This fall the Distributed Education team will be offering faculty, short, just-in-time virtual training sessions to better facilitate training between both campuses. Faculty will now be able to attend training from their offices or from any location that has a computer with an Internet connection and a phone. We are hoping to record sessions and make them available for faculty after the training sessions.
Training Participation Policy
Space for virtual training will be limited to 15 participants and registrations will be processed on a first come, first served basis. Sessions with less than 6 registrants will be rescheduled or canceled, depending on resource availability.
Highly Recommended: D2L Overview
Due to the intensive nature of the just-in-time virtual training sessions, we are hoping faculty will have had some previous exposure to using D2L (so questions asked during the sessions are relevant to the training topics). This will enable us to make the most efficient use of time and ensure we are staying on topic. If you require an overview and are not able to attend any of the sessions listed, please contact desupport@camosun.bc.ca
Face-to-Face Drop-In Training
The DE team will also be offering face-to-face informal drop-in sessions on both campuses to assist faculty with learning D2L. No registration is required. Please drop by and we will answer any questions or concerns you have. See drop-in schedule
Virtual Training Sessions
Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm Location: Online (instructions will be sent via email)
D2L Overview
Date: October 25th, 2011 Prerequisites: Familiarity with using a computer and navigating the Internet is strongly recommended. Description: This workshop will provide you with an overview of the essential teaching tools available in our new learning management system, Desire2Learn. Whether you are looking to supplement your face-to-face classes, transition from using a basic course website or simply want to learn more about how to enhance your current teaching methodologies with using technology, this session has a little something for everyone. Come explore the possibilities!
Managing Discussions
Date: October 26th, 2011 Prerequisites: Participants are required to attend a D2L overview session prior to attending this workshop. Description: Take a closer look at how instructors can use Discussions to connect with students and promote collaboration. A demonstration of how to create and facilitate discussion activities will be provided.
Creating Private Groups
Date: October 27, 2011 Prerequisites: Participants are required to attend a D2L overview session prior to attending this workshop. Experience using the Dropbox and Discussion tools in D2L is helpful but not essential. Description: Come learn how to create and manage private groups in D2L. A demonstration of how to create group discussions, dropboxes and locker space will be provided.
Managing Content in D2L
Date: November 1, 2011 Prerequisites: Participants are required to attend a D2L overview session prior to attending this workshop. Description: This intensive session will provide an overview of the content tool in D2L. Participants will learn how to upload and manage course files and begin adding modules and topics. A demonstration of how to edit and manage your content will be provided.
Using Cascading Style Sheets in D2L
Date: November 2, 2011 Prerequisites: Previous experience using D2L (and specifically the content tool) is required. Description: Come learn how to jazz up your online content using D2L’s built-in cascading style sheets (CSS). Cascading style sheets will enable you to easily create a consistent look and feel within your online material. Please note your content must be in HTML to use cascading style sheets. Please contact desupport@camosun.bc.ca if you have any questions related to this session.
Setting Up Your Gradebook
Date: November 8, 2011 Prerequisites: Participants are required to attend a D2L overview session prior to attending this workshop. Description: A demonstration on how to set up your Gradebook from start to finish will be provided.
Entering Grades & Releasing Final Grades
Date: November 9, 2011 Prerequisites: Previous experience using D2L is strongly recommended. Participants should have a Grade book set up prior to the session in order to fully benefit from this training opportunity. Description: It’s grading time again! This session is designed to assist faculty who would like a quick refresher on how to input and manage student grades in D2L. An overview of how to release calculated and adjusted final grades will also be provided.
Creating Quiz Questions
Date: November 15, 2011 Prerequisites: Participants are required to attend a D2L overview session prior to attending this workshop. Description: This session will provide an overview of the 14 different question types available in D2L’s Quizzing tool. Come learn how to create quiz questions and organize your Question Library.
Setting up Quizzes in D2L
Date: November 16, 2011 Prerequisites: Participants are required to attend a D2L overview session prior to attending this workshop. Description: Come learn how to set up a Quiz in D2L! Participants will learn how to customize quiz properties, restrictions, attempts, submission views and how to import questions from the question library during this session. A brief demonstration on creating randomized quizzes to ensure each student receives an unique quiz will also be provided.
Grading Quizzes
Date: November 17, 2011 Prerequisites: Participants are required to attend a D2L overview session prior to attending this workshop. Previous experience setting up a Quiz is also recommended. Description: This training workshop will focus on how grade quizzes. Participants will learn how to set up additional submission views for students (to release answers after a quiz period is over), link to your grade book and grade long answer style questions within a quiz. An overview of question versioning and how to view question statistics will also be provided.
Customizing Your Course Home Navigation Bar
Date: November 22, 2011 Prerequisites: Participants are required to attend a D2L overview session prior to attending this workshop. Previous experience using D2L is strongly recommended. Description: Come learn how to customize your course home navigation bar (navbar). We will tackle how to add, remove and create custom links to your navbar during this session. An overview of how to activate your course home navigation bar will also be provided.
