04.02.20

Wellness resources

HR shares resources that may help you, your family and your friends during this difficult time.

New Content Designed specifically to address COVID-19 as part of LifeWorks by Morneau Shepell, Workplace Learning Solutions.

  1. LifeWorks WLS Pre-Recorded Webinar: Emotional Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic — Audience: all employees, free resource, 25 minutes. Learning objectives include why outbreaks affect our emotional health, practical skills to cope with the anxiety, talking to your children and tips for you and your family. Link: https://vimeopro.com/user65099910/emotional-well-being-covid-19
  2. LifeWorks WLS Pre-Recorded Webinar: Talking to your child about Covid-19 — Audience: all employees, free resource, 23 minutes. Learning objectives include having a difficult conversation, where to start, aspects to consider, the tough questions and creating a solution focus. Link: https://vimeopro.com/user65099910/talking-with-your-child-coronavirus
  3. LifeWorks WLS Pre-Recorded Webinar: Introduction to Working Remotely — Free resource, 20 minutes. Learning objectives include indentifying the benefits and challenges of working remotely, applying strategies to enhance productivity and staying connected. Link: https://vimeopro.com/user65099910/introduction-to-working-remotely
  4. Our partners at LifeSpeak have made resources available as a courtesy during these difficult times. They’ve posted three expert interviews around COVID that you can check out:

Also – here are links to videos available from the CDC – a reliable resource for us all: VIDEOS: The Facts about COVID 19 from The CDC. Audience: all employees, free resource available from CDC

  • CDC Briefing Room:  COVID 19
  • 10 things you can do to manage COVID at home
  • Six steps to prevent COVID
  • COVID: What older adults need to know
  • Symptoms of COVID
04.01.20

Tech Tip: Turn on Focused Inbox in Outlook

Focused Inbox separates your inbox into two tabs — Focused and Other. Your most important email messages are on the Focused tab while the rest remain easily accessible — but out of the way — on the Other tab. You can turn Focused Inbox On via Outlook Desktop (your office computer), Outlook 365 (web version) or the Outlook app installed onto your Smart Device.

Remote Access Knowledge BaseFor detailed instructions, please visit the Remote Access Document Library > Outlook folder.

Outlook Desktop

  1. Open Outlook, select the View tab.
  2. Select Show Focused Inbox.

The Focused and Other tabs will appear at the top of your mailbox. You’ll be informed about email flowing to Other, and you can switch between tabs any time to take a quick look.

Outlook 365

  1. Open Outlook 365 (web version)
  2. In the top right corner of Outlook, select the Settings icon.
  3. Select the toggle next to Focused Inbox.

The Focused and Other tabs will appear at the top of your mailbox. You’ll be informed about email flowing to Other, and you can switch between tabs any time to take a quick look.

Outlook App on Smart Device

  1. Open the Outlook app on your device.
  2. Select your picture or initials in the upper left corner.
  3. Select Settings (gear icon)
  4. Select the Toggle switch to turn on Focused Inbox.

The Focused and Other tabs will appear at the top of your mailbox. You’ll be informed about email flowing to Other, and you can switch between tabs any time to take a quick look.

03.30.20

Tech Tip: Forward your office phone from Skype for Business

There are essentially two ways that you can forward your office phone. This would be from your physical office at an LLCC location or via the Skype for Business software. Skype for Business can be accessed by VPN and Remote Desktop Connection to your office PC or from the Skype for Business app installed on your personal device.

Remote Access Knowledge BaseAll documents can be viewed on the Employee Portal > IT > Remote Access Knowledge Base page. The folders for VPN and Remote Desktop Connection contain detailed steps on how to connect and Skype for Business on how to install.

Please note: If you are a member of the Response Group for your department (meaning that you also answer incoming calls to your office phone for a group, Ex. IT Helpdesk, Registration), you should NOT forward your phone via Skype to a personal device. This will not forward the Response Group calls, and you will have inadvertently removed yourself from the Response Group.

To forward from Skype for Business your LLCC PC:

  1. SkypeOpen Skype for Business on your office PC — VPN and Remote Desktop Connection needed first.
    • Select the down arrow to the right of the gear icon.
    • Hover the mouse over Tools.
    • Select Call Forwarding Settings.
  2. Select the radial button Forward my calls to:
    1. Select the drop-down arrow to the right of Voice Mail.
    2. Select New Number or Contact.
    3. Enter the phone number in the Forward Calls window, including area code.
      1. Select OK.
  3. Select OK to save settings.
  4. A message indicates calls are being forwarded; Turn Off to stop.
03.19.20

Webinar – Managing Anxiety Related to COVID-19

Your well-being during these very challenging times is of the utmost importance. These are unprecedented times and the uncertainty around us, whether at work, at home or in the world, makes it extremely difficult to manage our anxiety and stress levels. To that end, the college’s Employee Assistance Program has designed a series of three webinars to support your wellbeing as you navigate the road ahead. Below is information on the first webinar in the series. This webinar is accessible at any time and is free. I encourage all of you to view this series and share with your family and friends, as well.

