The 2021-2022 new full-time faculty recently had their last orientation session of the year. During the session they had a special visit from LLCC’s mascot, Linc!
Left to right: Travis Rath, instructor of nursing; Angie Smith, instructor of nursing; Derek Matlock, Instructor of Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, & Heating; Linc; Justin Cobb, assistant professor of biology, anatomy & physiology; David Park, assistant professor, microbiology; and Marcie Leonard, assistant professor of nursing
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.
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).
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.
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:
To register, visit www.miiie.org/workshops/climate-change.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.