Online Learning (Instructional Support) Training Catalog
Training Catalog Categories
The following catalog has been developed to organize all of our training and professional development offerings and resources:
- D2L Brightspace Series
Learning any tools, features, and best practices of D2L Brightspace as the main LMS platform to teach a PCC course. - Instructional Tools and Media Services
Using a variety of instructional tools at PCC that faculty can use to enhance their classes. - Teaching and Learning Series
Various practices you can use to promote student engagement in your classes.
D2L Brightspace Series
Learning any tools, features, and best practices of D2L Brightspace as the main LMS platform to teach a PCC course.
OL 100a: Getting Started w/ D2L Brightspace for Remote Teaching
Description: Overview of Brightspace LMS. Briefly demonstrates the use of the major tools – Announcements, Content, Assignments, Grades, and Zoom – and their importance in remote instruction.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes:
- Review the following processes: accessing D2L Brightspace, navigating D2L Brightspace, viewing as an instructor or student, Announcements, Classlist, Content, Assignments, Grades, and Zoom
- Describe how to create and edit Announcements to inform students of weekly activities, assignments, or events
- Identify the student roster in the Classlist, recognize student dates of access, and communicate with students through email (either individually or the entire class)
- Identify and structure class content & activities within a D2L Content, including student resources, course information, and content modules
- Describe how to create content structures that are student-centered, easy to navigate, and screen-reader accessible
- Identify the basic formatting tools available in a D2L HTML page and using PCC- provided templates for consistent and accessible formatting
- List best practices for using Assignments and Grades in remote learning to provide ease of student access
- (If applicable) Describe how to schedule office hours or class meetings through Zoom in D2L Brightspace to provide students with opportunity and ease of access.
Recording: Getting Started w/ D2L Brightspace for Remote Teaching Passcode: U@h4ePYx
Resources: Resource Links: Getting Started w/ D2L Brightspace for Remote Teaching
Status: Active (workshop schedule Winter 2023)
OL 100b: Getting Started w/ D2L Brightspace for In-person Teaching
Description: Lightweight usage of D2L. Briefly demonstrates the use of the major tools in D2L Brightspace: Announcements, Content, Assignments, and Grades. We will cover the value of using these tools in face-to-face teaching.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes:
- Review the following processes: accessing D2L Brightspace, navigating D2L Brightspace, viewing as an instructor or student, Announcements, Classlist, Content, Assignments, and Grades
- Review how to create and edit Announcements to inform students of weekly activities, assignments, or events
- Identify the student roster in the Classlist, recognize student dates of access, and communicate with students through email (either individually or the entire class)
- Identify and structure class content & activities within a D2L Content, including student resources, course information, and content modules
- Describe how to create content structures that are student-centered, easy to navigate, and screen-reader accessible
- List the basic formatting tools available in a D2L HTML page and using PCC- provided templates for consistent and accessible formatting
- List best practices for using Assignments and Grades in remote learning to provide ease of student access.
Recording: Getting Started w/ D2L Brightspace for In-person Teaching Passcode: 9F8!daV?
Resources: Resource Links: Getting Started w/ D2L Brightspace for In-person Teaching
Status: Active (workshop schedule Winter 2023)
OL 101: Explore Content Creation and Organization in D2L Brightspace
Description: Learn how to create and customize a wide variety of content in D2L Brightspace: creating web pages, inserting videos, adding assignments, and building easy-to-navigate course modules. This session is for faculty who are new to Brightspace or those needing a refresher on content creation tools.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes:
- Identify and construct common modules for a D2L course, including student resources, course information, and content modules
- Identify and create module structures that are student-centered and easy to navigate with a screen reader
- Identify the different types of topics that can be added to modules in D2L, including files, links, HTML pages, videos, assignments, quizzes, checklists, and discussions
- Identify the basic formatting tools available in a D2L HTML page and use PCC provided templates for formatting
- Identify and add different types of content using the Insert Stuff feature in a D2L HTML page
- Create and identify accessible content using the Ally tool.
