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MSU IT Teaching and Learning Technology retired the Learning Design and Technology (LearnDAT) brand on January 16. LearnDAT is part of MSU Information Technology and the newly formed Hub for Innovation in Learning and Technology.

If you subscribed to the LearnDAT-Announce listserv, you will be transitioned to Sev Grabski’s Instructional Technology listserv, which frequently cross posted similar information. Read Full Article →

2015 has been a truly spectacular year at Michigan State University, hasn’t it?

So much to reflect on!

From Coach Mark Dantonio and our amazing football team’s accomplishments, to the momentous events surrounding Project 50/60 conversation on civil and human rights, and all the amazing MSU work being done locally and around the world for technology, agriculture, manufacturing, healthcare, education, energy, sustainability, and the arts. Read Full Article →

MSU IT is upgrading the D2L Learning Management System to version 10.5.2 before the spring 2016 semester.

Instructors who want to preview the new version before planning spring semester classes can visit the D2L Sandbox site.

This upgrade will offer new features, some of which include:

• Improved quiz statistics
• A HTML 5 media player that makes it easier to insert and play back audio and video
• More course group self enrollment options

Read “What’s New in D2L 10.5 for Instructors? Read Full Article →

Whether you are new to MSU D2L or an experienced user, we hope you find D2L Gradebook Tips useful. These tips highlight the various features and tools to set up and manage the gradebook more efficiently.

If you previously used the ANGEL gradebook, you will find that D2L provides many similar features for both points-based and weighted (percentage-based) grades. Read Full Article →

Did you know there are eight makerspaces spread across Michigan State University? A collective group of individuals have been working together since January in order to better inform you about them.

A makerspace traditionally is seen as a workshop with tools, machinery, supplies, and space to make things. Read Full Article →

ANGEL will be retired on May 15, as MSU moves to Desire2Learn for its centrally supported learning management system.

Please move from ANGEL any course, dev course, and group information that you want to save before May 15.

Course graded activities and grading data will be accessible in a read-only format for two years after the retirement to provide information in case course grades are contested. Read Full Article →

Four outstanding instructors and online and blended courses were selected as recipients of the 2015 AT&T Award Competition in Instructional Technology.

The 2015 winning innovations and honorable mentions are:

Leigh Graves Wolf and Michelle Schira Hagerman, CEP 811

CEP 811: Adapting Innovative Technology into Education is designed to push students to extend their conceptions of innovation. Read Full Article →

The spring 2015 Seminars in Research and Instructional Technology for university faculty, academic staff, and graduate assistants will be May 12-13 in computer labs and classrooms on MSU’s East Lansing campus.

The complimentary seminars provide hands-on instruction on research tools, Learning Management Systems, library resources, software training, and other technology resources. Read Full Article →

MSU purchased a subscription to the Quality Matters (QM) rubric and online resources to assist faculty and instructors in creating quality courses that will improve online education and support student learning.

This pilot is a partnership between the Center for Integrative Studies in General Science, College of Arts & Letters, and IT Services. Read Full Article →

MSU IT has moved up the planned final shutdown of ANGEL to Friday, January 29, to ensure data security on this legacy system. ANGEL course and group administrators have been contacted regarding this change. The system will be permanently decommissioned at that time.

Course graded activities and grading data will still be able to be retrieved in the case of grade disputes by making a request to the MSU IT Service Desk. Read Full Article →