D2L Course Cleaning Trick
Have you ever tried to look for a file in your course and had to search through the hundreds of files that have accrued over the semesters?!? In this month’s 5 Minute Sound-Byte we will walk you through the process of cleaning up your D2L course to remove all the old videos, images, and documents that are no longer used, but still living in your courses.
9 Tips for Giving Great Feedback
Whether in the classroom, in a meeting, or among your department members; providing great feedback will help create a culture of collaboration, constructive criticism, and a shared vision. Feedback is a tool that can help provide direction and consistent encouragement, so taking the time to provide the right type of feedback is instrumental. The following article will provide tips for giving meaningful and timely feedback.
Have you heard of Flippity?!?! It is a great free tool to add different types of engagement activities to your course. Easily create and embed Flash Cards, Jeopardy Games, Word Clouds, and more using one of their 28 templates. Did you know the leaderboard on the TEaCH Champions site is a Flippity interactive?!?!? Flippity makes it so easy to get started. Each interactive has its own link to a demo page, so you can see it in action, and then instructions for how to create your own. Faculty that have been using Flippity have shared how easy they are to setup and students find them not only fun but beneficial too!
Ed Puzzle Integration
You can now link to Edpuzzle directly in D2L! You can do this in two ways.
- You can add an Edpuzzle video directly in your content by clicking the “Existing activities” button and selecting “Edpuzzle.”
- Alternatively, you can add it to the Instructions area of an assignment by clicking the Insert Quicklink icon at the top of the Instructions area and choosing “Edpuzzle” from the Third-Party Section.
When adding an Edpuzzle, you will need to log in to your Edpuzzle account and create a class for the assignment to be linked to by following the directions that pop up.
Edpuzzle can also link student’s scores directly to your D2L gradebook. If you want to learn more, please visit the integration page:
Join CCIT for this Month’s Trainings
Zoom Link for all sessions:
https://dtcc.zoom.us/j/93627251230
Virtual Reality in Education
Did you see the Virtual Reality commercial in the October CCIT Newsletter? Or maybe you attended the PD Day Presentation on Virtual Reality in Education and now you want to try it out to see what all the buzz is about?!?! CCIT is hosting VR events on each campus on Fridays during the months of November and December from 11:00AM – 1:00PM. Use the VR Sign Up Genius to register for a time slot to try it out or just stop by to watch.
December 2nd @ Stanton – VR Sign Up Genius
Fridays at 9 am: Jason and Carrie are on the case! Join us this fall as we create components for a Virtual Escape Room during each Coffee Talk. We’ll build the pieces that can be used alone and then combine them at the end of the semester to create one cohesive escape room.
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December 2nd: Putting it all together to create a Virtual Escape Room with Google Sites, join us for the culmination of our fall Escape Room build! |
Wednesdays at 11 am: Lunch and Learn this semester will be based upon an article from Educause: 4 Misconceptions of Online Learning. Join Laura and Karianne to discuss ways that faculty can debunk these misconceptions with technology tools easily available online and through D2L.
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November 30th: Misconceptions of Online Learning: You Can’t Cover as Much Content Online as You Can Face-to-Face |
Do you ever go to a Coffee Talk or Lunch and Learn session and want to implement the strategies, but you just don’t know where to start? If so, we are here for you! We’ve created a Teaching with Technology makerspace to help you put your ideas into action! Hilary and April will work with you and your friends to create a mini project that you can use with your students.
To get started fill out our appointment form, let us know what you want to make, where and when you want to meet, and who you’ll be bringing with you!
Learn more by visiting our Make It, Take It web page or watch the video.
Did you miss any of our CCIT trainings from last month? Check out our past episodes and resources here on these relevant topics:
Coffee Talk
October 28th: CCIT’s 360 Camera: Interactive Images
Lunch & Learn
November 16th: Misconceptions of Online Learning: Discussion Boards are Boring
October 2nd: Misconceptions of Online Learning: There Are no A-Ha Moments in Online Courses
