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:

• What is Climate Change and Why Does it Matter?
• Combatting Global Climate Change: The Limits of Legal Options
• The Interactions Among Water, Climate and Societies in a Changing Global Environment

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.

Canvas Commons

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.

Final Canvas Open Lab of the Spring Semester

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.  

• Thursday, April 28, 2022 ∙ 3-4 p.m. ∙ Zoom Link

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.

View the schedule grid.
Register for FSI Conference.

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.

“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.

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.

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.