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The Ultimate Guide to Instructional Design
Our experts break down what instructional design is, what instructional designers do and share tips for creating engaging, inclusive educational content that learners will love.
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9 Things to Consider Before Making an LMS Switch
About the eBook Your LMS functions as the heart of your academic institution—it not only hosts and manages learning material, but also helps students to successfully hit learning outcomes. However,…
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SNHU turns student data into student success
How SNHU Turns Student Data Into Student Success Ensuring student success has become one of the biggest challenges for colleges and universities. With the adoption of education technology, higher education…
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Make Data-Driven Decisions with D2L Brightspace
Now more than ever, instructors need easy-to-action, on-time information that supports student growth without breaking the bank. Get ready to move beyond the limitations of a learning management system (LMS)…
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Using Brightspace to implement a unique CBE experience
In November 2009, President Obama launched the Educate to Innovate initiative to move American students from the middle to the top of the pack in science and math achievement over the next decade. Recognizing that great teaching is part of any child’s success, President Obama also issued a challenge to the nation to recruit and prepare more than 100,000 new teachers over the next decade.
Helping students track and showcase learning that happens outside the classroom
There is more to a student than just a letter grade. Unfortunately, there is no letter grade to document the experiences and skills a student develops outside the classroom. To address this challenge, the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) developed the Student Transformative Learning Record (STLR) as a way to provide students with new tools to showcase a more detailed and complete picture of their experiential learning activities.
Helping students take charge of their education online
Lakeland College students have the opportunity to take charge and participate in shaping their own education at the college. How? Through career-relevant, student-run projects, operations and events. The college’s students are drawn to Lakeland’s unique, hands-on education approach. Students have the opportunity to leverage a variety of instructional methods from face-to-face, blended, and distance learning to realize their educational goals, become career-ready, or enhance their professional skill set for career advancement.
Can Adaptive Learning Make a Difference in the Classroom?
Teachers use data to guide their instructional practices and provide intervention when needed. Many K-12 schools have data meetings or talks to discuss student progress and develop intervention strategies. These…
How USFQ partnered with D2L to drive collaboration and spread best practices across faculty
A leader in education, research, creativity, entrepreneurship and freedom of thinking in Ecuador and Latin America, Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) set the bar high by implementing the philosophy of the Liberal Arts, entrepreneurship and scientific, technological and cultural development throughout its 25 years of history.
How Brightspace engaged and empowered 20,000 students
An innovator in education for over fifty years and a pioneer in online learning courses, Universidade Tiradentes (Unit) has believed in the power technology has to transform learning for a long time. Having identified how an online solution clearly benefits everyone involved in the educational process, Unit invested to implement the Brightspace platform to expand technology-assisted learning possibilities.
7 Tips for Increasing Student Engagement in Online Learning
Here are a few ideas for ensuring higher levels of student engagement in online courses.
Five-star accommodation
It had always been a point of pride—Stephen F. Austin State University (SFASU) enjoyed a reputation for offering the most in accessibility. When it came to online learning, however, feedback was less than glowing. Students and faculty who needed accommodations, particularly the visually impaired, were regularly calling for help. Unfortunately, the learning management system (LMS) used by SFASU made it impossible to resolve the recurring issues. Determined to reverse the situation, they set out to find a learning platform that would meet their accessibility requirements. In order to get it right, they asked for help from those who would benefit the most: students and faculty.
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