Illinois Remote Calendar
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
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We have many options for scheduling online meetings these days. We will use Outlook for a central place to keep track of several kinds of online meetings and to make sure we have reminders. We will look at recommendations for scheduling with Skype for Business, Zoom and Microsoft Teams. Link sent if registered by 8 am.
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In this 1-hour online course, you will learn about conditional formatting of data in Microsoft Excel. Topics will also include applying special formatting to numbers.
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Most teachers get evaluated by their students at the end of the course by implementing ICES. But by then, it is too late to make changes that will make a difference for your current students. Come to this workshop to learn how to design, implement, and interpret Informal Early Feedback (IEF) to improve the class experience for everyone.
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In this 1 hour short course you will learn how to work with Excel Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts. Topics will include learning how to create a Pivot Table; rearrange and then format the data; set filters including the use of Slicers and Timelines; and finally creating a Pivot Chart of the data in the Pivot Table. This workshop is aimed at beginner users of Pivot Tables.
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In this 2-hour online workshop, participants will learn how to create a two-page InDesign brochure from scratch, import graphics, and manipulate basic text and text frames. No prior knowledge of InDesign is required. Link sent if registered by noon
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
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In this 2-hour online class, learn how to create a basic Access report, and explore layout and design view. In design view add controls and set properties for those controls; learn about calculated controls, apply sort & group feature to report data, finish up with graphics (themes and conditional formatting).
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Reflecting and implementing what you have learned from informal (such as the Informal Early Feedback - IEF) and formal (such as ICES) student feedback is a valuable process. we will share how to maximize gathering and analyzing the formal and informal student feedback. (And come back to CITL for consultation!)
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In this 2-hour online workshop we will explore the mail merge features in Word including working with various data sources such as Excel and Access; working with rules; and creating and printing labels. We will also take a look at email merges using Outlook.
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In this two-hour Illustrator session, we will go over recommended resources and tutorials, then participants will be introduced to the user interface while creating a vector graphic logo. This workshop is online; register by noon to be sent the link.
Thursday, February 9, 2023
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Join us in a live, online session using OneNote 365 where we will discuss the structure of notebooks, practice putting data into them, and explore the interconnectivity of Microsoft applications with OneNote. This session is aimed for beginner users of OneNote. Link sent if registered by 8 am
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
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This two-hour online session will introduce you to Access, Microsoft's relational database application. Attendees will take a tour of the objects in an Access database, including tables, queries, forms, and reports.
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During this two hour session, we will go over the basics of the Photoshop interface and some resources on how to continue learning features. Instructor will work through a beginner tutorial, editing a photo and share resources. Q & A to follow. Register by noon to get the link sent for the session.
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
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Microsoft Teams is a communications platform available through MS Office 365. During this two-hour live online workshop, we will focus on the Teams experience from a team member’s perspective. Topics will include learning how to navigate Teams ; communicating in Teams (including chat); setting and managing notifications of Team activity. Link sent if registered by noon.
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Does your Teaching Philosophy Statement uniquely capture your thoughtfulness and commitment to teaching and learning? Does it address the latest proposed revisions to Comm #9 for P&T? Join this interactive workshop to begin creating or revising your reflective teaching statement.
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In this short online course you will learn how to use some of the data analysis features and tools using Excel. Topics will include learning how to subtotal a list of data; set up data validation rules; use Goal Seek, Solver, and Scenarios and basic data tables.
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In this two-hour live Photoshop session, we will cover working with selections in preparation to edit images. Register by 8 am to get meeting link sent.
Thursday, February 16, 2023
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In this 2 hr online workshop, participants will learn how to create and work with Access tables. We will create a table using application parts and also from scratch. We will create a primary key and start entering data. We will work with fields in a table from adding, deleting, re-arranging to setting field properties. Finish up using lookup fields and calculated fields
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In this two-hour live Photoshop session, we will cover working with layers and learn to edit in a non-destructive way. Register by 8 am to get meeting link sent.
