LLCC will host another COVID-19 vaccination clinic in A. Lincoln Commons today 8:30 to noon and 4-6:30 p.m. and tomorrow 8:30 a.m. to noon. Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines will be available; no appointments necessary.
Lewis-Fritz presents at ICCFA Annual Conference
Laurie Lewis-Fritz, assistant professor of music, presented as part of a panel at the Illinois Community College Faculty Association Annual Conference on Teaching Excellence. This year’s conference, “Sharing Stories of What the Pandemic Wrought,” was held virtually on Friday, Nov. 12.
In conjunction with Dr. Irene Apanovitch-Leites from Black Hawk College, the panel, “Hope & Perseverance in the Choral Classroom: Responding to Global Crises” featured a discussion about how choral rehearsals were adapted to the online modality and on maintaining hope and resilience in the classroom.
Our sympathy to Bill Goyke
We extend our condolences to Bill Goyke, switchboard receptionist, LLCC Police Department, on the passing of his son, Michael Anthony Goyke of Pawnee. Read the obituary.
Canvas Communication
Please read below to learn about some upcoming new and updated features in Canvas and for information on upcoming Canvas Open Labs.
Canvas Release Notes (11-11-21)
Instructure periodically releases information on new and updated features for the Canvas Learning Management System. This Canvas communication is to make you aware of some notable new and/or updated Canvas features that were planned for November 11, 2021 that may be of interest to instructors. More information on these and other updates can be found on the Canvas Release Notes Page.
Updated Features
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Assignments – Submission Feedback Indicator – Instructors & Students
- In the Assignment Details page, the Show Rubric and View Feedback links indicate when new comments have been added as an annotation or in a rubric.
- This change allows students to see when new comments have been added to a submission
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SpeedGrader – Assignment Text Entry Word Count – Instructors
- The word count for assignment text submissions is displayed in SpeedGrader.
- This change allows instructors to display the word count in assignment text submissions while grading in SpeedGrader.
Release Previews
- New Quizzes – Assignment and Quizzes Build Link – Instructors
- New Quizzes in Assignments and Quizzes pages include a link to the quiz Build page.
- This change allows users to bypass the assignment details page and quickly access the quiz Build page.
- Click here for a video overview of this feature
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New Quizzes – Stimulus Orientation – Instructors
- The Stimulus type includes the ability to choose if the related questions appear to the right or below.
- This change allows instructors to control the presentation of an item’s stimulus, functionality that is useful when printing quizzes or when adding narrative stimulus content.
- Click here for a video overview of this feature
Upcoming Canvas Open Labs
We encourage you to attend any or all the Canvas Open Labs 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 open labs. Please note there are options are for meeting both face-to-face and over Zoom.
CAS to host final exam prep seminars for students
The Center for Academic Success will be hosting final exam prep seminars Dec. 6 and 8.
Topics include: developing a study plan; tips on how to study and how to answer objective, short answer and essay exam questions; managing test anxiety.
The seminar is open to all LLCC students. Both in-person and Zoom options are available. For more details and to register, students may visit www.llcc.edu/cas or call the Center for Academic Success at 217-786-2396. Registration closes on Friday, Dec. 3 at noon.
LLCC honors veterans at annual ceremony
LLCC honored veterans yesterday at the annual Veteran’s Day ceremony. Aaron Duncan played taps and music major Jack John Barham sang the national anthem. Speakers were Ken Elmore, LLCC Board of Trustees chair, and Darian Hayes, LLCC student and Private First Class, U.S. Army Reserve (pictured with Truck Driver Training Director Curt Robinson). Student Trustee Meghan Hadden presented the wreath. Watch the ceremony. 
Kreher Agriculture Center recognized with two architectural awards
Demonica Kemper Architects, LLC, recently won a gold award for their work on the Kreher Agriculture Center in the 2021 Design Awards program of the Association of Licensed Architects. The project also won a grand prize in the 2021 Education Design Showcase sponsored by Spaces4Learning. 
LLCC at Central Illinois Building Trades Career Day
LLCC recruitment and WEI staff attended the Central Illinois Building Trades Career Day Wednesday at the Bank of Springfield Center, speaking with high school students about careers in the trades. More than 70 students from Mt. Pulaski, Winchester and Triopia then came to campus and toured our Workforce Careers Center!
PTK hosts “Life Goes On” event Monday
LLCC’s Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society will promote organ donations Monday, Nov. 15 in conjunction with the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office “Life Goes On” program.
Beginning at 10 a.m. in A. Lincoln Commons, individuals may sign up for the Organ/Tissue Donor Registry. A program will begin at 5:30 p.m. featuring speakers Damarius Blanks, regional coordinator of Life Goes On, along with an organ donor family, a living organ donor and organ recipient. Registry sign-up will be available throughout the day until the end of the program, which will also include recognition for established organ donors.
COVID-19 vaccination clinic Monday and Tuesday
LLCC will host another COVID-19 vaccination clinic in A. Lincoln Commons Monday, Nov. 15, 8:30 to noon and 4-6:30 p.m. and Tuesday, Nov. 16, 8:30 a.m. to noon. Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines will be available. If you received your first dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine held at our last vaccination clinic (Oct. 18 and 19), you can get your second dose to become fully vaccinated. No appointment is necessary to participate in this vaccination clinic; walk-ins are welcome. The Pfizer booster shot is also available. Please note that this clinic cannot provide the vaccination to children in the 5-11 year age group.
LLCC has extended the COVID-19 vaccination incentive for both employees and students through Nov. 30, 2021.