If you were unable to attend Illinois Community Colleges Online’s (ILCCO’s) Growing Online Learning 2021: TLC: Teaching, Learning and Caring virtual conference held February 16-18, you may now view the session recordings and access the supporting documents through the conference website.

Each week, Academic Innovation and eLearning is sending out a link to a different Monday Morning Mentor program by MAGNA Publications. Each topic is presented by respected academic peers and covers timely and relevant topics in only 20 minutes — brief enough to fit busy schedules, but long enough to deliver valuable, actionable content.

This week’s topic: How Can I Gauge Online Learning Through Engaging Activities and Assignments?

https://www.magnapubs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-Spring-MMM-04-05.pdf
Presentation date: April 5, 2021 and on-demand for one week
Link to the presentation: mondaymorningmentors.com

From this 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.

NOTE: You will need to enter a password in order to view the program. See Monday’s email from Becky Parton for the password, or contact becky.parton@llcc.edu.

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.

LLCC Academic Innovation & eLearning spring 2021 professional development workshops are being offered in three different formats: online, live via Zoom and on-demand. Workshops cover both teaching topics and instructional technology tools. There are also many opportunities, both live and on-demand, to learn to use the new Canvas learning management system. Access links and view the spring 2021 AIeL workshop schedule.

In addition to the workshop schedule you will also find additional offerings from the Faculty-to-Faculty Support Team, including the new Virtual Faculty Break Room, offered twice a month, and Trivia Night – Pandemic Style.

This week the following are being offered:

• Monday, April 5, 3:30-4:30 p.m. – Hybrid Courses: A Panel Discussion
• Wednesday, April 7, 5:30-6:30 p.m. – Virtual Faculty Break Room

The Midwest Institute for International and Intercultural Education & Iowa Central Community College are presenting “Kosovo: Citizen Diplomacy at its Best” today, noon to 1 p.m. CDT, as part of their Virtual International Festival Spring 2021 (more info: facebook.com/ICHumanitiesFocus).

Did you know that Iowa and Kosovo have both a military and a civilian partnership — a relationship that is strictly unique to Iowa? Kim Heidemann, staff member of the Consulate of the Republic of Kosovo in Des Moines, speaks about the relationship between Iowa and the European nation of Kosovo.

Zoom.us meeting id: 817 386 4812
Passcode: 2901216453

Each week, Academic Innovation and eLearning is sending out a link to a different Monday Morning Mentor program by MAGNA Publications. Each topic is presented by respected academic peers and covers timely and relevant topics in only 20 minutes — brief enough to fit busy schedules, but long enough to deliver valuable, actionable content.

This week’s topic: How Can a Teaching Calendar Help Me Be More Effective and Efficient in the Online Classroom?

https://www.magnapubs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-Spring-MMM-03-29.pdf
Presentation date: March 29, 2021 and on-demand for one week
Link to the presentation: mondaymorningmentors.com

From this 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.

NOTE: You will need to enter a password in order to view the program. See Monday’s email from Becky Parton for the password, or contact becky.parton@llcc.edu.

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.

LLCC Academic Innovation & eLearning spring 2021 professional development workshops are being offered in three different formats: online, live via Zoom and on-demand. Workshops cover both teaching topics and instructional technology tools. There are also many opportunities, both live and on-demand, to learn to use the new Canvas learning management system. Access links and view the spring 2021 AIeL workshop schedule.

In addition to the workshop schedule you will also find additional offerings from the Faculty-to-Faculty Support Team, including the new Virtual Faculty Break Room, offered twice a month, and Trivia Night – Pandemic Style.

This week, the following workshop is being offered: Monday, March 29, 1-2 p.m. – Migrating Course Content from Blackboard to Canvas.

Illinois Community Colleges Online (ILCCO) will be hosting an accessibility conference, Breaking Down Barriers, during the month of May. Registration is required; however, this event is free and open to faculty and staff at all Illinois community colleges.

