Technology Short Courses

ReggieNet: Assignments

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

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ReggieNet: Discussions  (formerly Forums)

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

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ReggieNet: Getting Started

Monday, January 9 • 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Steve Travers, Center for Integrated Professional Development

Thursday, January 12 • 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Charles Bristow, Center for Integrated Professional Development

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.

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ReggieNet: Gradebook

Monday, November 28 • 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Allison Hauser, Center for Integrated Professional Development

Tuesday, January 10 • 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Allison Hauser, Center for Integrated Professional Development

Friday, January 13 • 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Allison Hauser, Center for Integrated Professional Development

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

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

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ReggieNet: Rubrics

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

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ReggieNet: Tests & Quizzes

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.

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.

Nearpod

Monday, January 9 • 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Online

Thursday, January 12 • 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Online

Tuesday, February 21 • 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Online

Wednesday, March 29 • 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Greg Maier, Center for Integrated Professional Development

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

Monday, March 20 • 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Greg Maier, Center for Integrated Professional Development

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

Thursday, February 2 • 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Online

Wednesday, March 1 • 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Greg Maier, Center for Integrated Professional Development

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, March 30 • 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Jim Gee, Center for Integrated Professional Development

Facilitate learning using Zoom, the University’s online conferencing platform. Learn how to set up virtual meetings, and explore useful tools like polls, break-out rooms, and new features like whiteboards and apps. You’ll learn about recommended practices to ensure a safe and productive synchronous learning environment and discuss ways to mitigate equity issues for students with connectivity or technology problems. This workshop is designed for faculty and staff who are using Zoom for advanced learning. For basic help using Zoom, visit Help.IllinoisState.edu. Registration is required.

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Zoom: Breakout Rooms Clinic

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

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Zoom: Getting Started

Thursday, January 12 • 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Online 

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

This special, one-hour session for Faculty Prep Week concentrates on the very basics of scheduling and hosting a Zoom meeting, with an emphasis on interacting with students. See how to schedule meetings through ReggieNet, manage waiting rooms, and create online office hours for several classes with a single recurring meeting. This workshop is ideal for instructors new to Illinois State or who did not teach during the previous academic year. Registration is required. 

Creating Articles for News.IllinoisState

Thursday, November 17 • 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. (register by November 14) 

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)

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

There is currently no workshop scheduled for this topic.

Microsoft Forms: Getting Started

Wednesday, February 15 • 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Online

Tuesday, April 11 • 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Jim Gee, Center for Integrated Professional Development

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

Wednesday, February 15 • 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Online

Tuesday, April 11 • 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Jim Gee, Center for Integrated Professional Development

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 Notebook

Thursday, April 13 • 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Jim Gee, Center for Integrated Professional Development

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

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

Recording Videos with PowerPoint

Tuesday, February 28 • 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Greg Maier, Center for Integrated Professional Development

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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Microsoft Stream

Tuesday, January 10 • 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Online

Friday, January 13 • 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Online

Tuesday, February 14 • 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Online

Wednesday, March 22 • 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Greg Maier, Center for Integrated Professional Development

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 Creative Cloud Express 

Thursday, February 16 • 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Online

Monday, March 27 • 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Greg Maier, Center for Integrated Professional Development

Create compelling media with Adobe Creative Cloud Express, a browser-based, mobile-friendly graphic design app (formerly called Adobe Spark). Discover how students can use this free tool to craft single web pages for mixed-media essays, create posters or flyers, or put together short video "commercials" to express their ideas. You'll get a chance to practice with Creative Cloud Express, explore the above uses, as well as talk about the other features of the app in addition to other considerations. Registration is required. 

Adobe Portfolio

Tuesday, January 31 • 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Online

Thursday, March 16 • 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Greg Maier, Center for Integrated Professional Development

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

Illustrator: Making a Flyer

Thursday, February 23 • 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Greg Maier, Center for Integrated Professional Development

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

This is a hands-on workshop. Please make sure you install this Adobe product on your device prior to the event. Registration is required.

InDesign

Thursday, March 2 • 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Greg Maier, Center for Integrated Professional Development

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.

This is a hands-on workshop. Please make sure you install this Adobe product on your device prior to the event. Registration is required.

Photoshop: Getting Started

Wednesday, February 8 • 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Online

Wednesday, March 15 • 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Greg Maier, Center for Integrated Professional Development

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

This is a hands-on workshop. Please make sure you install this Adobe product on your device prior to the event. Registration is required.

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Photoshop: Tools

Tuesday, March 21 • 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Greg Maier, Center for Integrated Professional Development

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

This is a hands-on workshop. Please make sure you install this Adobe product on your device prior to the event. Registration is required.

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Photoshop: Layers and Selection

Tuesday, March 28 • 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

Monday, February 27 • 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Greg Maier, Center for Integrated Professional Development

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. 

This is a hands-on workshop. Please make sure you install this Adobe product on your device prior to the event. Registration is required.