This week’s Monday Morning Mentor topic from Magna Publications:
How Can I Create an Engaging, Student-Focused Syllabus?

Presentation date: Oct. 24, 2022, and on-demand for one week
View the presentation and access the transcript, handouts and supplemental material: https://mondaymorningmentors.com.

NOTE: You will need to enter the following password in order to view this week’s program: syllabus63.

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.

Say Hello to Operation “Deploy Planned Assessment!”

Friday, Oct. 21, 11 a.m.-noon in S1133
Register for the assessment workshop

Matthew Shaver, Professor, Digital Media & Vice Chair, Learning Outcomes Assessment Team

Deploying an assessment is exciting. This workshop will take your assessment plan and prep it in Canvas! Topics such as digital rubric creation and matching course learning outcomes for evaluation will be discussed. ​​​​​​​

Note: Faculty can receive one point toward their Training and Innovation professional development total for successful completion of this workshop.

This week’s Monday Morning Mentor topic from Magna Publications:
What Is Ungrading and How Can It Unleash Your Students’ Potential?

Presentation date: Oct. 17, 2022, and on-demand for one week
View the presentation and access the transcript, handouts and supplemental material: https://mondaymorningmentors.com.

NOTE: You will need to enter the following password in order to view this week’s program: potential92.

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.

Quality Course Design Through Universal Design for Learning

Monday, Oct. 17, 2:30-4 p.m. in the R.H. Stephens Room
Register for the Universal Design workshop

Vance Martin, PhD., Executive Policy Advisor for Accessibility​​​​​​​

Universal Design began as an architectural concept, that by integrating design decisions into a building that might be aimed at helping one group of people, you can equally benefit other groups. This idea as applied to learning allows us to intentionally design content for students that is accessible, but also allows students with different learning preferences to better interact with the content, leading to better learning outcomes. This session will cover some of these ideas as well as allow for a question-and-answer session.

Note: Faculty can receive two points toward their Training and Innovation professional development total for successful completion of this workshop.​​​​​​​

Dr. Vance Martin has served as the executive policy advisor for the University of Illinois Board of Trustees since 2020. Prior to that, he was the campus accessibility specialist in the Center for Online Learning, Research and Service at the University of Illinois Springfield. He also taught undergraduate and graduate courses in history, humanities, education and technology for over 15 years using in-person, online and hybrid formats. Additionally, he has over 10 years of experience in curriculum and instructional design.

Vance’s research looks at technology use in education, social justice and the intersection of the two. His dissertation project used wikis in community college history classes, which he found encouraged students to question standard historical narratives and created an environment in which minority students felt represented and engaged. As a post-doc at the University of Illinois, he worked on the redesign of teacher education programs in the College of Education and helped to develop a leadership training program in partnership with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He also worked on a collaborative international project to deliver educational content to secondary students in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, via cell phones.

Say Hello to Operation “Deploy Planned Assessment!”

Friday, Oct. 14, 11 a.m. to noon in S1133
Register for this workshop on deploying an assessment.

Matthew Shaver, Professor, Digital Media, & Vice Chair, Learning Outcomes Assessment Team

Deploying an assessment is exciting. This workshop will take your assessment plan and prep it in Canvas! Topics such as digital rubric creation and mating course learning outcomes for evaluation will be discussed. ​​​​​​​

Note: Faculty can receive one point toward their Training and Innovation professional development total for successful completion of this workshop.

Open Educational Resources: Locating, Curating and Assessing Open Content

Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2-3 p.m. in Menard 1174
Register for the Open Educational Resources workshop

Amanda Wiesenhofer, Electronic Resources & Library Systems Administrator
John Freml, Instructional Designer
Barry Lamb, Instructional Designer

OER goes beyond textbooks. From activities to syllabi, faculty around the nation are sharing their content and ideas with one another. The OER movement is based on the desire to improve learning and reduce costs for students but getting started can seem like an overwhelming task. In this session participants will receive an overview of how to begin a systematic search for OER appropriate for their course needs and will learn about support available to instructors researching and evaluating OER. This session will also introduce the basics of the basics of copyright, open licensing and their implications for adopting, adapting or creating OER.

Note: Faculty can receive one point toward their Training and Innovation professional development total for successful completion of this workshop.

This week’s Monday Morning Mentor topic from Magna Publications:
How Can I Help Online Students Develop Autonomy and Take More Responsibility for Their Learning?

Presentation date: Oct. 10, 2022, and on-demand for one week
View the presentation and access the transcript, handouts and supplemental material: https://mondaymorningmentors.com.

NOTE: You will need to enter the following password in order to view this week’s program: autonomy37.

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.

This week’s Monday Morning Mentor topic from Magna Publications:
What Interventions Help Students Master Deep Reading and Engage With Assignments?

Presentation date: Oct. 3, 2022 and on-demand for one week
View the presentation and access the transcript, handouts and supplemental material: https://mondaymorningmentors.com.

NOTE: You will need to enter the following password in order to view this week’s program: interventions24.

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.

Make plans to attend “Understanding and Addressing (Anti)Racism in Classrooms with Dr. Joseph Flynn this Friday, Sept. 30, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Trutter Center. Registration is open to LLCC faculty and staff. Lunch will be provided. We request that participants register in advance to assist with the meal count.
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In this presentation, an exploration of the historic roots of racism will be front and center. By understanding where racism emanates, we can then more clearly understand why it is crucial for educators to promote anti-racist practices in classrooms. Part I of the presentation examines the historic construction of racism in the United States. Part II of the presentation explores practical problems in the classroom — like implicit bias and microaggressions — and further offers key strategies for the promotion of equitable and empowering classroom spaces for all students.

Faculty can receive five points toward their training and innovation professional development total for successful completion of this workshop.

Dr. Joseph Flynn is the executive director for equity and inclusion and an associate professor of curriculum and instruction at Northern Illinois University. He is also a past-president of the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum. His teaching and scholarship focus on the intersection of multicultural and social justice education, whiteness studies, media and popular culture, and curriculum. In addition to his professional development work with schools and colleges in northern Illinois, Dr. Flynn has published scholarship related to the aforementioned topics and founded the three-day Social Justice Summer Camp for Educators at Northern Illinois University. Additionally, Flynn serves as an editorialist on Perspectives, a radio program on WNIJ, an NPR affiliate. Finally, Flynn published “White Fatigue: Rethinking Resistance for Social Justice” (Peter Lang, 2018), a book that considers the critical issue of the challenge to teach white students about race. The book has been awarded the O.L. Davis Jr. Outstanding Book Award from the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum.