Laker Innovation Camp

What: Lake Land Laker Innovation Camp

When: May 13 – 15, 2019, 8:30a – 2:30p (with a lunch break)

Where: Webb Hall 109

Who: Full-time Faculty

Apply by April 1 : Online

Join us for three days of professional development focused on innovation, Open Educational Resources (OERs) and higher ed online learning best practices.

Have a course you’re thinking of revamping? This Camp is the perfect opportunity to find quality innovative educational resources to meet the high academic standards you have in the classroom.

The Camp will be held in Webb Hall 109, Monday through Wednesday, May 13 – 15, 2019, from 8:30a to 2:30p with a lunch break. Throughout the sessions, Campers will learn about the topics listed to the right, and work collaboratively and individually on the course they have chosen to revamp. On the last day, attendees will plan for a brief show-and-tell that will be during their division meeting in August or September 2019 to demonstrate what they’ve learned and worked on during the Camp.

Up to ten faculty members will be selected to attend the Camp (and receive a $900 stipend). Priority given to faculty who didn't attend the 2018 Camp.

Want to see how a similar camp helped McHenry County College faculty and students? Check out their Textbook Success Stories. 

Apply by April 1 by completing this online application.  Campers will be notified later in early April that they have been selected to attend the Camp.

Questions? Contact Sarah Hill at x5440 or shill@lakelandcollege.edu.

Laker Innovation Camp Application (submit application online)

1. Your Name:
2. Your Division
3. What course would you like to focus on during the Camp? Please include name and number.
4. For the course mentioned in #3, how many sections of it do you teach? Do others usually teach sections of it? What are the estimated enrollment numbers per semester? Are you the lead instructor?
5. For the course mentioned in #3, what textbook(s) and course materials do you currently use?
6. Why do you want to attend the Laker Innovation Camp?
7. The Camp will consist of many mini-lessons on various topics (using campus technology, project-based learning, tips on using Canvas, etc.). Are you willing to present a mini-lesson? If so, on what topic? If not, is there something in particular that you would like to learn during the Camp?
8. Please agree to the following statements to be eligible for selection to attend the Camp:
   • I will participate in a brief show-and-tell about the Camp at my division meeting in August or September 2019.
   • I will strive to incorporate portions of what I learned into my teaching over the next year.
   • I am willing to attend the Laker Innovation Camp in Webb Hall on May 13-15 from 8:30a-2:30p (with 1 hr lunch) in order to receive the full stipend of $900.

• How to find and evaluate OERs

• Copyright and intellectual property in higher education

• Video best practices

• Instructional design best practices (accessibility, course design, Design Tools) 

• Assessment and student feedback best practices