Technology Short Courses

ReggieNet: Data Backup

Monday, March 20 • 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Monday, March 27 • 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Monday, April 17 • 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Tuesday, April 25 • 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Charles Bristow, Center for Integrated Professional Development

Instructors can ensure that parts of their ReggieNet courses sites are backed up before the system is retired at the end of 2023. This workshop will show you methods for saving documents and media files, exporting quizzes, including question pools, and saving gradebooks. It will also explore strategies for saving things which don’t have export capabilities, like students’ responses to discussion posts. Registration is required. 

Canvas: Getting Started

Monday, March 20 • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Monday, March 27 • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Monday, April 17 • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Stephanie Wilson, Center for Integrated Professional Development

Monday, April 24 • 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Charles Bristow, Center for Integrated Professional Development

Tuesday, April 25 • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Steve Travers, Center for Integrated Professional Development

This workshop covers basic questions about where to find your classes, how to navigate the dashboard and your courses. You will learn how to move part or all of your course from one Canvas shell to another one, settings for the course, adding files and ways to manage how your students see the content. There will be time for hands-on practice and questions about your particular courses. Registration is required. 

Canvas: Assignments

Wednesday, March 22 • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 29 • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 19 • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 27 • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Online

Facilitators:
Alyssa Herman, Center for Integrated Professional Development
Allison Hauser, Center for Integrated Professional Development

This workshop provides a tour of the Canvas Assignments tool. Unlike ReggieNet’s Assignments tool, Canvas’s Assignments tool houses all course assignments—including discussions, assignments, quizzes, attendance, and more. During this workshop, you will learn how to create, organize, and weight assignment groups and how this affects other tools in your course like Syllabus, Modules, and Grades. You will also be introduced to assignment settings and rules, bulk editing assignments, and how the Attendance (Roll Call) tool impacts assignments and grading. Registration is required.

Canvas: Communication Tools

Tuesday, March 21 • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 28 • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 18 • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Online

Facilitators:
Linda Summers, Center for Integrated Professional Development
Nichol Brown, Center for Integrated Professional Development

Monday, April 24 • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Linda Summers, Center for Integrated Professional Development
Allison Hauser, Center for Integrated Professional Development

Canvas has many options available to communicate using text, audio, and video. During this session, you’ll learn about the features, options, and notifications of the primary tools you can use to post information, set up appointments, provide support, and facilitate interaction. Participants will explore Announcements, Appointment Group, Inbox, Analytics, Context Card, and Discussions. Registration is required.

Canvas: Content Creation

Tuesday, March 21 • 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Online

Facilitators:
Tony Piña, Center for Integrated Professional Development
Stephanie Wilson, Center for Integrated Professional Development

Tuesday, March 28 • 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Online

Facilitators:
Steve Travers, Center for Integrated Professional Development
Stephanie Wilson, Center for Integrated Professional Development

Tuesday, April 18 • 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Online

Facilitators:
Charles Bristow, Center for Integrated Professional Development
Stephanie Wilson, Center for Integrated Professional Development

Monday, April 24 • 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Tony Piña, Center for Integrated Professional Development

Canvas offers powerful tools to organize the content of your course. In this session, you will explore how Canvas Pages can be designed to contain text, hyperlinks, images, multimedia, and other types of digital content. Using Pages to design your course can also make it more visually appealing, helping increase student engagement and allowing more intuitive navigation. Participants will explore Pages, the Rich Content Editor, Announcements, and modifying their Course Home Page. Registration is required.

Canvas: Discussions

Friday, April 28 • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Linda Summers, Center for Integrated Professional Development

Canvas Discussions includes an array of features you can use to increase social presence, promote student interaction, and strengthen the learning community in your course. In addition to basic features and more traditional design options, this session will highlight how Discussions can be designed to allow group work, gallery walls, role play, and peer reviews. Registration is required.

Canvas: Grading and Feedback

Thursday, March 23 • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 30 • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 20 • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 26 • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Online

Facilitators:
Stephanie Wilson, Center for Integrated Professional Development

This is a hands-on tour of how you can use the Canvas Grades features to communicate with your students. You will get a tour of sorting data in the gradebook, using SpeedGrader and the annotation and comments feature. You will have time to try out your skills during the workshop and learn how you can use this a way to motivate your students. Registration is required. 

Canvas: Modules

Wednesday, March 22 • 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, March 29 • 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, April 19 • 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, April 27 • 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Online

Facilitators:
Allison Hauser, Center for Integrated Professional Development
Alyssa Herman, Center for Integrated Professional Development

Unique to Canvas and highly customizable, Modules is a helpful tool for organizing content to help set the flow of your course. During this workshop, you will get an overview of Modules, including the ways it can benefit your courses. You’ll also learn about creating Modules and see the different strategies for managing the Modules you create. Registration is required. 

