ReggieNet: Assignments

Wednesday, October 21 • 9 a.m. to 10 a.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.

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ReggieNet: Forums

Monday, October 26 • 9 a.m. to 10 a.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.

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ReggieNet: Gradebook

Thursday, October 1 • 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Online

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

Monday, November 2 • 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Kate Hart, 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.

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ReggieNet: Lessons

Thursday, November 5 • 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Steve Travers, 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.

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ReggieNet: Rubrics

Tuesday, October 27 • 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Steve Travers, 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.

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ReggieNet: Tests & Quizzes

Wednesday, September 30 • 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Tuesday, October 20 • 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.

There is currently no workshop scheduled for this topic. If you need help, please contact Greg Maier at gmmaier@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. If you need help, please contact Mike Regilio at mjregil@ilstu.edu to schedule a consultation.

There is currently no workshop scheduled for this topic. If you need help, please contact Greg Maier at gmmaier@ilstu.edu to schedule a consultation.

There is currently no workshop scheduled for this topic. If you need help, please contact Charles Bristow at cebrist@ilstu.edu to schedule a consultation.

Screencast-O-Matic Pro

Tuesday, September 29 • 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Wednesday, October 14 • 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Wednesday, November 4 • 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursday, December 3 • 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Greg Maier, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology

Screencast-O-Matic is an inexpensive, web-based software that allows you to record and narrate videos from your desktop. This workshop explores how to use this screen-recording software to create material for a flipped, blended, or online course. Registration is required.

Teaching with Zoom

Tuesday, September 29 • 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Thursday, October 1 • 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Thursday, November 5 • 10 a.m. to 12 p.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.

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. If you need help, please contact the Technology Support Center at SupportCenter@ilstu.edu.

Improve Your Website Content

Wednesday, September 23 • 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Thursday, October 22 • 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday, November 18 • 9 a.m. to 10 a.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.

This training is geared towards those who edit Illinois State department, college, or school websites. Registration is required.

OUCampus

Thursday, September 17 • 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday, September 30 • 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Tuesday, October 13 • 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Wednesday, November 11 • 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Becky Barbour, WEB and Interactive Communications

Learn how to update your unit’s website using OUCampus, Illinois State’s primary content management system. You will be given access to your website(s) and trained to add, edit, and publish content, including links and PDFs. You’ll also learn how to request more complex website updates from the WEB staff, such as photo and layout changes. Registration is required.

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

Microsoft Forms: Getting Started

Monday, September 28 • 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursday, October 15 • 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Online

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

Microsoft Forms is a quick, easy, mobile-friendly way to create sign-up forms, polls, and surveys. As part of Office 365, it is open to faculty, staff, and students. This one-hour workshop will get you started using forms, show you how to design questionnaires, export data, and use this powerful tool as a real-time way to poll an audience. We’ll discuss how students can use this for projects, too. Registration is required.

OneDrive: Getting Started

Monday, September 28 • 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Thursday, October 15 • 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Online

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

Take your projects on the go using Microsoft Office apps for iOS, Android, and Windows mobile devices through OneDrive, Microsoft’s cloud-based storage, free for members of the campus community. Learn how to share documents through OneDrive and discuss how to use this service within the boundaries of Illinois State data security policies and FERPA. Bring your smartphone or tablet with you to get the most out of this workshop. Once you’ve learned how to navigate OneNote, you can apply this knowledge to Microsoft Teams and SharePoint. Registration is required.

OneNote: Class Notebooks

Tuesday, October 20 • 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Online

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

This advanced workshop explores the Class Notebook feature and its integration with ReggieNet. Class Notebooks allow students to collaborate with their instructors and each other in secure sections. We’ll explore how Class Notebooks can be used to distribute assignments and build week-by-week lessons. We’ll also discuss limitations. Experience with the basics of OneNote is strongly recommended. Registration is required.

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OneNote: Introduction

Tuesday, October 13 • 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Online

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

Transform how you take and share notes with Microsoft OneNote. Unlike a word processor, OneNote allows you to easily include images, videos, and audio clips anywhere on the page. Organize information into virtual notebooks that can be shared across all your devices and with others. This workshop shows you the basic features of OneNote, how to navigate the interface, and how to synchronize OneNote across mobile devices. Registration is required.

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. If you need help, please contact Greg Maier at gmmaier@ilstu.edu to schedule a consultation.

Adobe Spark

Tuesday, October 6 • 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Wednesday, November 11 • 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Greg Maier, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology

Create compelling media with Adobe Spark-- a browser-based, mobile-friendly graphic design app. Discover how students can use this free tool to craft social media, web pages, and short videos as part of a presentation or other learning project. You’ll get a chance to practice with Spark, explore its different uses, and become aware of important considerations in terms of accessibility. Registration is required.

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.

Adobe Premiere Rush

Monday, October 12 • 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Thursday, November 12 • 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Greg Maier, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology

Discover the power of this easy-to-use video editing tool! Adobe Premiere Rush distills its more full-featured cousin into an agile, intuitive app for both desktop and mobile devices. Learn the basics of cutting, color correcting, and adding text to your videos, as well as how to save and upload files to share with your class. Registration is required.