Barry Dahl

Barry Dahl began working as the Sr. Community Manager at Desire2Learn in May 2012. Barry previously served as the Vice President of Technology and Lake Superior Connect e-Campus at Lake Superior College in Duluth, MN, where he was the senior administrator in charge of online learning. He has a total of 27 years of work experience within higher education, and also milked his college student career for as long as he possibly could.

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Recent Posts by Barry Dahl

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Discussions at Fusion 2019

Double the Discussions – by popular demand

Have a Blast with Five-Minute Flares at Fusion 2019 featured image

Have a Blast with Five-Minute Flares at Fusion 2019

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Catchy or Kitschy? Prepare to Submit Your Fusion 2019 Session Proposal

Are you thinking about being a presenter at D2L Fusion 2019 next July?

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A Checklist for Evaluating Time Flexibility in Online Courses

A deeper look into designing online courses that balance the needs of students and faculty

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Four Factors Impacting Online Course Flexibility

A deeper look at how to offer more flexibility for your online students

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4 Key Components of a Faculty Mentor Program

Saint Leo University shares best practices and recommendations for a successful faculty mentor program

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Windows of Opportunity in Online Learning

A deeper look at finding the right window of opportunity for the online student

Faculty Buy-in: The Key to a Successful LMS Transition featured image

Faculty Buy-in: The Key to a Successful LMS Transition

Louisburg College shares their top tips for getting faculty onboard with a new LMS

How Flexible or Rigid is Your Online Course Design? featured image

How Flexible or Rigid is Your Online Course Design?

Today’s student demands flexibility in learning–online courses need to be designed to help support this

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Designing Online Courses for Quality Assurance

Rosalind Franklin University shares best practices for designing online courses for quality assurance.

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Three Different Options for Online Student Course Introductions

How many times have you used an online course assignment like this during the first week of a new term?

The Power of Predictive Analytics Leaves One Professor Wanting More featured image

The Power of Predictive Analytics Leaves One Professor Wanting More

Read how one professor took a risk - and the payoff was worth it

2016 Brightspace Excellence Award Nominations Now Open featured image

2016 Brightspace Excellence Award Nominations Now Open

These awards recognize educators who share a passion for teaching and learning.

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7 Tips for Increasing Student Engagement in Online Courses

Come to Fusion 2016 and see TED Talks Legend Sir Ken Robinson! featured image

Come to Fusion 2016 and see TED Talks Legend Sir Ken Robinson!

Why Do We Measure Customer Success? featured image

Why Do We Measure Customer Success?

Free MOOC starts October 20, 2014 – Web Accessibility MOOC for Online... featured image

Free MOOC starts October 20, 2014 – Web Accessibility MOOC for Online...

15 Years Of Progress: Academy Online High School featured image

15 Years Of Progress: Academy Online High School

15 Years Of Progress: University Of Guelph featured image

15 Years Of Progress: University Of Guelph

15 Years of Progress: University of Wisconsin System featured image

15 Years of Progress: University of Wisconsin System

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Looking Ahead to FUSION 2014