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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.
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We will lead the way in providing educational development and student support.
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Use a short, descriptive file name and document title
This tech tip features an article put out by Academic and Student Affairs at Minnesota State. This article explains how to use short descriptive file names and document titles. This is part of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). In this article you will find information following: • Why is using short and descriptive names for […]
Adjusting Font Color Within D2L Brightspace
This tech tip demonstrates how to make sure the color of your text is accessible for all who use D2L Brightspace including those have vision issues. This is a part of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). 1. Click the accessibility checker icon on the HTML toolbar: 2. You will see the following indicating where the […]
Assisting Students with Saving Data from their Student Accounts
Once a student graduates they will lose access to their student accounts. This tech tip is designed to help faculty assist students is saving their data in the following accounts prior to graduation: Office 365 Zoom Kaltura Mediaspace Please feel free to share the following document with your students Preparing Your Student Accounts for Graduation […]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Resources to help you move course content and student engagement to an online environment.
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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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