5 Steps to Growing & Sustaining Online Programs webinar

5 Steps to Growing & Sustaining Online Programs, a webinar with supplemental materials available for streaming until January 28, 2019. For the link and materials, please email onlinelearning@mnstate.edu. Webinar description: Many institutions look to online programs as a solution for improving student access and increasing degree completion rates. However, very few are strategic when planning and developing these programs. This […]

Start of semester tasks for instructors

Instructors: Your D2L Brightspace shells for Spring 2019 have been created. If you do not see your course or need courses 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: Starting Well If you have questions, please contact the […]

Dolence offers assistance with distance education classes

With the semester now underway, Travis Dolence is offering assistance with your distance education classes. As the Distance Learning Librarian, Dolence is dedicated to helping you and your students locate quality research materials and assistance. Creating online course-specific “pathfinders” or help sheets for Library resources. These online help sheets can be tailored for any class and can included web resources, […]

End of semester tasks

As finals begin and faculty start entering final grades for Fall 2018, please refer to the following checklist for end of semester tasks for your courses in D2L Brightspace. Online Course Evaluations Are you teaching an online course but need a way to conduct course evaluations? Consider using the Online Course Evaluation tool. (Optional) Display Cumulative Grade To Students Are […]

Lynda.com introductory training sessions

Due to several requests during the Lynda.com visit on campus October 8 & 9, the Office of Online Learning has set up several introduction training sessions to Lynda.com. Dec. 12 – 8:30-9:15 a.m. – fully online session via ACANO* Meet Anna from Lynda.com to do hands on training and cover: What is Lynda.com; How to access it; What’s in the […]