Context for Foundational Practices for LMS Usage

The context for Foundational Practices for LMS Usage is multi-faceted and has evolved over time. Foundational Practices align with Inclusive Excellence and support instructional effectiveness student feedback from Student Satisfaction Inventory (SSI) and the LMS implementation. The Practices address a NECHE Standard 6 growth area to increase meaningful use of Brightspace to enhance student learning […]

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Get Your Syllabus Ready!

Academic Affairs provides Syllabus templates, please take a moment to download the approved and accessible syllabus template to ensure your syllabus can be read anytime anywhere. These syllabus resources were designed for compatibility with the GROW practices, found with other Equity in Learning resources. Use them to get started with improving equity in learning in your classroom: […]

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Ensure Students Complete Requirements

In this blog post, we promote Release Conditions as a strategy to ensure students actually read the syllabus or other important course content. When you set a release condition in Brightspace, the course material is locked until a student completes the defined requirements. Examples: You could hide a content item until users viewed the item […]

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