Higher education in the 2020s continues to undergo significant shifts that will shape its future for years to come. Rather than treating change as a threat, it can be viewed as an opportunity to build a stronger future for students, institutions, and communities. The future is not predetermined, and higher education leaders have the agency […]
All too often, online course quality is determined by a course’s compliance with industry standards rather than consultation with actual students. In this presentation, we share a case study of student-driven quality assurance practices recently developed in a University Center for Assessment, Teaching, and Technology. Attendees will leave the session inspired to create their own […]
Have you been curious about the Portfolio tool and how it could help you to achieve incredible things in Brightspace? Maybe, you've been using it and want to learn more about how to level up? Join us to learn all about the Portfolio tool! What to Expect❓ 🔨 Portfolio tool overview 🚌 Walk through of […]
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: Zoom Registration for this session
We are excited to announce the implementation of Simple Syllabus with Brightspace D2L effective for the Spring 2024 term. 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 […]
We are continuing to offer the opportunity for instructors to take courses from the Illinois Online Network, a subsidiary of the University of Illinois. Courses begin June 2024 with a registration deadline of June 3, 2024 Step 1: Decide what course you plan to take. For full course descriptions, visit https://www.uis.edu/ion/registration/schedule/ Step 2: Get Approval from SSC. […]
Meeting students where they are by providing secure universal access to the services they need helps institutions ensure that students succeed. Multimodal and flexible services need to be shaped by students' needs and outcomes and aligned with institutional resources. This will be a panel discussion with institutional and industry leaders and will include opportunities for […]
Some SSC classrooms are equipped with a Promethean ActivPanel as a display. Join the Teaching and Learning Center for this hands-on training where we will demonstrate the technical aspects of using the Promethean ActivPanel in the classroom. In this live training, we’ll cover: Due to limited seating, please register by emailing: ssconline@ssc.edu. You will receive […]
Many courses at SSC are considered flex delivery courses. Flex delivery refers to students choosing to attend a course in-person in a physical classroom or virtually using the virtual classroom option in D2L. It’s their choice and they can switch up which way they want to attend each week. However, instructors are always in the […]
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