Below you will find the Academic Innovation & eLearning pro workshop schedule for the spring 2022 semester. Detailed descriptions of and registration links for sessions are available on the AIeL Portal Page.

This semester we will continue to offer sessions that are live via Zoom to promote social distancing. Additionally, Canvas programing will be available through workshops, Canvas open labs (via Zoom) and the Canvas Training Portal. Canvas specific professional development information is provided at the bottom portion of this message.

Workshops

• Students on the Autism Spectrum – Thursday, Feb. 10, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
• Flipping the Classroom: Rethinking What to Cover in Class and How “Class Time” Is Used – Monday, Feb. 21, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
• Promoting Mindfulness and Focus on Students With Short Writing Assignments – Wednesday, March 16, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
• Simple Technology – Big Impact – Monday, March 21, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
• No More YouTube With Canvas Studio – Tuesday, April 5, 2::30-3:30 p.m.
• How Can I Build an Antiracist Syllabus? A Facilitated Discussion – Monday, April 18, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
• Canvas Year One: Message and Discussion – Wednesday, April 20, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Canvas Open Labs and Training

Registration is not required for open labs.

• Tuesday, Feb. 15, 3-4 p.m.
• Thursday, March 3, 10-11 a.m.
• Wednesday, April 6, 2-3 p.m.
• Thursday, April 28, 3-4 p.m.

Canvas Courses and On-Demand Training

Online via Canvas Training Services Portal – The Canvas Learning Library includes programs, courses, on-demand videos and live trainings.

• Programs
  • Higher Education: First Day Ready
  • Course Design and Accessibility
  • Canvas + Microsoft Office Integration
• Courses
  • Opening Canvas
  • Creating a Canvas Course
  • Getting Started With Assignments and Assessments
  • Grading and Feedback
  • New Quizzes
  • The Canvas Teacher App (Higher Ed Android)
  • The Canvas Teacher App (Higher Ed iOS)
  • Best Practices for Course Design
  • Canvas Course Evaluations & Accessibility
  • Engaging Learners
  • Embedding and Linking Content Using Office 365
  • Creating Canvas Assignments With Office 365
  • Collaborating Using Microsoft Office 365
  • Canvas Studio Training
  • Sharing Content
  • Accessing Content in the Commons

This week’s Monday Morning Mentor topic from Magna Publications:
How Do I Create a Class That Supports First-Year Students?
Presentation date: Feb. 7, 2022 and on-demand for one week

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.

This week’s Monday Morning Mentor topic from Magna Publications:
How Do I Structure Virtual Office Hours to Promote Student Use?
Presentation date: Jan. 31, 2022 and on-demand for one week

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 videos below are from the LLCC Academic Innovation and eLearning team’s “Did You Know?” video series. These videos provide quick instructions for and information about common Canvas questions and functions. The following videos (embedded below) focus on Hiding Your Course Menu, Opening External Module Content in a New Tab and Giving Partial Credit on Matching Questions.

Hiding Your Course Menu

Opening Module Content in a New Tab

Giving Partial Credit on Matching Questions

This week’s Monday Morning Mentor topic from Magna Publications:
How Can I Plan (or Revise) My Courses More Efficiently?
Presentation date: Jan. 24, 2022 and on-demand for one week

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 Studio

Don’t forget that LLCC offers Canvas Studio to all faculty and their students! Canvas Studio is a video learning platform integrated directly into the college’s Canvas system. Studio allows you and your students to record, close caption, store and embed videos directly into multiple areas of a course such as assignments, discussions and pages. Studio analytics allows you to easily analyze the media students are viewing, how long they are viewing and when they stopped.  Additionally, Studio has timeline comments features, as well as embedded quizzing functions. Please see this short video for an overview of Canvas Studio. You can also learn more about Canvas Studio in the Canvas Studio Guide found in the Canvas Community.

Canvas – Did You Know?

The videos below are from the LLCC Academic Innovation and eLearning team’s “Did You Know?” video series. The following videos are focused on the Canvas dashboard and Canvas notification settings.

