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Brightspace 101: Getting Started in the Learning Environment
I’m hoping this session is more about what is different with Brightspace rather than a general overview of LMS platforms. Otherwise I may have to step of this session also… Intelligent agents Send automated/customized messages to students based on conditions (things done or not done) Can be used for students and instructors Activity feed Can
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Check That Off My List! Engaging Students with Checklists
Checklists are an easy way of allowing students to see what requirements are needed for a period of time. You can create due dates for the requirements, as well as use Intelligent Data for release conditions. With the due dates, you can put checklist items on the course calendar, which can show on the course
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Getting Your Feet Wet: An Introduction to Brightspace
I’m hoping that this session answers some of the questions that I have. It seems like from the show of hands, only 1/2 of the group has logged into D2L before, and I may be the only enterprise/corporate user. You do have the ability to create sub-modules. The sub-modules will appear in the content list
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Let’s Fidget With Our Custom Widgets
The first breakout session of D2L Fusion. I have absolutely no idea what to expect and I have no idea what I plan to do with the results of this session. Not even being a D2L customer, I’m hoping to get ideas on what the course homepages can do/how they can be customized. So with
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Moving Beyond Text: Integrating Audio, Video, and Interactive Elements in the Online Classroom
Kristine Roshau”Multimedia learning is learning from words and pictures.”https://twitter.com/Rmac003Roger/status/834396612491345920Kristine showed a diagram showing what happens with information when it is consumed through various multimedia methods. It’s an interesting diagram – one that I hadn’t seen before.http://mevins.info/2kZjqDGAfter discussing the diagram, Kristine began talking more about multiple methods of learning, as well as sthe concern about over-stimulating
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Best Practices for Engaging Team Projects
Karen Valaitis & Amanda YazejianAt the start of the session, the presenters asked us to answer a few short questions through Poll Everywhere. Questions included, “have you ever incorporated team projects in an online course,” “have your students ever had a positive team project experience in an online course,” and “what are the primary issues