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Professional Development

Instructional Technology & Research Support (ITRS) offers professional development opportunities to faculty, students, and staff throughout the year. Join us for a variety of stimulating and timely topics. Please note most sessions require advanced registration.

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Build your own professional development itinerary and earn digital badges!

ITRS Pathways provide flexible opportunities for learning throughout the year. An ongoing schedule of live, interactive sessions is now available. You can register for a single session or complete all four sessions in a series to earn a digital badge (3 contact hours). Digital badges are issued through Credly, providing many ways to share your badge to popular destinations such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.


Sakai Integrated Tools Series

This interactive professional development series provides you with tips and effective practices for using external tools integrated with Sakai. We will explore Zoom, Panopto, VoiceThread, and some lesser-known tools to supplement course content and activities, as well as enhance student engagement. 

Session 1: Zoom 
This session focuses on Zoom Pro as an integrated tool within your Sakai Site. The session will cover scheduling meetings, sharing recordings, and Zoom security features. (45 minutes) 

Monday, June 5th, 11:00am CT 
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Tuesday, August 8th, 10:00am CT 
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Session 2: Panopto 
This session focuses on Panopto as an integrated tool within your Sakai site. The session will cover recording, editing, and sharing Panopto videos; and evaluating student engagement and work within Panopto. (45 minutes) 

Tuesday, June 20th, 2:00pm CT 
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Tuesday, August 8th, 11:00am CT 
Register Now 

Session 3: VoiceThread 
This session focuses on VoiceThread as an integrated tool within your Sakai site.  VoiceThread is a tool for presenting narrated slideshow lectures, narrated student presentations, and rich multimedia discussions. This session will cover creating a VoiceThread, using the VoiceThread assignment builder, and options for sharing threads with colleagues and students. (45 minutes) 

Wednesday, July 12th, 10:00am CT 
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Thursday, August 10th, 11:00am CT 
Register Now 

Session 4: Plug and Play: Using Readymade Learning Assets in Sakai 
This session focuses on on-demand, self-directed learning tools available in Loyola's catalog of instructional technologies. Tools such as Labster and Infobase Learning Cloud (formerly Hoonuit) provide extensive libraries of topic-based learning for use in courses, as supplemental lessons, or for your own independent professional development. This session will provide an overview of Labster and Infobase Learning Cloud and will cover locating and adding relevant on-demand content to your courses. (45 minutes) 

Thursday, July 27th, 1:00pm CT 
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Thursday, August 10th, 11:00am CT 
Register Now 


ITRS Tech Topics

Tech Topics is designed to keep you updated on new and emerging technologies at Loyola. These offerings vary throughout the year and require advanced registration. If you have a suggested Tech Topic, please contact us at itrs@luc.edu.

Labster Basics for Faculty

Tuesday, June 6th, 2:00pm CT
Register Now

Zoom Basics for Faculty

Wednesday, June 7th, 11:00am CT
Register Now

Record Your Lecture with Panopto

Thursday, June 8th, 11:00am CT
Register Now

Acquiring New Skills with Learning Cloud

Thursday, June 8th, 1:00pm CT
Register Now

Advanced Zoom for Faculty

Tuesday, June 13th, 1:00pm CT
Register Now

Panopto: Adavanced Features

Wednesday, June 14th, 1:00pm CT
Register Now

Gradescope Basics for Faculty

Tuesday, June 20th, 10:30am CT
Register Now

Learning Analytics @ LUC Reading Group

Tuesday, June 27th, 1:00pm CT
Register Now

Special Topics in Learning Analytics: Zoom Analytics

Thursday, July 27th, 10:00am CT
Register Now

Special Topics in Learning Analytics: Panopto Analytics

Thursday, August 3rd, 1:00pm CT
Register Now

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Past Recordings

Get Ready to Ramble: Student Orientation to Learning Technologies
Recorded on Thursday, July 21, 2022 at 11:00am CT

Sakai Essentials for Faculty
Recorded on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at 2:00pm CT

What's New in Sakai 22? (Faculty)
Recorded on Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 10:00am CT

What's New in Sakai 22? (Students)
Recorded on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 1:00pm CT

Instructional Technology & Research Support (ITRS) offers professional development opportunities to faculty, students, and staff throughout the year. Join us for a variety of stimulating and timely topics. Please note most sessions require advanced registration.

