Register for all sessions on the Educational Technology events calendar.
Removing Barriers to Learning: Improve D2L Course Usability and Accessibility with Ally Online
October 15, 2024, 11:00am – 12:00pm, Virtual
D2L Brightspace is a powerful learning management system; however, the wide range of content types and user activities can produce accessibility roadblocks for some users. We’ll cover how to identify and remediate accessibility issues associated with your course content using Ally, an automated accessibility tool integrated into D2L. We will also demonstrate other accessibility features included with D2L and discuss overall best practices for improving course usability and accessibility.
Hybrid/HyFlex Course Design and Delivery Workshop: Blending the Best of Both Worlds
October 15, 2024,1:00pm – 2:00pm, Virtual and In-person
Join our immersive session to discover how Hybrid and HyFlex courses can benefit your students. We’ll explore best practices for course design and teach you how to use technology to facilitate these modalities. This workshop is perfect for educators and instructional designers in today’s ever-evolving higher education landscape.
Creating Engaging Course Videos with Camtasia
October 16, 2024, 11:00am – 12:00pm, Virtual
Camtasia provides faculty with the ability to create, edit, and upload their screen recordings, lectures, or presentations. This workshop will focus on the use of Camtasia for creating and editing instructional videos, with tips for recording practices that minimize re-recording and make editing easier.
D2L Brightspace Content Templates for Consistent Course Design
October 16, 2024, 1:00pm – 2:00pm, Virtual
This session introduces accessible and responsive D2L course templates by MSU IT, enabling users to create engaging content pages without HTML knowledge. Participants will learn how to apply these templates to develop module introductions, text, images, video lectures, and interactive elements like accordions, tabs, flip cards, and various question types.
Creating and Sharing Instructional Videos with Kaltura Capture and MediaSpace
October 17, 2024, 11:00am – 12:00pm, Virtual
Looking for an engaging and interactive way to share assessments and course content? Kaltura MediaSpace may be the solution you’re looking for. Learn how to create and share instructional videos and video quizzes for your courses with Kaltura MediaSpace, MSU’s video-hosting platform. Integrating videos and low-stakes quizzes can help students stay engaged in the course and enhance their retention of content. Topics covered will include recording and uploading videos, generating and purchasing captions, editing videos and video details, creating video quizzes and hotspots, and adding videos to D2L Brightspace courses.
Grading in D2L Brightspace
October 17, 2024, 1:00pm – 2:00pm, Virtual
Are you new to entering grades in D2L? Have you already been grading and would like to pick up a few new tips? This training is for anyone who will be grading activities or entering scores into a D2L gradebook. Participants should have an existing gradebook or previous knowledge of how to set up a gradebook. See the recording on Setting up Your Gradebook in D2L Brightspace prior to this session, if needed.
Mastering Captioning: Enhance Accessibility & Engagement with MediaSpace
October 22, 2024, 11:00am – 12:00pm, Virtual
Join us for an informative training session on the importance of captioning and how to effectively caption your videos using MediaSpace. Captions not only make your videos accessible to a wider audience but also enhance comprehension and engagement. Whether you’re creating instructional videos, lectures, or promotional content, accurate captions are essential for ensuring inclusivity and compliance with accessibility standards.
Empowering Inclusivity: Crafting Accessible PowerPoint Presentations
October 22, 2024, 1:00pm – 2:00pm, Virtual
Modern tools are great for presenting and sharing information and ideas. However, they can still create barriers for some users. In this session, we will cover how to identify common accessibility issues associated with content created in–and presented using–Microsoft PowerPoint. We will also demonstrate built-in features and discuss best practices for creating presentations that are accessible to your entire audience.
D2L Brightspace tips
Certification Pathways
The Certification Pathways D2L Brightspace course is a professional development opportunity developed by MSU IT for MSU instructors, teaching assistants, instructional designers, and instructional support staff, that will guide you through a series of workshops to enhance your pedagogical skills, explore best practices, and more effectively integrate technology into your teaching.
Earn badges and certificates learning about topics like course design, student engagement, and accessibility. Make your courses more engaging and efficient while gaining valuable credentials to share on LinkedIn.
Self-enroll for the Certification Pathways today!
5-Minute Ed Tech Tips
For 5-minute D2L Brightspace and ed tech tool tips, visit the Instructional Technology and Development MediaSpace channel. Topics include learning about impersonating the demo student, uploading grades, and using grade schemes to save time and efficiently manage courses. Throughout the year, MSU IT will release more videos about incorporating educational technology tools into your courses.
Where can you learn more?
- For more details about the above opportunities, visit msu.edu.
- Upcoming sessions and workshops can be found on our events calendar.
- Past session and workshop recordings are available on our MediaSpace channel.
- Learn about D2L Brightspace and other educational technology tools at Educational Technology Training.
- Access even more workshops on instructional design and pedagogy from the Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation.
- Book a one-on-one consultation about D2L Brightspace, implementing MSU-supported technology tools, digital accessibility, online/hybrid course design, and more by submitting a request at msu.edu.
- We provide design and accessibility consultation and media production support for MSU departments. Services are free for all credit-bearing courses and at an hourly rate for non-credit, grant-funded, and other projects. Visit the Instructional Design and Media Production Service page to learn more.
