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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 [...]
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E-Work
e-Work is a series of 21 online, short courses designed for immigrants in BC, both employed and not yet employed, to improve their job-related English language skills. The online courses are delivered electronically, so both the instructor and the students use computers. The courses are at a high intermediate to advanced English language proficiency level [...]
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Effective D2L file management for new courses
Organizing your files on your computer as well as in D2L is an important part of using an online content management system. Most full term courses can have 100’s of files that make up the entire content of the course. In order to make your files more manageable, creating a directory structure that makes it [...]
Effective Content Management in D2L
Before you begin the design of your online content there are some organizational steps worth considering. The order and the way that you present the content to your students will have some effect on their success in your course.
The layout of your course could reflect either, the structure from your course syllabus/outline, the chapters or [...]
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Effective Use of Files in D2L for Delivering Course Content
Making the transition from paper-based content to online content offers many advantages to instructors and students. Other than the cost saving, online access is convenient for both faculty and students. To ensure you maximize the advantage of convenience, the format that you use to provide these documents to your students is an important consideration with [...]
Transitioning Face-2-Face discussions to online discussions. Why and why not?
In-class discussions and online discussions have each their own advantages and disadvantage. The chart below shows a list based on anecdotal evidence and supported by findings by Wang and Woo (2007), http://qywang.pbworks.com/f/Online_F2F.pdf.
Advantages
Disadvantages
Face-to-face
Spontaneous
Can see body language
Can hear tone of voice
Synchronous
no permanent record of event for review unless it is recorded
Little time to think through questions and [...]
Managing your Development, Active, and Archived Courses in D2L
When you decide that you will be using D2L for your course, one of the resources available to you is a “sandbox” where you can develop your new course. This course shell is known as a DEV course (short for development course), and is not where your actual course will be. It also will not [...]
Faculty Consultations a success
Since September 1st, the number of faculty who have received one-on-one support for their online, blended, and face-to-face courses has been steady. As more faculty adopt Desire2Learn to deliver course content and learning, the need for support grows as more faculty adopt some of the valuable teaching tools available to them in D2L. The most [...]
Library & Learning Commons Official Opening
Join us as we celebrate the grand opening of the Lansdowne Library & Learning Commons. Formal presentations, include the Honourable Ida Chong, and the unveiling of the donor wall. Starts at 11am
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D2L Training – May and June 2012