Canvas: Quizzes

Thursday, March 23 • 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, March 30 • 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, April 20 • 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Online

Facilitators:
Stephanie Wilson, Center for Integrated Professional Development

Wednesday, April 26 • 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Online

Facilitator:
Charles Bristow, Center for Integrated Professional Development

The Canvas Quiz tool features some very useful and exciting features you can use to provide assessment and practice opportunities for your students. It works differently than the tool found in ReggieNet. You will see the types of questions, the difference between Canvas’s Classic Quizzes and New Quizzes, and the features of each. You will also see demonstrations of grading quizzes and creating questions in both Quiz engines. Registration is required. 

Canvas: Rubrics

Friday, April 28 • 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Online

Facilitators:
Stephanie Wilson, Center for Integrated Professional Development

Rubrics can be used to clarify goals and inspire better student performance. They can also make grading easier, faster, and consistent and reduce bias. They are especially helpful with discussions and essays. We will cover using scoring and non-scoring rubrics, how they work in SpeedGrader and how to build and reuse them. This is a hands-on workshop so you will have a chance to practice building rubrics in your course.  Registration is required. 

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

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

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

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: 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

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.

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.

Duration: 1 hour
Format: Zoom

Learn how to edit your profile, make appointments, block/unblock appointments, cancel/uncancel appointments, and how to use a group calendar. Knowledge articles covering the main points of what is covered in training are emailed to you post-training.

Achieve trainings can be completed individually or in a group and take approximately one hour. These trainings are arranged on an as-needed basis and are established by contacting the Technology Support Center.

Duration: 1.5 hour
Format: Zoom

Learn about the basic features and structure of Campus Solutions, such as Campus Solutions terminology, how to navigate Campus Solutions, and how to perform functions within this application. Based on your role in Campus Solutions, other menus and functions based on your access can be covered as well. Knowledge articles covering the main points of what is covered in training are emailed to you post-training.

Campus Solutions trainings can be completed individually or in a group and take approximately 1.5 hours. These trainings are arranged on an as-needed basis and are established by contacting the Technology Support Center.

Duration: 1 hour
Format: Zoom 

Learn about Comevo’s features, how to create an online module, and how to generate reports to view the usage of your module(s). 

Comevo trainings are taken online in a self-directed format. 

Alternatively, Comevo trainings can be completed individually or in a group and take approximately one hour. These trainings are arranged on an as-needed basis and are established by contacting the Technology Support Center.

Creating Articles for News.IllinoisState

Thursday, February 16 • 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (register by February 13) 

Tuesday, March 21 • 1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. (register by March 17) 

Monday, April 17 • 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (register by April 13) 

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 Zoom 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.

Duration: 1 hour
Format: Zoom or online course

Learn how to navigate Formstack, how to create a form, and how to collect form submissions. 

Formstack can be learned through our self-paced training course. Contact the Technology Support Center to be enrolled into the course.

Alternatively, Formstack trainings can be completed individually or in a group and take approximately one hour. These trainings can be arranged on an as-needed basis and are established by contacting the Technology Support Center.

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, February 9 • 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Online

Thursday, March 9 • 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Online

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

Thursday, May 11 • 10 a.m. to 11 a.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.

Duration: 1.5 hours
Format: Zoom

Learn about the features in Qualtrics, how to create a Qualtrics survey or other project, analyze the results, and how to create reports based on the results. Knowledge articles covering the main points of what is covered in training are emailed to you post-training.

Qualtrics trainings are offered monthly. Sign up for a session at this website: Human Resources Trainings and Workshops 

Alternatively, Qualtrics trainings can be arranged on an as-needed basis and are established by contacting the Technology Support Center. These trainings can be completed individually or in a group and take approximately 1.5 hours.

Duration: 1 hour
Format: Zoom

Learn about the features of ProctorTrack and how it is used with your online course. ProctorTrack is an online remote proctoring used during exams to detect and deter academic misconduct and be used with your online course.

Learn about the different components of ProctorTrack, how to use it, and the student experience when students use ProctorTrack.

ProctorTrack trainings are completed individually or in a group and take approximately one hour. These trainings can be arranged on an as-needed basis and are established by contacting the Technology Support Center.

Duration: 45 minutes
Format: Zoom 

TimeClock Plus trainings cover how to use TimeClock Plus as a manager. TimeClock Plus is an online timeclock that employees can use to clock in and out of their shifts. 

Learn how to use the features in TimeClock Plus, such as how to access TimeClock Plus, approve shifts, and edit a shift’s start and end times. 

TimeClock Plus trainings can be completed individually or in a group and take approximately 45 minutes. These trainings are arranged on an as-needed basis and are established by contacting the Technology Support Center.

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, 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 Teams

Duration: 1 hour
Format: Zoom 

Learn how to use each feature in Microsoft Teams, the purpose of each feature, how to chat with individuals and groups, and how to share files. Knowledge articles covering the main points of what is covered in training are emailed to you post-training.

Microsoft Teams trainings are offered monthly. Sign up for a session at this website: Human Resources Trainings and Workshops

Alternatively, Microsoft Teams trainings can be arranged on an as-needed basis and are established by contacting the Technology Support Center. These trainings can be completed individually or in a group and take approximately one hour. If needed, other Microsoft Team functions can be covered based on the trainees’ interests. 

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

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.

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.

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

Thursday, March 30 • 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.