ION Courses Begin March 18, 2024

ION's Next Term Begins on March 18, 2024 Teach in-person, but want to up your game? Check out "Effective Teaching and Learning Strategies". Interested in pursuing a Master Online Teacher certificate? Now is your chance to start or continue your pursuit. Your first course would be "Overview of Online Instruction". Learn more about all of ION's options at https://www.uis.edu/ion/programs/professional-certificates. Ready […]

D2L Basics Refresher (Online Webinar)

Join the Teaching and Learning Center for this online webinar as we get instructors started using D2L.  We’ll demonstrate D2L navigation, how to add and organize content into modules, how to create assignments, basic gradebook functionality, and ways to communicate with your students.   In this webinar, we’ll cover the following:  Zoom Registration for this session 

Getting to Know the Services for Students with Disabilities Office (SSDO) 

Instructors, what do you do when a student provides you with an accommodation password from the Services for Students with Disabilities office?   Join Davina Davis, Manager of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSDO), in partnership with the Teaching and Learning Center, as she walks you through the process.   This virtual workshop will cover the following […]

Microsoft Office 365 (Outlook, OneDrive and Teams)

Join the Teaching and Learning Center as we showcase Office 365 – focusing on Outlook (email and calendar), OneDrive (cloud file storage and sharing), and Teams (easy collaboration with your SSC colleagues).    During this training we’ll showcase how to:  Zoom Registration for this Session 

D2L: Using Practice Quizzes to Prepare Students for Higher Stakes Assignments (Online webinar) (.25 PGU)

Join the Teaching and Learning Center for this online webinar as we do a deep dive into D2L Quizzes.  If you are an instructor that does not use online quizzes, consider using practice quizzes.  Studies show practice quizzes improve students' preparation for higher stakes assignments.   In this webinar, we’ll cover the following:  Zoom Registration for […]

Gale Resources: Discover CTE (Career Technical Education) Content Within Your Gale In Context Resources

Gale Resources partners with librarians and educators around the world to connect learners to essential content through user-friendly technology that enhances experiences and improves learning outcomes.    To access Gale Resources for course material, visit SSC’s Library of Databases, select Gale Resources, and login with your regular SSC username and password.    In the meantime, feel free […]

Kahoot! for Assessment (SSC Online Workshop)

See how a math instructor at SSC easily aligned the online scoring of a Kahoot! quiz to the SSC Critical Thinking Rubric for general education assessment. Ideas will be discussed for creating a similar type of alignment with other College rubrics.  Zoom Registration for this Session 

D2L: Using AI to Design Better Online Learning (Vendor Webinar)

What’s AI promising now, mood-sensing textbooks? Overnight Latin fluency? Campus-wide brilliance? Let’s focus on what AI can do for you today. Join D2L as they explore the practical applications of AI for educators and instructional designers, with real-world examples of how you can use tools like ChatGPT, Google Bard and DALL-E to design better online […]

Introduction to Blackboard Ally and ILCCO Accessibility Best Practices (Online Webinar) 

Have you noticed new colorful icons next to all content posted in your D2L courses?  That is Blackboard Ally working to provide alternative methods to students in consuming your content.   We are excited to announce the implementation of Blackboard Ally with Brightspace D2L effective for the Spring 2024 term.  Blackboard Ally is a revolutionary product […]

Cengage: Virtual Economics Teaching Conference (Vendor Webinar Series)

The Economics Teaching Conference, sponsored by the National Economics Teaching Association (NETA) and Cengage, focuses on classroom-ready tools and techniques for teaching Economics. This past November, the hugely successful 19th Annual Conference brought many Economics instructors together in Charlotte to share ideas and attend sessions by some of the most creative economist educators in the […]