Join FDIC Director Newton Key and FDIC Advisory Council Chair Michael Gillespie on the final Thursday of each month at 12:30 pm for collegial conversation and connection. This month’s theme is Active Learning and Small Teaching Tips. As with most common areas, however, the participants shape the potential and direction. Each month’s zoom connection is our virtual space, a common place to share and learn. Register for one and you will receive reminders (and link) for following months.

The webinar will conducted through Zoom at the time listed. The Zoom meeting link will be sent to registrants in the confirmation and reminder emails. We recommend saving the meeting link on your calendar for easy access on the day of the webinar.

Release conditions allow you to create a custom learning path through the materials in your course. When you attach a release condition to an item, users cannot see that item until they meet the associated condition. For example, you could attach a release condition to the second topic in your course’s content area that would hide that topic until users viewed the topic before it. Or you could create a condition that requires users to view a content topic before gaining access to a quiz, or one that required them to post to a discussion topic before they could see a content module. In this webinar, we will discuss/demonstrate:

• How Release Conditions work
• D2L Tools that support release conditions
• How to access Release Conditions
• Release condition types
• Best practices for creating release conditions

Intended Audience: EIU faculty and staff

If you would like to add release conditions to your course, register for the hands-on “Make and Take” webinar on Wednesday, March 3, at 2:00 PM. The “Make and Take” workshop is a companion session for this webinar. In the “Make and Take”, we will guide you step-by-step through the process of adding release conditions to your course in D2L.

The webinar will conducted through Zoom at the time listed. The Zoom meeting link will be sent to registrants in the confirmation and reminder emails. We recommend saving the meeting link on your calendar for easy access on the day of the webinar.

The webinar will be recorded for those unable to attend.

The “Make and Take” session is an interactive, hands-on webinar. We will guide you step-by-step through the process of adding release conditions to your course in D2L. During this session, you will create a targeted news announcement and create a condition that requires users to view a content topic before gaining access to a quiz. Directions for creating a My Course Preferences Checklist for students will also be provided. This “Make and Take” workshop is a companion session for the Release Conditions webinar conducted in the morning on the same day as this webinar. Registration for the “Create Custom Learning Paths in D2L using Release Conditions” webinar is recommended but not required to attend the Make and Take.

Intended Audience: EIU faculty and staff

The webinar will conducted through Zoom at the time listed. The Zoom meeting link will be sent to registrants in the confirmation and reminder emails. We recommend saving the meeting link on your calendar for easy access on the day of the webinar.

The webinar will be recorded for those unable to attend.

The Rebirth of a Nation: The Pursuit of Civility, Diversity, Inclusion, & Equity

The Office of Inclusion & Academic Engagement, Office of the Vice President of Student Affairs, and the diversity conference planning committee is very excited to present “The Rebirth of a Nation: The Pursuit of Civility, Diversity, Inclusion, & Equity.” This conference aims to address and move forward research, practices, policies, and general understanding surrounding race, racism, sexuality, ableism, inclusion, and equity. Our goal is for participants to leave energized and motivated to become change agents on campus and in their communities. This year the conference will be held virtually. For a full listing of presentations, descriptions, and Zoom links to each session, please visit https://thekeep.eiu.edu/eiunity/. This link will also be sent to you in the confirmation email after you register.

Intended Audience: Faculty, Staff, Students, Educators, Community Leaders, and other believers of an equitable future for all.

Do you know what data and reports you can access for your course in D2L? Instructors are at their best when they understand how each student is performing in class. Learners feel more engaged and instructors are empowered to make decisions that will help improve student outcomes. But how do instructors track the progress of an entire class? In this webinar, we will discuss/demonstrate:

• Data and reports available to instructors in D2L
• Using performance metrics to see how students are engaging
• Leverage reports for a complete view of student learning

Intended Audience: EIU faculty and staff

The webinar will conducted through Zoom at the time listed. The Zoom meeting link will be sent to registrants in the confirmation and reminder emails. We recommend saving the meeting link on your calendar for easy access on the day of the webinar.

The webinar will be recorded for those unable to attend.

Establishing social connections is a basic human need. This need extends into online spaces. In fact, even when online, people are not only looking for information; they are also looking for affiliation, support and affirmation. Online learning involves social aspects, and social interactions are at the heart of the learning process. This webinar, we will be introducing several design and instructional strategies for building an online learning community with some examples.

Intended Audience: EIU Faculty and Staff

The webinar will conducted through Zoom at the time listed. The Zoom meeting link will be sent to registrants in the confirmation and reminder emails. We recommend saving the meeting link on your calendar for easy access on the day of the webinar.

The webinar will be recorded for those unable to attend.

The Online Course Development Institute was established to provide faculty at Eastern Illinois University a professional development opportunity to experience best practices in online teaching and guidance in quality online course development. The OCDi is for EIU faculty developing or redesigning an online course and teaching online for the first time at EIU.

GOAL

The goal of the OCDi is to provide faculty with suggested guidelines and training necessary to develop a quality online course which will enhance the online teaching and learning experiences of both faculty and students and encourage effective engagement and collaboration in the online environment.

EIU ONLINE COURSE POLICY

“All instructors of online courses must submit proof of having completed the Online Course Development Institute (OCDI), Illinois Online Network’s “Master Online Teacher" certificate or another documented and equivalent training activity before teaching the courses/sections for the first time.” The EIU Online Course Policy can be found at https://www.eiu.edu/eiucaa/OnlineCoursePolicy.pdf.

OBJECTIVES

1. The participant will be able to develop a course for online delivery using standards presented for effective online course design.
2. The participant will be able incorporate strategies for effective online teaching and learning.
3. The participant will be able to integrate technologies that will engage students in the online environment and align with the course objectives.
4. The participant will be able to meet the university requirement for teaching an online course.

TOPICS

The course contains eight content modules. The topics of each module are listed below.

1. Overview, Introduction, and Learner Support
2. Learning Objectives and Instructional Design
3. Accessibility and Usability
4. Instructional Materials
5. Course Activities and Learner Interaction
6. Assessment and Measurement
7. Course Technology
8. Online Teaching Strategies

FORMAT

The OCDi Training Course is an online, self-directed course. Participants work through the content modules at their own pace. However, the facilitator is always available to answer questions, provide consultation, review assignments, and post grades and feedback. The course includes online activities, online resources, technology tutorials, and an online synchronous discussion scheduled at the participant’s convenience.

TIME REQUIREMENT

I am often asked the time requirement necessary to complete the OCDi training which is a difficult question to answer. The training originated as an 8-week face-to-face course followed by the completion of the online course development. The same course components remain but the course has been developed into a self-directed, online course. Because the course is self-paced, completion time often depends on many factors including the motivation, technology skills, experience, and time demands of the person completing the training.

Want to know more about conducting Zoom meetings and using Zoom features? What about integrating Zoom in D2L for class meetings? Zoom Your Way is a one-on-one training session for EIU faculty and staff. The session is customized to meet your needs. You schedule the Zoom Your Way session at a time convenient for you. You select the Zoom topics you want to learn more about. After registration, you will receive an email with a link to schedule your session. You must use that link to schedule a meeting time convenient for you.

Topics include:

• Scheduling Zoom meetings
• Customizing the Zoom settings in your EIU Zoom account
• Hosting a Zoom meeting (includes audio, video, participants, and chat)
• Screen Sharing and Annotations (includes the whiteboard, sharing a PowerPoint and other screen sharing options)
• Polling
• Breakout Rooms
• Recording options
• Integrating Zoom in D2L
• Attendance reports for Zoom meetings

Intended Audience: EIU Faculty and Staff