March 2023 Correcting Accessibility Issues Have you ever tried to learn something new and just couldn't engage with the subject or had a hard time understanding the topic? Our brains are like fingerprints, they are unique in how they function so that we can learn. When we consider these unique learning needs and create course [...]

February 2023 Writing Good Alt Text to Describe Images As an instructor, you are always working to make sure that your course is the best it can be. One element of that quality course is accessibility. In this new section in the newsletter, we’ll share tips for creating accessible courses and materials.   This month, we [...]

January 2023 Quickly Manage Course Due Dates In D2L Here is a quick way to adjust the dates in your copied courses. The Manage Dates tool in D2L allows you to move all dates forward together so that you can refresh dates for each semester. Remember, if you have typed a date in the content [...]

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 [...]

A Quick tool to Help with Captions We all know that captions are essential for making our videos accessible for all users, but even the auto-captions can be confusing to edit. Check out this month’s 5-minute Sound Byte for a quick tool to help you edit those captions faster!   Binge watch the CCIT Sound Byte [...]

Virtual Reality in Education  Ben Franklin said, “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” Virtual Reality (VR) has limitless potential to create immersive and engaging experiences in education. In this month’s 5 Minute Sound Byte we explore ways that VR can be used in education and [...]

Create an Email Signature That Represents You !  An email signature is a great place to communicate to others how to best reach you, inform them of relevant information, or just to let out your personality. In this month’s 5 Minute Sound-Byte we will walk you through the process of how to customize one of our [...]

Welcome Back: CCIT Resources & Support Welcome Back! Join CCIT to refresh, renew, and reenergize your courses for fall! With 12 sessions available, we know you’ll find new ideas, engaging strategies, and general support to get you ready for the new semester.  Binge watch the CCIT Sound Byte Playlist Creating Aesthetic and Accessible D2L Courses [...]

Update your Syllabus Link before Fall!  Did you know that the new Curriculum Management System, Watermark, creates new syllabi links each academic year? This means you must update the links in your D2L courses before the start of each Fall semester. Since the syllabus is an essential part of the LMS minimum usage requirements, April [...]

Using Anchor Tags to Link to a Spot on the Same D2L Page As much as we try to streamline content for students, there are occasional pages in D2L that seem to just scroll on forever. For example, the Course Expectations page usually has a comprehensive section for each of the expectations or policies in [...]