Faculty Prep Week • January 4 – 8, 2021
Due to social-distancing restrictions, Faculty Prep Week events for the spring of 2021 will be conducted entirely online. If you have specific questions as you prepare to teach, you can email CTLT@ilstu.edu to be connected with a member of our faculty support team.
A variety of additional resources to help you plan for teaching are available on the Redbirds Keep Teaching pages.
Workshops
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. Participants will be sent a Zoom meeting link at least one day before the event.
ReggieNet: Getting Started
Tuesday, January 5 • 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Online
Facilitator:
Steve Travers, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology
Thursday, January 7 • 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Online
Facilitator:
Charles Bristow, 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 Clinic
Monday, January 4 • 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Online
Friday, January 8 • 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.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: Rubrics
Thursday, January 7 • 10 a.m. to 10:30 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.
Teaching with Zoom
Friday, January 8 • 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.
Zoom: Breakout Rooms Clinic
Tuesday, January 5 • 11 a.m. to 12 p.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.
Nearpod: Getting Started
Monday, January 4 • 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Online
Thursday, January 7 • 1 p.m. to 2 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.
Microsoft Stream
Tuesday, January 5 • 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Online
Friday, January 8 • 11 a.m. to 12 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. This brief introduction will get you started using the tool for the coming semester. Registration is required.
If you need a special accommodation to fully participate in a CTLT event or service, please email CTLT@ilstu.edu.