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
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In this 2-hour online course, you will become familiar with the Excel's interface. Topics will also include entering, editing, and formatting data in a worksheet, performing basic formulas, printing and using Help.
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
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A syllabus is more than a contract or a schedule and listing of topics. What is the message and first impression? It is a great opportunity to think about your course: is it welcoming, supportive, fair? This is a great opportunity to think about how/if your syllabus promotes a learning-centered environment. Also, you will have a graphic "big idea" for your course.
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
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How well are you measuring student learning? Assessment is one of the most complex and stressful responsibilities of an instructor. Is your assessment fair? Valid? Come learn best practices for constructing a test.
Thursday, March 2, 2023
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Join us online on the first Thursdays of the month from 12pm-1pm as we welcome new faculty, new stories, and new ways of thinking about the art of teaching.
Friday, March 3, 2023
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The goals for the Annual Faculty Retreat are to build on our collective knowledge about teaching and learning, to share innovative ideas and approaches, and to promote partnerships within and beyond the campus community.
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
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Come to this workshop to begin the process of identifying your teaching philosophy, deciding which parts of it belong in your statement, and avoiding common mistakes.
Thursday, March 9, 2023
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
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CITL's Master Course in Online Teaching (MCOT) is a deep dive into online teaching strategies. We will explore the following topics: • Designing Your Online Course • Developing Your Learning Community • Adapting Best Teaching Practices to Your Online Course • Motivating Your Students to Excel MCOT on Canvas is a synchronous cohort experience.
Thursday, March 23, 2023
Monday, March 27, 2023
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The use of humor is effective in motivating students, relieving anxiety, and building rapport. It is also awesome. We’ll talk about why you should bring humor into your class, the types of humor available to you, the types of humor to avoid, and more! Absolutely no giraffes or harmonicas permitted!!
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
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CITL's Master Course in Online Teaching (MCOT) is a deep dive into online teaching strategies. We will explore the following topics: • Designing Your Online Course • Developing Your Learning Community • Adapting Best Teaching Practices to Your Online Course • Motivating Your Students to Excel MCOT on Canvas is a synchronous cohort experience.
Thursday, March 30, 2023
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Designing a new course or redesigning an existing one can seem like a long and winding journey. Principles of good course design can provide you with a roadmap to chart your course and know that you are on the right path. Join our interactive workshop where we will explore best practices in course design and perhaps spark your interest to explore these topics more deeply.
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
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CITL's Master Course in Online Teaching (MCOT) is a deep dive into online teaching strategies. We will explore the following topics: • Designing Your Online Course • Developing Your Learning Community • Adapting Best Teaching Practices to Your Online Course • Motivating Your Students to Excel MCOT on Canvas is a synchronous cohort experience.
Thursday, April 6, 2023
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Join us online on the first Thursdays of the month from 12pm-1pm as we welcome new faculty, new stories, and new ways of thinking about the art of teaching.
Monday, April 10, 2023
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Have you ever asked your students a question then been surprised by the impact it had or didn’t have? The questions we ask our students have subtle and profound effects on their learning and engagement. Come join us as we dissect the types of questions instructors ask their students and learn what’s packed inside that serves to promote or undermine effective teaching strat
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
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CITL's Master Course in Online Teaching (MCOT) is a deep dive into online teaching strategies. We will explore the following topics: • Designing Your Online Course • Developing Your Learning Community • Adapting Best Teaching Practices to Your Online Course • Motivating Your Students to Excel MCOT on Canvas is a synchronous cohort experience.
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Thursday, April 20, 2023
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Thursday, May 4, 2023
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Join us online on the first Thursdays of the month from 12pm-1pm as we welcome new faculty, new stories, and new ways of thinking about the art of teaching.
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
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FSI: At the Intersection of Teaching, Learning, and Technology is an annual conference that brings educators and instructional-technology professionals together each May at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The conference features keynote presentations, networking, and hands-on training on the use of
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
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FSI: At the Intersection of Teaching, Learning, and Technology is an annual conference that brings educators and instructional-technology professionals together each May at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The conference features keynote presentations, networking, and hands-on training on the use of