Managing Your Course Homepage and Creating Custom Widgets
Date: November 23, 2011 Prerequisites: Participants are required to attend a D2L overview session prior to attending this workshop. Previous experience using D2L is strongly recommended. Description: Participants will learn how to customize their course home pages by adding, removing and creating their own custom widgets during this session.
Import/Export/Copy Components in D2L
Date: November 24, 2011 Prerequisites: Participants are required to attend a D2L overview session prior to attending this workshop. Previous experience using D2L is strongly recommended. Description: This workshop will focus on how to copy course component from course to course and how to export courses out of D2L.
Conditional Release in D2L
Date: November 29, 2011 Prerequisites: Participants are required to attend a D2L overview session prior to attending this workshop. Previous experience using D2L is strongly recommended. Description: This workshop is designed to provide faculty with an overview of conditional release tool in D2L. Conditional release enables instructors to set up customized learning paths and conditionally release content and activities such as quizzes and discussions to learners.
Calculating and Releasing Final Grades – Refresher
Date: December 7, 2011 Prerequisites: Participants are required to attend a D2L overview session prior to attending this workshop. Participants should have a Grade book set up prior to the session in order to fully benefit from this training opportunity. Description: It’s grading time again! This session is designed to assist faculty who would like a quick refresher on how to input and manage student grades in Desire2Learn. An overview of how to release calculated and adjusted final grades will also be provided.
D2L’s Course Builder
Date: December 8, 2011 Prerequisites: Participants are required to attend a D2L overview session prior to attending this workshop. Description: Come learn how to use D2L’s course builder tool to assist with the course set up, design and review process. A demonstration of how to view your course materials, activities and assessments using the Course Builder will be provided.
For the following sessions please note time and room number
Sneak Peek – New Tools in D2L
Date: December 14, 2011 Time: 9:00am-12:00pm Location: LLC 151 Prerequisites: Participants are required to attend a D2L overview session prior to attending this workshop. Description: Come join us for a demonstration and round table discussion on the use new tools in D2L. This custom workshop will be developed based on faculty requests. Participants will be sent workshop information (schedule of topics and drop-in times) via email.
Best Practices in Distributed Education
Date: December 15, 2011 Time: 9:00am-12:00pm Location: LLC 151 Prerequisites: None. Description: Come join us for a demonstration and round table discussion on best practices in Distributed Education. This custom training workshop will be developed based on faculty requests. Participants will be sent workshop information (schedule of topics and drop-in times) via email.
Interested in Something Else?
Would you like training but don’t see the tool/topic you are interested in learning about? Or perhaps the session dates/times do not work for you? Please share your feedback.
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D2L Training for Fall 2011
Virtual Training (NEW!)
This fall the Distributed Education team will be offering faculty, short, just-in-time virtual training sessions to better facilitate training between both campuses. Faculty will now be able to attend training from their offices or from any location that has a computer with an Internet connection and a phone. We are hoping to record sessions and make them available for faculty after the training sessions.
Training Participation Policy
Space for virtual training will be limited to 15 participants and registrations will be processed on a first come, first served basis. Sessions with less than 6 registrants will be rescheduled or canceled, depending on resource availability.
Highly Recommended: D2L Overview
Due to the intensive nature of the just-in-time virtual training sessions, we are hoping faculty will have had some previous exposure to using D2L (so questions asked during the sessions are relevant to the training topics). This will enable us to make the most efficient use of time and ensure we are staying on topic. If you require an overview and are not able to attend any of the sessions listed, please contact desupport@camosun.bc.ca
Face-to-Face Drop-In Training
The DE team will also be offering face-to-face informal drop-in sessions on both campuses to assist faculty with learning D2L. No registration is required. Please drop by and we will answer any questions or concerns you have. See drop-in schedule
Virtual Training Sessions
Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm Location: Online (instructions will be sent via email)
D2L Overview
Date: October 25th, 2011
Prerequisites: Familiarity with using a computer and navigating the Internet is strongly recommended.
Description: This workshop will provide you with an overview of the essential teaching tools available in our new learning management system, Desire2Learn. Whether you are looking to supplement your face-to-face classes, transition from using a basic course website or simply want to learn more about how to enhance your current teaching methodologies with using technology, this session has a little something for everyone. Come explore the possibilities!
Managing Discussions
Date: October 26th, 2011
Prerequisites: Participants are required to attend a D2L overview session prior to attending this workshop.
Description: Take a closer look at how instructors can use Discussions to connect with students and promote collaboration. A demonstration of how to create and facilitate discussion activities will be provided.
Creating Private Groups
Date: October 27, 2011
Prerequisites: Participants are required to attend a D2L overview session prior to attending this workshop. Experience using the Dropbox and Discussion tools in D2L is helpful but not essential.
Description: Come learn how to create and manage private groups in D2L. A demonstration of how to create group discussions, dropboxes and locker space will be provided.
Managing Content in D2L
Date: November 1, 2011
Prerequisites: Participants are required to attend a D2L overview session prior to attending this workshop.
Description: This intensive session will provide an overview of the content tool in D2L. Participants will learn how to upload and manage course files and begin adding modules and topics. A demonstration of how to edit and manage your content will be provided.
