Improving Instructor-to-Student Interaction: Spring 2024

March 25 – April 14, 2024

Short Course

Description

By the end of this three week short course, you will be able to use D2L Brightspace tools (including Content, HTML Editor, and Release Conditions) to improve the instructor-to-student interaction. You will be provided with efficient ways to create and add existing content materials in the Content tool, tips and tricks to using HTML Editor, and strategies for utilizing conditional release with Release Conditions.  You will be provided with practical strategies to apply effective course design to engage students with online course content.

Course Learning Objectives:

• Understand general uses for using communication tools and features for instructor-to-student interactions in a course
• Understand best practices using these communication tools to facilitate instructor-to-student course interactions
• Analyze and apply practical strategies for one or more scenario(s) in instructor-to-student course interactions
• Evaluate and reflect on how these strategies may improve instructor-to-student interactions in a course

Technical Skill Requirements

• Use a web browser
• Create, save and upload Microsoft Word documents
• Perform basic tasks associated with the following D2L Brightspace tools: Content, Discussions and Assignments

Materials Required 

Participants should have access to their own D2L Brightspace course (sandbox or development are acceptable) to practice using the available course tools and features. Contact your campus D2L/IT Helpdesk to create a D2L Brightspace “Sample/Sandbox” Course if you do not have one.

Suggested Audience 

Faculty (Full-time and part-time), Instructional Designers and Technologists, Faculty Developers/Trainers, and Concurrent Enrollment instructors.

Estimated Time Commitment 

Most participants are able to complete this course by committing 4-6 hours per week. 

Reflect on your Professional Development 

As you progress through this course, please consider how you can use the assignments as a way to highlight your work on your Professional Development Plan. Consider sharing your work with your leadership team.

Registration Required

Use the RSVP tool below to register. There is a limit of 30 participants per course.

Reminders Coming:  We use the email address you provided to send you reminder emails as the event date gets closer, but we suggest you add this event to your calendar. 

Accommodations: If you require accommodations (live captioning, etc.) to participate in this event, please send an email to the person at the bottom of this page. 

Course Location 

This course is hosted and facilitated using shared D2L Brightspace instance of Minnesota State called, MnSite.

Questions?  

Contact the facilitator Yalda Hamidi.