Request your Fall 2020 D2L Brightspace Course Shells

Instructors can request their Fall 2020 course shells using the D2L Brightspace Request Form starting Monday, April 27. (https://my.mnstate.edu/ITS/Forms/RequestD2LShell).  IMPORTANT DATES:  Fall 20 shells can be requested April 27-August 3. On August 4, all unrequested fall sections will be created as single section course shells.   On April 27, all unrequested summer sections were created as single section course shells. If you need courses combined or don’t see a course please email support@mnstate.edu.   COMPLETING […]

D2L Quick Eval Tool: Time Saver for Grading Webinar

Wednesday, April 29 | 10-11 a.m. The Quick Eval tool provides a single location to view all unevaluated student submissions (Assignments, Discussions, Quizzes) from all Brightspace courses.  You can sort, filter and search to prioritize which items you want to assess first. Become acquainted with the Quick Eval tool so you can save in your assessment and grading. To participate, log into Zoom: https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/98596451586    If you would like […]

D2L: Rubrics to Save Time Evaluating Student Work Webinar

Monday, April 27 | Noon-1 p.m. Learn how to make the most of Rubrics to engage learners in all stages of assignments and discussions from start to finish.  Rubrics can be utilized as both a valuable evaluation tool and a meaningful communication tool.  It saves you time evaluating and grading while providing quality and objective feedback on student assignments.  To […]

Request your Summer 2020 D2L Brightspace Course Shells

Instructors can request their Summer 2020 course shells using the D2L Brightspace Request Form (https://my.mnstate.edu/ITS/Forms/RequestD2LShell).  IMPORTANT DATES:  Summer 20 shells can be requested March 11-April 26. On April 27, all unrequested summer sections will be created as single section course shells.   Fall 20 shells can be requested April 28-August 3.   COMPLETING THE REQUEST FORM:  You will be required to use your StarID and password to log into the D2L Brightspace Request Form (https://my.mnstate.edu/ITS/Forms/RequestD2LShell).  […]

Rubrics in D2L Brightspace for Beginners & Revisiting the Tool (It’s Greatly Improved!)

Wednesday, April 22 | 9-10 a.m. Rubrics in D2L Brightspace can be utilized as both a valuable evaluation tool and a meaningful communication tool.  It saves faculty time evaluating and grading while providing quality and objective feedback on student assignments. Learn the basics of creating rubrics that can be used over and over again.  If you tried Rubrics in the past and […]