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 […]

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 […]

Calculating Grades in D2L Brightspace Webinar

Monday, April 20 | Noon-1 p.m. Trying to figure out all the details of Gradebook settings and how calculations are performed?  Want to learn the options for the Students’ view of grades? The webinar will cover: Differences between Adjusted Final Grade and Calculated Final Grade Student Grade View—understanding how faculty determine what students will see and when they’ll see it […]

Continuity of Instruction Faculty Training Sessions

The Office of Online Learning is offering multiple live, web-based sessions to support faculty as they prepare to teach classes online during times of disruption to the regular teaching schedule. Each session will be hosted live on Zoom at the dates and times listed below and will be recorded for additional viewing purposes. Click on each topic below for more […]