Thursday’s H5P webinar

With H5P.com’s Live Engagement Tools, you can engage your students in a completely new way. In Thursday’s webinar you will learn how content types like “The Chase” and “Multipoll” can introduce gamification to your teaching. It is a powerful and fun way to learn! This is a virtual event. The webinar begins at 8 a.m. and will last about 40 minutes.

Target audience: H5P.com authors and administrators

Register for the H5P webinar.

Monday Morning Mentor: Using Virtual Reality to Impact Classroom Learning

This week’s Monday Morning Mentor topic is, “How Can I Use Virtual Reality to Impact Classroom Learning?”

The presentation date is April 15, 2024 and on-demand for one week. View the 20-Minute Mentor and access the transcript, handouts and supplemental material.

These materials are only available for the week of presentation. You will need to enter the following password to view this week’s program: virtual64.

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.

Monday Morning Mentor: helping students struggling with online learning

This week’s AIeL Monday Morning Mentor topic is, “How Can I Help Students Who Are Struggling with Online Learning?” Presentation date was April 8, and on-demand for one week. You may link to the presentation to view the featured 20-Minute Mentor and access the transcript, handouts, and supplemental material. You will need to enter the following password to view this week’s program: struggling25. These materials are only available for the week of the presentation.

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.

Today’s AIeL Workshop & Lab – Introduction to H5P

Workshop

April 9, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Join the workshop on Teams.

H5P is a new tool licensed by LLCC for faculty and staff that allows users to create, share, and reuse interactive and engaging educational content including quizzes, games, presentations, interactive videos and images, learning paths and more. In this interactive introductory workshop, participants will learn more about this exciting tool, see a demo of how to integrate it into Canvas courses, and have an opportunity to build something in H5P to share with others. Additionally, participants will see a demonstration of how SoftChalk lessons can be archived, to aid in the transition to H5P. Faculty participants will receive one point toward their Training and Innovation professional development total for successful completion of this workshop.

Open Lab

April 10, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Menard 2229 or join the open lab on teams.

We’ll talk all things teaching, pedagogy, Canvas, H5P, SoftChalk migrations, instructional design, digital accessibility and more. All faculty and staff are welcome at open labs, regardless of teaching modality or department.

Midwest Institute for International and Intercultural Education Workshops

LLCC faculty are invited to participate in one or both the upcoming virtual workshops. Participants will be eligible to apply to develop a curriculum module and receive a $1,500 stipend. Register on the Midwest Institute’s website. Select “members” when registering, as LLCC is a member of MIIIE and participation is free.

Sunsetting SoftChalk, save content before Aug. 15

LLCC will not be renewing the college’s SoftChalk license after the current contract expires. The deadline to export and save any content currently stored in your SoftChalk Cloud accounts is Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. Content that is not exported by the end of the license expiration will be lost.

Keep in mind:

  • The deadline of Aug. 15 is for exporting and saving Softchalk Cloud content.
  • The export files created are html/index files and can be loaded directly into Canvas and will function the same as they do in Softchalk Cloud. The exception to this is SoftChalk lessons that are connected to the Canvas Gradebook. These connections will be lost when the html/index files are uploaded directly into Canvas.
  • AIeL has developed both written directions and video tutorials on how to download SoftChalk lessons from the cloud and upload them in Canvas.

H5P

LLCC has now licensed new content authoring software called H5P, which offers more design flexibility and a richer feature set than SoftChalk. H5P can be used to create a wider variety of interactive content types, including quizzes, games, and simulations. H5P content is designed to be accessible to all users, which is especially important for students with disabilities. H5P is also mobile-friendly, so students can access H5P on almost any type of device.  H5P is also open source and has a large and active community of users who contribute to its development and who share different kinds of content with one another.

Please note:

  • Transitioning content from SoftChalk to H5P is not required. As described above, exported SoftChalk Cloud files (html/index files) can be loaded into Canvas courses and will look and function the same as they do when stored in SoftChalk Cloud with the exception for those lessons tied directly to the gradebook.
  • AIeL began training and support for H5P during the fall 23 semester with the intent to provide a full academic year for those who wish to transition from SoftChalk to H5P.
  • Workshops on H5P are still being offered through the spring 24 semester and can be found on the AIeL Workshop Schedule. Questions about the use of H5P can also be answered at AIeL open labs or by appointment with a member of the AIeL Team.

If you have any additional questions, contact Becky Parton, dean of LLCC Academic Innovation and eLearning, at 217-786-2351.

Today’s AIeL Workshop, Communicating Effectively: Students with Autism

The number of neurodiverse students on our campus continues to grow, providing unique challenges to staff and faculty. Accessibility Services will discuss the common characteristics and challenges faced by students with autism and provide strategies for more effective communication. Bring your questions for Q & A and get tips for working with this special population. Faculty participants will receive 1 point toward their Training and Innovation professional development total for successful completion of this workshop.

Tuesday, April 2, 3-4 p.m. Join on Teams. Register for Communicating Effectively: Students with Autism.

Graduation may be right around the corner, but AIeL still has a robust schedule of programming in April and May, including sessions on supporting students, innovative assessments, and H5P.

This week’s Monday Morning Mentor is about sparking engagement in reluctant learners

This week’s Monday Morning Mentor topic is, “How Can I Spark and Sustain Engagement in Reluctant Learners?View the 20-Minute Mentor presentation and access the transcript, handouts, and supplemental material. This presentation is available April 1 and on-demand for one week. You will need to enter the following password in order to view the program: memorable36. 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.

Tuesday’s AIeL Workshop, Communicating Effectively: Students with Autism

The number of neurodiverse students on our campus continues to grow, providing unique challenges to staff and faculty. LLCC Accessibility Services will discuss the common characteristics and challenges faced by students with autism and provide strategies for more effective communication. Bring your questions for Q&A, and get tips for working with this special population. Faculty participants will receive one point toward their Training and Innovation professional development total for successful completion of this workshop.

Tuesday, April 2, 3-4 p.m. Join on the April 2 workshop on Teams. Register for Communicating Effectively: Students with Autism.

In celebration of Neurodiversity week, a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences, the Accessibility Services department would like to share the library of recordings from the 2024 virtual event. The recordings are a great resource in learning more about neurodiversity and celebrating neurodiverse individuals.