Canvas open labs and workshop recordings

Upcoming Canvas Open Labs

Canvas Open Lab with AIeL Staff (Face-to-Face) – Sangamon Hall 0119

Attend this open lab to ask the AIeL team your Canvas questions and to get any additional help with Canvas you may need. Registration is not required.

Thursday, Aug. 26. 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 27. 10-11 a.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 31. 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 1. 11 a.m.-noon

Virtual Canvas Q&A with Canvas Trainer – Zoom Link

Thursday, Sept. 2, 3-4 p.m.
Join us after the second week of fall classes for a live virtual training session with a Canvas learning specialist. We do ask that you provide your questions in advance, if possible. Submit your questions in advance via this online document. Registration is not required.
Woody Roper, Senior Trainer, Instructure Learning Services

Recordings of last week’s virtual workshops

If you were unable to attend our Canvas virtual workshops last week you may watch the session recordings provided in the links below.

Canvas Fundamentals: Getting Started – Recording Link

In this introductory session participants are introduced to the global navigation in Canvas, course navigation and content building with content pages.
Full Canvas Fundamentals Agenda
Woody Roper, Senior Trainer, Instructure Learning Services

Graded Content: Assignments & Classic Quiz Overview – Recording Link

The Graded Content workshop provides an overview of the development of Canvas course content and setup of graded assignments that build out the course gradebook. Advanced features such as weighted grades will also be addressed. This session will include instructions on developing quizzes in Canvas, as well as a discussion on quiz settings, question types, and question banks.
Full Graded Content Agenda
Anne Blackwell, Learning Specialist, Instructure Learning Services

Grading Set Up: Rubrics | Speedgrader | Gradebook – Recording Link

This session provides information on creating and setting up rubrics in Canvas, as well as provides an overview of Speedgrader and its feedback functions, tools and settings. The session also includes information on grading in Canvas as well as the Canvas Gradebook.
Full Grading Set Up Agenda
Pamela Loveridge, Learning Specialist, Instructure Learning Services

08.25.21

Midday Yoga begins Sept. 21

Use your lunch hour as a time to unwind and reset your mind with Midday Yoga! Yoga is proven to benefit mental and physical health. Midday Yoga is a course designed to accommodate the needs of beginning yoga students as well as experienced practitioners. Participants will practice physical postures that stretch and open the body. All levels of experience are welcome. Wear comfortable clothing, and bring a yoga mat. Register today!

Course: Midday Yoga
Instructor: Patricia Lanser, 200RYT Yoga Fit Certified Yoga Instructor
Date: Tuesdays, 9/21/21-10/26/21
Time: Noon to 1 p.m.
Location: Trutter Center
Ages: 19 and over
Cost: $65
Course Code: CEW 802-01

08.25.21

Donate to the LLCC Food Pantry

LLCC Student Life needs your help! At present, the LLCC Food Pantry is bare to the bones and requires the generous support of its faculty and staff to help fill up its shelves again. To help meet the student body’s needs, we are asking faculty and staff to donate to the Food Pantry.

What types of food donations can we accept, you ask? Well, Student Life can accept ready-to-eat meals essentially. Did you know that the Food Pantry also accepts donations of non-food items? We can! All donations should be in their original packaging listing the “use by,” “sell by” or “best if used by” date as this will assist us in ensuring we comply with USDA guidelines.

Donations

Food Items

Trail mix
To-go peanut butter cups
Pop-Tarts (toaster pastries)
Mac & cheese cups
Tuna salad ready-to-eat kits
Chicken salad ready-to-eat kits
Easy peel opening cans of soup (microwave ready)
Ready-to-eat pasta meals (microwave ready)
Protein bars
Granola bars
Fruit snacks
Fruit cups & pudding
Juice (single servings like Juicy Juice)
Crackers (single servings)

Non-Food Items

Microwavable safe bowls and plates
Reusable Utensils
Personal hygiene products
Menstrual hygiene products

Monetary

You can also give monetary donations through LLCC’s Foundation by going to https://llccfoundation.org/donate and choosing “LLCC Food Pantry” in the drop-down menu. This money will be used to purchase food and non-food items to supplement donations.

Learn more

To learn more about the food pantry, don’t hesitate to get in touch with Student Life by visiting the office located in the lower level of Menard Hall across from Quiznos, calling 217-786-2241 or checking out the Campus Resource folder on the Lincoln Landing App (account required). Thank you in advance for helping us live our mission of providing support to LLCC students in the area of supplemental health and wellness by providing reliable access to a sufficient quantity of nutritious food.

08.25.21

LLCC officer saves kitten; “Mini” has a new home

Monday, LLCC Police Officer Randy Emery was walking through a campus parking lot and heard what sounded like an animal in distress coming from a minivan. He found the driver of the vehicle when the student finished a class, and they opened the hood, only to find a small kitten hiding behind the back of the engine. The student had no idea how the kitten got in the minivan or where it came from. Officer Emery gently removed the kitten, relieved it was not injured, and decided to bring the newly named “Mini” home to join his family’s other cat companions.

