LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor: Features to Know
Did you know LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor include these features?
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Instructor Live Proctoring: This enables instructors to watch students during exams in real-time with Zoom/Teams/Collaborate/etc. while LockDown Browser prevents cheating on the computer itself. More details
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24/7 Live Chat Support: Students can get immediate assistance (from a real person) when using Respondus Monitor; over a dozen languages are supported. More details
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It’s hard to keep up with the latest features of Respondus Monitor, much less the ones that have been around for years. Here’s a checklist that highlights all the features of Respondus Monitor.
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Equity Teaching Academy: Redesign for Equity
“Redesign for Equity” is the third course in a series of the inaugural offering of the Equity Teaching Academy. This course prompts faculty to consider institutional and course-level data as they envision ways to redesign aspects of their courses around equity pedagogies.
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Blackboard Ally: Fix Your Content with the Academy!
Have you noticed the Ally indicators in your Blackboard course, but haven’t had the chance to explore Ally further? Have you opened the Ally course report, only to close it because you don’t know where to begin? Or maybe you’ve worked to improve the accessibility of your content, but have specific questions?
Then join the Academy for “Fix Your Content Hour” on February 25 from 10-11 a.m. where you get the hour to focus on improving your content while having members of the Academy there to answer questions or even work 1-to-1 with you in a breakout room.
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Use the Library Make Shop to Creatively Engage Your Students
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, student engagement is going through some growing pains. With students attending class online, some enrolled on campus in-person, and some doing a little bit of both, it can sometimes feel as though they are not connecting as deeply with their course work. We want our students to feel part of the community here at Harper, and to participate fully in their course work when they are in our classrooms. One way to encourage this mindset is to give students the opportunity to select a hands-on project that not only aligns with their interests and values, but also with your course objectives. This is where the Library's Make Shop can help.
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Academy & Blackboard Support: How to Get Help
The Academy team is here to support all full-time and adjunct faculty at Harper. We continue to be available remotely as well as on campus for 1:1 drop-in support in Building F, Room F317.
Not sure what to ask or where to start? We’re here for you! Just fill out the Academy Request Form, and an Academy team member will follow-up with you.
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The application cycle for the Level II Adjunct Faculty Engagement Program 2022 is now open. Use the link above to learn more and watch the recording of the virtual info session held on February 2.
The Campus Free Speech and Free Expression Series addresses the challenges of complying with the First Amendment’s right to freedom of speech and expression while maintaining a safe and inclusive campus. Session 3, titled Let’s Agree to Disagree: Understanding Why Individuals and Groups Must Be Allowed to Coexist, will be offered via Webex at 2-3:30 p.m. on February 9, and 10-11:30 a.m. on February 10. Learn more and watch the recordings from Sessions 1 and 2 using the link above or on the series flyer.
The Box Office/ID Card Office has moved to the Performing Arts Center (Building R). All daily operations for the Box Office and ID Card Office are in the PAC. Use the link above to learn more, or contact Dan Miller at 847.925.6964.
The theme of this year’s Professional Development Day on March 17 is “Stronger Together: Supporting the Three Pillars of Equity.” To support this effort, the college is developing a full day of professional development programming. Share your how-tos, best practices, case studies, and lessons learned with the campus community. If you are interested in presenting a professional development session, please review the information and submission form using the link above.
Summer 2022 Priority Registration begins at 8 a.m. on the following days. Please share this information with students and encourage them to register early. Priority registration postcards and emails will be sent the week of February 14. Both the email and postcard will have the date/time that students can register.
- March 7: Selective admissions programs and special populations (veterans, ADS, limited enrollment, athletes, honors program)
- March 8: Current/previous students with 30+ credit hours
- March 9: Current/previous students with .5-29.5 credit hours
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March 10: Open registration (All new degree-seeking students must attend orientation before registration can begin.)
Did you know employers have identified completing an internship as the most influential factor when hiring new employees? Harper's Job Placement Resource Center can help! We work with employers and have internships available in many areas of study both in person and virtual. Please pass this valuable information to your students. Step #1 is to contact the JPRC! The JPRC can help with resume writing, interviewing skills, applying for internships, and more. Learn more using the link above.
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26th Annual Illinois Community College Assessment Fair - February 18
Shared by the Learning Assessment Committee
You are invited to attend the 26th Annual Illinois Community College Assessment Fair – Focus Forward! Hosted by Illinois Central College in East Peoria, the Fair will take place virtually on February 18, and will feature keynote speaker, Wanda Baker, with a discussion on co-curricular assessment. Wanda Baker is the founder of Council Oak Assessment which provides support services for assessment and accreditation to colleges and universities. Wanda specializes in hands-on outcomes focused assessment workshops for faculty and staff. Her keynote address will begin at 9 a.m., followed by breakout sessions throughout the day.
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GoReact @ Harper: Faculty Share Their Stories!
GoReact is a tool that allows students to record or upload videos right into Blackboard, which you can then watch and give time-stamped text, audio, or video feedback. This is a fantastic tool for video/audio responses to prompts, student/group presentations, language/pronunciation practice, skills demonstration, and more.
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"The Clock Strikes at Midnight: An Argument Against the 'Pumpkin Rule'"
This recent article from Faculty Focus, written by a seasoned psychology professor, provides a variety of benefits, both for students as well as for herself, that came from utilizing a new method of assigning due dates for student work.
Continue reading to learn about her “Date To Keep on Track” method.
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Upcoming Professional Development Credit Opportunities |
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February 16-April 13 (GECs: 3) registration now closed
February 21-March 6 (GECs: 1) registration now closed
February 23, 3 p.m. (CEUs: 0.15)
February 24, 3 p.m. (CEUs: 0.15)
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Academy for Teaching Excellence | 847.925.6174 | Building F, Room F317
Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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The mission of the Academy for Teaching Excellence is to create a vibrant teaching and learning culture for full-time and adjunct faculty that cultivates professional development in support of student success. |
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Accessibility: Individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation or who have questions about physical access may contact the event host or Access and Disability Services at ads@harpercollege.edu, 847.925.6266, at least two weeks in advance of the event date.
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Harper College enriches its diverse communities by providing quality, affordable, and accessible education. Harper College, in collaboration with its partners, inspires the transformation of individual lives, the workforce, and society. |
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