2024 Educational Technology Development Opportunities
Instructional Technology and Development at the 2024 Fall Educator Seminars
Instructional Technology and Development is participating once again in the annual Fall Educator Seminars. ITD will be hosting five virtual sessions from August 22 to 23, 2024.
The Fall Educator Seminars is a virtual event that features a variety of no-cost trainings and webinars to help MSU educators and staff prepare for the fall semester and beyond. The seminars will focus on ways to enhance student success and connect to an array of resources.
The Fall Educator Seminars are developed by MSU IT’s Educational Technology department, MSU IT Training, MSU Libraries, the Enhanced Digital Learning Initiative (EDLI), and the Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation (CTLI).
For more details and to register for all the event's sessions, visit the 2024 Fall Educator Seminars page on iTeach.
Classroom Technology Overview: Maximizing Student Learning and Engagement Across Modalities
August 22, 2024, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m., Virtual
Presented by Rhonda Kessling and Sarah Freye, Instructional Technology and Development, MSU IT
This session explores the diverse range of classroom technologies, from traditional to high-tech, empowering you to make the most of your learning environment. You'll be able to confidently identify the technologies available in classrooms, distinguish between different classroom types, and engage in informed discussions on the most suitable modalities in a variety of situations.
Removing Barriers to Learning: Improve D2L Course Usability and Accessibility with Ally
August 22, 2024, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m., Virtual
Presented by Kevin Henley and Sam Abele, Instructional Technology and Development, MSU IT
D2L Brightspace is a powerful learning management system, however, the wide range of content types and user activities can produce accessibility roadblocks for some users. We'll cover how to identify and remediate accessibility issues associated with your course content using Ally, an automated accessibility tool integrated into D2L. We will also demonstrate other accessibility features included with D2L and discuss overall best practices for improving course usability and accessibility.
D2L Brightspace Essentials: Navigation, Gradebook Creation, and Structuring Accessible Content
August 23, 2024, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Virtual
Presented by Dr. Lindsay Tigue and Kareem Downer Shojgreen, Instructional Technology and Development, MSU IT
This informational webinar will cover the basics of setting up your course in D2L Brightspace. See an overview of the interface and learn how to set up tools for assessment and engagement, including the gradebook, assignments and assignment collection, quizzes, discussions, syllabus, digital document distribution, announcements, and more. Examples will also be shown for uploading and organizing content with links to activities, so that learners can navigate the course efficiently.
Setting up your Gradebook in D2L Brightspace
August 23, 2024, 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., Virtual
Presented by Dr. Cui Cheng and Dr. Jennifer Wagner, Instructional Technology and Development, MSU IT
Access to accurate and up-to-date grades is very important to students. The D2L online gradebook gives private views to students and a spreadsheet view to instructors. This training will lead you through how to set up a points-based or percentage-based (weighted) gradebook. We will also cover how to connect existing activities or assessments--such as discussions, assignments and quizzes--to the gradebook.
Achieving your Course Goals with Backward Design
August 23, 2024, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., Virtual
Presented by Rhonda Kessling and Kareem Downer Shojgreen, Instructional Technology and Development, MSU IT
The backward design process begins with the final learning outcomes and works backward from there. When we ask ourselves precisely what the student should know or do, then we have a starting point for building the course, the lesson or the program. We will work together to create learning outcomes and to align them with assessments. This design process will help you become more intentional with your activities and assessments and make them more meaningful to your students.