08.24.21

Board of Trustees to meet tomorrow

The LLCC Board of Trustees will meet tomorrow, Aug. 25, at 5:15 p.m. in the Robert H. Stephens Room. Read the agenda.

08.24.21

LLCC seeks literacy volunteers

LLCC is seeking volunteers to assist adults in improving their reading, math or English-language skills.

The LLCC Adult Education and Literacy department provides free training to potential volunteer tutors. Those wishing to volunteer may call 217-786-2572.

“This is a great way to help individuals in your community move forward!” says Jamil Steele, director of adult education and literacy at LLCC. “We are recruiting volunteers from all areas within the LLCC district, which includes the Springfield campus and Outreach Centers in Jacksonville, Beardstown, Taylorville and Litchfield.”

LLCC was recently awarded a $64,531 Adult Volunteer Literacy Grant from the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library Literacy Office to offer training and opportunities for increased literacy among the citizens of the district.

08.24.21

Monday Morning Mentor program

LLCC Academic Innovation and eLearning is continuing the Monday Morning Mentor programming by MAGNA Publications this year. Each weekly 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. The weekly videos and support materials will be available for a full week so you may view at a time that is convenient for you.

This week’s topic:
How Can I Create a Meaningful Online Learning Experience for Students?Presentation date: Aug. 23, 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.

08.24.21

Welcome Yogi Chauhan

Yogesh “Yogi” Chauhan began work on Monday as LLCC’s new application developer. He started out in the field of information technology by developing his own e-commerce business in India. He later studied marketing at the University of Tampa and earned a master’s degree in information systems from Illinois State University. Most recently, he worked as a web developer for McKenzie Wagner Inc. in Champaign.

He can be reached at yogeshkumar.chauhan@llcc.edu or 217-786-2863. Welcome, Yogi!

08.23.21

Join us in welcoming students to the fall semester!

The fall semester has begun, and today kicks off Welcome Week! Please join us in welcoming new and returning students to campus! Volunteers will be working the Welcome Week table in A. Lincoln Commons, greeting students, providing directions and helping answer questions.

08.23.21

LLCC opens new Nursing Education Center in partnership with Memorial Health System

Signaling a new era in local nursing education, LLCC in partnership with Memorial Health System opened a state-of-the-art facility on Aug. 20 aimed at addressing the regional nursing shortage.

The new Nursing Education Center on the LLCC campus will allow 90 additional students to enroll in LLCC’s nursing program each year, for a total of 215 new nursing students annually.

“We are thrilled to open the doors of this new center with our Memorial Health System partners, just in time for the start of the fall semester,” said Ken Elmore, chair of the LLCC Board of Trustees. “The LLCC/Memorial Health System partnership addresses the need for more students to graduate from our nursing program and live and work in our communities, and aligns with both of our missions, to improve lives and serve our communities.”

“This facility marks a new era as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the LLCC nursing program, which has produced nearly 4,000 nursing graduates,” added Dr. Charlotte Warren, president of LLCC. “Our nursing students will have access to the latest technology and equipment in this new center as they prepare for lifesaving and rewarding careers.”

A $6.1 million gift from Memorial Health System allowed LLCC to renovate the west wing of Montgomery Hall for the new center, purchase high-tech simulation equipment and hire additional faculty and staff. The partnership was announced in February of 2020, just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Throughout the last 18 months, the public has come to appreciate more than ever the incredible dedication, expertise and heroism of the nursing profession. Unfortunately, our region continues to experience a nursing shortage that has made the last few months incredibly more challenging,” said Ed Curtis, president and CEO of Memorial Health System. “The formal opening of this new LLCC Nursing Education Center is visible proof of the ongoing collaboration between LLCC and Memorial Health System to address the nursing shortage in this region. This state-of-the-art facility creates expanded learning opportunities for LLCC students and enables LLCC to continue to increase its nursing enrollment over the next few years.”

“Having been a nurse for over 40 years, I am thrilled to see the caliber of this learning environment and the tremendous support it will provide for the next generation of nurses in our region,” said Marsha Prater, senior vice president and chief nursing officer. “Memorial is proud to employ so many LLCC nursing graduates here in Springfield and at our hospitals and clinics across the region. Like the students who are educated here at LLCC, we are deeply committed to meeting the health care needs of the people in the communities we serve. Supporting the future generation of nursing professionals is one way to do that. When we hire these LLCC graduates, we are confident they’ve developed strong knowledge and skills in the fundamentals of nursing, and that they reflect our organization’s values of safety, integrity, quality and stewardship.”

Tracy Madonia is entering her fourth semester of the LLCC Associate Degree Nursing Program.

“I chose LLCC to pursue my nursing degree for several reasons. When I began researching schools and meeting with advisors, LLCC stood out because of their affordable tuition and their impressive statistics, including the success of LLCC students on the NCLEX,” said Madonia. “I was excited to learn that Memorial, a four-time recipient of a Magnet designation, was partnering with LLCC to expand on their already stellar program. This allows more nursing hopefuls the opportunity to pursue their RN and fill a much-needed demand in the field of nursing. LLCC has provided us with the tools and supplies necessary to perfect our nursing skills.”