Online Learning & Educational Technology Trainings

If you need one-on-one training for teaching online, creating or converting course content, or instructional design services, please call us to schedule an appointment.

If you have suggestions, recommendations, or requests for workshops on specific topics, you can contact us by phone, email, or in person.

Online Learning & Educational Technology Department - Room A124:
online@sic.edu: 618-252-5400, ext 2265

Workshops: Spring 2024

• January 5, 2024 from 1:30 pm-2:30 pm: “2024 Cool Canvas Updates” (Room B224)
• February 6-8, 2024 at 10:00 am & 2:00 pm: Sessions on AI from ILCCO Virtual Conference “AI: Transforming Education for Tomorrow” (Room A213)
• February 8, 2024 at 3:00 pm: SIC Roundtable Discussion on implementing AI in the classroom and online

Workshops: Fall 2023

• August 10, 2023 at 3:00 pm: Canvas Gradebook Training (Room A213)
• August 11, 2023 at 2:00 pm: Canvas Gradebook Training (Room A213)
• August 17, 2023 at 1:30 – 2:00: “Calling Canvas Instructors: Time-Saving Strategies for Fall Start: Rubrics and Templating Assignments” via Zoom
• September 20, 2023 at 10:00 am: “Canvas New Quizzes Global Webinar: Track 1 for Newbies”
• September 21, 2023 at 5:00 pm: “Canvas New Quizzes Global Webinar: Track 2 for Existing New Quizzes Users”
• October 26, 2023 from 12:00-1:00 pm: “Strategies for Improving Student Engagement & Retention” (Heritage Room at SIC – Lunch provided)

Workshops: Spring 2023

1. January 6, 2023: Canvas Gradebook Training and Workshop
2. January 6, 2023: Canvas Studio Training and Workshop
3. February 7, 2023: "Education 4.0 and Today's Learners: Supporting Our Online Learners for the Long Haul
4. February 7, 2023: "Regular and Substantive Interaction: A Self-Checklist for Faculty
5. February 7, 2023: "Demystifying Micro-credentials, Digital Badges, Alternate Credentials and all that Stuff
6. February 8, 2023: "Championing RSI for Online Success: How A Regulatory Requirement Can Be a Celebratory Achievement for Faculty Development & Student Learning
7. February 8, 2023: "Tangible Takeaways: A Practical Discussion on Quantifying the Feedback Flow
8. February 9, 2023: "Engaging Students: A Conversation with Dr. Alison Lacny
9. February 15, 2023: Turnitin Canvas Training
10. May 9, 2023: ADA Workshop and Webinar

Workshops: Fall 2022

1. August 12 & 13, 2022: Canvas Instructor Training
2. September 14, 2022: Learning Renewal Convening: Universal Design for Learning
3. November 29 & 30, 2022: Canvas Studio Training Workshop
4. December 14, 2022: Learning Renewal December Convening: HyFlex Practices

Workshops: Spring 2022

1. February 8, 2022: From Pivot to Progress: Leveraging Our Momentum of the Pandemic Response  - Tina Parscal - Colorado Community College System
2. February 8, 2022: How to Get Students to Watch your Videos -  Kona Jones - Richland Community College
3. February 9, 2022: Creating a ‘Common’ Ground for Student and Faculty Support - Morgann Quilty, Jane Smith, Lori Wendt
4. February 9, 2022: Quality Teaching and Learning - Faculty Panel and Showcase - Meri Engel, Anne Humphrey -McHenry County College & Debra Guerrero, John Halliwell - Moraine Valley Community College
5. February 10, 2022: Creating a Course Template with Quality in Mind - Heather Moore -Rock Valley College
6. February 10, 2022: Developing an In-House Orientation to Online Teaching - Lirim Neziroski - Prairie State College
7. March 15, 2022: Building an exam and setting up an accommodation - Smarter Proctoring
8. March 16, 2022: The Student Experience plus Q&A - Smarter Proctoring

Workshops: Fall 2021

1. August 12 &13, 2021: Four sessions of Canvas Training
2. November 16 & 17, 2021: Classroom Technology and Canvas (New Quizzes)

