This week, LLCC Academic Innovation & eLearning is offering the workshops listed below. Please note that registration is required for all sessions, other than open labs.

Beginning Blackboard – Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in S0119
Are you a new Blackboard user or an occasional Blackboard user in need of a refresher? This session will cover the basics of getting started using Blackboard to supplement instruction, such as logging into the system, general navigation, tools, course development areas, adding a syllabus and the grade center. Register here:  http://bit.ly/2vL9t26.

Blackboard Community – Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in S0119
The new Community Engagement system within LLCC Blackboard will allow you to connect with students and colleagues in a single online location. This session will demonstrate this new tool and how it can be used to communicate and connect with groups throughout the campus. A discussion on how to develop your own Blackboard Community Engagement module or organization will also be included.  Register here: http://bit.ly/2vsY3Vf.

ZogoTech Open Lab – Thursday, Nov. 16, 1-3 p.m. in S0119
Are you a current ZogoTech user? If so, you can drop by this open lab to ask questions and get help with your data projects. No registration is required.

A list of all courses, detailed descriptions and registration information can be found at www.llcc.edu/aiel/workshop-schedule.

A celebration of the 20^th anniversary of LLCC Online will be held at noon tomorrow, Nov. 14, in A. Lincoln Commons. President Charlotte Warren and Dean of Academic Innovation and eLearning Becky Parton will speak. There will also be displays, and cake will be served.

This week, AIeL will release a series of web videos featuring online faculty members that will be shared on social media. The first is below, featuring Dean Butzow, professor of geography. NOTE: Use a browser other than Internet Explorer to watch these videos. Watch for the next video tomorrow!

This week, LLCC Academic Innovation & eLearning is offering the workshops listed below. Please note that registration is required for all sessions, other than open labs.

ZogoTech Open Lab – Tuesday, Oct. 31, noon-2 p.m. in S0119
Are you a current ZogoTech user? If so, you can drop by this open lab to ask questions and get help with your data projects.

Forget Scantron: A new (and better) way to grade has arrived – Thursday, Nov. 2, 2-3 p.m. in S0119
ZipGrade is a technology that utilizes the computer and the camera on your cell phone to make grading and analysis a breeze. We’ll learn how to set up a ZipGrade course, grade exams, identify problem questions through item analysis, quickly re-grade if an item was miskeyed or tossed and disseminate grades to Blackboard and students. Click here to register http://bit.ly/2wVbCNO.

A list of all courses, detailed descriptions and registration information can be found at www.llcc.edu/aiel/workshop-schedule.

This week, LLCC Academic Innovation & eLearning is offering the workshops listed below. Please note that registration is required for all sessions, other than open labs.

• ZogoTech Open Lab – Monday, Oct. 9 from 2-4 p.m. in S0119
• Beginning Blackboard – Tuesday, Oct. 10 from 10-11 a.m. in S0119
• Developing Effective Visual Vehicles for Your Course Content – Part II – Tuesday, Oct. 10 from 2:30-4 p.m. in S0119
• Blackboard & SoftChalk – Open Lab – Wednesday, Oct. 11 from 2-4 p.m. in S0119
• Active Bystander Training – Thursday, Oct. 12 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in S0119

A list of all courses, detailed descriptions and registration information can be found at www.llcc.edu/aiel/workshop-schedule.

LLCC Academic Innovation & eLearning is offering a variety of workshops this semester. A list of courses, detailed descriptions and registration information can be found at www.llcc.edu/aiel/workshop-schedule. On this website, click on the workshop title to expand the session information and to find the registration link.

Workshops include several new session by Amy Chernowsky, our new instructional designer, as well as new sessions on using Blackboard and the new Softchalk upgrades. Additions have also been made to open lab offerings with everything from assessment to Zogotech.

Please note that registration is required for all workshops except open labs. If you have questions, please contact Becky Parton, dean, Academic Innovation & eLearning at 786.2351 or Becky.Parton@llcc.edu.

Below are the remaining Academic Innovations & eLearning department workshops for the academic year.

