Category Archives: Academic Innovation & eLearning

12.02.21

Using New Analytics in Canvas workshop today

Canvas. LLCC Lincoln Land Community College.Using New Analytics in Canvas
Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Delivery – Virtual (Zoom)
Amanda Sessions, Customer Success Manager, Higher Education, Instructure

New Analytics is a Canvas tool that allows instructors to track average course grades for student submissions using an interactive chart, graph, or table. Additionally, New Analytics allows you to filter and compare student data to whole class averages. Having access to this information provides insights into student engagement and participation as well as student overall assessment and progression. This session will provide an overview of New Analytics and an introduction to creating and interpreting data reports using New Analytics in Canvas.

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

Register for the workshop.

11.29.21

LLCC online computer science degree and other online programs recognized in national and state rankings  

ZDNet has ranked Lincoln Land Community College’s online computer science associate degree as No. 1 in the nation. ZDNet’s ranking methodology encompasses data and tools from the National Center for Education Statistics’ annual survey.

According to ZDNet.com, the best online computer science associate degree programs provide lecture-based instruction and practical experience while preparing industry professionals for the workforce. A computer science associate degree is the foundation for building computational skills.

In ranking LLCC’s online computer science degree program No. 1, the website notes that LLCC’s computer science associate degree includes 61-63 credit hours in general education and program-related courses such as computer applications and concepts, computer programming concepts, and understanding technology today.

In addition, Intelligent.com ranked three of LLCC’s online programs in the top 50 in the state and nation for 2022.Intelligent.com researched over 2,900 colleges and universities, evaluating each institution for the strength of its online resources, reputation and program strength.

LLCC was ranked No. 26 in the Best Community Colleges in Illinois category with the best online medical coding program in the state. For Best Online Colleges in Illinois, LLCC ranked No. 29 with the best philosophy program. And in the Most Affordable Online Community Colleges category, LLCC ranked No. 43 in the nation with the best online LPN to ADN program.

11.17.21

Workshop today: Commenting on Essays: Pedagogy Applied to Online Classes 

Commenting on Essays: Pedagogy Applied to Online Classes

Today, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Face-to-Face (Sangamon Hall, Room 0119) and Virtual (Zoom)

Karen Sisk, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, English

Registration link

After discussing an approach to commenting on student essays that emphasizes using those comments as a teaching tool, we will explore ways to deliver that information to students using technology in the online environment.

Current Online Faculty participating in the Online Proficiency Program can receive 1 point for successful completion of this workshop.

11.16.21

Monday Morning Mentor: Helping struggling online students

How Can I Help Students Who Are Struggling With Online Learning?

Presentation date: Nov. 15, 2021 and on-demand for one week
Link to the Presentation: https://mondaymorningmentors.com

From this link, you can view the featured 20-Minute Mentor and access the transcript, handouts and supplemental material. These materials are only available for the week of the presentation.

NOTE: You will need to enter a password in order to view this week’s program. Email becky.parton@llcc.edu for the password.

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.

11.16.21

Reminder – Active Learning through Group Work online workshop starts today

Active Learning through Group Work – Online! Tuesday, Nov. 16– Friday, Nov. 19, 2021

Delivery – Online Amy Chernowsky, Instructional Designer

In this session, we’ll explore the idea of synchronous and asynchronous active learning through group work as an instructional strategy in courses. We’ll work in groups as we discuss group formation techniques and group rules, group work pedagogy and communication strategies. Finally, we’ll look at group work grading rubrics and evaluation. Current Online Faculty participating in the Online Proficiency Program can receive 6 points for successful completion of this workshop.

Please follow the registration link to sign up.

 

11.15.21

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

  1. 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

  2. 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

  1. 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

  2. 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.

  • Thursday, November 18, 2021 ∙ 2:30pm – 3:30pm ∙ S0119 and Zoom
  • Tuesday, December 7, 2021 ∙ 2:00pm – 3:00pm ∙ S0119 and Zoom
  • Wednesday, December 8, 2021 ∙ 10:00am – 11:00am ∙ S0119 and Zoom
11.09.21

This week’s Monday Morning Mentor program

How Can I Manage the Disconnect Between Faculty and Student Perceptions of Rigor to Increase Learning?

Presentation date: Nov. 8, 2021, and on-demand for one week
Link to the Presentation: https://mondaymorningmentors.com

From this link, you can view the featured 20-Minute Mentor and access the transcript, handouts, and supplemental material. These materials are only available for the week of the presentation.

NOTE: You will need to enter a password in order to view this week’s program … email becky.parton@llcc.edu.

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.

11.08.21

PDD on-demand Canvas Learning Webinar videos are still available

Faculty still have access to Canvas Learning Webinar videos from Professional Development Day! This PDD section in Canvas, entitled Fall 2021 Faculty Professional Development Day (PDD021FL) can be found on your Canvas dashboard and will remain open until the end of the day on Friday, November 19th. In addition to the videos about teaching with Canvas, you will find a variety of on-demand offerings covering many teaching and learning topics.

Learn About the Comment Library in Canvas SpeedGrader

The video below is from the Academic Innovation and eLearning team from the Did You Know? video series. These videos provide quick instructions for and information about common Canvas questions and functions. The following video (embedded below) is focused on a brief overview of the Comment Library in Canvas SpeedGrader.

11.04.21

Monday Morning Mentor program still available: How can I develop opportunity-minded learners?

Presentation date: Nov. 1, 2021, and on-demand for one week

Link to the Presentation: https://mondaymorningmentors.com

From this link, you can view the featured 20-Minute Mentor and access the transcript, handouts, and supplemental material. These materials are only available for the week of the presentation.

NOTE: You will need to enter a password in order to view this week’s program. See email this week from Becky Parton or email becky.parton@llcc.edu for password.

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.