Past Workshops
Spring 2020
March 11, 2020
Classrooms without Walls, Creating Video Instruction at EIU
Facilitator: Tom Grissom
Location: 1430 Buzzard Hall
This workshop provided an overview of the extensive video production capabilities all faculty, staff, and students currently have access to at EIU, such as using Microsoft PowerPoint and OBS to create narrated PowerPoint presentations.
Feburary 19, 2020
Everyone is In: Increasing Social Presence in Online Courses
Facilitator: Dr. Lu Ding
Location: Online
Establishing social connections is a basic human need. This need extends into online spaces. In fact, even when online, people are not only looking for information; they are also looking for affiliation, support and affirmation. Online learning involves social aspects, and social interactions are at the heart of the learning process. This webinar, we introduced several design and instructional strategies for instructors to promote social presence before class begins, during the first week, and beyond the first week.
- Recording Part 1 - the presentation (35:42)
- Increasing Social Presence in Online Courses Presentation Slides (PDF)
Feburary 12, 2020
Using Activity Feed in D2L to Increase Student Engagement
Facilitator: Julie Lockett
Location: Online
Julie Lockett, Director of Learning Innovation from FDIC, demonstrated Activity Feed, a widget that provides instructors with an opportunity to engage students. This widget borrows features from familiar social media platforms and instructors can share class announcements, files, and links to existing activities like quizzes. What makes this tool powerful is that unlike News, which is one-way communication, Activity Feed allows for two way communication. Instructors have the ability to turn on/off comments for any posting.
- Recording Part 1 - the presentation (20:58)
- Recording Part 2 - the demonstration (20:11)
- D2L Activity Feed Presentation Slides (PDF)
Feburary 5, 2020
Refresh Your Content in D2L: The New Content Experience
Facilitator: Julie Lockett
Location: Online
Julie Lockett, Director of Learning Innovation from FDIC, talked about and demonstrated a New Content Experience that is available in D2L Brightspace. The New Content Experience offers a clean, minimalist design, with just the right options available and a strong focus on learning.
Janurary 29, 2020
How to Write a Proposal for the Council on Faculty Research
Facilitator: Dr. Robert Chesnut
Location: 1220 Booth Library
Dr. Robert Chesnut, Director of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, reviewed what works best for the CFR. He discussed what works best and what doesn't in the short-term and medium-term for preparing proposals and applications.
