As part of our launch of our new UIS Online Course Quality Rubric, COLRS staff is focusing our teaching tip and workshop series this academic year on the six domains of the rubric, offering ideas and strategies to help instructors meet the essential standards.

The first workshop will focus on Domain 2: Technologies and Tools. Join us for this workshop, where we will explain what Domain 2 is all about, share strategies for how to meet the standard, and connect this domain to joyful teaching practices.

We hope to see you there!

COLRS will host an informative session on Turnitin from noon to 1 p.m. on Sept. 3 on Zoom.

As part of our move to Turnitin as the plagiarism and AI detection software, COLRS staff is offering a series of trainings to get you started. In this first workshop, we will go over how to add Turnitin to your usual Canvas assignments as well as how to configure Turnitin settings to get the results you're most interested in seeing. This workshop will be recorded in case you are not able to attend.

We hope to see you there!

New to Canvas? Need a refresher? Join COLRS staff on Aug. 19 as they go over how to use Canvas as an instructor.

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is proud to host the third annual Illinois Online Higher Education Symposium, a statewide initiative dedicated to fostering collaboration, sharing innovative prac

Rethinking In-Class Learning

What kinds of learning activities might benefit from the shared time and space of the classroom?

College Readiness of the Post-COVID Cohort

How have our state’s incoming college students changed over the past ten years? What are their expectations in the classroom? What kinds of learning challenges do they excel at, and how can college educators be better support their emerging skills?

Join COLRS for a discussion on agentic AI and how it differs from generative AI or text prediction platforms. How can instructors stay savvy to the changing landscape? Let's discuss! No previous AI experience is required.

• Date: April 16, 2026
• Time: 12:00 p.m. (1 hour)
• Location: UHB 1008 or COLRS Zoom

CFE/COLRS: Accessibility Compliance Party

Not sure where to start on making your Canvas courses accessible? Or do you want to carve out some time to get a head start on your Summer or Fall courses? We are here to help!

This session explores how Work-Based Learning can move beyond internships and become the structural backbone of a program in higher education. Drawing from decades of implementation experience, including contributions to UIS’s planned School of Engineering. Ronald Ulseth will share models, design principles, and implementation strategies for integrating authentic industry work, reflection, and competency assessment into the curriculum.

Ronald Ulseth is Founder and Retired Director of Iron Range Engineering.