Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology – Page 2

Bristow retirement celebration on Wednesday, August 23

Friends and colleagues are invited to wish Charles Bristow, a longtime fixture in instructional support at Illinois State, good luck as he starts a new chapter.

Illinois State welcomes nearly 100 new faculty members this fall

New tenure- and non-tenure track instructors will receive an introduction to teaching and research through New Faculty Orientation, starting August 14.

Top 5 differences instructors need to know about ReggieNet and Canvas

Hand holding a smartphone showing the Canvas app.

Instructors may need to change their approach to teaching based on some key differences between Canvas, Illinois State’s new learning management system, and ReggieNet.

Countdown to Canvas: Important dates and resources for instructors

With the start of the fall semester less than a month away, here are some important dates and new resources for making the transition from ReggieNet to Canvas.

2023-24 Advancing Research and Creative Scholarship (ARCS) award winners announced

Researchers climbing stairs to solve a problem

Twenty-two teams applied for this award and applications were reviewed by an external review panel. While they were impressed with the quality of proposals, they felt that 3 stood above all the others.

Workgroup focuses on five key areas of staff success

The bridge to the Quad with the Bone Student Center in the background

A panel representing Academic Affairs staff will make recommendations in the coming year.

Faculty success forums planned for Oct. 25 and 31

The forums are a critical next step in creating recommendations based on the COACHE faculty survey.

Pilot program prepares campus for a successful Canvas adoption this fall

Fell Hall in the distance as seen from across the Quad in late spring 2023, with students walking to and from class.

More than 2,000 students helped to test Illinois State’s new learning management system, which will completely replace ReggieNet starting in the fall of 2023.

Get your Canvas questions answered online at noon on Tuesday, May 2

Instructors from the spring pilot program and support staff will host a live webinar to update the campus community on the transition from ReggieNet to Canvas.

Canvas Kickoff, April 28

Two instructors walk through a demo of the Canvas LMS during the first Canvas Kickoff

University instructors are invited to a Canvas Kickoff to learn more about the new Canvas Learning Management System.