Recording: Explore Content Creation and Organization in D2L Brightspace Passcode: cJr99Fb!
Resources: Resource Links: Explore Content Creation and Organization in D2L Brightspace
Status: Active (workshop schedule Winter 2023)
OL 102: Using Assignments in D2L Brightspace
Description: Explore creating and evaluating Assignments in D2L Brightspace. Evaluate students’ assignments using annotation tools and video, audio, or textual feedback.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes:
- Describe how to create assignments
- Explain how students submit assignments
- Explain how to grade assignments
- Detail how students can see their grades.
Recording: Using Assignments in D2L Brightspace Passcode: 7mdrPB@1
Resources: Resource Links: Using Assignments in D2L Brightspace
Status: Active (workshop schedule Winter 2023)
OL 103: Using Discussions in D2L Brightspace
Description: Learn how to create and utilize discussions to facilitate student collaboration and post group or private discussions. Check out the new settings and the new discussion-evaluation experience.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes:
- List the benefits of using discussions in a D2L Brightspace course shell
- Design engaging discussion topics for students that promote collaboration among students on topics relevant to course objectives
- Effectively create and manage discussion forums & topics
- Develop clear instructions and objectives that guide students on how to create an initial post and reply within a forum’s topic
- List ways in which students may be evaluated on discussion participation
- Explain the process to grade discussions
- Explain the process students can use to see grades and feedback on graded discussions
- Create a discussion associated with student group work (can offer at a later training).
Recording: Using Discussions in D2L Brightspace Passcode: RCIk^96S
Resources: Resource Links: Using Discussions in D2L Brightspace
Status: Active (workshop schedule Winter 2023)
OL 104: Using Quizzes in D2L Brightspace
Description: Explore the quiz creation and evaluation experience. Learn best practices and tips & tricks on quizzes.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes:
- Explain how to create quiz questions
- List the differences between question libraries and quizzes
- Identify effective ways to set up quizzes based on course requirements
- Explain how to access students’ quiz attempts/results.
Recording: Using Quizzes in D2L Brightspace Passcode: ^23MT#+x
Resources: Resource Links: Using Quizzes in D2L Brightspace
Status: Active (workshop schedule Winter 2023)
OL 105: Using Grades in D2L Brightspace
Description: Learn how to create grades in D2L Brightspace, set up grade schemes, organize grades into categories, and use Bulk Edit to modify items and associations.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes:
- Explain how to link activities to the grade book
- Review how to check if a grade item is linked to the correct activity
- Explain to use the setup wizard to set up the grade book using points or weighted averages
- Create grade book items that are not associated with an activity
- Organize grade items into categories for ease of navigation
- Grade activities from the grades area
- Identify various ways of exporting grades
- List tips and tricks for managing the grade book (e.g., viewing as a student, reordering items, previewing a user’s grades, bulk edit, bulk grading, checking settings, and calculation.)
Recording: Using Grades in D2L Brightspace Passcode: #k9W7j%!
Resources: Resource Links: Using Grades in D2L Brightspace
Status: Active (workshop schedule Winter 2023)
OL 105b: Effective Grading Strategy in D2L Brightspace Training
Description: Learn how to do effective grading and create custom grading schemes in D2L Brightspace. All you need to know about the D2L Brightspace Grades tool.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes:
- List tips and tricks for managing the grade book (e.g., viewing as a student, reordering items, previewing a user’s grades, bulk edit, bulk grading, checking settings, and calculation.)
- Develop an equitable grading scheme
- Explain how to grade students using Quick Eval
Recording: N/A
Resources: N/A
Status: Inactive
OL 106: Using Rubrics with Discussions & Assignments in D2L Brightspace
Description: Join us to start grading discussions and assignments with Rubrics. Rubrics allow for a faster time grading and providing general/predictable feedback, and more time to provide specific, thoughtful feedback to students. Learn how students can view rubrics before and after they complete the assignment.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes:
- List the benefits of using rubrics to assess student work
- Create different types of rubrics
- Discuss the difference between an analytic rubric and a holistic rubric
- Explain how to link rubrics to an assignment or discussion
- Explain how to grade an assignment or discussion using a rubric
- Explain how to edit or delete a rubric, especially one already linked to assessed work.
