Newsletter 2021
5 Minute Sound Byte

Want to include interactive learning objects in your courses? CCIT can partner with you to create simulations, scenarios, and skills-based learning objects to meet the needs of your online learners Al Unrath shares examples and the process to request interactives in D2L. You can also find the link to the request form below.  

Put it into practice

Five Easy Ideas that Build Bridges
to Your Online Learners

bridge in forested area with hiker walking across the bridge

When working with students in a virtual environment, how do you effectively connect with students, form relationships, and be present in their lives in an online platform? Faculty Focus shares five easy and effective ideas to grow presence, empathy, and awareness with your online students through intentional communication. 

Training Spotlight

January 2021 Employee Learning
and Professional Development Event

Professional event

Thursday, January 7 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

The purpose of the event is to offer professional development sessions in one hour blocks with a range of topics applicable to all Delaware Tech employees.  Visit the Employee Learning and Professional Development calendar for individual session information and zoom links. 

Looking for other Professional Development opportunities? Check out the new PD calendar designed specifically for faculty and staff. 

Success Stories

Using Interactive Learning Objects
for Course Engagement

“Using interactives within a class, especially a class that usually has hands-on labs but is now 100% virtual, is a great way to deepen student understanding of a key concept.  Students’ ability to transfer what is covered in lecture to the lab is often a challenge, and interactives can help to bridge this gap.  Interactives require students to take what they have learned in lecture (on paper) and truly apply their knowledge to a real world simulation/problem.” – Charlene Kemmerle

Charlene has created and included several interactive learning objects for her course and shared them with other course instructors as well.

Charlene
D2L Updates

December D2L Updates Highlights:  

  • New updates coming in 2021
  • See all current and past updates in the D2L Instructor Training Course (Button below).
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