On Professional Development Day, the ITDE department hosted the Innovation Celebration. There were 35 faculty and staff members along with students who shared their innovative projects, services and instruction with their colleagues from across campus. Photos from the Innovation Celebration can be seen on the ITDE Facebook page at:  http://on.fb.me/1CZjtaj

The ITDE workshop, Using Blackboard Statistics to Promote Student Success, is being held from 2-3 p.m. today in SGMN 0119. Facilitator is Andy Mitkos, learning management systems coordinator.

What can Blackboard tell you about your students? Using the built-in statistics tools and Retention Center, Blackboard can tell you a great deal about how your students are using your course materials and allow you to have hands-on input into your student’s success. During this workshop we will go through all of the different areas of Blackboard that collect data on your students, as well as talk about what you can do with that data once you have it.

To register, click HERE.

This Friday is the deadline for exhibit proposals for the Innovation Celebration that will be held from 1–3 p.m. on Professional Development Day in A. Lincoln Commons.

If you would like to participate in this event, please submit an exhibit proposal this week by filling out the proposal form. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Becky Parton (rebecca.parton@llcc.edu).

New Texting and Development Tools in Blackboard • Wednesday, Feb. 18 • 2-3PM • SGMN0119 • Facilitator: Andy Mitkos, learning management systems coordinator

In this workshop, participants will learn how to utilize the newest features added to the Blackboard system. Join us for this hands-on session featuring the new Blackboard texting function and the development application Qwickly.  Click HERE to register.

On Professional Development Day (March 24) the Instructional Technology and Distance Education (ITDE) department is hosting the Innovation Celebration.

The Innovation Celebration will be a poster session highlighting innovative instruction and student learning initiatives at LLCC. This event will provide an opportunity to exchange teaching experiences and student engagement activities in a casual atmosphere.

ITDE would like to invite you to submit an exhibit proposal and share your experience and knowledge with colleague across campus. To learn more about the Innovation Celebration and to submit an exhibit proposal, go to www.llcc.edu/itde/innovation-celebration.

Beginning Blackboard • Wednesday, Jan. 14 • 4-5:30 p.m. • SGMN0119
Facilitator: Gary Bach, instructional technology specialist
Are you a new Blackboard user or an occasional Blackboard user in need of a refresher? Come to this session for an introduction to using the Blackboard course management system at LLCC. This session will cover the basics of getting started using Blackboard to supplement instruction, such as logging in to the system, general navigation, tools, course development areas and the grade center.
Register HERE.

Blackboard Open Lab • Friday, Jan. 16 • 11 a.m.-1 p.m. • SGMN0119
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.

A complete schedule can be found online at: http://www.llcc.edu/itde/workshop-schedule/

The Instructional Technology and Distance Education department is excited to offer a full range of workshops covering a variety of topics during the spring 2015 semester.  You can find the spring 2015 schedule online at: http://www.llcc.edu/itde/workshop-schedule/.

We ask that you register in advance for each session you would like to attend. If you have any questions regarding these sessions, please feel free to contact me.

Thank you,

Becky Parton

The Blackboard system will be powered down Monday, Dec. 22 at 11 p.m. in preparation for the planned electrical outage in Menard Hall on Dec. 23. We hope to have the system back online by the afternoon of the 23rd, but it will all depend on the timeframe and successful completion of the electrical work being done.

We apologize for this inconvenience and thank you for your patience,

Rebecca Parton
Associate Dean, Instructional Technology & Distance Education

Andy Mitkos
Learning Management Systems Coordinator