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MSU IT Educational Technology is excited to offer educators a variety of learning opportunities on campus tools including D2L Brightspace, Spartan Ally, MediaSpace, and more. Find and register for all learning sessions on the Educational Technology events calendar.

Grading in D2L Brightspace  

October 13, 11:00am – 12:00pm 

This session is for anyone grading or entering scores in D2L. Read Full Article →

MSU IT Educational Technology is excited to offer a variety of valuable resources on D2L Brightspace, MSU’s main supported online learning management system (LMS).

Semester Start Tips for D2L Courses helps instructors quickly prepare their courses, covering essentials like activating courses, updating syllabi, setting dates, enrolling TAs, and previewing as a student. Read Full Article →

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. Read Full Article →

MSU IT provides no-cost training about collaborative tools to all students, faculty, and staff. Check out the following courses available in July and visit SpartansLearn for more information and to register.

SharePoint for End Users

Wednesday, July 23, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Join our live training to unlock the power of SharePoint! Read Full Article →

MSU IT is taking significant strides towards modernizing the campus network infrastructure with the ambitious Fee Hall Refresh Project. This initiative is the first phase of a broader network refresh and modernization effort, aimed at enhancing the digital environment to promote student, faculty, and staff success.

Fee Hall, used as classroom and office space for the Colleges of Human, Osteopathic, and Veterinary Medicine, was chosen as a priority for the network upgrade due to its large size and the high volume of network-related Service Desk tickets it receives. Read Full Article →

MSU IT Educational Technology is highlighting D2L Brightspace resources to help instructors in June.

Summer is a great time to connect with MSU IT for a virtual consultation. Our group of instructional designers, tech consultants, media production manager, and accessibility experts can help you enhance your course with student-centered strategies and university-supported tools. Read Full Article →

Mark your calendar August 21 – 22 for the 2025 Fall Educator Seminars. This virtual event features a variety of no-cost trainings and webinars to help all MSU educators prepare for the fall semester and beyond.

This year’s seminars will focus on strategies to enhance academic achievement and personal development, while connecting you with valuable campus resources. Read Full Article →

MSU IT provides no-cost training about collaborative tools to all students, faculty, and staff. Check out the following courses available in June and visit SpartansLearn for more information and to register.

Microsoft Forms – Creating Forms and Surveys

Thursday, June 19, 9:30 a.m.

Looking to gather valuable insights from your classmates, students, or coworkers? Read Full Article →

Join us for the 2025 MSU Educational Technology Summit Monday, June 2 through Thursday, June 5.

Visit the D2L learning community to enroll and visit the course home page to find the complete schedule and register for the sessions you plan to attend.

This four-day virtual event highlights the technologies that enhance teaching and learning and promote student success. Read Full Article →

MSU IT is committed to providing no-cost training about collaborative tools to all students, faculty, and staff. Check out the following courses available in May and visit SpartansLearn for more information and to register. 

MSU IT now offers bite-sized videos (1-3 minutes each) covering single topics such as utilizing Do Not Disturb status or priority access features in Microsoft Teams, the format painter tool in Microsoft Word, and much more. Read Full Article →