Improved Student Engagement With Canvas Studio

Tuesday, Nov. 15,2:30-3:30 p.m. in M2260
Barry Lamb, Instructional Designer
Register for Nov. 15 workshop

This session will provide an overview of Canvas Studio, the video learning platform integrated into LLCC’s Canvas system. Learn how Canvas Studio can engage students and support instructors, provide insightful viewing analytics, generate captions and help turn video and audio content into meaningful conversations, all from within Canvas. This session will also explore Canvas Studio’s more advanced features including embedded quizzing and integrated assignments utilizing Canvas Studio video. Leave this workshop with knowledge and resources to leverage this tool with your own students.​​​​​​​

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

Canvas Open Lab

Wednesday, Nov. 16, 11 a.m.-noon in S0119 or Zoom Link for Open Lab
Andy Mitkos, Director, Academic Technology Systems and Support
Gary Bach, Instructional Technology Specialist

Attend the Canvas Open Lab and ask the AIeL team your Canvas questions and for any additional help with Canvas you may need. This Canvas Open Lab will be held both in-person and in a virtual format. Registration is not required for open labs.

This week’s Monday Morning Mentor topic from Magna Publications:
What Brain-Based Techniques Can I Use to Engage Students During Class?

Presentation date: Nov. 14, 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: techniques64.

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:
How Can I Create Authentic Engagement Through Feedback Dialogue?

Presentation date: Nov. 7, 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: authentic73.

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.

Digital Accessibility in Canvas: Quick Tips for Busy Profs

Monday, Nov. 7, 2-3 p.m. in M1174
Register for Digital Accessibility in Canvas

Barry Lamb, Instructional Designer
John Freml, Instructional Designer

Digital accessibility doesn’t have to be hard or overwhelming! In this session, we will continue the discussion on Universal Design by providing quick and easy strategies to ensure that course materials that you host on Canvas are universally accessible and ADA compliant. Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss particular issues and concerns and shape the conversation, but possible topics may include: utilizing the accessibility checker in the Canvas Rich Content Editor, interpreting Ally accessibility reports, proper use of heading styles, best practices when creating hyperlinks, alt text for images, how to make tables accessible, color contrast issues, considerations for Microsoft Office and Adobe PDF documents, and captions and audio descriptions for videos.

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 Spark Conversation in the Classroom?

Presentation date: Oct. 31, 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: conversation95.

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:
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.