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The LLTC Distance Education Center provides the campus community with services, resources and support to foster meaningful student learning, quality teaching, and an online learning environment aligned with our mission to provide quality higher education grounded in Anishinaabe values. This includes support to students, faculty, and staff who access our online learning resources which include the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS), the Windows 365 suite of applications (apps like MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), and our Student Information System (Jenzabar) for managing course enrollments and more. We call this collection of resources the LLTC Digital Learning Environment (LLTC DLE) which includes the Canvas LMS, Windows 365, and other integrated applications which support the LLTC teaching and learning community.
Student Focused Support
Student Online Learner Orientation Support (SOLOs) – SOLOs is designed to help you be ready for your courses at LLTC once you have enrolled. Completing the SOLOs online training is typically an assigned requirement as part of the Miikana EDU 101 (First Year Experience) course and is a great resource especially for the use of the LLTC Digital Learning Environment.
Canvas LMS Support – although LLTC Distance Education cannot help you with you with your Canvas login and password (LLTC IT Department is here for that help [link to IT Dept page]), we can help with issues related to submitting assignments, working with videos or audio projects, access to courses and issued inside Canvas.
Windows 365 Support – the collection of apps available within your FREE Windows 365 student account is vast, too many for the staff at LLTC Distance Education to provide expert support for all the apps. However, we can help with many of the basics on popular applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Clipchamp, and more.
Student Online Learner Orientation Support (SOLOs) – SOLOs was designed to help students get orientated for your courses in Canvas at LLTC once you have enrolled. Completing the SOLOs online training is typically an assigned requirement as part of the Miikana EDU 101 (First Year Experience) course and is a great resource especially for the use of the LLTC Digital Learning Environment as you continue towards your degree.
Faculty and Staff Focused Support
Canvas LMS Support – LLTC Distance Education provides support for online courses, course development and design, and faculty development. This includes a broad array of services which include consultation services on instructional design, course curriculum development, technology integration, media production, and accessibility strategies for instructional course content.
Windows 365 Support – as part of our Digital Learning Environment (DLE) the Windows 365 suite of applications provide faculty and staff access to a growing list of MS Windows applications including those ever-popular MS Office apps. Additionally, Windows 365 offers apps to support lecture capture (Clipchamp), multimedia management (Stream), and PowerPoint to develop and deliver engaging teaching and learning resources.
Productivity and Communications Support – At LLTC productivity and communications is facilitated by another group of Microsoft applications – Teams, Outlook, Calendar, and SharePoint. In collaboration with the LLTC IT department, LLTC Distance Education is here to support those new to these resources to get up and running quickly.
Open Educational Resources (OER) Sources – a curated list of Open Educational Resources (OER) suitable for faculty adoption. This listing includes links to a wide variety of free, peer-reviewed textbooks in subjects like math, science, humanities, and business. Many of these resources can be licensed for free use and adoption, have been developed by faculty from other colleges and universities – with resources ready for integration into Canvas.
American Indians in Colleges & Universities
Only 28% of American Indian College Students in the USA actually finish college. At Leech Lake Tribal College, we are here to support you and help you succeed!
Minnesota Information:
- Only 44% of American Indians graduated from High Schools register in college. From these students, 66% enroll in 2 year colleges courses and only 34% in 4 Years-College courses.
- Only 47% of American Indians will graduate from College.
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