Week's End Report - Nov. 18th

Tip of the Week!

Ivy Tech Community College computing policies changed last week to begin blocking all shortened URLs from campus. That means that in order to access the IDC website, the Getting Started website, nor the Online Education website from campus you will no longer be able to use the links we had previously placed in all of our promotional materials. 

Below are links you can use to access the websites directly:

IDC Website:
https://sites.google.com/site/ivytechlafayetteidc/

Getting Started Website:
https://sites.google.com/site/ivytechlafayetteidc/getting-started

Online Education Website (please note that if you teach online this website is linked in your Course Information area, please replace that link with this one):
https://sites.google.com/site/itcconlineeducation/

Proctored Testing Update

The statewide proctored testing policies and procedures have recently changed. Please note that from now on the regional sites should no longer be receiving proctor forms. If you have a proctored test you will send the form to one the following addresses (depending upon your region):

• proctorform-Lafayette@ivytech.edu
• proctorform-Kokomo@ivytech.edu

The old distancetesting-[Site]@lists.ivytech.edu addresses are no longer to be used for distributing test materials to the instructional sites.

This saves a lot of work for you as an instructor. For example, if you are teaching an online course out of Kokomo and you have a proctored test you may have students taking the test out of Kokomo, Logansport, and Rochester but you will only need to send one proctor form to Kokomo and the sites will automatically have access to the form.

NewT Transition Information

The GWC region will be making the transition to NewT on December 2, 2016. Information will be distributed regarding twice-weekly webinars and some other resources that will help make the transition go smoothly. 

If you have any questions regarding NewT or the transition you may reach out to one of the following contacts:

• Sonia Ninon, 317-921-4256, sninon@ivytech.edu
• David Scheblo, 765-473-7281 ext. 9213, dscheblo@ivytech.edu

Training Opportunities

Google for Education free conference!

Education on Air: It Takes a Teacher
Free online conference on December 3rd

Speakers include: 

• Eric Schmidt, Chairman Google, Inc.
• Dr. Jill Biden, Second Lady of the United
• Jahana Hayes, National Teacher of the Year
• Lisa Thumann, Director of Professional Learning, EdTechTeam
• And many more!

To register and view the complete conference schedule, visit the website:
https://educationonair.withgoogle.com/live/2016-dec

Student Centered Instruction Webinar
Join Jim Musgrave on November 29th at 1 PM (PST) for a free informational webinar on mobile, student-centered teaching through the Embellisher Mobile Publishing, Education and Training Platform.

To register, click on the link below:
http://go.onlinelearning-c.org/NS00HCaL000bGPM03q50i3F