Workshops: Spring 2021

1. February 16, 2021: COVID Fatigue: A Trauma-Sensitive Approach to Moving Forward - Elgin, Heartland, McHenry & Prairie State + Presentation Slides & Documentation Files: One, Two, & Three
2. February 16, 2021: Designing for Kindness - Kona Jones, Richland Community College + Documentation
3. February 17, 2021: How to Encourage Student Interaction in Zoom Meetings - Susan Nugent, Lake Land College + Documentation
4. February 17, 2021: Active Learning through Service Projects in a Digital Learning Environment  - Mary Carlson, College of DuPage + Documentation Files: One, Two, & Three
5. February 18, 2021: Introduction to Universal Design for Learning – UDL - Sarah Goldammer, SIU Edwardsville, Aimee Julian, Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support + Documentation Files: One, Two, & Three
6. February 18, 2021: Authentic, Meaningful, and Engaging Assessments -  Anna Catterson, Heartland College + Documentation Files: One, Two, Three, & Four 
7.  April 13-22, 2021: Faculty Canvas Training
   

Workshops: Fall 2020

1. September 23, 2020:  Keynote “Humanizing Online Learning” - Michelle Pacansky-Brock, California Community Colleges, California Virtual Campus (Presentations Slides)
2. August 13 - 14, 2020: New Tools for eLearning - Smarter Proctoring and Turnitin
3. October 9, 2020: Zoom 101: Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks (3 Sessions)
4. October 9, 2020: Using Other Electronic Resources to Enhance Your Class (3 Sessions)
5. October 9, 2020: eLearning Basics: Test Creation in eLearning  (Importing Tests) (Creating Tests) (Importing Testbanks)

Workshops: Spring 2020

1. (Postponed) Feb 11, 2020:  Keynote “Humanizing Online Learning” - Michelle Pacansky-Brock, California Community Colleges, California Virtual Campus
2. Feb 11, 2020: “Making Instruction Videos Really Work for Instructors & Students” - Jenny Pecora & Trisha Dandurand, Kankakee Community College
3. Feb 12, 2020: “Leveraging your institution LMS to increase Faculty Presence in Online Courses” - Selom Assignon, Harold Washington College
4. Feb 12, 2020: “You've got to Connect!” - Kona Jones, Richland Community College
5. Feb 13, 2020:  “Increasing Faculty Presence in an Online Speech Course” - Carolyn Stevenson, Harold Washington College
6. Feb 13, 2020:  "The Online Facilitation Instrument - A Helping Hand for the New-to-Online Faculty Member" - Jenny Henrikson, Harper College
7. Mar 30, 2020: "Building Inclusive Pedagogy Online" - Amer F. Ahmed, Ed.D - Academic Impressions

Workshops: Fall 2019

1. August 2, 2019: Working with Adults with Autism - Johanna Moorman - B126W
2. October 8,10, 2019: How to Reduce Incivility & Create a Professional Atmosphere - A213
3. November 22, 2019: Collaboration Station Demonstration - Student Engagement in the Learning Commons Area

Workshops: Spring 2019

April 2, 2019:  Faculty Roundtable - "Best Practices for Dealing with Online Cheating" - training room A213

The following six workshops comprise the 2019 “Growing Online Learning” series held live via web conference. Sponsored by ILCCO (Illinois Community Colleges Online). The 2019 theme is “Accessibility: The Road to Access and Success"

1. Feb 19, 2019:  Keynote “Accessibility: A Civil Right”  Dr. Vance Martin, Campus Accessibility Specialist, University of Illinois Springfield
2. Feb 19, 2019: “Mapping Your Success: Universal Design for Learning” - Zach Petrea, Heartland Community College
3. Feb 20, 2019: “Simple Solutions: Accessibility for Audio and Video Resources” - Robin Fisch, Sauk Valley Community College
4. Feb 20, 2019: “Moving Down the Road to Success: How to Approach Accessibility” - Kona Jones, Richland Community College
5. Feb 21, 2019:  “Moving Down the Road to Success: How Different Learning Management Systems Address Accessibility” - Kona Jones, Richland Community College  
6. Feb 21, 2019:  "Digital Access and YOU" - Becky Benkert, Instructional Designer, College of DuPage

“ADA Compliance for Online Courses” - Online Learning & Educational Technology Workshop - Karla Lewis, Coord Online Learning & Educational Tech, SIC

