Author: Susan Halick
Susan is an MSU instructional designer with more than 15 years of experience assisting faculty with educational technology and course design needs. She is an experienced online and classroom educator, online course developer, and course management system expert (currently D2L). She enjoys solving problems, which may be related to her degree in mathematics (an MSU alumna!). Her personal “teaching with technology” philosophy is to discover and implement educational technology tools that have a low cost (preferably free), low learning curve, and maximum impact on student learning. Follow her on Twitter @susanhalick. 
MSU IT will be upgrading D2L to a new user interface called Daylight on May 11, 2018.
The new interface will bring increased smartphone usability and a modern visual design to D2L. The core functionality of D2L will not be changing, and all course sites will automatically display the new look when Daylight is turned on. Read Full Article →
MSU course admins and editors now have access to the Insights Portal for more advanced analytics reporting on courses in MSU D2L (Brightspace).
The Insights Portal now enables educators to use MSU D2L course statistics and visualizations to track, measure, and monitor student progress and help improve learner engagement aiding in student success. Read Full Article →
MSU recently migrated MSU D2L to the Brightspace/D2L cloud and upgraded from version 10.6.3 to 10.7.0 during May 11-13. (Read more on the D2L cloud migration and upgrade.)
Top 10 New D2L FeaturesBelow are the top 10 new or improved features for instructors to check out. See the resource links at the bottom for more documentation, videos, and release notes. Read Full Article →
MSU IT integrated the Awards tool into MSU D2L enabling instructors to issue badges and certificates recognizing student achievements and encouraging engagement.
Badges and certificates can be issued manually or based on release conditions to reward students and introduce an element of gamification to courses (e.g., obtaining a high score, submitting a discussion post, helping classmates). Read Full Article →
MSU recently upgraded D2L to version 10.6.3 with some exciting new features.
Top 10 New D2L FeaturesBelow are the top 10 new or improved items and tips for instructors to check out. See the resource links at the bottom for more documentation, videos, and release notes.
1. Awards toolThe Awards tool enables instructors to issue badges and certificates which can also be based on release conditions. Read Full Article →
New features in MSU D2L version 10.5 allow for easy cleanup of courses that are carrying extra baggage from previous course conversions or years of accumulating unused files.
The process listed below copies all associated files from content and activities, such as quizzes, leaving behind any lingering files not actually used in the course. Read Full Article →
The D2L Brightspace online training courses have recently been updated. All training videos and links to documentation now reflect D2L Version 10.5 materials. (Learn more about What’s New in D2L 10.5).
These self-directed training courses are a great resource for learning how to use MSU’s supported D2L course management system. Read Full Article →
