June 21 – July 10, 2022 Pressbooks is an online platform designed to encourage self-publication under a Creative Commons license. It is easy to use and provides a variety of options for including media such as images and videos. This short course will introduce you to the platform, walk you through creating a free account, and provide you with tools […]
Skills to manage course dates to improve student engagement June 20 – July 10, 2022 Description By the end of this three-week course, you will be able to use D2L Brightspace tools (including the Import/Export/Copy Components, Manage Dates, and Brightspace Pulse) to effectively course facilitation for student motivation. You will be provided with efficient ways to offset dates from previously […]
Hacking Your Course Assessments June 13 – July 3, 2022 How do you really know that your students are learning what you had intended? In this course, you’ll get an opportunity examine the learning objectives in your course (something your students should know or be able to do) and the assessments that are aligned to help measure and evaluate student […]
Cliff Smith, from the Office of Online Learning, will host a webinar on July 19 through the Network for Educational Development (NED). Get details and register for the webinar on the NED website. Be sure to take a look at the other opportunities being offered by NED this summer too! Short courses are 2-3 week opportunities to learn new instructional […]
The appearance and navigation elements of D2L Brightspace were updated based on student and stakeholder feedback. Finding and accessing courses will be easier with the My Courses widget placement higher on the page. Helpful campus resources and supports are placed into 3 categorized dropdowns on the D2L Brightspace homepage. Faculty: If you have thoughts and ideas on how to improve course […]