ITRS Pathways Banner

Build your own professional development itinerary and earn digital badges!

ITRS Pathways provide flexible opportunities for learning throughout the year. An ongoing schedule of live, interactive sessions is now available. You can register for a single session or complete all four sessions in a series to earn a digital badge (3 contact hours). Digital badges are issued through Credly, providing many ways to share your badge to popular destinations such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.


Sakai Integrated Tools Series

This interactive professional development series provides you with tips and effective practices for using external tools integrated with Sakai. We will explore Zoom, Panopto, VoiceThread, and some lesser-known tools to supplement course content and activities, as well as enhance student engagement. 

Session 1: Zoom 
This session focuses on Zoom Pro as an integrated tool within your Sakai Site. The session will cover scheduling meetings, sharing recordings, and Zoom security features. (45 minutes) 

Monday, June 5th, 11:00am CT 
Register Now 

Tuesday, August 8th, 10:00am CT 
Register Now 

Session 2: Panopto 
This session focuses on Panopto as an integrated tool within your Sakai site. The session will cover recording, editing, and sharing Panopto videos; and evaluating student engagement and work within Panopto. (45 minutes) 

Tuesday, June 20th, 2:00pm CT 
Register Now 

Tuesday, August 8th, 11:00am CT 
Register Now 

Session 3: VoiceThread 
This session focuses on VoiceThread as an integrated tool within your Sakai site.  VoiceThread is a tool for presenting narrated slideshow lectures, narrated student presentations, and rich multimedia discussions. This session will cover creating a VoiceThread, using the VoiceThread assignment builder, and options for sharing threads with colleagues and students. (45 minutes) 

Wednesday, July 12th, 10:00am CT 
Register Now 

Thursday, August 10th, 11:00am CT 
Register Now 

Session 4: Plug and Play: Using Readymade Learning Assets in Sakai 
This session focuses on on-demand, self-directed learning tools available in Loyola's catalog of instructional technologies. Tools such as Labster and Infobase Learning Cloud (formerly Hoonuit) provide extensive libraries of topic-based learning for use in courses, as supplemental lessons, or for your own independent professional development. This session will provide an overview of Labster and Infobase Learning Cloud and will cover locating and adding relevant on-demand content to your courses. (45 minutes) 

Thursday, July 27th, 1:00pm CT 
Register Now 

Thursday, August 10th, 11:00am CT 
Register Now 


ITRS Tech Topics

Tech Topics is designed to keep you updated on new and emerging technologies at Loyola. These offerings vary throughout the year and require advanced registration. If you have a suggested Tech Topic, please contact us at itrs@luc.edu.

Labster Basics for Faculty

Tuesday, June 6th, 2:00pm CT
Register Now

Zoom Basics for Faculty

Wednesday, June 7th, 11:00am CT
Register Now

Record Your Lecture with Panopto

Thursday, June 8th, 11:00am CT
Register Now

Acquiring New Skills with Learning Cloud

Thursday, June 8th, 1:00pm CT
Register Now

Advanced Zoom for Faculty

Tuesday, June 13th, 1:00pm CT
Register Now

Panopto: Adavanced Features

Wednesday, June 14th, 1:00pm CT
Register Now

Gradescope Basics for Faculty

Tuesday, June 20th, 10:30am CT
Register Now

Learning Analytics @ LUC Reading Group

Tuesday, June 27th, 1:00pm CT
Register Now

Special Topics in Learning Analytics: Zoom Analytics

Thursday, July 27th, 10:00am CT
Register Now

Special Topics in Learning Analytics: Panopto Analytics

Thursday, August 3rd, 1:00pm CT
Register Now

ITRS Learning Library

Past Recordings

Get Ready to Ramble: Student Orientation to Learning Technologies
Recorded on Thursday, July 21, 2022 at 11:00am CT

Sakai Essentials for Faculty
Recorded on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at 2:00pm CT

What's New in Sakai 22? (Faculty)
Recorded on Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 10:00am CT

What's New in Sakai 22? (Students)
Recorded on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 1:00pm CT

Last Modified:   Tue, May 30, 2023 12:42 PM CDT