Free Resource: 25-minute webinar – Emotional Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Learning Objectives:

  • Why outbreaks affect our emotional health?
  • Practical skills to cope with the anxiety
  • Talking to your children
  • Tips for you and your family

Link: https://vimeopro.com/user65099910/emotional-well-being-covid-19

03.16.20

This week’s Office 365 training canceled

LLCC Information Technology’s scheduled workshops on Office 365 OneDrive and Group Site this week have been canceled. These cancellations include:

  • Office 365 Overview with OneDrive I – March 16,
  • Office 365 OneDrive II – March 17 and
  •  Office 365 Overview of Group Site/Planner – March 19.
03.05.20

Office 365 OneDrive and group site workshops in March

LLCC Information Technology is offering Office 365 OneDrive and Group Site workshops in March. Please register for each session by sending an email to jeris.creasey@llcc.edu.

  • Office 365 Overview with OneDrive I
    Monday, March 16, 2-3:30 p.m. in Menard Hall, Room 1173
    This workshop is an overview of the many Office 365 applications and the basics of OneDrive.
  • Office 365 OneDrive II
    Tuesday, March 17, 2-3:30 p.m. in Menard Hall, Room 1173
    This workshop will focus on the functions of OneDrive for file storage, sharing and collaborating with others both online and using the desktop applications of Outlook, Word and Excel.
  • Office 365 Overview of Group Site/Planner
    Thursday, March 19, 2-3:30 p.m. in Menard Hall, Room 1173
    This workshop will explore the many features of the Planner application and how you can use this for department file storage, simple project management and email communication.
03.05.20

Webinar: Recognizing and Responding to Students in Distress

Please join your colleagues on Wednesday, March 18 from 1-2:30 p.m. in the Robert H. Stephens Room for a webinar covering the evolving mental health profile of today’s students, the physiological reactions to crises and implications for crisis intervention, and how it correlates to their academic and social successes at LLCC.  For more detailed information about the webinar, please click on the link below or go to the news item on the HR Portal page.

Recognizing and Responding to Students in Distress

03.04.20

Open Educational Resources Conference at LLCC April 17

Registration Open. Exploring OER: Access, Adoption, & ApplicationThere’s still time to register! LLCC will be hosting the Exploring OER: Access, Adoptions and Application conference on Friday, April 17, 2020. Registration is now open through April 9 at http://tiny.cc/ExploreOER. The cost is $30 for ILCCO and NILRC members. Contact Becky Parton at becky.parton@llcc.edu with any questions.

Abbey Elder, open access and scholarly communication librarian at Iowa State University and author of “The OER Starter Kit,” will provide the keynote address, “Whisk Well to Incorporate: Effective Practices for Adopting OER.”

Conference schedule:

  • 9 a.m. – Registration and coffee
  • 9:30 a.m. – Welcome and Illinois update
  • 10 a.m. – Keynote address
  • 11:15 a.m. – Breakout sessions
    • Getting Started with OER
    • Copyright
    • Finding OER
    • Teaching with OER
    • Creating OER
  • 12:15 p.m. – Lunch and featured panel
  • 1 p.m. – Roundtable discussions
  • 3 p.m. – Break and snacks
  • 3:15 p.m. – Round robin presentations

For more information regarding registration, contact Lisa Sikora at 608-523-4094 or lsikora@nilrc.org.

The conference is sponsored by Illinois Community Colleges Online and Networking Illinois Learning Resources in Community Colleges.

03.02.20

This week’s Academic Innovation and eLearning workshops

LLCC Academic Innovation & eLearning - Spring 2020 Workshop Schedule
LLCC Academic Innovation and eLearning has offered a variety of workshops this semester covering topics such as innovative teaching tools, the Canvas LMS and the new Active Learning Academy.

This week, the following workshops are being offered:

  • Present in a New Way With Microsoft Sway – Monday, March 2, 2-3 p.m. in S0119
  • Using Padlet to Promote Collaboration and Innovation – Wednesday, March 4, 2-3 p.m. in S0119 and Thursday, March 5, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in S0119

For full descriptions and registration information, visit www.llcc.edu/workshops-training.