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Do you consider yourself a change agent?
Are you someone who promotes or enables change to happen within your classes, department, college, or institution? If so, is there a particular “price you pay” for being one? And is there a “pay off” for being one? I apologize for the banking analogies! I’m curious to know what you think and feel about this topic.
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Your "secret sauce" for engagement
Learner engagement is always a hot topic in teaching and learning circles. While there's plenty of literature out there to suggest what works and what doesn't, I'm curious hear from others here what engagement strategies work best for you? What's your "secret sauce" to get learners to open up, to share their thinking, to…
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Teaching methodologies and tools
Hello faculty group members! My colleagues used to tease me because I would change up my course each year in order try a new tool or instructional strategy. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't. Given the start of the new academic year, I am curious to hear if you are trying any new teaching methodologies or tools that…
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September Events in The Community 🍂
Come 'FALL' right into our Community September Events!🍂 Convos with Community: Back to School Edition🚍 📅 September 15th from 12:00-12:45pm ET 📚 We'll share the latest resources, inspired by you! 🎫 Get connected with upcoming events 🤝 We’ll invite your feedback and share information for staying connected Let’s Learn with…
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Events This Week - Aug 21/25
Good afternoon! This week there are two very exciting events happening in the Brightspace Community Lynn’s Take on Gamification 📅 August 22nd, 2023 from 9:00-9:45 am ET Lynn shares a video walk through of her virtual escape room, highlighting the Brightspace tools she used Lynn reviews her Brightspace Learning Center…
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Free Webinar with ReadSpeaker and Respondus!
How Aims Community College Provides Secure and Accessible Assessments May 11, 2023 2:00 PM Register here. By utilizing Respondus and ReadSpeaker, Aims Community College has been able to provide their learners a way to have their assessments provided in a secure, accessible environment. In this webinar, you will hear from…
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Launching the Product Roadmap
🔔 Hey Community Members, 👉 Launching in a brand-new visual format on the D2L Community, the updated Product Roadmap will help D2L clients plan their teaching and learning priorities for the next quarter, semester, or school year with recent and upcoming feature launches in mind. 🙌 You’ve helped shape the roadmap for 2023…
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Free webinar--Expanding the Reach of Accessibility within Brightspace
Join this free webinar hosted by ReadSpeaker! Feb 23, 2023 @ 2:00 PM EST Expanding the Reach of Accessibility within Brightspace https://app.livestorm.co/readspeaker-llc/expanding-the-reach-of-accessibility-within-brightspace
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ReadSpeaker text to speech is coming to D2L Discussions!
Discussions – Reach every learner with the introduction of ReadSpeaker text-to-speech technology! Check out the D2L release notes and the ReadSpeaker website for more information!
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Hey Community Members! We’ve got some exciting changes happening within our Brightspace...
Hey Community Members! We’ve got some exciting changes happening within our Brightspace Community and we want your input! Starting Monday August 22nd, you’ll have the opportunity to share your thoughts and recommendations with us through a quick and easy connect. Here you will get a sneak peek of a sample prototype and be…
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FREE WEBINAR! Thursday, June 30 @ 2:00 ESTAs the student population continues to become more...
FREE WEBINAR! Thursday, June 30 @ 2:00 EST As the student population continues to become more diverse, it's important to meet learners where they are. Second language learners or those who may fall into a group generally referred to as underserved may need extra assistance with consuming course materials. This webinar will…
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Did you know? A 2021 study by Bruno et al. found that postsecondary students with intellectual...
Did you know? A 2021 study by Bruno et al. found that postsecondary students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) improved reading comprehension scores significantly after receiving direct instruction on use of text-to-speech. Read more about the research here.
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Hello! Glad to see all the valuable content here! 😍
Hello! Glad to see all the valuable content here! 😍
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Hello
Hello
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i am a new college student anyone have any advice for me
i am a new college student anyone have any advice for me
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Hello, Accordion Question Here - Not sure if I should post this here or someplace else on the...
Hello, Accordion Question Here - Not sure if I should post this here or someplace else on the site, but quick question about accordions - If I want to have a PowerPoint file or word doc in an accordion, is there a way to make it display as an embedded file like if we just uploaded a file straight to our D2L course? Right…
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Hi Everyone,I have a question about the Rubric in the D2L shell. I want to link the rubric to...
Hi Everyone, I have a question about the Rubric in the D2L shell. I want to link the rubric to my content section. I want it to be a place where learners go first as a way of informing how they move through the material within the course. So I want to link the rubric but not just the published rubric- I want to link the…
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Register & Share: FREE Professional Development (Online Conference) TLTCon22 - Largest....
Register & Share: FREE Professional Development (Online Conference) TLTCon22 - Largest. Conference. Ever! The Teaching & Learning Team (TLT), at College of Charleston (CofC), is excited to announce that this year's Teaching, Learning, and Technology Conference (May 17-18) will be the College's largest, ever! Hosted…
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I am new to D2L and i have been coming across ReadSpeaker and i was wondering who they are and...
I am new to D2L and i have been coming across ReadSpeaker and i was wondering who they are and what they do.
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Apache Log4j or Log4j security risk and what it means for ReadSpeaker users: The global media is...
Apache Log4j or Log4j security risk and what it means for ReadSpeaker users: The global media is reporting a major vulnerability or security risk within Java operating systems called Apache Log4j or Log4j. So, what does this mean if you are a ReadSpeaker user? Well, good news--NONE of the ReadSpeaker products contain or…
