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Technology Short Courses

Our Short Courses are just that-- workshops, less than three hours long, that focus on specific technologies, mainly software and web-based applications. These are interactive training sessions, so registration is required and seating may be limited.

Summer Short Courses now available

In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, summer Short Courses will be offered exclusively online. Registration is required. Select the date and time of the session you wish to attend, to sign up through My.IllinoisState. Registration closes one business day before the session date.

Short Courses are open to full- and part-time faculty, A/P, and civil service staff members. Graduate students may be automatically put on a wait list. To see what courses you've already signed up for, log in to the My.IllinoisState.edu Event Registration System.

Teaching Technology

  • ReggieNet
  • Clickers
  • About.IllinoisState Websites for Faculty and Staff
  • Camtasia
  • SoftChalk Create
  • Screencast-O-Matic Pro
  • Zoom

ReggieNet: Assignments

Wednesday, August 12 • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Steve Travers, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology

Learn how to create, post, review, and grade assignments using the Assignments tool. After this hands-on workshop, you’ll feel confident about the basics and ready to consider more advance types of assignments. Registration is required.

ReggieNet: Forums

Wednesday, August 12 • 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Linda Summers, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology

Create engaging class discussions through Forums. Learn how to automatically create discussion groups. You’ll also survey the different ways to grade discussions, including by topic or message. Registration is required.

ReggieNet: Getting Started

Monday, August 10 • 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Charles Bristow, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology

Tuesday, August 11 • 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Steve Travers, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology

New to teaching at Illinois State? Or need a refresher on ReggieNet? This workshop packs a lot in just two hours: Learn how to upload your syllabus and other course materials, set-up emails, and create assignments. Get a quick tour of the online grade book function. Registration is required.

ReggieNet: Gradebook

Tuesday, August 11 • 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Nada El Maliki, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology

Get a hands-on tour of the ReggieNet Gradebook tool. Learn how to create items within the Gradebook or add them from other ReggieNet tools. You’ll tackle basic features like setting up grade categories, working with weighted categories, reordering your gradebook items, and viewing grading statistics. Registration is required.

ReggieNet: Lessons

Thursday, August 13 • 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Mayuko Nakamura, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology

Create engaging online lessons in your course through the Lessons tool. It allows you to arrange different kinds of content items in one place, providing your students with rich learning possibilities. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to create a basic lesson, incorporating instructional materials, learning activities, and assessments. Registration is required.

ReggieNet: Rubrics

Thursday, August 13 • 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Kate Hart, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology

Give your students the feedback they need to truly learn from their assignments and assessments. This workshop will introduce you to ReggieNet’s built-in Rubrics tool, show you how to construct rubrics and associate them with Assignments, Tests & Quizzes, and more. You’ll also see how students can view rubric-based feedback. Registration is required.

ReggieNet: Tests & Quizzes

Thursday, August 13 • 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Charles Bristow, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology

Explore how to create assessments from scratch in the Tests & Quizzes tool or import them from other sources. You’ll get an overview of the different types of available questions, and how to adjust settings such as release and close dates, and how to give individual students more time to take a quiz. You’ll also learn about different ways to grade assessments through this tool. Registration is required.

No workshops are currently planned for this topic for Summer 2020. If you need help, please contact Greg Maier at gmmaier@ilstu.edu to schedule a consultation.

No workshops are currently planned for this topic for Summer 2020. If you need help, please contact Mike Regilio at mjregil@ilstu.edu to schedule a consultation.
No workshops are currently planned for this topic for Summer 2020. If you need help, please contact Greg Maier at gmmaier@ilstu.edu to schedule a consultation.

No workshops are currently planned for this topic for Summer 2020. If you need help, please contact Charles Bristow at cebrist@ilstu.edu to schedule a consultation.

CTLT is working on fall 2020 Short Courses. Please check back soon and watch your email for program announcements.

Teaching with Zoom

Thursday, August 6 • 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, August 11 • 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Wednesday, August 12 • 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Friday, August 14 • 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Jim Gee, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology

Practice using Zoom, the university’s online conferencing platform, to facilitate learning. Learn how to set up virtual meetings, and explore useful tools like polls, break-out rooms, and more. You’ll also learn about the latest security updates and recommended practices to ensure a safe and productive synchronous learning environment. We’ll also review ways to mitigate equity issues for students with connectivity or internet access issues. This workshop is designed for faculty and staff who are using Zoom for advanced learning. For basic help, see visit ITHelp.IllinoisState.edu. Registration is required.

Campus Applications

  • Creating Articles for News.IllinoisState
  • Formstack
  • Improve Your Website Content
  • OU Campus

Creating Articles for News.IllinoisState

Tuesday, August 11 • 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Kevin Bersett, University Marketing and Communications

Learn how to use the News.IllinoisState.edu content management system, powered by WordPress, to add news articles, tag them to feed to multiple locations (including your website), insert images, photo galleries, and more. This workshop is open to faculty and staff only. Registration is required.

If you would like to participate in this News training via Zoom, please email Kevin Bersett, kdberse@IllinoisState.edu, by Thursday, August 6. He will provide you with the relevant link and a document to review prior to the session, which will be a quick review of the materials and an opportunity to ask questions and receive clarification on any directions that may be unclear.

No workshops are currently planned for this topic for Summer 2020. If you need help, please contact the Technology Support Center at SupportCenter@ilstu.edu.

Improve Your Website Content

Monday, August 3 • 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Becky Barbour, WEB and Interactive Communications

You have a lot of important stuff to say on your website. Getting people to read your website can be a challenge. Walls of text, long sentences, and big words prevent users from finding the information you want them to know. This course teaches you simple tricks to turn your ice-cold website content into hot-fire content that’s easy to read, conversational, and not so blah. Registration is required.

No workshops are currently planned for this topic for Summer 2020. If you need help, please contact WEB and Interactive Communications.

Microsoft Office

  • Excel
  • Microsoft Forms
  • OneDrive
  • OneNote
  • PowerPoint
  • Word

CTLT is working on fall 2020 Short Courses. Please check back soon and watch your email for program announcements.

CTLT is working on fall 2020 Short Courses. Please check back soon and watch your email for program announcements.

CTLT is working on fall 2020 Short Courses. Please check back soon and watch your email for program announcements.

CTLT is working on fall 2020 Short Courses. Please check back soon and watch your email for program announcements.

CTLT is working on fall 2020 Short Courses. Please check back soon and watch your email for program announcements.

No workshops are currently planned for this topic for Summer 2020. If you need help, please contact Greg Maier at gmmaier@ilstu.edu to schedule a consultation.

Adobe Creative Cloud

  • Adobe Spark
  • Illustrator
  • InDesign
  • Photoshop
  • Premiere Rush

CTLT is working on fall 2020 Short Courses. Please check back soon and watch your email for program announcements.

No workshops are currently planned for this topic for Summer 2020. If you need help, please contact Greg Maier at gmmaier@ilstu.edu to schedule a consultation.

No workshops are currently planned for this topic for Summer 2020. If you need help, please contact Greg Maier at gmmaier@ilstu.edu to schedule a consultation.

No workshops are currently planned for this topic for Summer 2020. If you need help, please contact Greg Maier at gmmaier@ilstu.edu to schedule a consultation.

No workshops are currently planned for this topic for Summer 2020. If you need help, please contact Greg Maier at gmmaier@ilstu.edu to schedule a consultation.

If you need a special accommodation to fully participate in a CTLT event, please contact CTLT at CTLT@ilstu.edu.

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