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We're excited to discuss the #TeaForTeaching podcast on Pedagogies of Care: #ungrading with guest speaker @SusanDebraBlum at this month's Inquiring Minds Forum. Join us tomorrow (11/18) at 3pm CDT. Zoom link can be found on the faculty listserv. teaforteaching.com/145-pedagogies
Food for thought: ""Feedback structure is often thought of as the cliched “feedback sandwich.” Not only is this not a particularly useful model..." psychologytoday.com/us/blog/leadin…
Check out these tips on Sharing a Presentation in Zoom to figure out exactly what you see versus students. extquickbytes.blogspot.com/2021/11/sharin…
From @cultofpedagogy: @mudandink_ & Marie Morris discuss how to use a unit vision board to make learning visible. Similar to a 1-pager, this idea uses essential question to engage students & help them think deeply about author's purpose, POV, & theme. bit.ly/3cev4aV
#Educators, #DYK you can use our #free #BrightspaceCommunity #resource: 3 Keys to More Accessible Written Communications, to improve the #accessibility of your written content? These simple, easy practices can be used within & outside #D2L. Details at bit.ly/2ZTwpky
#Educators, learn various ways you can use #Brightspace tools to give #feedback, explore applied learning theories, rollouts & training, and customer examples in our #BrightspaceSuccessToolkitCourse. Find direct links to the course and feedback tool: bit.ly/3m6zPYG
To our faculty feeling this way, we're here for you. A listening ear, a helping hand with Brightspace, a walking meeting away from Zoom.
#NewFeature alert
#Educators, #Learners, we are excited to bring you the option to print PDF files! With the #OctoberRelease, the #Print button will be visible when viewing a PDF #topic or the #CourseOverview PDF. Find more details in our #OctoberPrevewReleaseNotes: bit.ly/3lSlSNS
Have you tried the #@mentions functionality yet?
#Educators - check out the new #MentionsFeature in our #OctoberReleaseNotes! If enabled by your organization, #Learners will be able to receive email #notifications if they were tagged in #discussion posts or #threads: bit.ly/3ABt3QG
Overwhelmed with grading large numbers of problem sets but want to give prompt feedback? Check out this approach ⤵️
#Educators - check out the new #MentionsFeature in our #OctoberReleaseNotes! If enabled by your organization, #Learners will be able to receive email #notifications if they were tagged in #discussion posts or #threads: bit.ly/3ABt3QG
Want some strategies that "encourage students to read and apply what they're learning?" listen to the #LectureBreakers podcast with @BarbiHoneycutt @Jenae_Cohn for ideas such as clearly stating the purpose of the reading barbihoneycutt.com/blogs/podcast/…
We're excited for this Thursday's Inquiring Minds Forum where we will be discussing this Teaching Change Future Trends Forum youtu.be/B9OeqLsF0TM All CSS faculty and staff are welcome
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Oral Exams often get a bad rap, but there can be advantages if set up to promote student success.
Opinion | Offering exams in that format can be beneficial to both the instructor and the students in multiple ways, writes Kevin Sun, who provides recommendations for faculty who are considering it. bit.ly/2YogaLF
New feature alert in Brightspace
#Educators, you can now use the #BrightspaceEditor in more areas! This includes the #Description & #Feedback fields in #Rubrics plus the #Feedback field in Evaluation mode. Thanks to #PIE items D5342 ,D5143, D8026! Get Details in our #SeptemberReleaseNotes bit.ly/3lDnj2r
#Educators, #DYK we have recorded #BrightspaceGuidedTraining #webinars? Specifically, our webinar on assessing #learners with the #Assignments tool. Learn to create and grade assignments and view the tool from the learner perspective. bit.ly/3BW5IJK
Do you use HTML templates? Did you know our templates have been customized with CSS images like tower hall?
#Educators, #DYK you can style #CourseContent without writing code? Do so using responsive, accessible, and now interactive #HTMLTemplates! These educator-friendly layouts help you create great looking #Content using the #HTMLEditor bit.ly/3n6HiZF
The Brightspace #ActivityFeed is a great space to share those 'fun resources' that don't seem to have a place anywhere else. Bonus, students can comment on them and share their own!
#Educators, #DYK you can attach weblinks, embedded code, images, remote plug-ins and videos in your #ActivityFeed? We are confident your learners will love this rich, immersive and interactive experience. Find more information at bit.ly/3BvWN1r
Some great tips here on using breakout rooms effectively. 'Let their rooms be their rooms.'
Find out how #breakoutrooms were music 🎵 to this instructor's ears! Some tips? Choose questions that don’t have a single right answer. Set students up for success. Let their rooms be their rooms. Keep the discussion buffer. Ask for input. ow.ly/MiOa50Gh4Ec
Google Tip coming at you as you slide into the weekend.
This is on our list to listen to today. Any interest in a podcast discussion group?
Episode 70: Culturally Responsive Choices with @courtney_plotts is now available! Listen to the whole episode at thinkudl.org/episodes/cultu… and on all major podcasting platforms. @LillianNave #UDLHE
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