This conference is an opportunity to engage in best practices in moving your instruction and your campus to a more inclusive culture. Each Friday in May, you will have the opportunity to engage with expert presenters that highlight and celebrate being accessible, designing with educational technologies that work for everyone, working towards institutional compliance and designing your course to have a focus on inclusive course design. Not only will you be engaged and hear from experts, you’ll also hear from your peers and your students.

Each Friday will begin with a keynote presentation followed by the option of selecting one of three tracks during the Zoom session. Choose to attend a lightning round with four, 15-minute presentations, a panel presentation track or hear more from the keynote presenter. Afterward, engage with participants all month long in the back-channel chat. Join ILCCO as they Break Down the Barriers and share stories and resources to help you and your campus on your accessibility journey.

Keynote & Featured Speakers

• Thomas Tobin, Ph.D., Program Area Director for Distance Teaching & Learning, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Dawn Monroe, Certified Microsoft Office Specialist
• Robert Gibson, Ed.D., Director of Learning Technologies, Emporia State University
• Vance Martin, Ph.D., Executive Policy Advisor for Accessibility, University of Illinois System, Board of Trustees Office

Agenda

May 7 – Advocacy

10 a.m. – Keynote: Thomas Tobin, Ph.D. “Why Accessibility is “Step Zero” toward Diversity, Equity and Inclusion”

11 a.m. – Track 1: Lightning Round Discussions, Track 2: Fireside Chat Conversations, Track 3: Student Panel on Accessibility

May 14 – Inclusive and Accessible Educational Technologies

10 a.m. – Featured Speaker: Dawn Monroe

11 a.m. – Track 1: Lightning Round Discussions, Track 2: Fireside Chat Conversations, Track 3: Follow up discussion with featured speaker

May 21 – Legal, Timelines, and Institutional Governance

10 a.m. – Featured Speaker: Robert Gibson, Ed.D.

11 a.m. – Track 1: Lightning Round Discussions, Track 2: Fireside Chat Conversations, Track 3: Follow up discussion with featured speaker

May 28 – Inclusive Course Design

10 a.m. –  Featured Speaker: Vance Martin, Ph.D.

11 a.m. – Track 1: Lightning Round Discussions, Track 2: Fireside Chat Conversations, Track 3: Follow up discussion with featured speaker

Each week, Academic Innovation and eLearning is sending out a link to a different Monday Morning Mentor program by MAGNA Publications. Each topic is presented by respected academic peers and covers timely and relevant topics in only 20 minutes — brief enough to fit busy schedules, but long enough to deliver valuable, actionable content.

This week’s topic: How Can Educational Programs Use Backwards Design to Drive Learning and Student Success?

https://www.magnapubs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-Spring-MMM-03-22.pdf
Presentation date: March 22, 2021 and on-demand for one week
Link to the presentation: mondaymorningmentors.com

From this 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.

NOTE: You will need to enter a password in order to view the program. See Monday’s email from Becky Parton for the password, or contact becky.parton@llcc.edu.

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.

LLCC Academic Innovation & eLearning spring 2021 professional development workshops are being offered in three different formats: online, live via Zoom and on-demand. Workshops cover both teaching topics and instructional technology tools. There are also many opportunities, both live and on-demand, to learn to use the new Canvas learning management system. Access links and view the spring 2021 AIeL workshop schedule.

In addition to the workshop schedule you will also find additional offerings from the Faculty-to-Faculty Support Team, including the following offerings this week:

• Wednesday, March 24, 3:30-4:30 p.m. – The Virtual Faculty Break Room
• Friday, March 26, 3 p.m. – Lord of the Rings Trivia Game

The Midwest Institute for International/intercultural Education (MIIIE) will be hosting their next virtual workshop, “Surveillance, Privacy and Dissent in a Globalizing World,” on Friday, March 26. LLCC is a member of MIIIE and registration for this event is free.

Please contact Rihab Sawah, assistant professor of physics (rihab.sawah@llcc.edu) with any questions. For the registration form, contact Rihab or Becky Parton (becky.parton@llcc.edu).