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Google's Notebook LM can now create a video overview of your sources. We used H5P Smart Import to quickly turn that video overview into an interactive experience. Check it out!
š° Featured News
š° Featured News
Our Peosta Office Has Moved!
Our Peosta Office Has Moved!
You can now find us in the faculty suite, room 136E.Ā
An instructional designer is typically on campus Monday-Thursday for in-person support. Appointments are encouraged.
Use the button below to book an appointment on any campus, or online:
Regular & Substantive Interaction Policy Update
Regular & Substantive Interaction Policy Update
Ever wonder if you're interacting adequately with your online students? Federal regulations require that faculty initiate frequent and consistent, course-related communication with students in distance courses.
The NICC Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) Policy for Distance Courses was recently updated to include examples of communication that meets RSI standards, and the expectations of our accreditor, the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).Ā Ā
More information on RSI is available on our Quality Course Design RSI page, and in our QCD Standard #2: Instructor Presence.
Need RSI Ideas? Join us for a Q&A Session!
Tuesday, September 16th | 12:00 p.m. Central | Zoom
We will demystify the federal requirement for Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) and provide a toolkit of practical, ready-to-implement strategies. You will learn the core principles of RSI and explore a variety of techniques for fostering meaningful engagement, building community, and providing constructive feedback using Brightspace.Ā
Academic Help Brightspace Module
Academic Help Brightspace Module
In collaboration with the Learning Center Task Force, we've built an Academic Help module that you can now add to any Brightspace course! The module contains a description of the Learning Center's resources, links for accessing their services, and tutorial videos for utilizing Upswing, their online tutoring and appointment system.
š„ļø Technology News
š„ļø Technology News
Organize Media Library with Folders
Organize Media Library with Folders
The first of several upgrades to the Brightspace Media Library (ML), you can now organize your videos into folders!
Coming soon... HTML pages will soon be stored and editable from the ML, which means you can update them in one place and have them be current everywhere you use them (i.e. update your instructor contact info once and have it push to all of your courses).Ā
šBrightspace Quiz Printer
šBrightspace Quiz Printer
FINALLY! You can now print a physical copy (or PDF) of your Brightspace quizzes. This includes answer keys! Printing a quiz has been a highly anticipated feature request for many years in Brightspace.
Brightspace Toolbox Updates
Brightspace Toolbox Updates
Alternative Formats! The new "Alternative Formats" section in the Brightspce Toolbox explains the powerful, built-in accessibility tools available to students in your courses. These tools, Panorama and ReadSpeaker, automatically allow students to convert your course files into alternative formats like audio (MP3s) or have on-screen text read aloud, supporting diverse learning needs with no extra work required from instructors.Ā
Onboarding Learners to Brightspace! The Toolbox now includes a quick tour of the main Brightspace environment, showing students how to navigate confidently in the digital classroom. Students will learn how to use the main menu bars to find their course materials, check for feedback, and access key tools. Over 400 students checked out the Toolbox last weekend!Ā
ā ļø Google Chrome 'Homework Help' Feature ā ļø
ā ļø Google Chrome 'Homework Help' Feature ā ļø
Homework Help is a recently launched feature that is available to everyone in the Chrome browser.Ā
The feature pops up in Chrome automatically in the address bar when it detects potential use. It utilizes Google Lens.Ā
While Google Lens has been a feature in Chrome for several years, the visibility of it skyrocketed in the past month with the 'Homework Help' message.
Honorlock does NOT currently flag this feature's use. Please be aware of it!
D2L is investigating ways to prevent Homework Help from appearing when browsing Brightspace.Ā
In Case You Missed It...
H5P Smart Import!
In Case You Missed It...
H5P Smart Import!
Do you want to make your courses more engaging in minutes? This tool is for you! In minutes, H5P Smart Import creates interactive practice activities based on your content and with your customized instructions. Let Smart Import do the work for you!Ā
Here are just a few of the things H5P Smart Import can do for you in just a few minutes:
Embed quiz questions into YouTube or other videos
Turn your lecture notes into quizzes
Turn textbook slide decks into an interactive lesson
Create flash cards from a list of vocabulary terms
Watch the video to learn how H5P Smart Import can build multiple interactive activities such as quizzes, crosswords, and interactive videos for you!Ā
š§ Professional Development News
š§ Professional Development News
Upcoming Live & On-Demand Training
Upcoming Live & On-Demand Training
Regular & Substantive Interaction
September 16 | 12:00 PM CDT | Zoom
This professional development session is designed for faculty teaching distance courses. We will demystify the federal requirement for Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) and provide a toolkit of practical, ready-to-implement strategies.
Applying Assessment Results
December 11 | 12:00 PM CDT | ZoomĀ
This session will guide faculty through the essential final stage of the assessment cycle, using data to inform and enhance future teaching and course design. We will explore how to synthesize and interpret key course data points, including student feedback from the IDEA survey, trends in final grade information, and qualitative insights from CLO rubric assessment results.
In the Headlines
In the Headlines
How AI Is ChangingāNot āKillingāāCollege, Inside Higher Ed
Which Colleges Have Conferred the Most Bachelor's Degrees? Chronicle of Higher Ed
Where do States Stand on College and Career Readiness Metrics?, Higher Ed Dive
How to Use AI in Online Courses and Teach Your Students to Use It Too, Faculty Focus
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