This week’s Monday Morning Mentor topic is, “How Can AI Literacy Help Students Use AI Tools More Efficiently and Creatively?”

The presentation is available on-demand for one week beginning April 22, 2024. From the link you can view the featured 20-Minute Mentor and access the transcript, handouts, and supplemental material. These materials are only available for the week of the presentation. You will need to enter the following password in order to view this week’s program: literacy48.

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.

As you plan your summer activities, LLCC Academic Innovation and eLearning invites you to participate in the Online AI Summer Camp designed for LLCC faculty and staff. The Online AI Summer Camp is a self-paced, asynchronous opportunity to enhance your AI skills and knowledge over the summer break.

Whether you’re new to AI, a seasoned AI explorer or just looking to learn “s’more” about AI this summer, this summer camp is for you. Your virtual camp counselors, John Freml and Becky Parton, have curated a collection of resources including webinars, readings and other material designed to support your professional growth and exploration in AI.

The AI Summer Camp will guide you through the emerging trends, best practices and ethical considerations surrounding the use of AI in learning environments. Designed for self-paced discovery, this collection includes short tutorials and programing from familiar providers such as Monday Morning Mentor and NISOD, as well as a collection of interviews and webinars featuring leading voices in the field of education and artificial intelligence. You will also find articles and whitepapers that explore the crossroads of AI and pedagogy.

For those seeking even more adventure, we are offering the course “Teaching With Artificial Intelligence” hosted by Auburn University. This self-paced course weaves expertise from a diverse range of faculty to provide a meaningful learning experience that is focused on supporting educators in thinking through the urgent questions that the AI disruption of higher education presents. The course also offers opportunities to learn from and with your LLCC colleagues and will be guided by your virtual camp counselors. Those who complete the course will receive their Auburn University AI Explorer Badge. Registration is required to participate in “Teaching With Artificial Intelligence.” Virtual tents are limited so please register for “Teaching With Artificial Intelligence” soon. Join us for this AI summer journey.

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.

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.

Illinois Community Colleges Online’s (ILCCO’s) Growing Online Learning 2024 conference was held online in early February. The AI focused conference recordings and supporting documents for each session are now available for on-demand viewing on the conference home page.

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.