Recording: Using Rubrics with Discussions & Assignments in D2L Brightspace Passcode: 3RU02D.u
Resources: Resource Links: Using Rubrics for Discussions and Assignments
Status: Active (workshop schedule Winter 2023)
OL 107: 📊Use D2L Brightspace Statistical Tools📊: Tracking progress, measuring outcomes, & increasing student engagement
Description: “How engaged are your students? What are they focusing on the most (or giving only cursory attention to?) Have you ever graded an assignment, discussion, or quiz and wondered: Why are the scores below average? Why is participation so low? Perhaps students did not access the necessary material; perhaps students found the content confusing and its learning objectives ambiguous. But how to know? D2L has several tools that will help you see behind the scenes in order to answer these questions.
In this training session, we will not only discuss View Reports on Course Content, but also the analytical tools associated with Discussions, Quizzes, Rubrics, Grades, and Class Progress (which can reveal mode, median, and standard deviation). Therefore, the D2L Brightspace Analytical tools can provide information on student engagement and possible insights into a revision of the curriculum.”
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes:
- Explain how to monitor students’ progress in your D2L Brightspace course
- Explain how to use existing data to track student progress and completion
- Use statistical data to increase students’ engagement
- List the benefits of using statistical data to measure learning outcomes
- Use existing statistical data to help you make informed decisions to improve course materials and activities.
Recording: Using D2L Brightspace Statistical tools to track student progress, measure learning outcomes, and increase engagement Passcode: 6sh6^wSR
Status: Active (workshop schedule Winter 2023)
OL 108: Hidden Features in D2L Brightspace Training
Description: Explore some of the less commonly used features of D2L, including quiz submission views, manage dates, user progress, custom grade schemes, and checklists.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes: TBD
Recording: N/A
Resources: N/A
Status: Inactive
OL 109: Creating Student Group Work in D2L Brightspace
Description: Learn how to create groups for Discussions and Assignments in D2L, and be able to grade them using the same grade item.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes: TBD
Recording: N/A
Resources: N/A
Status: Inactive
OL 110: Strategies for Equitable Grading in D2L Brightspace
Description: Online Learning staff shows how to create equitable grading schemes and rubrics in D2L. Explore a 1-5 point grading scale, a complete/incomplete scheme, and shows you how to create rubrics that use an equitable grading scale.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes:
- Develop an equitable grading scheme
- Develop an equitable grading rubric
- Develop a five-point scale grading scheme
- Develop a complete/incomplete grading scheme
Recording: Strategies for Equitable Grading in D2L Brightspace
Resources: N/A Setting Up 4-Point Grading Scale in D2L
Instructional Tools & Media Series
Using a variety of instructional tools at PCC that faculty can use to enhance their classes.
OL 200: Using Google Docs for Instruction
Description: Learn how to fully utilize Google Docs for assignments and online course materials. In addition, we will cover tips on creating reusable assignment templates, sharing them with students, and using GrackleDocs to create accessible content.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes:
- How to create a Google Doc with accessible formatting and insert things like photos and tables
- Add and use Grackle Docs to check accessibility
- Sharing settings and permissions inside the Google Docs
- Sharing options of the Google Doc within D2L Brightspace course.
Recording: Using Google Docs for Instruction Passcode: k.$kMC7n
Resources: slides, Google sharing tips, and GrackleDocs
Status: Active (workshop schedule Winter 2023)
OL 201: How accessible is your content?
Description: Learn what elements you need to know to make your content accessible in D2L Brightspace. Using the Ally tools to check your course content (html page, doc, pdf, ppt) and to provide alternative format for your students.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes:
- List the elements necessary to make content accessible in D2L/ Brightspace
- Explain how to use the Ally tool to check accessibility in various file formats in D2L/Brightspace
- Explain why alternative file formats are important in course delivery
Recording: How accessible is your content?
