This Tech Tip features a very concise newsletter by Academic and Student Affairs at Minnesota State. This newsletter provides valuable information on how to use ALT text in MS Word. To view the newsletter, please click on the following link: Provide meaningful alt text to images Also, please scroll down...
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...
QR codes may present a challenge for those who have coordination issues. This tech tip will focus on how to create a clickable QR Code so all the user needs to do is click on the QR Code or an alternative hyperlink next to the image. To make a QR...
This tech tip is to demonstrate how to link an announcement to a content topic. This is a good way for your students to read the announcement and then they can click right where you would like them to go in the content area. 1. Create an announcement on...
This tech tip demonstrates a shorthand method of copying an announcement from one course to another course: 1. Click the drop down arrow beside the announcement to access the context menu and then choose Copy to Other Courses: 2. In the Choose Destinations textbox, enter the name of the course...
This Tech tip shows you how to change the text in your course homepage banner. This can serve as a tool for engaging students’ attention whenever they log in to the course. Changing the text of the homepage banner will not affect the title of the course since the title...
Faculty Resource Bulletin Highlights of this week’s bulletin include: Formalities Opportunities for Faculty Support and Development Faculty and Student Resources Potpourri Minnesota State Events and Development Opportunities National and Vendor-Sponsored Events and Development Opportunities Formalities A Note from Fran Kennedy Hi everyone! What a whirlwind the last few weeks have...
From the classlist in D2L Brightspace, you can now identify the groups and sections that a specific student belongs to. This will be helpful if you have had your course sections combined and or have created multiple groups in your course. 1. From the classlist, click the down arrow beside...
Creating an Instructor Bio widget on your D2L Brightspace homepage is an easy way to connect with your students. This allows your students to know how to contact you right away when they log in to your course homepage. In the widget, you can include your picture as well as...
This tech tip shows how to restore a quiz that was deleted from a course in D2L Brightspace. From your course homepage navigation bar: 1. Click Assessments > from the dropdown menu select Quizzes 2. Ensure Manage Quizzes is selected: 3. Click More Actions, then select Restore 4. From the...
