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Higher Education Learning Center Resources
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Getting Started With Brightspace
Description: This short course is designed for new Brightspace Instructors and Administrators. Learn how you can take your first steps with Brightspace.
You'll Love:
- The free downloads (Select the Resource Link to access)
- The quick and easy lessons to learn how to:
- Navigate Brightspace
- Create your first Activity Feed Post and
- Add your fist pieces of learning material!
HTML Templates Version 3.0 Classic Content Experience
Description: Build beautiful, visually consistent content with the course templates. The download file is included in the linked article, and you can see what they really look like, and how they interact in the Learning Center.
You'll Love:
- Creating beautiful, consistent learning material without having to learn all kinds of code
- Downloading the resource for free and using it in your own Brightspace (Select the Resource Link to access)
[BROKEN LINK]The New Content Experience
Description: Brightspace offers a New Content Experience sometimes referred to as Lessons. Learn more about what this Content experience looks like in this short offering in the Brightspace Learning Center.
You'll Love:
- Seeing a familiar resource (HTML Template v3) demonstrated in the New Content Experience
- Handy linked resources about enabling this experience
[BROKEN LINK]Learner Experience: New Content Experience
Description: This short inspiration course demonstrates a resource many Brightspace Educators are familiar with, our HTML Templates Version 3 but shown with the Learner Experience turned on inside of the New Content Experience (Lessons).
You'll Love:
- Seeing a familiar resource (HTML Template v3) demonstrated in the Learner Experience
- Handy linked resources about enabling this experience
[BROKEN LINK]Higher Education Sample Module Outlines
Description: This resource is part inspiration, part free download resource! HTML Templates V2 are designed and grouped under course types that you may teach. The content pages provide helpful guidance on how you might structure your online learning, as well as which tools you may incorporate in your course design
You'll Love:
- Download the entire resource and add it to your Brightspace (Instructions and Download available in Course Welcome Message)
- The directions for how to create courses that focus on different skill sets
- Incorporating more Brightspace Tools, and
- More Instructional Design Best Practices built right into these "HTML Templates+"
[BROKEN LINK]Customer Spotlight: Customizing HTML Templates with Minnesota State College
Description: Customized by Minnesota State College Southeast, these templates offer a great example of how you can create your own layouts with HTML Templates. Access the free download from the article page, and see each page layout in the Learning Center.
You'll Love:
- Download the Templates and use them in your own Brightspace (Select the Resource Link to access)
- Seeing how other places of Learning are using Templates, and getting to try them out too!
Customer Spotlight: 3 Video Note Workflows with New York University
Description: Access 3 quick tutorials demonstrating the use of Video Note for both Instructors and Learners at New York University with Instructional Technologist and Adjunct Faculty, Clea Mahoney.
You'll Love:
- Learning how another School is using Video Note with Faculty and Students
- Quick and easy video tutorials to show you how you can use this tool too!
Building Your Learning Strategy Roadmap (NEW)
Description: Guide alignment and change management processes with the help of your organization's Learning Strategy Roadmap. You'll build this roadmap and share it with your D2L Team in 6 units you can complete at your own pace. Submit your roadmap to gain access to an invitation only webinar with a D2L Learning Strategy Consultant.
You'll Love:
- Knowing you've completed your Learning Strategy Roadmap
- Having received guided instruction to complete this important, strategic task
- The opportunity to connect with the Learning Strategy Consulting Team
Supporting Students with Low Vision (NEW)
Description: This short course is intended to assist instructors in supporting students with low vision but can be used by anyone interested in understanding what low vision is and how assistive tools help those with low vision see better. It introduces Brightspace features and other design tips that help create course content accessible to students with low vision.
You'll Love:
- Learning about free or low cost tools that can be customized to support the unique needs of different Learners with low vision
- Finding out more about how Brightspace works with other assistive tools and technologies
- Unlocking a course award you can share with your professional network
