ReggieNet: Assignments

Tuesday, September 14 • 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Tuesday, October 26 • 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: Discussions  (formerly Forums)

Tuesday, September 28 • 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Online

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

Create engaging class discussions. 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

Wednesday, September 22 • 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Shannon Harman,  Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology

Monday, November 29 • 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Divya Bhadoriya, 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

Wednesday, September 15 • 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Tuesday, October 19 • 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Charles Bristow,  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

Thursday, September 9 • 10 a.m. to 11 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

Monday, September 20 • 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Thursday, October 28 • 9 a.m. to 11 a.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 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.

Tuesday, September 21 • 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Wednesday, November 3 • 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. 
Online

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

Get started using Nearpod, an interactive tool replacing classroom clickers at Illinois State. This one-hour workshop will give you a tour of the tool's basic features. It allows you to empower students, track attendance, distribute learning resources, and check the pulse of your class with ongoing formative assessments in many learning scenarios. Registration is required.

Padlet: Introduction

Tuesday, November 2 • 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

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

Padlet is a web-based program that allows you to organize content for viewing in multiple layouts, including website, bulletin board, blog, or portfolio. In this one-hour introduction, you’ll learn how to setup these interactive digital spaces to increase engagement with your students. You’ll also learn how to request access to Illinois State’s fully licensed version of the product. Registration is required.

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 28 • 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday, October 27 • 9 a.m. to 12 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

Thursday, September 16 • 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Wednesday, November 10 • 1 p.m. to 3 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.

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Zoom: Breakout Rooms Clinic

Thursday, September 23 • 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Online

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

Explore using Zoom’s breakout rooms feature to create group learning experiences during your live class session. Learn how to pre-assign students to specific breakout groups and discuss strategies for managing students’ experiences before, during, and after breakout room activities. This workshop will focus exclusively on this tool – for more general knowledge, consider the broader Teaching with Zoom workshop. Registration is required. 

 

Creating Articles for News.IllinoisState

Tuesday, August 10 • 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (Register by August 6)
Thursday, September 9 • 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (Register by September 7)
Wednesday, November 10 • 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (Register by November 8)

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.

Please note: To participate in one of these events, please email Kevin Bersett (kdberse@IllinoisState.edu) before the registration deadline. 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

There is currently no workshop scheduled for this topic. Please contact the Technology Support Center at SupportCenter@ilstu.edu to be added to a Formstack training course in ReggieNet.

This course will take approximately one hour to complete. Upon completion, access to Formstack will be granted.

There is currently no workshop scheduled for this topic. If you are interested in taking this workshop, email Becky Barbour at ragropp@ilstu.edu

Omni CMS (OU Campus)

Thursday, September 2 • 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday, September 22 • 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Tuesday, October 12 • 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Tuesday, November 16 • 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Dan Stanislaus, WEB and Interactive Communications
 
Learn how to use OU Campus, Illinois State's primary content management system for department and college websites. This training covers all the basic vocabulary of websites and goes over how to edit and publish content. You'll also learn how to request more complex website updates from the WEB staff, such as layout changes, adding pages, navigation, and more. Registration is required.
 
To learn more about other web-based platforms such as our About websites or Digital Measures, request assistance from the Technology Support Center.

There is currently no workshop scheduled for this topic.

Microsoft Forms: Getting Started

Monday, September 13 • 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Thursday, October 28 •  3 p.m. to 4 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 13 • 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Thursday, October 28 • 1 p.m. to 2 p.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

Wednesday, October 13 • 10 a.m. to 11:30 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

Wednesday, October 6 • 10 a.m. to 11:30 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.

 

Recording Videos with PowerPoint

Tuesday, November 9 • 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Online

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

Learn to record and talk over your PowerPoint slide shows from within the program and export the results as a video. Registration is required.

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PowerPoint

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.

Microsoft Stream

Monday, September 20 • 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Tuesday, October 26 • 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Online

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

Microsoft Stream is a new video hosting service, replacing Office 365 Video. It allows instructors to upload and share video content with their students through ReggieNet, websites, or direct links. Registration is required.

Microsoft Word

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.

Adobe Portfolio

Wednesday, September 8 • 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Tuesday, October 12 • 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Online

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

Explore this easy-to-use portfolio website creation and management tool. Registration is required.

Adobe Spark

Tuesday, September 14 • 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Wednesday, October 20 • 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.

Illustrator: Making a Flyer

Thursday, October 14 • 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Online

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

Learn how to make eye-catching flyers for events with this powerful layout program.  Registration is required.

InDesign

Thursday, October 21 • 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Online

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

Get an overview of this page layout editor, including a tour of basic tools. Learn to place and move graphics and text to create an aesthetically pleasing format for printing. Registration is required.

Photoshop: Getting Started

Wednesday, October 6 • 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursday, November 4 • 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 
Online

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

Get an overview of the digital image editing program, including a walkthrough of basic tools and concepts. Registration is required.

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Photoshop: Tools

Thursday, November 11 • 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Online

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

Move beyond the very basics with this overview of tools and techniques you can use this image editor to accomplish easily. Registration is required.

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Photoshop: Layers and Selection

Thursday, November 18 • 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Online

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

Learn how to work with layers as well as how to make basic selections in Photoshop. Registration is required.

Adobe Premiere Rush

Tuesday, November 16 • 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.