As a reminder, the FSI: At the Intersection of Teaching, Learning and Technology Conference, “Back to the Future: 25 Years of FSI,” is coming up on May 17-18, 2022, in Champaign. Registration is open.
Category Archives: Professional Development
Canvas Communication: Course Backups
The end of the semester is fast approaching … and there are some recommendations that we have for end-of-the-semester course management that we will be sharing here this week and next. For this week, the topic is Course Backups.
The first recommendation that we have is to keep a backup of your course grade book. The best way to do this is to export the grades in your course grade book to your computer or a secure external storage device.
It is also recommended that you archive your courses at the end of the semester. This can be done be exporting each course as a .imscc file which can be saved on your computer or secure storage device. The video below will take you through the process on how to back up your course (or courses).
FSI Conference, May 17-18
There are just three weeks until the FSI: At the Intersection of Teaching, Learning and Technology Conference, “Back to the Future: 25 Years of FSI,” which will be held May 17-18, 2022 in Champaign. Registration is open.
MIIIE “Climate Change and People’s Livelihoods” May 7
Midwest Institute for International-Intercultural Education (MIIIE) will host a virtual workshop on “Climate Change and People’s Livelihoods”
Saturday, May 7, 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The registration fee is $25.
This workshop will examine how climate change is impacting people’s livelihoods in various parts of the world. There are useful insights from people and institutions that are trying to adapt and/or mitigate climate change in their effort to improve or at least maintain their livelihoods.
In particular, there will be presentations on:
- What is Climate Change and Why Does it Matter?
- Combatting Global Climate Change: The Limits of Legal Options
- The Interactions Among Water, Climate and Societies in a Changing Global Environment
To register, visit www.miiie.org/workshops/climate-change.
This week’s Monday Morning Mentor from AIeL
This week’s Monday Morning Mentor topic from Magna Publications:
How Can I Redesign a Classroom Assignment for Online Teaching?
Presentation date: April 25, 2022 and on-demand for one week
Link to presentation: https://mondaymorningmentors.com
NOTE: You will need to enter a password in order to view the program. See Monday’s email from Academic Innovation and eLearning for the password, or contact becky.parton@llcc.edu.
Please note: Access to the programs in the Monday Morning Mentor series is restricted to members of the subscribing institution. Any unauthorized use or access, including sharing access with faculty and staff not affiliated with the subscribing institution, is prohibited.
Canvas Communication
Canvas Commons
Did you know that you have access to Canvas’s learning object repository called the Canvas Commons? In the Canvas Commons, you can search for, share and import most Canvas content types, including courses, modules, assignments, quizzes, discussions, pages, documents, video and audio files, and images.
Please view the video below for an overview of the Canvas Commons. You can also read the page entitled What is the Canvas Commons?, or view the entire collection of Instructor Canvas Common resources from the Canvas Community to learn more.
325 – Commons Overview from Instructure Canvas Community on Vimeo.
Final Canvas Open Lab of the Spring Semester
We encourage you to attend the final Canvas Open Labs of the spring 2022 semester listed below to ask the AIeL team your Canvas questions and to get any additional help with Canvas you may need. Registration is not required for this open lab. Please note that the sessions below will be held over Zoom.
- Thursday, April 28, 2022 ∙ 3-4 p.m. ∙ Zoom Link
This week’s Monday Morning Mentor from AIeL
This week’s Monday Morning Mentor topic from Magna Publications:
How Can Online Instructors Make Themselves More Visible to Students?
Presentation date: April 11, 2022 and on-demand for one week
Link to presentation: https://mondaymorningmentors.com
NOTE: You will need to enter a password in order to view the program. See Monday’s email from Academic Innovation and eLearning for the password, or contact becky.parton@llcc.edu.
Please note: Access to the programs in the Monday Morning Mentor series is restricted to members of the subscribing institution. Any unauthorized use or access, including sharing access with faculty and staff not affiliated with the subscribing institution, is prohibited.
Mental Health First Aid training
LLCC Student Success is happy to share a great training opportunity for you: Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)! MHFA training covers:
- Common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges
- Common signs and symptoms of substance use challenges
- How to interact with a person in crisis
- How to connect a person with help
- Expanded content on trauma, substance use and self-care
Many of the staff in LLCC Student Services have been through this training and feel that it is very useful in gaining some of the tools needed to recognize signs/symptoms of mental health challenges. We all play an important role in helping identify, support and refer students that may need additional assistance. This training is not intended to make anyone a counselor; rather, we believe that this provides great tools to help folks that are uniquely positioned in student-facing roles to feel more confident in providing initial support.
We have one more training opportunity this semester for you, via Zoom, conducted by a certified MHFA trainer from Heritage Behavioral Health Center. There are only 20 spots for the training, so get signed up as soon as possible. For the training, there are 1-2 hours of required pre-work that will need to be completed prior to your training date. If the pre-work is not completed, you will not be able to attend the training. The pre-work is an online module, including watching a webinar and pre-test. Please note that you will have to commit to be present during the entire training.
Thursday, April 21 (Zoom)
9 a.m.-4 p.m. (includes breaks and lunch breaks)
If interested, sign up for a training time at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4DACAC2AA6FDCE9-mental1.
The deadline to sign up is noon on April 11. After you sign up, you will receive a confirmation email; and you will receive information about completing the pre-work from the trainer before your training date.
FSI Conference, May 17-18
Registration is open for the FSI: At the Intersection of Teaching, Learning, and Technology Conference, “Back to the Future: 25 Years of FSI,” which will be held May 17-18, 2022 in Champaign.
Canvas Open Lab today
Join LLCC Academic Innovation and eLearning today, 2-3 p.m. for a Canvas Open Lab via Zoom. Presenters are Andy Mitkos, director, academic technology systems and support, and Gary Bach, instructional technology specialist.
Zoom link for April 6 Canvas Open Lab
Attend the open lab to ask the AIeL team your Canvas questions and to get any additional help with Canvas you may need.
Registration is not required for open labs.