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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Semester Start Up Widget
As we prepare for fall semester, this tech tip points out the semester start up widget on the D2L Brightspace homepages. The widget is located in the upper right portion of the D2L Brightspace homepage: Direct links to each D2L Brightspace Homepage are as follows: Inver: https://inverhills.learn.minnstate.edu/ DCTC: https://dctc.learn.minnstate.edu/
Resources to Assist with ADA Compliance in D2L Courses
This Tech tip is to highlight resources that will assist faculty with reaching the ADA Compliance deadline of Accessibility Compliance in their courses. All Minnesota State employee electronic documents and course materials must adhere to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA standards by April 24, 2027. These guidelines provide a comprehensive framework to […]
Moving Units or Lessons in the New Content Experience
You can use the arrow keys on the keyboard to position the piece of content where you need it to be. Click on the grab handle so it is highlighted: Press Enter, a tip menu will appear: Use arrow keys on your keyboard to put the piece of content where you want it (Units or […]
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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.
Explore Programs & ServiceseLearning
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!
Explore ResourcesFaculty Resources
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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