Using Cascading Style Sheets in D2L
Date: November 2, 2011
Prerequisites: Previous experience using D2L (and specifically the content tool) is required.
Description: Come learn how to jazz up your online content using D2L’s built-in cascading style sheets (CSS). Cascading style sheets will enable you to easily create a consistent look and feel within your online material. Please note your content must be in HTML to use cascading style sheets. Please contact desupport@camosun.bc.ca if you have any questions related to this session.
Setting Up Your Gradebook
Date: November 8, 2011
Prerequisites: Participants are required to attend a D2L overview session prior to attending this workshop.
Description: A demonstration on how to set up your Gradebook from start to finish will be provided.
Entering Grades & Releasing Final Grades
Date: November 9, 2011
Prerequisites: Previous experience using D2L is strongly recommended. Participants should have a Grade book set up prior to the session in order to fully benefit from this training opportunity.
Description: It’s grading time again! This session is designed to assist faculty who would like a quick refresher on how to input and manage student grades in D2L. An overview of how to release calculated and adjusted final grades will also be provided.
Creating Quiz Questions
Date: November 15, 2011
Prerequisites: Participants are required to attend a D2L overview session prior to attending this workshop.
Description: This session will provide an overview of the 14 different question types available in D2L’s Quizzing tool. Come learn how to create quiz questions and organize your Question Library.
Setting up Quizzes in D2L
Date: November 16, 2011
Prerequisites: Participants are required to attend a D2L overview session prior to attending this workshop.
Description: Come learn how to set up a Quiz in D2L! Participants will learn how to customize quiz properties, restrictions, attempts, submission views and how to import questions from the question library during this session. A brief demonstration on creating randomized quizzes to ensure each student receives an unique quiz will also be provided.
Grading Quizzes
Date: November 17, 2011
Prerequisites: Participants are required to attend a D2L overview session prior to attending this workshop. Previous experience setting up a Quiz is also recommended.
Description: This training workshop will focus on how grade quizzes. Participants will learn how to set up additional submission views for students (to release answers after a quiz period is over), link to your grade book and grade long answer style questions within a quiz. An overview of question versioning and how to view question statistics will also be provided.
Customizing Your Course Home Navigation Bar
Date: November 22, 2011
Prerequisites: Participants are required to attend a D2L overview session prior to attending this workshop. Previous experience using D2L is strongly recommended.
Description: Come learn how to customize your course home navigation bar (navbar). We will tackle how to add, remove and create custom links to your navbar during this session. An overview of how to activate your course home navigation bar will also be provided.
Managing Your Course Homepage and Creating Custom Widgets
Date: November 23, 2011
Prerequisites: Participants are required to attend a D2L overview session prior to attending this workshop. Previous experience using D2L is strongly recommended.
Description: Participants will learn how to customize their course home pages by adding, removing and creating their own custom widgets during this session.
Import/Export/Copy Components in D2L
Date: November 24, 2011
Prerequisites: Participants are required to attend a D2L overview session prior to attending this workshop. Previous experience using D2L is strongly recommended.
Description: This workshop will focus on how to copy course component from course to course and how to export courses out of D2L.
Conditional Release in D2L
Date: November 29, 2011
Prerequisites: Participants are required to attend a D2L overview session prior to attending this workshop. Previous experience using D2L is strongly recommended.
Description: This workshop is designed to provide faculty with an overview of conditional release tool in D2L. Conditional release enables instructors to set up customized learning paths and conditionally release content and activities such as quizzes and discussions to learners.
Calculating and Releasing Final Grades – Refresher
Date: December 7, 2011
Prerequisites: Participants are required to attend a D2L overview session prior to attending this workshop. Participants should have a Grade book set up prior to the session in order to fully benefit from this training opportunity.
Description: It’s grading time again! This session is designed to assist faculty who would like a quick refresher on how to input and manage student grades in Desire2Learn. An overview of how to release calculated and adjusted final grades will also be provided.
D2L’s Course Builder
Date: December 8, 2011
Prerequisites: Participants are required to attend a D2L overview session prior to attending this workshop.
Description: Come learn how to use D2L’s course builder tool to assist with the course set up, design and review process. A demonstration of how to view your course materials, activities and assessments using the Course Builder will be provided.
For the following sessions please note time and room number
Sneak Peek – New Tools in D2L
Date: December 14, 2011
Time: 9:00am-12:00pm
Location: LLC 151
Prerequisites: Participants are required to attend a D2L overview session prior to attending this workshop.
Description: Come join us for a demonstration and round table discussion on the use new tools in D2L. This custom workshop will be developed based on faculty requests. Participants will be sent workshop information (schedule of topics and drop-in times) via email.
Best Practices in Distributed Education
Date: December 15, 2011
Time: 9:00am-12:00pm
Location: LLC 151
Prerequisites: None.
Description: Come join us for a demonstration and round table discussion on best practices in Distributed Education. This custom training workshop will be developed based on faculty requests. Participants will be sent workshop information (schedule of topics and drop-in times) via email.
Interested in Something Else?
Would you like training but don’t see the tool/topic you are interested in learning about? Or perhaps the session dates/times do not work for you? Please share your feedback.