Artifacts

Instructions, Procedures, and Guides

Training Workshops, Presentations, Invited Lectures and Publications

  • Bestler, L. (2011, Fall). Slideshare presentation: Student Evaluation of Teaching: Introduction to Class Climate. Workshop for the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT), Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. (download PDF)
  • Bestler, L. (2011, Fall). Slideshare presentation: Creating effective course evaluations. Workshop for the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT), Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
  • Bestler, L. (2011, Fall). Slideshare presentation:  Student Evaluation of Teaching: Creating Reports with Class Climate. Workshop for the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT), Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.(download PDF)
  • Bestler, L. (2011, November 11). Exploring the effect of social injustices as a student affairs professional. Featured Speaker for the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) Mid-America Conference, Covington, KY. [view presentation]
  • Nash, J. B., Olds, K. & Bestler, L. (2011, April 25). Human centered design: Using personas in design thinking. AdobeConnect presentation for R. Steinbeck’s Laboratório de Design, Inovação e Criatividade da Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil (Laboratory of Design, Innovation and Creativity at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil).
  • Bestler, L. (2011, April 18). Technology in context. AdobeConnect presentation for J. Barber’s EPPL 751: Colloquium Integration of Learning in Higher Education, College of William & Mary, VA.
  • Bestler, L. (2011). Exploring the student experience in a social justice classroom [capstone paper]. A study conducted for N. J. Evans’s Student Development Theory II course, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
    Bestler, L. (2010). Exploring the effect of addressing social injustices. Presented at the Annual Convention for the American College Personnel Association (ACPA), Philadelphia, PA.
  • XPLANE, The Economist, Fisch, K., McLeod, S. & Bestler, L. (2009, September 14).  Did you know 4.0.  Retrieved from 
http://youtube.com.
  • Bestler, L. (2008, April). Taking care of self. GWords,(2)2, 4. Margaret Sloss Women’s Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
  • Bestler, L. (2003, March). Achieving a technology standing ovation: Creating a technology plan to grow on. Campus Activities Programming Magazine, 35(7), 31-33.

Course Design Artifacts

  • Bestler, L. (2011-present). BbLearn Course Design for Class Climate Administrators, CELT (Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching), Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
  • Bestler, L. (2009-2010). WebCT Course Design for P. Rosenthal’s (Rice) (Instructor) ResEv 580 Qualitative Research Course, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
  • Bestler, L. (2009). WebCT Course Design for N. Evans’s (Instructor) 676 Student Development Theory, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
  • Bestler, L. (2008-2010). WebCT Course Design for R.E. Gildersleeve’s (Instructor) ResEv 580 Qualitative Research Course, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

Web Design

Evaluation and Assessment Artifacts

  • Bestler, L. (2011). Exploring the student experience in a social justice classroom [capstone paper]. A study conducted for N. J.Evans’s Student Development Theory II course, Iowa State University, Ames, IA. [Download Artifact]
  • Bestler, L., Rice, P., Klousie, M., & Montin, S. (2008). Needs assessment for the Margaret Sloss Women’s Center (final draft). Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. [Download artifact]

 

Publicity Artifacts

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Foundations Artifacts

  • Bestler, L. (2005, February 18). Methodology assignment: Gaining an understanding of Transgenders. In N. Evans (instructor) ELPS 676: Student Development Theory II, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. (with comments) [Download artifact]
  • Bestler, L. (2005, February 26). Interviews: Gaining an understanding of Transgenders. In N. Evans (instructor) ELPS 676: Student Development Theory II, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. (no comments) [Download artifact]
  • Bestler, L. (2008, July 22). VEISHEA Critical Race Theory analysis and presentation.  In L. Patton (instructor) ELPS 615: Critical Race Theory, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. (no comments) [Download artifact]

Intrapersonal Communication Artifacts

  • Bestler, L. (2008, April/May). Taking care of self. GWords,(2)2, p.4. Margaret Sloss Women’s Center, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. [Download artifact]

Oral Communication Artifacts

  • Bestler, L. (2010a, March 22). Exploring the effect of addressing social injustices. Paper session. Presented at the National Convention for American College Personnel Association (ACPA), Boston, Massachusetts. (no comments) [Download artifact]
  • Bestler, L. (2010b, March 22). Rowan-Kenyon discussant commentary: Exploring the effect of addressing social injustices [Voice recording].  National Convention for American College Personnel Association (ACPA), Boston, Massachusetts. [Download artifact]

Research Artifacts

  • Bestler, L. (2008a, December 15). Semester project analysis memo: Unintentional dialogues on YouTube.  In R. E. Gildersleeve (instructor) ResEv 554: Intermediate research methods, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. [Download artifact]
  • Bestler, L. (2008b, December 15). Unintentional dialogues on YouTube .  In R. E. Gildersleeve (instructor) ResEv 554: Intermediate research methods, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. [Play video]
  • XPLANE, The Economist, Fisch, K., McLeod, S. & Bestler, L. (2009, September 14).  Did you know 4.0.  Retrieved from http://youtube.com. [Play video]

Leadership Artifacts

  • Bestler, L. (Teaching Assistant). (2009, May). Online course resources. In N. Osei-Kofi (instructor) ResEv 615: Arts-based research methods, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. Available at http://isuabr.wikispaces.com/

Technology Artifacts

  • Bestler, L. (2008, June 24). Paper: Is there a correlation between the digital divide and college access? In R. E. Gildersleeve (Instructor) ResEv 615 Special Topics in Research & Evaluation: College Access in Policy, Practice, and Research, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. (no comments) [Download artifact]
  • Bestler, L. (2008, October 14). Paper. A social movement in progress-history of the digital divide. In N. Osei-Kofi (Instructor) HgEd 615 Social Justice in America, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. (no comments) [Download artifact]

Written Communication Artifacts

  • Bestler, L. (2004, December 16). Does it take a village? How the surrounding campus community may impact retention on campus.  In K. Saunders (instructor) ResEv 552: Basic educational statistics, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. [Download artifact]
  • Bestler, L. (2009). The empty chair. In N. Osei-Kofi (Instructor) ResEv 615 Arts-Based Research, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. (no comments) [Download artifact]