Customizing Your Canvas Dashboard

Canvas Notification Settings

LLCC Academic Innovation and eLearning shares information on the following webinars taking place next week:

Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022

Prioritizing SEL (Social and Emotional Learning) in an Online Environment

Webinar begins at 1 p.m. CT

Presented by Kirsten Wilson, M.Ed, Virtual Arkansas
Sponsored by Quality Matters

Social Emotional Learning isn’t just something that is designed and developed in a course. It takes active training and a set of skills with an online educator to know what “just-in-time” supports are needed for students. Learn how Virtual Arkansas has taken the course-embedded elements of SEL and brought them full circle through leveraging all forms of communication in their courses along with the learner-centric approach of their teachers and systematic steps to interact, invest and maximize every opportunity to support and build capacity in students. This is where Virtual Arkansas takes the QM K-12 Rubric standards of 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 along with the NSQ for Online Teaching and Learning and implements them with authenticity and fidelity.

Register for this Jan. 19 webinar.

Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022

Upskilling Student for High-Demand Careers through Immersive Technology

Webinar begins at 1 p.m. CT

This is Corporate Sponsor content presented by The Chronicle of Higher Education. All content is provided by Unity.

The world is changing. Consumers demand personalized, interactive experiences. 2D is now 3D. The physical is becoming virtual. Creators monetize in new ways. Jobs are changing. The metaverse is manifesting. The convergence of immersive technologies has disrupted industries including film, architecture, engineering, construction, entertainment, commerce, arts and design. Higher education now has the opportunity to prepare the workforce for these changes and ensure that students of today become the creators — not just the consumers — of tomorrow. This session will explore the current state of interactive 3D development and how higher education institutions are getting students ready for a rapidly evolving job market.

Join a panel of industry experts and educators from leading post-secondary institutions to learn:

• How colleges and universities are innovating teaching, learning and student-to-student connection with real-time 3D technology
• Which tools and technologies schools should teach and make accessible to students and faculty
• How schools can impart the skills needed for high-demand jobs in the new economy

Register for this Jan. 20 webinar.

LLCC Academic Innovation and eLearning hopes you have a relaxing winter recess. You’ve earned it! Here are some resources that may be helpful as you prepare for next spring. 

• Canvas Support Options for LLCC – the first half of this video outlines support options available to you from Canvas if you have questions over winter break. Please note that AIeL staff will not return to campus until Jan. 3, 2022.
• Archiving your Canvas Course – this video shows how to export an archive of your Canvas course and save it to your computer.
• Transferring Canvas Course Materials – please see this video to learn about transferring materials from one Canvas course shell to another.
• Course Cleanup – this video contains tips for cleaning up your Canvas course shell after a Canvas course import or course copy.
• Migrating a Blackboard Export File to Canvas – Please view this video if you have a Blackboard export file (.zip file) saved on your computer that needs to be moved into Canvas.

The Illinois Community College Online will sponsor the annual Growing Online Learning Conference Feb. 8-10, 2022. The theme of this year’s conference is “Quality Online Teaching, Learning, and Support.”  Registration will open in January. This is a free online conference for all Illinois community college faculty and staff.

KEYNOTE: From Pivot to Progress: Leveraging Our Momentum of the Pandemic Response — Tina Parscal, Ph.D., Associate Vice Chancellor for CCCOnline and Academic Affairs, Colorado Community College System

Conference Sessions:
Feb. 8

• 10 a.m. — From Pivot to Progress: Leveraging Our Momentum of the Pandemic Response, Tina Parscal, Colorado Community College System
• 2 p.m. — How to Get Students to Watch your Videos, Kona Jones, Richland Community College

Feb. 9

• 10 a.m. — Creating a ‘Common’ Ground for Student and Faculty Support, Morgann Quilty, Jane Smith, Lori Wendt,
  Parkland College
• 2 p.m. — Quality Teaching and Learning — Faculty Panel and Showcase Meri Engel, Anne Humphrey, McHenry County College; Debra Guerrero, John Halliwell, Moraine Valley Community College

Feb. 10

• 10 a.m. — Creating a Course Template with Quality in Mind, Heather Moore, Rock Valley College
• 2 p.m. — Developing an In-House Orientation to Online Teaching, Lirim Neziroski, Prairie State College