Get a Head Start on Building Your Course

Online Essentials Starter Pack: Build courses using a pre-designed template   The Office of Online Learning has created a “Starter Pack for Building Your D2L Course.” The Starter Pack is available to help faculty begin building a new course site in D2L Brightspace. It contains an initial course framework with placeholders, examples, and editable templates. It is not intended to be a full course, but […]

Best Practices in Online Teaching – Summer 2020 Faculty Development Opportunities

The Office of Online Learning encourages you to take advantage of the array of online professional development opportunities available this summer to all faculty in MinnState!  Check out the links for course descriptions and RSVP/registration details.   5/25 – 6/14 Creating Accessible Course Document   5/25 – 6/14 Improving Instructor-to-Student Interaction   6/1 – 6/21 Applying the QM Rubric   6/1 – 6/21 Culturally Responsive Pedagogy   6/8 – 6/28 Assessment of Student Learning   6/8 – 6/28 Aligning Instructional Strategies with Zoom   6/8 – 8/9 Foundations of Teaching Online (note: break from 7/4 […]

Start of Semester Tasks

Instructors: Your D2L Brightspace shells for summer 2020 have been created. If you do not see your course or need course merged, please email support@mnstate.edu.  For helpful tips on preparing for the new term, please refer to the following links”  Start of Semester Tasks  Getting Started in D2L Brightspace  Online Courses: Started Well  If you have questions, please contact the Office of Online Learning […]

D2L Brightspace course shells for summer 2020 have been created

Instructors: Your D2L Brightspace shells for summer 2020 have been created. If you do not see your course or need a course merged, please email support@mnstate.edu.  For helpful tips on preparing for the new term, please refer to the following links: Start of Semester Tasks  Getting Started in D2L Brightspace  Online Courses: Started Well  If you have questions, please contact the Office of Online […]

End of semester tasks

As finals begin and faculty start entering final grades for spring 2020, please refer to the following checklist for end of semester tasks for your courses in D2L Brightspace.  Release Final Grades to Your Students  You have the option to either enter grades manually or pull grades from your course in D2L Brightspace directly into ISRS.  Refer to the “End of Semester Tasks” tutorial […]