Review) 
• Empowering Resiliency During Challenging Times – P&S Council Seminar Series (Learn@ISU) 

Employee: How to Work from Home 

• Getting Started: Working Remotely (Iowa State IT)   
• 8 Tips to Make Working From Home, Work For You (NPR) 
• The Remote Working Revolution Has Arrived (TED Talks) 

Leadership and Management 

• Managing Teams for Creative Outcomes – P&S Council Seminar Series (Learn@ISU) 
• Motivational Interviewing to Evoke Behavioral Change – P&S Council Seminar Series (Learn@ISU) 
• How to Cope with Anxiety about Novel Coronavirus (Iowa Department of Public Health) 

LinkedIn Learning

Iowa State University migrated its existing online learning resources from Lynda.com to LinkedIn Learning, which can be accessed through Okta. LinkedIn Learning is a leading online learning platform that helps anyone learn business, software, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. Through Iowa State University, employees have access to the LinkedIn Learning video library of engaging, top-quality courses taught by recognized industry experts. Anyone with an ISU Net-ID has free and unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning and you do not need a LinkedIn account to use.  LinkedIn Learning provides high-quality content with more than 14,000 courses led by industry experts.

Wellness 

• ISU Wellness (ISU Wellbeing) 
• Adventure2 (ISU Wellbeing) 
• Work from Home Wellness (Healthiest State Initiative) 
• Help Children Cope with the Coronavirus Response (ISU Extension & Outreach) 
• Coping with the Stress of COVID-19 (ISU Extension & Outreach) 
• Help Children Cope When the News Is Scary (ISU Extension & Outreach) 
• Employee Assistance Program  (ISU University Human Resources) 

Communication 

• Using DiSC in the Workplace – P&S Council Seminar Series (Learn@ISU) 
• Duolingo: Learn a New Language for Free (Duolingo) 
• So You Know Your Personality Style, Now What? – P&S Council Seminar Series (Learn@ISU) 
• Communicating With Your Supervisor: Developing a Healthy Work Environment – P&S Council Seminar Series (Learn@ISU) 
• Does “digital accessibility" have you feeling overwhelmed? – P&S Council Seminar Series (Learn@ISU) 
• Know Yourself Better: How Do I Respond to Expectations? – P&S Council Seminar Series  (Learn@ISU) 
• Getting a Mentor, Being a Mentor – P&S Council Seminar Series (Learn@ISU) 
• Emotional Intelligence - A Soft Skill Worth the Work Length – P&S Council Seminar Series (Learn@ISU) 

Faculty  

• 8 Tips for First-time Online Learners (Coursera) 
• The Tech Headaches of Working From Home and How to Remedy Them (The New York Times) 
• Learning Dispensary: Covid-19 Edition (Sway Office) 
• How to Help Students Keep Learning Through a Disruption (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 
• Creating Effective Presentations – P&S Council Seminar Series (Learn@ISU) 
• National Center for Faculty Development an Diversity (Use ISU’s Institutional Account for login) 
• Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges Webinars (ACCSC) 
• Association of Public & Land Grant Universities Webinars and Events (APLU) 
• National University Library System 
• Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) Events and Programs page
• 20-Minute Mentor Commons (Magna)

IT Training 

• Office 365: Teams tutorial  (Iowa State IT) 
• Office 365: Outlook tutorial (Iowa State IT) 
• WebEx Tutorial (Iowa State Design and Delivery Resources) 
• WebEx Meetings: Download and Installation (Iowa State IT) 
• Zoom Tutorial  (Iowa State Design and Delivery Resources)  

Financial Wellness 

• Prepare for the Unexpected (TIAA) 
• Building an Emergency Fund (TIAA) 
• Dealing with Market Volatility, What You Need to Know (TIAA) 
• Could you, should you, will you save more for retirement?- – P&S Council Seminar Series (Learn@ISU) 

Vital Smarts

Crucial Conversations' corporation, VitalSmarts, offers a valuable library of skills at a time when they will have the most impact on lives, relationships, communities, and organizations.

Join the VitalSmarts authors and experts in a FREE, five-part webinar series on how to lead through the COVID-19 crisis and its aftermath.

In five, 45-minute sessions, author Joseph Grenny, along with Master Trainers Emily Gregory and Justin Hale, will share skills for helping you, your people, and your organization minimize risk, increase safety, and adapt and be effective in this crucial and unprecedented time.

Register for the series online and attend individual events as you are able. Events will be recorded. 

• How to Influence the Vital Behaviors You'll Need in the Post-COVID World
  • March 31 at 10 am MT
  • With Joseph Grenny
• Crucial Conversations in a Crisis: Keys to Reduce the Lag Time Between Disaster and Response 
  • April 7 at 10 am MT
  • With Joseph Grenny
• 200% Accountability: How to Succeed In an Ongoing Pandemic
  •  April 14 at 10 am MT
  • With Joseph Grenny
• Stress-free Productivity During Times of Stress: Skills To Regain Control
  •  April 21 at 10 am MT
  • With Justin Hale
• Habits for Working from Home: How to Adapt Your Workplace Routines for At-Home Success
  • April 28 at 10 am MT
  • With Emily Gregory

COVID-19 Ted Talks 

• Why COVID-19 is hitting us now and what we’ll learn from it  (TED Talks) 
• Infectious disease expert Adam Kucharski discusses what the future may hold (TED Talks) 
• Public health expert David Heymann answers 11 questions about the novel coronavirus (TED Talks) 
• Discussions about infectious diseases, vaccines and pandemics (TED Talks) 
• Kids at home? Keep busy with hundreds of free animated lessons  (TED Ed) 
• Simple ways to stay healthy, both physically and emotionally (TED Talks) 

Higher Education Recruitment Consortium

Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC) 

Participate in HERC’s professional development webinars with thought-leaders addressing important recruitment and retention topics, with an emphasis on diversity. Webinars are FREE and qualify for HRCI and SHRM continuing education credits. 

Workday Trainings

Workday Trainings (ISU WorkCYte)