Workshops: Summer / Fall 2018

1. August 8, 2018: "How to Handle Emotions Under Pressure" Webinar
2. October 17, 2018: Diversity workshop - “The Cheetah & the Wolf: Crisis is inevitable – Don’t React – Respond!
3. November 29, 2018:  "Can I Use That? - Finding Media Content Online" - Sarah Hill, Lake Land College and Laura Watson, Highland Community College

Workshops: Spring 2018 

Jan 5, 2018:  “ADA Compliance for Online Courses” Online Learning & Educational Technology Workshop (recording available)

Feb 13-15, 2018: ILCCO Growing Online Learning Series “Assessment and Feedback in Online Courses”

The following 6 workshops comprise the 2018 “Growing Online Learning” series held live via web conference. Sponsored by ILCCO (Illinois Community Colleges Online). The 2018 theme is “Assessment and Feedback in Online Courses”

1. Feb 13, 2018: “Introductory Session” Kona Jones, Richland Community College
2. Feb 13, 2018:  Keynote “Assessment and Feedback in Online Courses”  Kelley Meeusen, eLearning Coordinator for Clover Park Technical College in Washington state
3. Feb 14, 2018: “Online Group Discussion Rubric: Take the Guesswork Out of Assessment” - Elizabeth “Bess” Kershisnik, Oakton Community College
4. Feb 14, 2018: “Feedback: The Recipe for Student Success” - Kathleen Wolz, Joliet Junior College
5. Feb 15, 2018: “The Importance of Frequent Assessment, Detailed Feedback, and Rubrics” - Lubna Haque, College of DuPage
6. Feb 15, 2018:  “Development and Implementation of a Peer-Based Quality Review”  Melissa Baysinger, Instructional Design Specialist, Harper College

April 6, 2018: "Instruction + Technology = Engagement" workshop from Richland Comm College

2017 Workshops (previous12 months)

• Dec 7, 2017:   “ADA Compliance for Online Courses” - Online Learning & Educational Technology Workshop (recording available)
• Oct 25, 2017:   “How to Use eLearning for Your F2F Courses”  - Online Learning Dept Workshop  (recording available)
• Oct 18, 2017:   “SIC Faculty Present Best Practices in Online Teaching” - Prof Development Program & Online Learning Dept “Brown Bag Lunch Series” (recording available)
• Oct 17, 2017:   “Web and IT Accessibility for Students with Disabilities” - Webinar presented by Online Learning & Educational Technology
• Sept 7, 2017:    “New Directions in Online Education” - Webinar presented by Online Learning & Educational Technology
• Aug 6, 2017:     “eLearning Training for Adjuncts” - Online Learning & Educational Technology Workshop
• May 17, 2017:   “Accessible, Inclusive Education: a Moral and Legal Imperative”  - Webinar presented by Online Learning & Educational Technology
• April 6, 2017:   Learning Innovations Conference 2017 (sponsored by ILCCO and NILRC): “Learning Innovations: Accessibility Panel”
• Mar 28 - 30, 2017: ILCCO Growing Online Learning Series “Open Educational Resources”

The following 6 workshops comprised the 2017 “Growing Online Learning” series held each spring live via web conference. Sponsored by ILCCO (Illinois Community Colleges Online) The 2017 Conference theme: "Open Educational Resources"

1. March 28, 2017 - 1:00 - 2:00 pm: "The NOBA Project: The (Mostly) Good, the (Slightly) Bad, and the (Tiny Bit) Ugly Experiences of an Early Adopter of an Open Textbook for General Psychology" - Ken Gray, College of DuPage
2. March 28, 2017 – 10:00-11:00 am: “How to Replace IT Textbooks with OER (open educational resources)” - Dave Braunschweig, Harper College
3. March 29, 2017 – 10:00-11:00 am: “Using MyOpenMath for an Online Math Course” - Marie Robinson, McHenry County College
4. March 29, 2017 – 1:00-2:00 pm: “Textbook Elimination: How I Did It!” - Anne Humphrey, McHenry County College
5. March 30, 2017 – 10:00-11:00 am: “No Book? No Way!” - Jill Johnson, Carl Sandburg College
6. March 30, 2017 – 1:00-2:00 pm: “Going OER with Statistics” - Kona Jones, Richland Community College