Of all the tools in my Instructional Designer (ID) toolkit, TILT might be my favorite. It has the greatest impact and it takes the least amount of time and effort to implement. TILT stands for Transparency in Learning and Teaching. It is a student-centric way of writing out assignment instructions.…
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You set up your grade book but the grades don’t look right. How can you find out where the problem occurred? Sometimes the problem may be settings. For example, I recently reviewed a problem grade book where the total points for a category were not what was expected. The category…
Leave a CommentIt’s hard teaching over Zoom— let’s start by acknowledging that inevitable truth. But it’s definitely possible to design and facilitate engaging virtual classes. I’ve experienced it personally, finding myself transformed in Zoom workshops despite the tangle of wires that both separate and connect us. Those experiences have helped me realize that Zoom teaching, despite its challenges, offers new ways of engaging meaningfully with material and connecting with each…
1 CommentWhat does “Celebrate Differences” mean to you? For the Autism Society of America, #CelebrateDifferences means promoting acceptance of autism, and fostering inclusivity. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2020), the prevalence of autism in children has grown to about 1 in 59. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is characterized by differences in communication, relationships, and social…
1 CommentMost of the courses that instructors requested us to migrate were migrated using a bulk process developed by D2L for their Brightspace product. However, this process had limitations, namely that the course export package from Blackboard could not be larger than 1 GB. Before we tried converting courses, we ran…
Leave a CommentWe are making progress migrating content from Blackboard to Brightspace and anticipate completing all the course migrations requested by the March 22nd deadline complete by the end of March. The exceptions are Spring 2021 courses. We will migrate these starting about April 19th to capture as much content as possible.…
Leave a CommentThe March update of the software on our system brought a few changes to note: Better integration of Turnitin into the New Assignment Experience Pulse App has notifications for upcoming quizzes and assignments Quiz Copy workflow has been updated to function more like the new assignment workflow Improved workflow for…
Leave a CommentOverview Over the fall we piloted courses in Brightspace and began learning the workings of the system. We invited faculty to teach in Brightspace this spring and provided some guidance in migrating content. We worked with independent instructional design contractors to migrate part-time courses and received some valuable feedback. As…
Leave a CommentOur vendor partners at Voice Thread have been busy enhancing the assignment experience in their multimedia discussion tool. You can turn on the new assignment workflow now on a course by course basis or wait until the summer when we will turn it on as the default for all courses.…
Leave a CommentIf you have students who require time accommodations for tests and quizzes and you use the quiz tool in Brightspace some new functionality will be welcomed. In the February update to Brightspace, you’ll be able to specify specific rules about how much time a student is allowed for all quizzes through…
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