 Teaching and Learning

FACULTY: When a D2L Brightspace course is copied into another course site and all previous announcements are brought into the site, there is a prescribed method for faculty to clear their previous announcements.

FACULTY: Step by step instructions on how to copy course content from one D2L Brightspace course to another.

FACULTY: D2L Brightspace is a platform that can aid faculty supplement their in-class courses. It is also available to support the in-class courses when there is need to close school for an emergency.

ALL: Learn what Brightspace is and how to access the Login portal for Metro State D2L Brightspace.

FACULTY: Use Manage Dates to quickly and efficiently modify dates for any given course. (This is particularly handy to use after a course copy has been completed.)

FACULTY: Discussions are no longer tabular in setup but have moved to a familiar accordion layout. This article speaks to the layout.

FACULTY: D2L does not release the grades to students without faculty action. The Final Calculated or Final Adjusted grades are only visible to students inside D2L Brightspace when the faculty has released the grades. This article walks faculty through releasing final grades within the D2L Brightspace platform.

FACULTY: Preparations for semester starts can always be hectic. Center for Online Learning created a checklist for some of the common areas of concerns.

STUDENTS: D2L Brightspace is a platform that can enhance and drive learning for students. It is also available to support classes should there be a need to close school for an emergency.

STUDENTS: Step by step instructions on how to submit files into assignments in D2L.

FACULTY: Create an Assignment submission folder in D2L Brightspace utilizing the Turnitin integration. This may help reduce plagiarism and increase academic writing skills of students. This article addresses the Turnitin integration setup necessary for faculty to use Turnitin in their D2L Brightspace course.

STUDENTS: Depending on how your instructor has the quiz submission view set up in D2L Brightspace, you may be able to see feedback or submission results.

FACULTY: Create an Assignment folder inside D2L Brightspace for student submission of assignments.

Email your whole class list or individual students using tools under My.Metro (my.metrostate.edu).

FACULTY: D2L Brightspace allows you to reach your entire class or individual students via email through the Classlist tool.

Provides information on how to use flexible teaching classroom technology.

FACULTY: Share your videos stored in Kaltura MediaSpace and link them in D2L Brightspace so that students and others may view them.

ALL: A LinkedIn Learning subscription is available for current Metropolitan State faculty, staff and students.

FACULTY: LinkedIn Learning provides great courses and specific videos that can work well to supplement learning in the classroom, as well as prepare our graduates to be successful in the job market with courses that can help with technical skills and soft skills. Metro State has an easy process whereby instructors can integrate LinkedIn Learning into their D2L Brightspace course.

Learn more about what Online Learning means to students of Metro State University.

STUDENT: View a sampling of resources that can help propel students toward online learning success.

This article for faculty introduces remote proctoring tool Respondus Monitor, explains how to get it set up, and how to review results.

This article provides a link to step-by-step instructions for taking a remotely proctored exam using Respondus Monitor in D2L Brightspace.

This article is for faculty. It explains what to do to set up Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor in a course in D2L Brightspace following a course copy.

This article is for faculty. It explains how to turn on Respondus LockDown Browser for quizzes in a course in D2L Brightspace.

ALL: Read about features of Media and Recording and Editing third party tools, like Audacity and Kaltura MediaSpace.

ALL: Read the description and features of Turnitin and access a tutorial.

This article provides, via links to existing tutorials, information on how a student can complete a VoiceThread assignment in D2L Brightspace.

This article explains how to create a VoiceThread account for students and faculty. It also explains what to do if you have an existing, non-Metrostate account.

When attempting to view or create a VoiceThread assignment in D2L, users sometimes encounter a blank screen. This is often due to third-party cookies or tracking being blocked. This article explains how faculty or students can enable third-party cookies for VoiceThread in a variety of browsers for desktop and laptop computers, and mobile devices.

This article is for faculty and demonstrates how to order high-quality captions for VoiceThread audio and video content.

This article is for faculty, staff, and students and explains how to manually edit captions in VoiceThread, a multimedia instruction, presentation, and discussion tool used in D2L Brightspace.

This article explains to faculty how to set up VoiceThread in a course in D2L Brightspace. It covers creating an account automatically with your D2L login, adding an assignment to your course, and provides links to additional resources.

This article is for faculty. It explains how to set up VoiceThread links following a course copy in D2L Brightspace.

This article is for faculty who have added a file attachment to an assignment folder in D2L Brightspace and wonder why they can’t see it.

There are many ways to connect to a Zoom meeting. Pick one that works for your technology and location.

View information on Zoom Rooms, starting and recording your meeting, sharing your screen, sharing documents through chat, breakout rooms and polling. .

Zoom can easily be set up for recurring meetings. You can leverage Zoom to set up your classroom times or recurring meetings.