Category: Training Modules (Page 3 of 8)

What is Educause?

September 26, 2022 / Lisa Miller

Welcome to EDUCAUSE! Your organization has made an excellent decision by joining the largest community of IT leaders and professionals committed to advancing higher education—making you a member.

As a member, EDUCAUSE can help you:

• Predict, plan for, and act on the latest trends by accessing cutting-edge research, data, tools, and publications • Make connections by discussing your challenges and best practices with peers • Advance your knowledge and career by participating in training and professional development for a wide range of topics and career levels

To help you get the most out of your membership, we’ve created an orientation program that provides you with key resources that you can start leveraging today.

Member Orientation Paths The paths below offer you tools and resources to make your job easier and help you advance your career. We’ve created one page that’s quick and easy to use, with content curated for your area of interest. Each path also provides you with our 5 Key Resources to set you up for success.

Security and Privacy
IT Leaders
IT Professionals
Teaching and Learning
Don’t Put Me in a Box

Ready to get started? Use your SSC email address to create your profile!

Adding Syllabus to D2L Course Shell

August 26, 2022 / Noah Nowicki

Log on to D2L
Find your course using the ‘My Courses’ block or the ‘Waffle Board’

Picture of D2L Home Page ‘My Courses’ Block

Picture of ‘Waffle Board’ on D2L Home Page

Once you are in your Course Shell:

On the Blue Navigation bar Select : CONTENT
On the left hand side of the page select: ADD MODULE

Name the Module: Course Syllabus

Click on Course Syllabus Module for next steps

Use the blue ‘Upload/Create’ box to add your Syllabus

Once you are done on the bottom of the page in D2L click on ‘Save’.

The Syllabus will show up as a named Module in course content page.

Pairing D2L with McGraw Hill Connect

August 22, 2022 / Lisa Miller

Pairing your McGraw Hill Connect materials with D2L Brightspace provides a seamless experience for students. With a few clicks, you are able to integrate your grade books and assignments like a pro.

Important Note: before pairing, check which internet browser you are using. It is recommended to use Chrome or Firefox and avoid Safari (which sometimes blocks the pairing process).

D2L Brightspace Pairing (Sync) Process (website – step-by-step guide)

D2L BrightSpace Pairing Process (Video Only)

Access to Instructor Resources through Connect (PDF)

Virtual Video Training Session – December 1, 2020

Resources for Students

Below are links to videos and documents that walk students through registering for Connect via D2L BrightSpace. These student instructions are slightly different if you have an Inclusive Access course.

Steps for Students (Video)

Steps for Students (PDF)

McGraw Hill Student Registration (Website)

Technical Support

If you would like to schedule a 1 on 1 session to pair Connect with D2L with a McGraw Hill representative click here.

You can find other resources and support tools at our Support at Every Step Website: https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support.html

Tech Support: 800-331-5094

Introduction to Quality Matters

August 19, 2022 / Jamie Ackley

What is Quality Matters?

Quality Matters (QM), is an internationally recognized, standards-based program, which offers faculty quality assurance in online and hybrid course design with a focus on continuous improvement.

The Quality Matters program is rubric-based. The 43 standards are specific to higher education, backed by research, and are nationally recognized as a means to improve course design.

South Suburban College has a paid membership with Quality Matters.

Membership includes various resources, research and professional development opportunities.

How other Institutions Use Quality Matters?

Numerous national and local institutions use Quality Matters as a measure for quality courses. See Chicagoland institutions using Quality Matters.

Official course reviews can be completed in two ways:

External:

For a fee, the institution pays Quality Matters to review each course independently.
3 certified QM peer reviewers from other institutions review each course with a turnaround time of 3-6 weeks per course.

Internal:

The institution pays for QM peer review certified training for SSC faculty and/or staff.
These internal certified QM peer reviewers review courses for quality.

Course (and complete programs) that are Quality Matters certified are listed on the QM website. Institutions can promote these courses as well to demonstrate to their commitment to high quality courses.

How can we leverage SSC’s Quality Matters membership?

Create your Quality Matters faculty account. Visit Quality Matters.
Select Higher Education Tab.
Sign up for free training webinars or professional development sessions.
Self-enroll in the free, self-pace course “Elements of Quality Matters“.
Remember to send your certification of completion to: ssconline@ssc.edu.

Self-evaluate your own course using SSC’s quality course checklist.

Download SSC Light Course Design Checklist – (SSC login is required).

Español in D2L Brightspace

August 12, 2022 / Lisa Miller

Nos complace ofrecer compatibilidad con el idioma español en D2L Brightspace.

Cambie su idioma predeterminado en D2L Brightspace

Introducción a D2L Brightspace

Release of Inclusive Access & Cengage Unlimited Materials

August 12, 2022 / Lisa Miller

All Inclusive Access and Cengage Unlimited materials are always released in D2L Brightspace to the instructor one week before the start of the class. This is always done on a Sunday.

For more information please contact the SSC Bookstore.

Readspeaker for D2L Brightspace

August 11, 2022 / Lisa Miller

Instantly create an audio version of courses, PDF, ebooks, web research, training materials, assignments, and more.

We have empowered students with text-to-speech accessibility technology for learning. Text to speech can help with understanding. Tools such as text-only mode, page masks, enlarged text, and select text provide support for diverse learning styles.

Readspeaker webReader and docReader enhance:

Student Engagement
Accessibility and Accommodations Compliance
Literacy Support
Digital Inclusion
Course Completion
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Support of ESL/ELL with Translation Tools

ReadSpeaker Player/Tool Highligh t Sheet (PDF)

Not sure how to access Readspeaker webReader in D2L Brightspace?

Looking for text to speak support with PDF, Microsoft Word or Excel files inside of D2L Brightspace? Learn more about Readspeaker docReader.

Discussion Tags or @Mentions in D2L Brightspace

August 11, 2022 / Lisa Miller

Have you ever wanted to re-share a discussion post with a student or follow up on a discussion point with your instructor? Discussion tags or @Mentions make this easy! Watch this video to learn more.

Display Your Personal Pronouns in D2L

August 11, 2022 / Noah Nowicki

Add your pronouns to D2L Brightspace

Click you Profile Image or Name in the upper right corner.
Click Account Settings from the Personal Menu.
Check the box next to Allow others to see my pronouns.
Select Use different pronouns.
Enter your personal pronouns in the text box.
Click Save and Close.

Account Settings Link in D2L — ex: top right corner of D2L shell home page

Pronoun Settings in Account Settings — ex: snip picture of steps 3-6 in D2L

Where will the pronouns display?

For Instructors:

Classlist
Discussion Topic
Assignment Evaluation
Discussions Evaluation

Students will see pronouns in:

Classlist
Discussion Topic

ex: picture of pronouns displayed

2024SP Faculty Semester Guide

August 9, 2022 / Lisa Miller

Updated: January 13, 2024

Got questions? This page is full of resources to the questions folks are asking most frequently about 2024SP. Don’t forget to check for additional resources at https://tl.ssc.edu/ or email ssconline@ssc.edu for additional assistance.