Category Archives: Academic Innovation & eLearning

09.03.24

Wednesday’s faculty workshop, Accessibility Updates in Canvas

Join us for an informative in-person workshop, Accessibility Updates in Canvas: Streamlining Your Courses with UDOIT and TidyUP, by John Freml, director, faculty development and Matthew Trueblood, instructional designer. Explore the latest updates to digital accessibility regulations and introduce two powerful new tools integrated into Canvas—UDOIT and TidyUP. These tools replace the old Ally Accessibility Checker, offering a more streamlined and user-friendly approach to ensuring your course content meets current accessibility standards. We’ll guide you through how UDOIT scans and identifies accessibility issues in your course, and how TidyUP helps you manage and clean up unnecessary files. By the end of this session, you’ll be equipped with the knowledge and skills to create more accessible and organized online learning environments for all students.

Wednesday, Sept. 4 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in Sangamon  Hall 1101.  Register online. 
This face-to-face workshop will be repeated later in the semester in a virtual format.

09.03.24

Monday Morning Mentor: How Can I Apply Virtual Reality to Create Meaningful Assignments & Assessments

This week’s Monday Morning Mentor is about using VR to create meaningful assignments and assessments. This presentation is available Sept. 2, 2024 and on-demand for one week. From the online link, you can view the featured 20-Minute Mentor, as well as access the transcript, handouts, and supplemental material. You will need to enter the following password in order to view the program:  virtual892

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.

08.29.24

Faculty Development Workshop today, 1-2:30 p.m.

Make plans to attend AIeL’s first workshop of the academic year with Dr. Natasha Casey, assistant professor, communication.
Beyond Conversation: An Action-Centered Approach to Diversity and Inclusion in the Classroom
Thursday,  Aug. 29, 1-2:30 p.m. in Sangamon Hall, Room 1102 or on Teams.

How can educators ensure that activities centered on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the classroom are meaningful for students? It’s important that these activities don’t just check a box. Students should be provided meaningful experiences to help them develop into thoughtful citizens. This session highlights Madisonville Community College’s approach to DEI in the classroom, blended with a Student Learning Outcome process and action research. Through this process, instructors from a wide range of disciplines (i.e., general education, technical programs, health programs) have incorporated DEI into the classroom in meaningful and measurable ways.

Register online for Beyond Conversation.

Note: This workshop will begin with a viewing of a live webinar in Sangamon Hall 1102 from 1-2 p.m., followed by a discussion led by LLCC faculty from 2-3 p.m. Those who attend both parts in-person will receive 2 points. Those who attend only the discussion in-person or on Teams will be awarded 1 point.

Watch for the complete fall 2024 schedule, coming very soon.

08.28.24

Monday Morning Mentor: How Can I use AI Tools to Better Manage My Time?

This week’s Monday Morning Mentor is about how to use AI tools to better manage time. This presentation is available today and on -demand for one week. You will need to enter the password: manage895 to view the program.

From this link, you can view the featured 20-Minute Mentor, as well as access the transcript, handouts, and supplemental material. These materials will not be available to be viewed until Monday when the presentation becomes available.

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.

08.26.24

First Faculty Development Workshop of the Academic Year

Make plans to attend AIeL’s first workshop of the academic year with Dr. Natasha Casey, assistant professor, communication.
Beyond Conversation: An Action-Centered Approach to Diversity and Inclusion in the Classroom
Thursday,  Aug. 29, 1-2:30 p.m. in Sangamon Hall 1102 or on Teams.

How can educators ensure that activities centered on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the classroom are meaningful for students? It’s important that these activities don’t just check a box. Students should be provided meaningful experiences to help them develop into thoughtful citizens. This session highlights Madisonville Community College’s approach to DEI in the classroom, blended with a Student Learning Outcome process and action research. Through this process, instructors from a wide range of disciplines (i.e., general education, technical programs, health programs) have incorporated DEI into the classroom in meaningful and measurable ways.

Register online.

Note: This workshop will begin with a viewing of a live webinar in Sangamon Hall 1102 from 1-2 p.m., followed by a discussion led by LLCC faculty from 2-3 p.m. Those who attend both parts in-person will receive 2 points. Those who attend only the discussion in-person or on Teams will be awarded 1 point.

Watch for the complete fall 2024 schedule, coming very soon.

08.26.24

Monday Morning Mentor: How Can I use AI Tools to Better Manage My Time?

This week’s Monday Morning Mentor is about how to use AI tools to better manage time. This presentation is available today and on -demand for one week. You will need to enter the password: manage895 to view the program.

From this link, you can view the featured 20-Minute Mentor, as well as access the transcript, handouts, and supplemental material. These materials will not be available to be viewed until Monday when the presentation becomes available.

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.

08.19.24

Monday Morning Mentor: How Can I Use My Teaching to Improve Student Study Skills?

This week’s Monday Morning Mentor is, “How Can I Use My Teaching to Improve Student Study Skills?”

The presentation is Aug. 19, 2024, and available on-demand for one week. From the link you can view the featured 20-Minute Mentor, as well as access the transcript, handouts, and supplemental material. You will need to enter the password, improve343, to view the program.

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.

08.16.24

Generative AI detection added to Turnitin

We have added generative AI detection functionality to the LLCC Turnitin system. To support your use of the new tool and interpreting the newly designed similarity reports we have created a training and resource page for faculty on the proper use of Turnitin. If you plan to use Turnitin with your students, please review the page and feel free to reach if you have any questions.

08.16.24

New Tools in Canvas: UDOIT and TidyUp

Faculty may have already noticed two new tools in their Canvas courses: UDOIT and TidyUp.

  • UDOIT (Universal Design Online Content Inspection Tool) is our new web accessibility checker which has been designed specifically for Canvas. AIeL will be providing workshops and other support resources on UDOIT throughout the academic year but for those who would like to learn more now you can visit the UDOIT Training Series or review the UDOIT User Guide.
  • TidyUP is another new tool in Canvas and is used to support Canvas space/storage needs by identifying unpublished pages, deleting outdated content and removing empty folders in Canvas course. Faculty can scan their Canvas courses for unpublished pages and unlinked files and easily delete unused and unwanted files, freeing up course size for new development. TidyUP is a quick and easy way to cleanup and streamline your Canvas courses. For more information you may visit the TidyUP Training Series.
08.15.24

LLCC welcomes Matt Trueblood

Matt TruebloodLLCC Academic Innovation and eLearning (AIeL) welcomes Matt Trueblood to the team. Matt, an instructional designer, started on Aug. 1. He’s a community college alum who holds a master’s and bachelor’s degree in education. Before LLCC, Matt was a content creator for the Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (INCCRRA) and an elementary school teacher for the Champaign School District. You can reach Matt at matthew.trueblood@llcc.edu or at 217-786-2874.