Over the last few weeks, I've been asked by a number of instructors about one "free" tool or another and how it would work in their classes. Most of the time, I was less enthusiastic than the instructor about the tool. See many of these "free" tools comes with costs hidden at first. Online tools, … Continue reading Free Puppies
eLearning Goes Remote
(UPDATE 3/30) Change did come when we were given the shelter at home order. However, eLearning can still be reached at e.Learning@ppcc.edu or by calling 502.3555. Please note- if you email or call someone directly and they don't respond within a business day, please reach out to the general contacts above. As the college buildings … Continue reading eLearning Goes Remote
Remote Instruction vs. Online Courses
I've taught online courses every semester since the fall of 2003. Every fall, summer and spring, I'd get my materials together, organize and hopefully optimize them for my students to learn. Then, when the first day would come, I'd meet the students online with Introduction Discussions, while answering emails and phone calls while the students … Continue reading Remote Instruction vs. Online Courses
Putting out Sparks, Avoiding Forest Fires
eLearning is putting out a lot of D2L "sparks" this week. Today, I made it a point to walk the faculty offices here at Rampart twice. I know Jacque, Marc and Rob each spent time in the faculty offices at Centennial today as well. How do we have time to walk the offices with the … Continue reading Putting out Sparks, Avoiding Forest Fires
Video in Online Courses
Today, as I wandered through the faculty offices, there was a common theme, video and how to use it in the online courses. Let me go through some key points about online video. Don't Re-Invent the Wheel Video has been around for several years now. If you are presenting a topic that is common to … Continue reading Video in Online Courses
5 Tips for Handling a Move to Online Courses
Take Care of Yourself First When boarding a flight, they always tell you if the oxygen masks drop down, put yours on first before assisting others. The same applies to courses moved online because of a campus closure. If you or a member of your immediate family becomes ill, notify through your department communication chain … Continue reading 5 Tips for Handling a Move to Online Courses
D2L Basics (For In-Person Instructors) SP20
Are you being asked to move your in-person class to D2L for the Corona Virus? We have some D2L basics to get you started. Log into D2L and you'll see a link at the top named "Discover" From there, you'll see all of the self-registration trainings offered in D2L. Click on "D2L Basics (For In-Person … Continue reading D2L Basics (For In-Person Instructors) SP20
D2L Purge of 2018 Courses – April 7
It’s time for our annual purge of old D2L courses. All live courses FA18 or older will be deleted on April 7th. Master Semester courses are not purged this year, but are scheduled to be removed in April, 2021. If you have course materials you would like to retain, please request a Master Semester course … Continue reading D2L Purge of 2018 Courses – April 7
Office 365/D2L Integration Fixed!
Busy day this morning in eLearning. The integration between Office 365 and D2L has been fixed. Students can now set up the integration between Email, Calendar and OneDrive in Office 365 and a widget in D2L. This allows students to submit directly from OneDrive instead of having to download the file to the local computer … Continue reading Office 365/D2L Integration Fixed!
D2L Update 20.20.1 (January, 2020)
D2L made their monthly update overnight. Most of the changes are minor, but a couple are grabbing some people's attention this morning. First, the Assignment list now uses only the new interface implemented about a year ago. It includes columns for New, Completed (turned in by students), Evaluated, and Feedback Published. The item no longer … Continue reading D2L Update 20.20.1 (January, 2020)