Best practices

Can you be a “warm demander” online? 11
Peter Seaman shares insights on how to use the practices of "warm demanding" in online classes. Posted January 22, 2019
Laptop with charts onscreen Using Grades tool effectively 3
Melany walks you through several new and important features in the Grades tool to make your life easier. Posted November 12, 2018
expiration date on a jar of medicine Sustaining your online course: Do online course materials “expire?” 3
The goal of this blog post is to pose a sequence of three questions with regard to best practices and […] Posted November 5, 2018
Why make content accessible. How individuals with visual disabilities read online content 2
Supada Amornchat discusses the reasons for making course content accessible with great info from an Assistive Technology user. Posted October 29, 2018
A black dog laying on a wooden deck. Instructor Presence: A Commitment To Engagement Introduction 4
For the 18-19 academic year, the first Monday of the month features a blog post by a faculty mentor. Faculty […] Posted October 1, 2018
news icon Organizing Content in D2L Brightspace 5
Rondi Schei makes recommendations about content organization for improved student usability. Posted May 8, 2018
airplane in the sky at sunrise Takeoffs, Turbulence, and Smooth Landings: Building our courses as we fly them 3
Heather Guevara relates her experience with online course development to building a plane as you fly it. Posted March 6, 2018
Screenshot for Films On Demand search function. Bringing Films on Demand into a course in D2L Brightspace
With latest changes in D2L Brightspace the instructors can bring now videos from “Films on Demand” library right into the content of any module using HTML editor and Insert Stuff tool with few easy steps. Posted November 27, 2017
bag of money Regular and substantive interaction
Learn about Regular and Substantive Interaction in online classes. Posted November 20, 2017
Jane Librarian sample entry Embed a Librarian in Your D2L Brightspace Course 3
Add a librarian to your online class to help students with research questions and more! Posted November 13, 2017