2024-2025 Faculty PD Opportunities

TLC On-Campus/Zoom Faculty PD Sessions

  • Canvas Outcomes/CDOs Work Sessions - Tuesday, February 4th @3pm in Room W251 AND Wednesday, March 5th @1pm in Room W251 AND Wednesday, May 14th @1pm via Zoom
    • Zoom link for May 14th session: https://richland.zoom.us/j/96278477995 Links to an external site.
    • Beginning Summer 2025, all Richland faculty will be required to leverage Canvas Outcomes to collect and analyze student data regarding Richland's Cross-Disciplinary Outcomes. This hands-on workshop will give faculty a head start on that process. During the session, TLC staff will lead faculty through the process of adding Richland CDOs to their Canvas courses and attaching those Outcomes to rubrics, quizzes, individual quiz questions, and/or question banks. Laptops will be available for use or bring your own.
  • GenAI for Creation of Rubrics/Assessments - Monday, February 24th @2pm in Room W251
    • In this in-person, hands-on faculty workshop, TLC staff will facilitate the process of leveraging Generative AI tools to create rubrics and assessments. Bring a device and some assignments/lessons/projects/standards for which you would like to develop rubrics and/or assessments. 
  • How to Use AI to Build OER/YouTube Quizzes - Wednesday, March 19th @1pm in Room W251
    • Join Professor Kristi Palmer for this in-person, hands-on session as she walks participants through the process of using ChatGPT to create quizzes from OER resources and from YouTube videos. Bring a device and some resources for which you would like to create quizzes.
  • Generative AI Faculty Roundtable Discussion - Wednesday, April 9th @ 1pm via Zoom
    • At this engaging virtual professional development session, faculty members will share best practices for integrating AI into instruction. Through a series of brief, focused micro-presentations, multiple Richland faculty members will highlight innovative strategies, practical applications, and ethical considerations for using AI in the classroom. Each presentation will be followed by a group discussion, providing an opportunity to explore AI’s role in enhancing teaching and learning.
  • Faculty Chat - Unpacking ACUE's Learning Lab AI-Themed Courses - Wednesday, April 16th @3pm via Zoom
    • Zoom link: https://richland.zoom.us/j/98299746768 Links to an external site.
    • In this collaborative session, participants in ACUE's Learning Lab will unpack their learning from the following AI-themed courses...
      • Introduction to Generative AI
      • Writing Effective AI Prompts
      • Leveraging AI to Develop Course Resources
      • Teaching with AI-Inclusive & AI-Resistant Learning Experiences
      • Empowering Students to Use AI Responsibly
    • Non-participants in the ACUE Learning Lab are encouraged to attend to ask questions and join in the discussion as we learn about best practices and glean from one another's experiences!

 

Illinois Online Network (ION)

The University of Illinois-Springfield and the Illinois Online Network (ION) offer a variety of Professional eLearning courses Links to an external site., micro certificates Links to an external site., and professional certificate programs Links to an external site.. Certificate programs to pursue include the newly revised Master Online Teacher Certificate Links to an external site., the Digital Accessibility for Educators Certificate Links to an external site., and more.

Check out the ION course schedule Links to an external site. for a list of upcoming 4-week or 8-week courses. New rounds of courses start each month.

Visit the ION registration site Links to an external site. to get started with registration. Once you have set up an account and registered for a course (please use membership code RL325), you will be emailed an invoice for the class. (Entering the code RL325 should reduce the cost of an 8-week course from $395 to $150.) Please forward that invoice to Jarry Brown (jarryb@richland.edu) and the TLC will pay for the course.

The spring term begins January 13th with new rounds of courses also starting February 10th, March 17th, and April 14th, 2025!

 

Central & Southern Illinois Faculty Development Network

Check out the CSIL Faculty Development Network 2024-2025 faculty-centered events Links to an external site.. Monthly PD sessions are held the first Friday of each month. The website provides links to the live monthly Zoom sessions and any previously-recorded content.

Fall 2024 offerings include...

 

ILCCO Growing Online Learning Conference

ILCCO's annual Growing Online Learning Conference is scheduled for February 11th–13th, 2025. The theme for this year’s virtual conference is "Sustainability Through Excellence," and the keynote speaker is Jennifer Mathes, CEO of the Online Learning Consortium.

Sessions include:

  • Teaching Smarter, Not Harder: Online Course Edition

  • The Student Perspective on Engagement and Success in Online Courses (Student Panel)

  • Online Course Standards: Using the QM Framework to Create an Internal Peer Review Process

  • HyFlex: Faculty Strategies for Teaching and Implementation

  • Faculty Perspective on the College Quality Assurance Process at John A. Logan College

  • Formative & Summative Assessments for Online and Face-to-Face Courses

Recordings and handouts from the sessions are available here Links to an external site..

 

Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support (ICSPS)

The Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support (ICSPS) resides in the College of Education at Illinois State University. The mission of ICSPS is to support the success of every learner through the comprehensive application of research-based practices, encouraging professionals to educate equitably, and offering expertise in creating excellent learning environments through professional development events.

ICSPS designs and delivers professional development, technical assistance, and program improvement strategies for career, technical, and adult education, and workforce professionals. The Center focuses on equity, access, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment, retention, completion, and transition for Illinois students - encouraging achievement of special population learners. ICSPS offers customized professional development on Universal Design for Learning, strategies to enhance recruitment and retention, embracing a growth mindset, and supporting special populations students. 

Check out ICSPS's growing list of professional webinars on their Equity Resources page Links to an external site..

 

Innovative Educators 

Through the Perkins grant, all Richland faculty & staff have unlimited access to a variety of live and on-demand webinar trainings provided through Innovative Educators. The content addresses a wide range of topics including teaching strategies, cheating & plagiarism, AI use, teaching diverse populations, and much more.

Simply visit www.go2knowledge.com/richlandcc Links to an external site. to create an account and browse the digital library. You can then use the "Search for content" box on the dashboard to search for a topic of interest, such as "AI."

 

Please reach out to Jarry with questions about any of these professional development opportunities.