Barry Lamb, instructional designer; Karen Sisk, assistant professor of English and humanities; Sarah Laurent, instructor of nursing; and Stacey Olson, associate professor of biology​​​​​​, will present “Simple Technology — Big Impact” today, March 21, 3:30-4:30 p.m. via Zoom.

The workshop covers how two instructional tools, which are easy to use, make a powerful impact on student learning! Participants will see a quick overview of both Padlet and Microsoft Sway (available with your LLCC login credentials), followed by a discussion (with demonstrations) with current faculty who use these tools for instruction and assignment creation. Hear how to easily get started with one or both of these instructional tools and see how other faculty are putting them to use in their classes, online and in person.

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

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Karen Sisk, assistant professor of English and humanities​​​​​​​, will present “Promoting Mindfulness and Focus on Students With Short Writing Assignments” today, March 16, 3:30-4:30 p.m. via Zoom.

To promote mindfulness and focus in our courses, we can incorporate short writing assignments such as letters and reflections done as homework or in class in which students set their course goals and how they will go about achieving them, reflect on their performance at various stages in the course and reflect on what they did well in the course. This workshop will give you ideas on how to design these types of assignments as well as discuss the benefits of incorporating these assignments both for students and instructors.

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

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This week’s Monday Morning Mentor topic from Magna Publications:
How Can I Write Better Exam Questions to Measure Student Performance and Learning?

Presentation date: March 14, 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.

The FSI Conference will be held May 17-18 in Champaign. This year’s conference theme is “Back to the Future: 25 Years of FSI.” As a reminder, presentation proposals are due Friday, March 4. Presentation formats include: pre-conference workshop, facilitated session, roundtable session, panel session, interview with an expert (fireside chat) session, technology demonstration and poster.

Submit a proposal or learn more.

This week’s Monday Morning Mentor topic from Magna Publications:
How Can I Assess Students in My Online Classes Through Student-Created Videos?

Presentation date: Feb. 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.

Canvas Teacher App

The Canvas Teacher app allows instructors the ability to facilitate their courses, both inside and outside of the classroom, in the palm of their hand. Grading, communicating with students and editing/publishing assignments can easily be handled using Canvas Teacher. The Teacher app is available for both iOS and Android devices.

Canvas — Did You Know?

The video below is from the LLCC Academic Innovation and eLearning team’s “Did You Know?” video series.

The FSI Conference will be held May 17-18 in Champaign. This year’s conference theme is “Back to the Future: 25 Years of FSI.” Presentation proposals are due March 4. Presentation formats include: pre-conference workshop, facilitated session, roundtable session, panel session, interview with an expert (fireside chat) session, technology demonstration and poster.

Submit a proposal or learn more.

This week’s Monday Morning Mentor topic from Magna Publications:
How Can Disruptive Innovation Impact STEM Education?

Presentation date: Feb. 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.

Join today’s Academic Innovation & eLearning workshop on “Flipping the Classroom: Rethinking What to Cover in Class and How ‘Class-Time’ Is Used” from 3:30-4:30 p.m. via Zoom.

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This session will discuss why Becky Miller, assistant professor of psychology, decided to “flip” her classroom pre-COVID and why she will keep it flipped after COVID. A discussion on the pros and cons of this method, strategies used (for remote and F2F), lessons learned and student feedback on the change.

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