The deadline for submitting a proposal for the STAR Symposium has been extended to January 8, 2016. Make it your New Year’s resolution to present at a conference and share... Continue Reading →
Minnesota eLearning Summit – Save the Date
July 27–28, 2016 Minneapolis Community and Technical College Save the date for the 2016 MN eLearning Summit which will be held at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. The MN eLearning... Continue Reading →
MN IGNITE 2016
Please forward this information on the MN IGNITE 2016 conference to your faculty and staff. Register Now Join your colleagues and peers, and D2L staff at the annual MN IGNITE... Continue Reading →
The STAR Symposium Registration is OPEN!
Registration for the STAR Symposium is open! Please consider attending this virtual conference being held in February 19, 2016. The Call For Proposals will remain open until 12/30/15. Date &... Continue Reading →
Hobson Extension of Master Contract
TO: Chief Academic Officers, Chief Student Affairs Officers Colleagues, I am forwarding to you information regarding the contract extension for the Hobsons master contract that was approved by the Board... Continue Reading →
Innovation Funding Opportunities Deadlines Extended
Open Textbook Initiatives – Deadline extended for Campus Open Textbook Project Proposals to December 23rd, 2015. The Call for Participation includes all the information you need. A flyer is available... Continue Reading →
Innovation Funding aka “Shark Tank” – Due Date Extended
On behalf of Kim Lynch, Senior System Director for Educational Innovations, this is a reminder of the Innovation Funding, aka "Shark Tank" due date for the Intention to Pitch. The... Continue Reading →
STAR Symposium – Save the Date and Call for Proposals
The 2016 STAR Symposium celebrates excellence in teaching and learning by providing an avenue for individuals to share best practices, ideas and resources with colleagues. This virtual one-day conference will consist of... Continue Reading →
MN IGNITE 2016-Save the Date!
Join your colleagues and peers, and D2L staff at the annual MN IGNITE 2016 conference on April 15, 2016, from 7:45 AM–3:50 PM (Central Time) at Normandale Community College, 9700... Continue Reading →
MnSCU Captioning Assessment Project Update
In 2015, the System Office initiated a system-wide project to explore options for the provision of transcription and captioning services to MnSCU institutions for teaching and instructional purposes. Under the... Continue Reading →
Innovation Funding – Open Textbook Initiatives – Registration Open
Faculty can now request participation and register in the Open Textbook Training and Reviews. The purpose of this project is to support faculty interested in open textbook training and the... Continue Reading →
November and December SIG Series
The SIG Series webinars are open to everyone in MnSCU. Please feel free to share with others! November 18, 2015 - Stereotype Threat 101: What is it? December 2, 2015... Continue Reading →
Campus Academic Technology Teams (CATT) October Update
To: Chief Academic, Student, and Information Officers As a regular update on the Campus Academic Technology Teams (CATT), this is to inform you that we held our second month of... Continue Reading →
Innovation Funding – Open Textbook Initiatives
Please see the memorandum on behalf of Kim Lynch, Senior System Director for Educational Innovations, regarding Open Textbook Initiatives. Flyers are available for both Campus Open Textbook Projects and Open... Continue Reading →
Innovation Funding – aka “Shark Tank”
Please see the memorandum on behalf of Kim Lynch, Senior System Director for Educational Innovations, regarding Innovation Funding aka “Shark Tank”. A flyer is available that can be used to raise... Continue Reading →
Program Navigator Upgrade – Coming Soon!
The system office will be upgrading the Program Navigator System over the next two weeks. The testing and implementation will require the system to be offline for 1-2 days. Campuses... Continue Reading →
System Office-Informational: 2015 Fall Semester Start
This announcement has been sent to the following Listserv(s). Please feel free to share the information with others on your campus. Thank you. IT Service Desk Minnesota State Colleges and... Continue Reading →
Smarthinking Open Webinars Aug-Sept 2015
Information on Smarthinking Open Webinars can be found by clicking here. Smarthinking is an online tutoring service that your school is making available to its students. Smarthinking provides tutoring in... Continue Reading →
D2L Brightspace on Continuous Delivery
From the Current System Office Information Technology Newsletter We will begin releasing D2L Brightspace upgrades on a monthly basis starting on July 7, 2015. D2L calls this their “Continuous Delivery”... Continue Reading →
Name Changes Related to Desire2Learn (D2L)
To: Chief Academic Officers, Chief Student Affairs Officers Dear Colleagues, Please share this news release regarding a naming change to the Desire2Learn learning management system with appropriate individuals or departments... Continue Reading →
Two MnSCU Faculty Receive an ITC Award
Two MnSCU faculty were recognized at the 2015 Instructional Technology Council's eLearning Conference on Thursday, February 20, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Only six faculty in total were recognized. The... Continue Reading →
WEBINAR: Writing for the Web – Primer for Blog Writers
Sharing your messages with stakeholders, partners and audience members using blogs and social media is the new standard. Many of us working for public agencies are not familiar with the... Continue Reading →
Online Courses for MnSCU Faculty
Academic and Student Affairs continues to offer self-paced, online courses for faculty, and has recently made them available for self-registration in D2L Brightspace at https://mnsite.ims.mnscu.edu. The flyer describes each course... Continue Reading →
Degree Audits via eServices Statistics
The DARS/Transferology Team has been posting the number of Degree Audits run in eServices by students and advisors (by school) each month for the last 4 years. These monthly reports... Continue Reading →
Minnesota D2L Ignite Regional User Conference 2015 Call for Proposals
Proposals are being accepted for the Minnesota Desire2Learn Ignite Regional User Conference 2015, to be held Friday, April 24, 2015 from 8a.m. – 4p.m. (Note: This is a regional conference... Continue Reading →
2015 Spring Semester Startup
The attached memo is sent to you on behalf of the Spring semester start team. Please feel free to share this information with others at your institution. Thank you. ITS... Continue Reading →
January 2015 – LMIwise Webex Training Opportunities
Two sessions have been scheduled to provide training for the LMIwise web tool for academic program planning. Click the link to register: Wednesday, January 21 @ 9 am: https://mnscu.webex.com/mnscu/j.php?MTID=m1f385f0a25c565aa1a03ef212e902f56... Continue Reading →
New Academic Programs Resources!
In response to requests from campus leaders for access to historical academic program application information, you may now view and download copies of previously approved change applications processed within the... Continue Reading →
ASA Leadership Conference Update – Mobile Apps Released
Colleagues: We are pleased to be able to provide a mobile app for the conference agenda this year. I would like to thank Tedmund Johnson and the Office of Information... Continue Reading →
Transferology Update
As CollegeSource, Inc. informed each college/university Transferology Administrator on Tuesday, October 14, 2014, Transferology and Transferology Lab have been upgraded from version 1.1 to version 1.2. The October 14th 1.2... Continue Reading →
