Moraine Valley Center for Teaching & Learning

Updates To Faculty Self-Service - Open Lab
2020-03-06 09:30 - 10:30 (America/Chicago) | L243
Learn how to use the midterm verification in the updated Faculty Self-Service at this open lab.

Collect Student Work In Canvas
2020-03-03 11:00 - 11:50 | L243
This workshop will demonstrate how to create an assignment to accept various types of digital submissions and how to view and grade student work using SpeedGrader.

Canvas Grades: Getting Started
2020-03-03 10:15 - 10:45 | L243
This workshop will provide an introduction to the assignments and grades tools in Canvas. In this session, instructors will create a simple assignment, enter student grades and feedback, and setup grading policies.

Canvas: Rubrics Outcomes Grades
2020-02-27 09:00 - 09:50, 2020-01-27 15:00 - 15:50 | L243
This workshop will demonstrate how to use attached rubrics to graded activities

Accessible Email
2020-02-20 14:00 - 14:45 | L243
Many of the emails we send and receive daily may not be accessible for individuals with disabilities. This session will share tips to create accessible email.

Accessible Documents
2020-02-20 13:00 - 13:45 | L243
Many of the documents we use daily may not be accessible for individuals with disabilities. We will focus on using the accessibility tools within Microsoft Word to scan existing documents for accessibility issues and offer corrections, including accessible headings, images, lists, links, tables, and color. This session will allow time for you to scan your own documents, learn about accessibility issues, and receive assistance with corrections.

Accessible Presentations
2020-02-20 11:00 - 11:45 | L243
Many of the presentations we use daily may not be accessible for individuals with disabilities. We will focus on using the accessibility tools within Microsoft PowerPoint to scan for accessibility issues and offer corrections, including accessible outlining/order, layouts, titles, headers, images, lists, links, tables, and color. This session will allow time for you to scan your own presentations, learn about accessibility issues, and receive assistance with corrections.

Accessible Video
2020-02-20 10:00 - 10:45 | L243
Creating accessible, captioned video is easy! Captioned video allows for a multitude of people to be able to watch a video, including those who may have a disability, may need easy reference to a text version of content, or are simply viewing in a crowded space. The Panopto video management system makes this easy with its speech to text feature! This session will give you time to learn about accessibility issues, and learn how to correct them

Accessibility In Canvas
2020-02-20 09:00 - 09:45 | L243
Accessibility is an important aspect in the success of all students, especially those using Canvas. We will focus on utilizing the easy-to-use UDOIT tool in Canvas, which can help scan courses for accessibility issues and offer corrections. This session will allow time for you to scan your own classes, learn about accessibility issues, and receive assistance with corrections.

Supervisory Skills Series Begins
2020-02-20 | A280
The Supervisory Skills Series (S3) is designed to provide a variety of developmental opportunities, skills, and resources for all supervisory level staff at Moraine Valley Community College. The Supervisory Skills Series occurs each semester and is considered a blended course that is comprised of face-to-face and online workshops, which will be led by an array of supervisors from the Moraine Valley community. The program is structured in a collaborative-group led environment in which all participants will reflect upon his or her personal experiences and work to design their own supervisory approach.

Canvas: Getting Started
2020-02-13 15:00 - 15:50 | L243
This workshop will provide an introduction to the Canvas learning management system from an instructor perspective. In this session, participants will learn how to navigate Canvas, post a course syllabus, create a simple module, edit the course menu, post announcements, and make the course and its resources available to students.

All Things Recycling At MVCC
2020-02-13 12:00 - 13:00 | L277, United States
Why is recycling so confusing? How do you do it well at MVCC and home? Come to t his workshop and find out

Title IX Training
2020-02-11 11:00 - 12:00 | A171, United States
Members of the Moraine Valley community have the right to be free from all forms of sexual discrimination, harassment and misconduct, examples of which include acts of sexual violence, sexual harassment, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. This session will give an overview of Moraine Valley’s comprehensive policy, including: reporting options, interim measures, investigation and resolution procedures, and resources and support services. Participants will leave with everything they need to effectively respond, refer and report.

Creative Assessments
2020-02-11 11:00 - 11:50 | L243
Have you ever wanted to have students create visual responses to asignments and projects? With a popular tool from Adobe, anything is possible.

Graphic Design For The Rest Of Us
2020-02-11 10:00 - 10:50 | L243
Have you ever wanted to create some fun graphics, like an infographic? With a little creativity, some tools make it relatively easy to do!

Informal Assessment With Polling Tools
2020-02-11 09:00 - 09:50 | L243
Have you ever wanted a quick way to check student knowledge using quick & informal ways? With a little preparation, polling tools can provide a great way to informally assessing students in an engaged manner.

Your Retirement 10, 20, 30 Years Out. Prepare Now
2020-02-10 15:00 - 16:30 | L243
Your Retirement 10, 20, 30 years out. Prepare NOW for your “what’s next” after you retire from Moraine Valley. Learn about the power of compound interest and the time value of money and that is why you want to START NOW! Learn about the 403B, Roth 403B, and 457 plans. Learn about OMNI, CFP, and how to start your retirement account now.

Online Course Development Begins
2020-02-10 | A280
Online Course Development is the program dedicated to teaching instructors how to create, revise, or facilitate online and hybrid courses. The program occurs over 8 weeks and is completely online. This course is required for instructors who, with the permission of their department, want to learn how to teach online. Prior comfort with using Canvas is recommended before enrollment in the program.

Canvas: Tips & Tricks
2020-02-06 14:30 - 15:20 | L243
This session will highlight some tips and tricks for using Canvas. Participants will also be able to share their experiences and ask questions during this session.

File Management And Storage
2020-02-04 10:00 - 10:45 | L243
Learn about the best options for file storage and naming conventions

HSA Investing: The Why & How
2020-02-03 15:00 - 16:30 | L243
Learn about the triple tax advantage of the HSA account and how to set up the investing accounts and do some stock trading to make money on your money. If you are in the HSA you might want to consider investing some/all the monies in your HSA bank account.

Canvas 2022: It Is Still Our Clear Choice?
2020-02-03 12:00 - 12:50 | L244, United States
Can you believe we have already been using Canvas for three years? Please join us in informal conversations about Canvas to help determine if it is still our best LMS choice for the future.

Microsoft Excel Sorting And Filtering
2020-01-29 11:00 - 11:45 | L243
This workshops will demonstrate how to use custom sort and how to convert Excel data to tables to apply filters.

Microsoft Outlook Calendaring
2020-01-29 10:00 - 10:45 | L243
This workshop will demonstrate how to use Microsoft Outlook to create calendar items and use the scheduler to invite others to meetings.

Windows 10 And Microsoft Office 2016
2020-01-29 09:00 - 09:45 | L243
In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn about features in Windows 10 and Office 2016.

Updates To Faculty Self-Service - Open Lab
2020-01-28 14:30 - 15:30 | L243
Learn how to use the FA verification in the updated Faculty Self-Service at this open lab.

Student Engagement Techniques: No Tech Option
2020-01-22 17:00 - 17:50 | L244, United States
Are you looking for strategies to engage your student that you can begin using immediately without technology? This workshop will focus on no tech options to engage your students including collaborative and active learning techniques.

Canvas: New Features
2020-01-21 11:00 - 11:50 | L243
This workshop will showcase some of the new features in Canvas.

Canvas: New Plagiarism Detection Tool
2020-01-16 10:00 - 10:30 | L243
Kick the tires on our new plagiarism tool, SIMCheck, before it rolls out in the summer!