Resources: Ally
Status: Inactive
OL 202a: Using Zoom in D2L Brightspace (30-45min)
Description: For instructors who are currently using D2L Brightspace and want to use Zoom for online collaboration, virtual office, discussion, and/or desktop sharing. We will cover how to adjust your settings for optimal student experience, how to share your screen, and how to retrieve and access recordings.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes:
- Create a Zoom meeting within your Brightspace course
- Find the cloud recording for your Zoom class meeting
- Update the Zoom meeting settings
- Start a zoom meeting inside the Brightspace course.
Recording: Using Zoom in D2L Brightspace (34:53)
Resources: Zoom
Status: Inactive
OL 202b: Engaging Students in Zoom
Description: Many of us have been using Zoom during the shift to remote teaching and are familiar with its basic tools and features, like Breakout rooms, Chat, and others, but there may be tools we haven’t explored yet. We will show you a variety of tools and features, and provide examples of how you can use them on your own to increase student presence, engagement, and collaboration online in remote synchronous modalities. Some tools and features we will present will include Spotlight, Chat, Non-verbal feedback, Meeting reactions, Virtual backgrounds, Photo Profile, Annotation, Whiteboard, and Polling.
Session details
Length: 90 minutes
Learning Outcomes:
- Identify Zoom tools and features to enhance remote teaching
- Apply strategies for increasing student presence, engagement, & collaboration through the use of Zoom
- Identify examples & high-impact practices for online teaching through Zoom
- Locate resources to support the use of Zoom tools and features.
Recording: Engaging Students in Zoom (1hr 28min)
Resources: session slides and session resource links
Status: Inactive
OL 202c: Explore Zoom New Features
Description: Must have the latest version of Zoom client 5.10.4 to attend this session (see the Zoom client page to update your Zoom client). For instructors who are already familiar with using Zoom and want to learn more. We will cover how to use the new whiteboard, advanced polling/quizzing, focus mode, waiting rooms options, and many more.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes:
- Explore the new whiteboard feature
- Create advanced polling
- Create advanced quizzing
- Show chat and video in the waiting room
- List scenarios for using Zoom Focus mode
Recording: TBD
Resources: session slides
Status: Inactive
OL 202d: Google Calendar appointment slots with zoom meetings
Description: Overview of how to create Google Calendar appointment slots with zoom meetings.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes: TBD
Recording: Google Calendar appointment slots with zoom meetings
Resources: N/A
Status: Inactive
OL 203: VoiceThread
Description: Overview of VoiceThread, including reasons to use, how to upload media, comment using text, audio, or video, and how to share with students through D2L.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes: TBD
Recording: VoiceThread
Resources: VoiceThread resources
Status: Inactive
OL 204: Create Interactive Activities for your D2L Course
Description: For online, remote, and hybrid faculty who have experience developing a course in D2L Brightspace. Recommended prerequisite: CUBS completion.
Instructors looking to add interactivity and more opportunities for self-assessment, practice, or active learning: come learn about H5P, an HTML-based content authoring tool that integrates with D2L Brightspace. This session will cover evaluating the tool for your own course design, going over examples from previous instructors and course developments, as well as hands-on building activities.
