Katy Johnson joins the Office of Graduate & Extended Learning

Katy Johnson, MS in Educational Leadership with an emphasis in Higher Education, has accepted and started the position of Student Support Specialist in the Office of Graduate & Extended Learning. Katy has over 17 years of experience working within Higher Education, including teaching, advising, recruitment and retention. Please join us in welcoming Katy back to the MSUM campus community.

D2L Brightspace Group Discussions & Groups Assignments/Projects Webinar

Tuesday, April 2 | 11 a.m. (webinar will be recorded) You are invited to a webinar to explore using groups for discussions, group projects and one-to-one teacher/student conversations in D2L Brightspace. Topics to include: Group discussions (set up and view from teacher and student perspectives) Grading/Assessing group discussions Group assignments (set up and view from teacher and student perspectives) Grading/Assessing […]

March 2019 issue of eLearning Acumen

The latest issue of eLearning Acumen, a newsletter brought to you by the Office of Online Learning, is available online. Featured in the March issue: Loss of a Beloved Colleague The Online & Continuing Education Committee D2L Brightspace Updates Captioning Services Available for Academic Media QM Corner Professional Development Picks Past issues are available online. Office of Online Learning | […]

Faculty professional development opportunity

Faculty, are you interested in a professional development opportunity? Below are several self-paced options offered via the Online Learning Consortium. Giving Effective Feedback (Self-Paced): According to research, feedback on learning is a key factor for improving learning outcomes and student satisfaction. While giving effective feedback can help drive your students towards success in your course and help them to better […]

Request your D2L Brightspace Course Shells

Instructors can request their Summer 2019 course shells using the D2L Brightspace Request Form through Monday, April 29t. (https://my.mnstate.edu/ITS/Forms/RequestD2LShell). IMPORTANT DATES: Summer 19 shells can be requested March 13-April 29. On April 30, all unrequested summer sections will be created as single section course shells. Fall 19 shells can be requested April 30-August 5. On August 6h, all unrequested fall […]