Adobe Creative Cloud Now Free for All Students
The Adobe Creative Cloud suite of tools is now available to University of Illinois students free of chargeuntil August 1, 2021. The Creative Cloud includes popular applications like Photoshop, Premiere Pro, InDesign, Adobe XD and many more. For ideas about using Adobe products for your course, see Adobe Creative Cloud Across the Curriculum: A Guide for Students and Teachers. Illinois students can register and start downloading apps today - go.illinois.edu/adobe4students.
Teaching and Learning Resources for Instructors and Students
Working with experts from across campus, including Tech Services, Student Affairs, and faculty and staff from the academic colleges, we've developed acurated list of tools and strategies to help your students excel whether they're learning online or face-to-face.
For instructors, we continue to develop and refine resources for transitioning courses to onlineorblended formats. Articles and videos produced by our experts in pedagogy, media, and educational technologies address critical teaching issues, such as student engagement, assessment strategies, content production, and more.
Earn a CITL Teaching Certificate
CITL offers five teaching certificates designed to help you improve your teaching practice and signal to others your commitment to teaching and learning. Whether you are an experienced instructor with years of experience, a brand new graduate student with no teaching responsibilities, or are somewhere in between, one of our certificates is probably right for you. Visit the teaching certificates page of our website to learn more, and fill out our consult request form to find a CITL staff member to help you get started.
Create Expert Video Interviews with Expert Production Value
We recently highlighted simple steps to improve your webcam cinematography, but if both parties of an interview are near campus, consider utilizing our studios for a polished pre-recorded and/or live interview. That’s right, studioS – plural! Keep physically distant for a pro-looking Zoom interview as seen in this example from VetMed, or this short clip from the New Faculty Orientation. Our teams look for solutions beyond “it can’t be done” to best serve your teaching style, the content and your students. Our studio protocols are stringent to mitigate COVID-19 transmission risks, but we can also coach from afar on achieving similar results with home studio set-ups. Reach out with your instructional ideas and needs and we’ll be happy to consult.
Zoom Tips from CITL Media Pros
With so many classes utilizing Zoom, a persistent question barraged our support teams this summer: “If I record my Zoom meeting, how do I get that recording to my students?” Well, Tech Services has now connected Zoom Cloud recordings made with your Illinois account to your My Media in Illinois Mediaspace. Watch this CITL-produced video for a demo and explanation of the new feature.
Officially in a beta/testing mode, Instructors and Staff can now enable computer generated Live Transcriptions within Zoom meetings. This is great news for accessibility of remote courses! See the recently released knowledge base article here for more information and how to enable the feature (which is considered in beta mode).
$2 solution for overhead camera in a Zoom meeting
Did you know that you can join a Zoom meeting from more than one device? With webcams and document cameras backordered around the world, why not turn your smartphone into a second camera angle for Zoom! This cheap cardboard product, The Tukam, is an excellent way to prop up your phone as a camera for hand-writing style lecturing (which some studies suggest is preferable over powerpoint-based lecturing). Of course, even duct tape can work in a pinch! Consult with our media team for more information.
UIUC AnyWare Remote Access to Software
UIUC AnyWare provides optimized virtual access to over 100 software applications for students whether working on campus, remotely, or in class. It also offers a virtual desktop environment allowing users to access applications securely, on multiple devices and operating systems including Windows, MacOS, and Linux, iOS, and Android. Learn more and get started by visiting go.illinois.edu/UIUCAnyWare
Need Help in Transitioning to Blended or Online Instruction?
While our physical offices are closed until further notice, CITL is here to help! You can contact a CITL Online Learning Specialist to consult with you on strategies for transitioning your course.You may also want to visit the CITL website for the latest advice on transitioning your course to afully online or blendedformat.
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