04.05.22

Today’s workshop and Monday Morning Mentor from AIeL

“No More YouTube With Canvas Studio” today, 2:30 p.m.

Join LLCC Academic Innovation and eLearning today, 2:30-3:30 p.m. for “No More YouTube With Canvas Studio” via Zoom. Presenters are Andy Mitkos, director, academic technology systems and support; Barry Lamb, instructional designer; and Gary Bach, instructional technology specialist.

Register for today’s workshop.

This session will provide an overview of Canvas Studio, the video learning platform integrated into the LLCC’s Canvas system. Canvas Studio allows you and your students to record, close caption and store videos within the Canvas system. Studio videos can be embedded directly into your course(s) through announcements, assignments, discussion posts and pages. Join this session to learn how Canvas Studio can easily support your courses through student use analytics, embedded quizzing and timeline comment functions.

Note: Current online faculty participating in the Online Proficiency Program can receive one point for successful completion of this workshop.

Monday Morning Mentor

This week’s Monday Morning Mentor topic from Magna Publications:
How Can I Use Microactivities to Engage Students and Improve Learning Strategies?

Presentation date: April 4, 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.

03.29.22

This week’s Monday Morning Mentor presentation

This week’s Monday Morning Mentor topic from Magna Publications:
What Are Three Proven Ways to Manage My Online Discussion Board and Actively Engage Students?

Presentation date: March 28, 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.

03.22.22

This week’s Monday Morning Mentor presentation

This week’s Monday Morning Mentor topic from Magna Publications:
What Are Active Strategies for Structuring a Synchronous Class?

Presentation date: March 21, 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.

03.21.22

AIeL workshop today

Barry Lamb, instructional designer; Karen Sisk, assistant professor of English and humanities; Sarah Laurent, instructor of nursing; and Stacey Olson, associate professor of biology​​​​​​, will present “Simple Technology — Big Impact” today, March 21, 3:30-4:30 p.m. via Zoom.

The workshop covers how two instructional tools, which are easy to use, make a powerful impact on student learning! Participants will see a quick overview of both Padlet and Microsoft Sway (available with your LLCC login credentials), followed by a discussion (with demonstrations) with current faculty who use these tools for instruction and assignment creation. Hear how to easily get started with one or both of these instructional tools and see how other faculty are putting them to use in their classes, online and in person.

Note: Current online faculty participating in the Online Proficiency Program can receive one point for successful completion of this workshop.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Register for “Simple Technology — Big Impact”

03.16.22

AIeL workshop today

Karen Sisk, assistant professor of English and humanities​​​​​​​, will present “Promoting Mindfulness and Focus on Students With Short Writing Assignments” today, March 16, 3:30-4:30 p.m. via Zoom.

To promote mindfulness and focus in our courses, we can incorporate short writing assignments such as letters and reflections done as homework or in class in which students set their course goals and how they will go about achieving them, reflect on their performance at various stages in the course and reflect on what they did well in the course. This workshop will give you ideas on how to design these types of assignments as well as discuss the benefits of incorporating these assignments both for students and instructors.

Note: Current online faculty participating in the Online Proficiency Program can receive one point for successful completion of this workshop.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Register

03.15.22

This week’s Monday Morning Mentor presentation

This week’s Monday Morning Mentor topic from Magna Publications:
How Can I Write Better Exam Questions to Measure Student Performance and Learning?

Presentation date: March 14, 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.

03.04.22

Mental Health First Aid training

LLCC Student Success is happy to share information on a great training opportunity for you: Mental Health First Aid (MFHA)! MHFA training covers the following topics:

  • 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 two training opportunities for you, both via Zoom, conducted by a certified MHFA trainer from Heritage Behavioral Health Center. There are only 20 spots for each training, so get signed up as soon as possible. For the training, there are 1-2 hours of required pre-work that needs 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. The two opportunities are listed below. Please note that you will have to commit to be present during the entire training.

  • Friday, March 25 (Zoom)
    9 a.m.-4 p.m. (includes breaks and lunch break)
  • Thursday, April 21 (Zoom)
    9 a.m.-4 p.m. (includes breaks and lunch breaks)

If interested, sign up for a training time here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4DACAC2AA6FDCE9-mental1

The deadline to sign up for March date is noon on March 14, and the deadline for the April date 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.

03.02.22

FSI Conference proposals due March 4

The FSI Conference will be held May 17-18 in Champaign. This year’s conference theme is “Back to the Future: 25 Years of FSI.” As a reminder, presentation proposals are due Friday, March 4. Presentation formats include: pre-conference workshop, facilitated session, roundtable session, panel session, interview with an expert (fireside chat) session, technology demonstration and poster.

Submit a proposal or learn more.

03.01.22

This week’s Monday Morning Mentor presentation

This week’s Monday Morning Mentor topic from Magna Publications:
How Can I Assess Students in My Online Classes Through Student-Created Videos?

Presentation date: Feb. 28, 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.

02.28.22

Mental Health First Aid training

LLCC Student Success is happy to announce a great training opportunity for you: Mental Health First Aid (MFHA)! MHFA training covers the following topics:

  • 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 two training opportunities for you, both via Zoom, conducted by a certified MHFA trainer from Heritage Behavioral Health Center. There are only 20 spots for each training, so get signed up as soon as possible. For the training, there are 1-2 hours of required pre-work that needs 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. The two opportunities are listed below. Please note that you will have to commit to be present during the entire training.

  • Friday, March 25 (Zoom)
    9 a.m.-4 p.m. (includes breaks and lunch break)
  • Thursday, April 21 (Zoom)
    9 a.m.-4 p.m. (includes breaks and lunch breaks)

If interested, sign up for a training time here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4DACAC2AA6FDCE9-mental1

The deadline to sign up for March date is noon on March 14, and the deadline for the April date 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.