MSU IT Educational Technology is excited to offer a variety of valuable resources this August, including expert guidance on using Zoom, MediaSpace, and D2L Brightspace.
Access For All: A Checklist for a More Inclusive World
Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 2:00pm – 3:00pm, Virtual
Join us to ensure your course materials are accessible to everyone. Our foundational accessibility checklist will help you learn best practices and practical tips for making your digital content more inclusive and user-friendly.
D2L Brightspace Content Templates for Consistent Course Design
Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 11:00am – 12:00pm, Virtual
Discover how MSU IT’s accessible and responsive D2L course templates can help you easily create and organize engaging content without needing HTML skills. Learn to use these templates for developing modules, interactive pages, and a variety of multimedia and question types.
Accessibility Tips for Zoom
Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 2:00pm – 3:00pm, Virtual
Explore practical ways to ensure everyone can join and participate in your Zoom meetings. We’ll highlight features that support accessibility and foster student engagement, helping you create an inclusive space where students can interact comfortably with course content and each other.
Creating and Sharing Instructional Videos with Kaltura Capture and MediaSpace
Thursday, August 7, 2025, 11:00am – 12:00pm, Virtual
Enhance student engagement and content retention with Kaltura MediaSpace. Learn how to easily create and share instructional videos and video quizzes, from recording and editing to adding captions and integrating video-based assessments directly into D2L Brightspace.
Thursday, August 7, 2025, 2:00pm – 3:00pm, Virtual
Make your D2L Brightspace course content more accessible and user-friendly using Ally, an automated accessibility tool integrated into the platform. This session will guide you through identifying and addressing accessibility issues and highlight best practices for improving usability for all learners.
D2L Help Resources
Whether you’re updating a past course or building something new, help.d2l.msu.edu is an indispensable resource for D2L Brightspace at MSU. You’ll find informational pages tailored to our campus setup and links to official D2L documentation.
Also check out our concise, easy-to-follow 5-minute videos. They are designed to help you quickly master D2L and other tools. They’re perfect for busy educators looking to enhance teaching methods and integrate new technologies into their courses.
