Back in December twenty-four hardy souls braved the snow and ice to attend Ed Tech’s Instructor Gathering, one of our best turnouts yet. The broad theme of the event was tech tools and practices that benefit learning and each session proved a valuable mix of knowledge sharing and practical tips.
Tag: Learners
Professional Development Opportunity: Team-based Learning Institute at VIU
On December 7th and 9th, Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Centre for Innovation and Excellence in Learning is hosting a team=based learning institute for their faculty and making some spaces available for non-VIU faculty guests. The institute’s program takes you through the complete design process for transforming a course using the Michaelsen Team-Based Learning Model. This offering is primarily for faculty members who will implement a team-based course beginning in January 2017.
D2L Updates
Welcome back to a new semester. D2L has made some changes to the names of tools and added a My Media tool, as well as new features for the Grades, Groups, Quizzes and Discussions tools.
Tool name changes:
| Former Name | Updated Name |
| Dropbox | Assignments |
| News | Announcements |
| Pager | Instant Messages |
| Edit Course | Course Admin |
| In Content, New | Upload/Create |
| In Content, Add Existing Activities | Existing Activities |
If you refer to any of the tools within your course materials, you will need to update the language.
For example, if you have instructions in your course outline for students to submit assignments to “Dropbox,” you will need to edit it to read “Assignments tool.”
