In this workshop, you will be learning a motivational theory called Self-Determination Theory developed by Deci and Ryan. This theory has been widely used in a variety of disciplines, as well as education. It consists of three subcategories, each of which can be adapted to teaching to motivate students in learning. In addition, a couple of ways of how to use this theory for your everyday teaching will be introduced in this workshop.

Intended Audience: EIU faculty and staff

This is a sequel workshop for the “Student engagement and motivation: Principles and pedagogies” workshop. In this workshop, you will be experiencing some learning activities that are developed based on self-determination theory and some other learning activities that can promote student motivation and engagement. This way, you will be experiencing what your students would experience if you use these learning activities for your teaching so that you can better adapt them to your classes.

Technology Requirement: We will be using some online educational tools. Laptops are preferred, but smartphones will also work.

Intended Audience: EIU faculty and staff

As campus unravels from a year of dislocation and faculty re-enter the classroom, this forum is intended to welcome us back to EIU. New FDIC Director, Michael Gillespie, will host this outdoor event to reintroduce the FDIC, discuss classroom guidance for the fall, and representatives from UPI will be in attendance to discuss the Memorandum of Understanding. Light snacks will be available, but please feel free to bring your lunch, bring your questions, and bring your ideas for our center and reengaging this fall.

Intended Audience: EIU faculty and staff

Join us for this webinar to learn about feature releases and updates in D2L impacting teaching and learning at EIU for Fall 2021. Topics include: Recent, current, and future feature releases and updates for D2L.

The webinar will include a 30 minute presentation followed by a question and answer session.

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.

A recorded version of the presentation will be available after the webinar for those unable to attend.

Learn practices to effectively welcome students to your online course in ways that support them and let them know that you are committed to their continued success, including the usage of specific methods like video and personalization, as well as effective online communication and course organization techniques.

The webinar will include a 30 minute presentation followed by a question and answer session.

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.

A recorded version of the presentation will be available after the webinar for those unable to attend.

The lecterns in each classroom on campus contain foundational instructional technologies. This workshop will explain and demonstrate how to utilize this equipment to further your pedagogy. Key functionality to be demonstrated includes computer, projector, document camera, and sound equipment utilization. How to troubleshoot minor problems and seek help for malfunctioning lectern equipment will also be discussed. Learners will also have the opportunity to interact with the equipment for themselves at the end of the session and ask questions of the presenter.

Intended Audience: EIU faculty and staff

Earlier this summer, the FDIC shared guidance on the use of, and ethics involved with, the Respondus Suite of online proctoring programs. In relation to this, the FDIC also published an Assessment Strategies website to educate faculty and instructors on the breadth of formative, summative, and educative assessments. This webinar will discuss each of these developments, and offer time for a dialog, as well as a space to have questions answered.

The Respondus Guidance can be found here: https://www.eiu.edu/fdic/guides/Respondus_guidance.pdf
The Assessment Strategies can be found here: https://www.eiu.edu/fdic/assessment_strategies.php

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.

All new faculty are urged to attend our New Faculty Orientation (NFO) at the beginning of the Fall semester 2021. This year, the NFO will be, Wednesday, August 18, 2021, 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM, in Booth Library.

If you are new to Eastern Illinois University, joined in Spring, Summer, or Fall 2021, moving from an adjunct to a Unit B position, or from a Unit B to Unit A position, we would love to have you join us for information and activities that will help you succeed during the academic year and beyond.

As we receive your information from chairs and deans we will send you an invite. But if you know you will be joining us, please register now so that we can give you access to NFO materials and activities on the FDIC course in D2L Brightspace.

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

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.