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The Ultimate Guide to Instructional Design
Our experts break down what instructional design is, what instructional designers do and share tips for creating engaging, inclusive educational content that learners will love.
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eBooks and Guides
9 Things to Consider Before Making an LMS Switch
About the eBook Your LMS functions as the heart of your academic institution—it not only hosts and manages learning material, but also helps students to successfully hit learning outcomes. However,…
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Southern New Hampshire University – SNHU turns student data into student success
How SNHU Turns Student Data Into Student Success Ensuring student success has become one of the biggest challenges for colleges and universities. With the adoption of education technology, higher education…
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Make Data-Driven Decisions with D2L Brightspace
Now more than ever, instructors need easy-to-action, on-time information that supports student growth without breaking the bank. Get ready to move beyond the limitations of a learning management system (LMS)…
Latest Resources
How Continuing Education Can Help Meet Workforce Development Needs
Discover how continuing education and workforce development can help prepare current and future employees with the skills needed to succeed.
How to Personalize Access and Participation in Education
Best practices for understanding the importance of accessibility in education and determining how to properly ensure access and participation for all learners.
How to Personalize K-12 Teacher Professional Learning (Part 3): Hybrid Methods Enable Flexible and Authentic Teacher-Centered Learning
Recommended practices for supporting authentic professional learning, including through hybrid and blended approaches.
LaunchPad to Success: Focus on student onboarding helps drive engagement and retention
The Business Administration Diploma Program at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) sought to create a virtual onboarding program to better equip students for success. Using interactive tools in D2L Brightspace, SAIT created a holistic pilot program, evaluated engagement through data and used the insights to iterate. Its efforts resulted in increased student engagement and retention rates.
Deakin University – Boosting learner engagement with an interactive interview simulation
Rising rates of students studying online, part time and from abroad are challenging educators to create more equitable learning opportunities. Meaghan Danby, of Deakin University in Australia, has been awarded a 2023 D2L Excellence Award for the online interview simulation she created in D2L Brightspace. The simulation is an equitable access resource that helps learners practice skills and receive high-quality feedback. It presents students with a virtual interviewee and has them navigate the role of interviewer by selecting questions to ask, and formative feedback is delivered in real time. The simulation has significantly improved self-guided learning: There has been a more than 40% rise in students accessing D2L resources to help with their interviewing skills.
Parkland College – Helping students stay on track for success
When students asked for greater visibility into grades and course progress, Parkland College responded by developing a transparent, user-friendly digital learning platform with D2L Brightspace. Now students can see their grades whenever they want, and faculty have a wide range of tools at their disposal to enhance learning and student engagement.
How to Develop Education for Nontraditional Students and Why
Who are nontraditional learners and what are they expecting from higher education? Discover how and why online learning modalities are appealing to nontraditional learners, and the outcomes this kind of learning can produce.
Podcast: Breaking Down the Tech Behind ChatGPT, with Annie Chechitelli and Linda Feng
Join D2L for a chat with Annie Chechitelli and Linda Feng, where they break down the technical side of ChatGPT and discuss generative AI’s potential impact in the education space.
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