Center for Learning Innovation (CLI) Archive

  • Attend ‘Focus on Assessment’ Workshop to Get Tips on Aligning Course to Curriculum

    Attend ‘Focus on Assessment’ Workshop to Get Tips on Aligning Course to Curriculum

    Learn more about institutional assessment and how it affects your courses: The University Program Assessment Committee and the Center for Learning Innovation (CLI) invite you to "Focus on Assessment: Aligning your Courses" on Friday, April 12, 2024 from 9–11 a.m.

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  • Register for Introduction to Canvas Workshop

    Register for Introduction to Canvas Workshop

    We're thrilled to offer you a variety of options for our Introduction to Canvas workshop. To ensure we find the perfect time for you, please select from the dates and times provided that best suit your schedule.

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  • Updates Made to Panopto Policy Affect Archiving and Storage

    Updates Made to Panopto Policy Affect Archiving and Storage

    The policy for Panopto assets has changed in order to limit risks associated with retaining video content and user data, reduce the number of videos retained on the platform, and decrease storage costs.

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  • Faculty Affiliates Seeking New Members

    Faculty Affiliates Seeking New Members

    The Center for Learning Innovation is seeking instructors to participate in our 2024-2026 cohort. The Faculty Affiliates program is a partnership between faculty and the Center for Learning Innovation, and are instrumental advocates for teaching innovation and best practices to further Illinois Tech’s strategic planning initiatives.

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  • Faculty Lounge on FERPA to Be Held November 9

    Faculty Lounge on FERPA to Be Held November 9

    We hear a lot about FERPA, but how well do we really know what it means? Join us Thursday, November 9, for this Faculty Lounge where experts will answer your common questions about FERPA and how it relates to you as an Illinois Tech instructor. The Center for Learning Innovation hosts this online faculty lounge to provide a place for Illinois Tech instructors to share ideas, learn from each other and get to know their colleagues better.

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  • Learn More About the Fulbright US Scholar Program

    Learn More About the Fulbright US Scholar Program

    A special guest from the Fulbright Scholar Program will be joining the CLI Faculty Lounge to share information about applying to be a Fulbright Scholar. Learn more about funded opportunities to pursue teaching, conduct research and carry out professional projects around the world.

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  • Inaugural Learning Innovation Symposium on August 16 to Cover ChatGPT in the Classroom

    Inaugural Learning Innovation Symposium on August 16 to Cover ChatGPT in the Classroom

    The Center for Learning Innovation is excited to announce their first Learning Innovation Symposium, which will be held at 1–4 p.m. on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at Galvin Tower. With a theme centered around "Chat GPT and Other Emerging Technologies in the Classroom," this year's symposium is intended to particularly address concerns and interests regarding new technologies regarding AI and large language models. The goals of the symposium are to educate participants, foster collaborate and learning, encourage critical thinking and drive innovation.

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  • Learning Innovation Symposium 2023 — Call for Presentations

    Learning Innovation Symposium 2023 — Call for Presentations

    The Center for Learning Innovation is excited to announce their first Learning Innovation Symposium. It will be held on the afternoon of August 16, 2023 on the Illinois Tech Campus. The theme of the 2023 Symposium will be "Chat GPT and Other Emerging Technologies in the Classroom."

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  • Register for Blackboard Basics Workshops

    Register for Blackboard Basics Workshops

    These Blackboard workshops are perfect for new instructors and those just beginning to use Blackboard, and provide Illinois Tech instructors and TAs the tools they need to build their Blackboard course sites. Register and learn how to: add materials, create assignments, create a test, use the Grade Center, and add a web conferencing tool and/or video, among other things.

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  • Upcoming: Instructional Designer’s Virtual Office Hours

    Upcoming: Instructional Designer’s Virtual Office Hours

    CLI’s Instructional Designer, Muhammad Sohail Khan, Ph.D., is holding virtual office hours next week. Instructional Designers design the learning experience for your course(s) based on learning objectives, outcomes and assessments. This can also include redesigning courses, developing entire courses or curriculums, etc.

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