Note: The presentation is 60 minutes, and it will be recorded. The remaining 30 minutes are reserved for individual design discussion and technical support.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes: TBD
Recording: recording
Resources: H5P written tutorials for each of the activities, H5P Facts & FAQ, H5P Accessibility
Status: Inactive
OL 205a: Using Hypothesis in D2L Brightspace
Description: Hypothesis is a social annotation tool you can use inside D2L Brightspace. Hypothesis trainer, Jessica, will discuss how collaborative annotation with Hypothesis can be used to make student reading visible, active, and social. She will also demonstrate how teachers are using annotation-powered reading to empower student writing, helping students develop these foundational academic skills. In addition to sharing pedagogical best practices for collaborative annotation, Jessica will demonstrate how Hypothesis can be used with course readings in D2L. After presenting, Jessica will lead participants in a discussion about how Hypothesis collaborative annotation can be used in their specific disciplines and with their specific teaching and learning objectives. Participants can expect to come away from this session with a clear idea about how they can start incorporating collaborative annotation into their courses to improve student success.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes:
- Create Hypothes.is assignments in D2L
- Assess students’ work in Hypothes.is
- List the benefits of using social annotation in a course
Recording: N/A
Resources: Hypothes.is
Status: Inactive
OL 205b: Hypothesis Faculty Show-and-Tell & Training
Description: This workshop will be a gathering where PCC instructors share and discover the ways their colleagues are enriching student engagement through social annotation with Hypothesis. The session will begin with an introduction to Hypothesis and will end with two PCC instructors sharing how they use Hypothesis in their courses. This will be an incredible learning experience for both more advanced and brand new users. Bring your questions!
Followed by a training session on how to use hypothesis in your class for those who would like to use it right away.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes: TBD
Recording: N/A
Resources: Hypothes.is
Status: Active (workshop schedule Winter 2023)
OL 206: Lecture Capture for in-person classes
Description: In this session we will cover how you can use Zoom and the standard classroom podium to capture your in-person lectures. Lecture capture can be an important retention tool for students who are unable to attend class due to COVID-19 protocols or other life events. Make recordings of your class and publish recordings of your lectures in Brightspace D2L.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes:
- Explain how to use Zoom to capture in-person lectures
- List the tools required to record in-person lectures using Zoom
- Explain how to share content from a second device using Zoom
- List considerations related to student privacy when recording in-person lectures using Zoom
Recording: Lecture Capture for In-Person Classes (39:27)
Resources: lecture capture using Zoom guide
Status: Active (workshop schedule Winter 2023)
OL 207a: Using Video/Audio Tools in D2L Brightspace
Description: Learn how to use VideoNote, My Media in D2L Brightspace, and Kaltura Capture to record your video lecture and post it to your course. We will also cover how to edit and caption self-created videos.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes:
- List best practices for using VideoNote & Kaltura Capture in D2L/Brightspace
- Select the best tool to use in their course from our various media tools options
- Manage MyMedia inside D2L Brightspace, including editing and captioning videos, sharing, etc.
- Link or embed media chosen in your own class content
Recording: N/A
Resources: TBD
Status: Active (workshop schedule Winter 2023)
OL 207b: Finding Media for your Course
Description: Explore the various instructional media resources that are already available for you to use within your course immediately.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes: TBD
Recording: Finding Media for your Course (29:31)
Resources: materials & resources
Status: Inactive
OL 207c: Creating Media for your Course
Description: Learn how to use Videonote and Kaltura Capture Space, two simple tools within D2L Brightspace.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes: TBD
Recording: Creating Media for your Course (19:04)
Resources: DIY media
Status: Inactive
OL 207d: Creating your First YouTube Lesson
Description: Learn the basics of filming and publishing your own video lessons on YouTube with no editing or special equipment.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes: TBD
Recording: Creating your First YouTube Lesson (44:56)
Resources: materials & resources
Status: Inactive
OL 207e: Creative Solutions for Delivering Course Content
Description: Learn how to use a phone, whiteboard, iPad, tablet, and other connected devices to deliver content and demonstrate something live for students.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes: TBD
Recording: Creative Solutions for Delivering Course Content (48:14)
Resources: N/A
Status: Inactive
OL 207f: Photovoice Technique for Teaching
Description: Explore a stimulating visual alternative to text discussions during a highly interactive session.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes: TBD
Recording: Photovoice (31:00)
Resources: N/A
Status: Inactive
Teaching & Learning Series
Various practices you can use to promote student engagement in your classes
OL 300: Best Practices for Remote Teaching
Description: Members of the Training & Development team and the ITS team will share effective strategies to improve teaching presence, build community, and enhance content delivery within the remote-teaching space.
