Faculty Resources
SVCC faculty and staff are able to access the Canvas Resources and courses below by selecting the link. Each resource has been designed to allow multiple uses; faculty are able to use each resource as a self-paced, asynchronous online course or attend synchronous sessions as they are announced throughout the year. Each resource also serves as a just-in-time resource for employees to locate information as needed.
Select a resource from the list below:
Checklist for a New Semester
Use this handy interactive checklist as a tool to be sure routine housekeeping tasks
are completed in your Canvas course each semester.
Tutorial - Email Students from Faculty Self-Service or SOAR
This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions for sending an email to all of the
students enrolled in a course via Faculty Self-Service or SOAR.
Tutorial for Locating Student Contact Information in Faculty Self-Service
This step-by-step tutorial demonstrates how to find student email addresses and phone
numbers in Faculty Self-Service.
Template for email to students
SVCC recommends that you email students in online courses prior to the beginning of
the semester to introduce yourself and share basic information about the course. Use
this template to begin composing your message.
Template for email to ILCCO ICE Students
ILCCO, a consortium of Illinois community colleges, administers ICE, a service which
facilitate online course sharing among participating institutions. Use this template
for introductory email to ICE students in your course.
The Information Technology Services Department at SVCC maintains the phone system and printers on campus.
Select this link to access training materials and documents for the phone systems.
Select this link to access comprehensive information about Employee Printing on campus.
SVCC classroom technology is maintained by the Information Technology Services Department.
Information Technology Services provides a lending library of equipment for faculty checkout. Available items include a mobile laptop lab, a public address system, audience response clickers, video cameras, iPad, digital voice recorders, and more.
Request items by filling out and submitting the form at this link.
Questions? Contact Art Vanzuiden, Director of Software and User Services 815-835-6229 or at art.vanzuiden@svcc.edu. Art's Office is located in the back of 2F03.
FAST, SVCC's intranet, is a source of many valuable resources for SVCC faculty. The links below provide shortcuts to course outlines and syllabi. Login is required to access materials.
Course Syllabus Template and Course Outline Template, and Syllabus Policies
Information Technology Services personnel at SVCC are available to help faculty with classroom technology support, equipment checkout, phone issues, ILCCO support, and much more.
You can contact ITS department employees for assistance or send an email to help@svcc.edu.
SVCC's Instructional Designer is available to assist faculty with:
- Canvas Learning Management System troubleshooting
- online course development
- integration of technology and software into teaching
- providing an inclusive classroom through Universal Design
- best practices in both on-campus and online instruction
- a variety of professional development opportunities
Robin Fisch, Director of Instructional Design and Distance Education |
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A career educator with more than thirty years of instructional experience with youth and adult learners, Robin Fisch is an Instructional Designer at SVCC. Robin holds a Master’s degree in Instructional Design and Technology from Western Illinois University, the Administrator of Online Learning Certificate from the Illinois Online Network, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Northern Illinois University. Contact Robin at robin.l.fisch@svcc.edu or (815) 835-6318. |
Hernan Cortez, Instructional Designer |
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Hernan is an experienced instructional designer with special expertise in the areas of accessibility, online course redesign, content creation, objective mapping, copyright, and Open Educational Resources. Hernan holds a Masters degree in History and a Master's degree in Educational Technology/Instructional Design from Central Michigan University. Contact Hernan at hernan.e.cortez@svcc.edu or (815) 835-6407 |