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/

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Instructor Profile Widget

This tech tip is to emphasize the best way for a student to contact their instructor. One of the best ways for students to contact is to let them know your availability. The instructor profile widget is a great way to do this.  The following are some facts about the...

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Turning Tools on in your D2L Brightspace Course

This tech tip provides instructions on how instructors can turn on tools that have been turned off in their courses.  Tools that have been turned off by default in the May release include: Course Builder FAQ Glossary Instruction Design Wizard * Learning Activity Library * (* = listed as “Accelerator”...

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Creating Accessible Tables in Brightspace

This tech tip features an article from Minnesota State Academic and Student Affairs on creating accessible table in D2L Brightspace. To view this article, please click on the following link: Creating Accessible Tables in D2L Brightspace In this article, you will find the reasoning behind making tables accessible. This article...

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