COLRS is the home for the study and application of online learning pedagogy, technology, and effective practices at UIS.
The team at Center for Online Learning, Research and Service (COLRS) strives to empower UIS instructors in the delivery of distance education, support original scholarly research in online learning, and build collaborations to improve student learning. Learn more about COLRS.
Events
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COLRS Workshop
While generative AI can be a powerful tool, it can also keep students from meeting course objectives and developing necessary skills in…
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COLRS Workshop
Understanding how our students are feeling about our classes is important, but survey fatigue might prevent them from sharing those…
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COLRS Workshop
Online discussion are vital to building a community in an online course. In order to achieve that goal, we need students to engage in…
News
Aug 21, 2024
Essential Information & Dates
New to Canvas or UIS? View our Canvas for Instructors page and contact COLRS to schedule a quick tutorial to get started…
Aug 20, 2024
New "Assign to" Workflow & Functionality
Figure 1. Manage Assign To link in Canvas Assignments.
In mid-July 2024 Canvas changed the location of the…
Jul 30, 2024
In July 2024, COLRS partnered with Human Resources to present the App Café for the Rise Employment Development series. This was a come-and-go opportunity to…
Jul 25, 2024
REMINDER: Faculty will no longer be able to access any Turnitin reports after July 27. Please review the information below.
COLRS and ITS are excited to…
Jun 26, 2024
Copyleaks: AI Plagiarism and AI Content Detection
Dear faculty,
COLRS and ITS are excited to announce that we will be transitioning to Copyleaks…
Jun 12, 2024
The University of Illinois Springfield has received a $102,668 Open Educational Resources (OER) grant from the Illinois Secretary of State. This grant aims to…