D2L Intelligent Agents: Automate Communication with Students (Online Webinar) (.25 PGU) 

An Intelligent Agent is a communication tool feature built-in to D2L that can assist instructors in monitoring student activity and automatically sending email reminders to students based on those activities.   For example, instructors can prepare an intelligent agent to automatically email students as follows:  In this webinar, we’ll cover the following:  Introduce the concepts of […]

Use Pre-Designed Rubrics created by SSC Outcomes Committee or Create Your Own.  View Customized Rubric Reports (Online Webinar) (.25 PGU)

Rubrics in D2L are a great way to easily communicate assignment expectations to students for any type of course (traditional, hybrid or online).  Rubrics in D2L also saves faculty time evaluating and grading while providing quality and objective feedback on student assignments.   In this webinar, we’ll cover the following:  Join the Teaching and Learning Center […]

Regular and Substantive Interaction: New Guidelines from the Department of Education (Online Webinar) (.25 PGU) 

In this session we will introduce the guidance from the Department of Education as it relates to defining Online Learning.  This revised guidance focuses on “Regular and Substantive Interaction” (RSI) as a way of distinguishing online courses from correspondence courses.  We will discuss how other institutions and accrediting bodies are interpreting this guidance and look […]

Take a Deep Dive Look at your D2L Course Data for the Fall 2024 Term (Online Webinar)

Knowing how and when students are interacting with course material can be invaluable in various ways.  First, it allows instructors the opportunity tweak and adjust their content during the term.  Second, at the end of a term, instructors can view data and see what worked and what didn’t and have the statistic data to back […]

Adjunct Faculty Saturday Professional Development Session: Using D2L Gradebook for In-Person, Flex and Online Courses (Online Webinar) 

This webinar is part of the D2L Brightspace Basics Bootcamp Micro-Credential for Adjunct Instructors at South Suburban College.  Webinar sessions are offered on Saturdays, but also offered during the working week.   Adjunct Instructors are welcome to attend these sessions at a time and date convenient to them.  About the D2L Brightspace Basics Bootcamp Micro-Credential for […]

Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education (Online Webinar) (.25 PGU’s)

Join the Teaching and Learning Center for an insightful one-hour webinar tailored specifically for instructors at South Suburban College interested in integrating artificial intelligence, particularly ChatGPT, into their course design and assignment processes. This session will explore how AI can enhance curriculum development and provide a unique perspective on the student experience when using ChatGPT.  […]

D2L Basics (Online Webinar)

Join the Teaching and Learning Center for this online webinar as we get instructors started using D2L.  We’ll demonstrate D2L navigation, how to add and organize content into modules, how to create assignments, basic gradebook functionality, and ways to communicate with your students.   In this webinar, we’ll cover the following:  Introducing the D2L Pulse App […]

Introduction to Simple Syllabus (Online Webinar)

Simple Syllabus is now integrated into SSC’s Brightspace D2L Learning Management System.   This means all faculty will be using Simple Syllabus instead of uploading a Microsoft Word version of their syllabus to their D2L course shell.  Using Simple Syllabus means your syllabus will instead be in an electronic format, thereby saving you time and effort […]

Adjunct Faculty Saturday Professional Development Session: Using Practice Quizzes in D2L to Prepare Students for Higher Stakes Assignments 

This webinar is part of the D2L Brightspace Basics Bootcamp Micro-Credential for Adjunct Instructors at South Suburban College.  Webinar sessions are offered on Saturdays, but also offered during the working week.   Adjunct Instructors are welcome to attend these sessions at a time and date convenient to them.  About the D2L Brightspace Basics Bootcamp Micro-Credential for […]

D2L Basics (Online Webinar)

Join the Teaching and Learning Center for this online webinar as we get instructors started using D2L.  We’ll demonstrate D2L navigation, how to add and organize content into modules, how to create assignments, basic gradebook functionality, and ways to communicate with your students.   In this webinar, we’ll cover the following:  Introducing the D2L Pulse App […]

Introduction to Simple Syllabus (Online Webinar)

Simple Syllabus is now integrated into SSC’s Brightspace D2L Learning Management System.   This means all faculty will be using Simple Syllabus instead of uploading a Microsoft Word version of their syllabus to their D2L course shell.  Using Simple Syllabus means your syllabus will instead be in an electronic format, thereby saving you time and effort […]

Using D2L Gradebook for In-Person, Flex and Online Courses (Online Webinar) (.25 PGU)

If you are teaching a traditional in-person, flex and online courses, students appreciate instructors using the D2L online Gradebook as it promotes:  In-person instructors have two options when using D2L online gradebook:  Join the Teaching and Learning Center for this online webinar as we get instructors started using the D2L Gradebook. During this online webinar, […]