Our Mission
The Center for Teaching and Learning strives to provide faculty with transformative development opportunities in line with their instructional needs, and to remove barriers to learning by promoting student-centered teaching.
Our Vision
We will lead the way in providing educational development and student support.
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Present with real-time captions or subtitles
This tech tip features an article from Academic and Student Affairs at Minnesota Sate that explains how to present with real-time captions and subtitles in MS PowerPoint. To view the article, please click on the following link: Present with real-time captions or subtitles Please note the Digital Accessibility Tips section of the page.
How to Use Virtual Backgrounds in MS Teams and Zoom
This tech tip demonstrates how to utilize a virtual background in Microsoft Teams and in Zoom. The purpose of having a virtual background is to ensure privacy so people in your virtual meeting cannot see what is around you or recognize where you are. To select a virtual background in MS Teams: 1. Enter […]
Accessibility Remediation Sprints
This tech tip is to highlight up comings training for Accessibility+ in D2L Brightspace. These trainings provided though the Minnesota state system office. The trainings are called Accessibility Remediation Sprints. To access the schedule and to RSVP for the Accessibility Remediation Sprints, please use the following link: Minnesota State Events Calendar
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Accessibility
Accessibility is an important consideration in all aspects of teaching and learning, and especially critical online in learning environments. Check out these tutorials to assist you in your efforts to make your courses accessible to all students.
Learn about AccessibilityCourse Design
We are happy to meet with faculty who are interested in building a new course, revising an existing course, or want to discuss ways to integrate new technology into their teaching practice.
View Course Design ResourcesBrightspace Learning Opportunities
Our staff facilitate in-person Brightspace trainings on campus every semester, including summer. See the Events and News page for a full schedule of these learning opportunities.
Check Brightspace ResourcesRemote Teaching
Resources to help you move course content and student engagement to an online environment.
Get Remote Teaching GuidancePrograms & Services
Faculty development programs and services include those coordinated by the Director of Teaching and Learning and D2L site administrators and programs coordinated directly by college faculty.
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We provide eLearning support for D2L Resources, Course Design, Academic Technology, MediaSpace, Zoom Web Conferencing, Respondus Quiz Generator, D2L Quiz Conversion Tool, ReadSpeaker/TextAid, eBooks and Direct Digital Materials, Accessibility Resources, Open Educational Resources and much more!
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This collection of resources and the support efforts of our staff are aligned with our college values, especially: Excellence: Focus on quality in programs and services, Innovation: Encourage and reward new ideas, proactive thinking and use of evolving technology, and Accountability: Maintain effective and efficient programs and services.
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