Using a combination of existing knowledge of Culturally Responsive Online Teaching practices alongside crowd-sourced strategies during the session, members of the Training & Development team and the ITS team will curate actionable steps teachers can take to improve their teaching presence, build community, and boost their content delivery within remote spaces.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes:
- Identify resources from Online Learning to support the design and delivery of quality remote teaching.
- Draw from a diverse set of strategies to improve teaching presence, build community, and enhance content delivery within the remote-teaching space.
- Apply strategies to make remote classes more interactive and inclusive, and foster a sense of belonging.
Recording: Best Practices for Remote Teaching (1hr 21min)
Resources: session slides
Status: Inactive
OL 301: What Works Well in Online Teaching (WWWOT)
Description: This is a set of essential practices to help instructors improve their teaching practices. The new version includes practices for engaging and inclusive online teaching, and for creating a sense of belonging.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes:
- Locate the revised guide for “What Works Well in Online Teaching” on the PCC website
- Identify the essential and high-impact practices for online teaching, in particular those that promote a sense of academic belonging
- Identify resources that support these practices, and explore ways to apply them to your online teaching.
Recording: What Works Well in Online Teaching (WWWOT) (28:56)
Resources: WWWOT website and WWWOT session slides
Status: Inactive
OL 302: Equitable Online Assignment
Description: A two-hour workshop by Kevin Kelly (PCC Spring 2022 Book Club), in which participants follow the backward design model to (re)design an online assignment with equity in mind. Consists of: Assessment, Engagement, Content Review, and Instructions.
Session details
Length: 2-hours
Learning Outcomes:
- Assessment – Participants will investigate methods to increase learning equity in how students complete and submit their work, and how they (the teacher) review and score that work
- Engagement – Participants will identify ways to increase learning equity during assignment-related interactions (e.g., student-student peer review, teacher-student feedback)
- Content Review – Participants will discuss strategies for increasing equity related to reviewing content for an assignment (e.g., sharing multiple perspectives, using Open Educational Resources)
- Instructions – Participants will explore an expanded Transparent Assignment Template to create equity-focused assignment instructions.
Recording: Equitable Online Assignment
Resources: PCC Spring Book Club resources
Status: Inactive
OL 303: Making Online/Remote Learning a More Welcoming and Inclusive Experience
Description: In this 2-hour workshop with Kevin Kelly, we will explore ways to make our courses more welcoming and inclusive – from syllabi to summative assessments. Together we will review overarching concepts, such as using inclusive language or incorporating diverse perspectives, before examining concrete examples in different aspects of the course experience: assessing learning, engaging students, reviewing content and more. We will discuss strategies that do not require a complete course redesign, focusing on ideas that you can put into practice right away. There will be a brief reflection activity following the workshop.
Session details
Length: 2-hours
Learning Outcomes:
- Identify ways to make our courses more welcoming and inclusive – from syllabi to summative assessments
- Identify strategies for using inclusive language or incorporating diverse perspectives
- Describe concrete examples of how to assess learning, engage students, and review course content with inclusion in mind.
Recording: Making Online/Remote Learning a More Welcoming and Inclusive Experience (1:55:12) Passcode: fbt+CsK8
Resources: presentation slides, resources in D2L and Reflection: both in the D2L discussion and in the Google slides option
Status: Inactive
OL 304: Culturally Responsive Remote Teaching
Description: Online Learning staff and experienced online faculty discuss strategies for culturally responsive remote teaching.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes: TBD
Recording: Culturally Responsive Remote Teaching (53:00)
Resources: N/A
Status: Inactive
OL 305: Strategies for Showing Faculty Presence
Description: Explore strategies for showing faculty presence with students in your remote class with the goal of promoting student success.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes: TBD
Recording: Strategies for Showing Faculty Presence (38:24)
Resources: N/A
Status: Inactive
OL 306: Alternative Assessment Strategies
Description: Learn how to evaluate student achievement of learning outcomes and what assessment methods can be used that go beyond the usual multiple-choice exams.
Session details
Length: 1-hour
Learning Outcomes: TBD
Recording: Alternative Assessment Strategies (54:37)
Resources: N/A
Status: Inactive