Moving Network Folder Items to OneDrive – Open Lab
Facilitator: Jeris Creasey, IT trainer/technical writer

The college is converting what is now stored on the network drives to OneDrive. If you store documents on a network drive, you will need to be prepared to move those documents into your OneDrive account before the end of the spring semester. Attend this open lab and get one-on-one assistance with moving your network files to OneDrive.

Microsoft Office 365 Overview
Facilitator: Jeris Creasey, IT trainer/technical writer

Microsoft Office 365 is a cloud-based collection of apps and services that you can use from just about anywhere, using almost any device you choose.  This session will introduce you to the Office 365 cloud environment, which includes email, calendars, Office applications, OneDrive storage, document sharing and more.

Click here to register for this session

Blackboard Open Lab
Facilitator: Gary Bach, instructional technology specialist

Have you ever had questions about how to accomplish something in Blackboard but couldn’t attend a previously scheduled Blackboard workshop to ask?  This monthly, drop-in open house session gives you the opportunity to get individual help with your questions. No registration is required to attend.

Fall 2016 Happenings

• The pilot program of the new assessment process is underway and progressing nicely. Six programs are participating: biology, computer science, English, radiography, sociology and surgical technology. Much has been learned about the process (and the rollout) that will allow us to make needed modifications.
• The Assessment Proficiency Program participants are also progressing and have so far completed many assessment related activities including curriculum mapping and beginning the course assessment process.
• The new assessment process includes a feedback process that is also being piloted. Deans and department assessment coordinators (DACs) will be providing programs with feedback on their mission statement, assessment plan, curriculum map and/or PASRs. A peer review team will provide feedback on CASRs.  Any faculty who completed and submitted assessment items to the LLCC Office of Academic Effectiveness will receive feedback so stay tuned! We appreciate your patience as we implement our new processes.
• An assessment training site has been created in Blackboard and is being utilized alongside the pilot program. Once fully developed, this site will house training materials and resources that can be accessed by all individuals engaged in assessment activities.
• The Office of Academic Effectiveness has developed a mission statement: The mission of the Office of Academic Effectiveness is to lead, support and communicate sustainable processes integral to the continuous improvement of teaching and learning by being the resource for faculty and staff to investigate and complete curriculum development, assessment and program review processes.

Spring 2017 Happenings

• A rollout schedule will be developed to determine how the new processes can be implemented in a sustainable way. This rollout will also allow faculty to easily see when their program will enter the new assessment process.
• Course and program outcomes will be transferred from CurricUNET to Blackboard to allow for faculty to utilize Blackboard as an assessment tool. To ensure outcomes are correct in CurricUNET, an audit of the program and course outcomes will be conducted during the spring 2017 semester. Programs will receive an email during the month of January that will contain a spreadsheet with the currently-approved outcomes. Faculty will be asked to verify if the outcomes listed are correct. If changes need to be made, a contact person should be identified so the changes can be made and approved through CurricUNET. Open labs will be scheduled to help program department review teams accomplish this.
• The Office of Academic Effectiveness will be working through an operational plan during the spring semester and summer session. Strategies have been identified to build a strong foundation for the office so it can accomplish its goal to support faculty.

The college has access to SafeAssign (a similar plagiarism detection system) through our Blackboard Learn system. SafeAssign will now become the single plagiarism detection system available for use at LLCC.

A SafeAssign video tutorial can be found online, as part of the new Blackboard Support Center. Workshops on the use of SafeAssign have been scheduled for Friday, Sept. 6 and Tuesday, Sept. 17. Watch for the ITDE workshop schedule for detailed workshop information.

The Turnitin system will remain available through Blackboard through the end of the day on Monday, Sept. 2 to allow faculty members the ability to access and save any documents that need to be retained.Even though the Turnitin system will be available the first week of the fall semester, do not use the Turnitin system as part of any fall 2013 course work. The system’s availability during this time period is for backup purposes only.

This document provides you with step-by-step instructions on how to access and save documents from the Turnitin system.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions,

Becky Parton, associate dean, Instructional Technology & Distance Education