ATT Summer Workshops: Updated Schedule

Summer Sessions Online Teaching Support

The Academic Technologies Team continues their series of workshops on How to get your course ready for online. Based on the attendance and input of attendees we have decided to exclude 2:30 pm sessions and to hold longer workshops that will focus on specific topics of faculty interest. Here is the full schedule with new time, room, and session details:

Date	Session Description	Time	Place
Wednesday, June 8	Building Rubrics and Giving Feedback	11 am – 12 pm	CH 455
Thursday, June 9	Essential D2L Plus Q & A Session	11 am – 12 pm	CH 455
Wednesday, June 15	Intelligent Agents and Release Conditions	11 am – 12 pm	CH 455
Thursday, June 16	Essential D2L Plus Q & A Session	11 am – 12 pm	CH 455
Wednesday, June 22	Mediaspace Kaltura CaptureSpace Lite	11:30 am – 1 pm	MC 206
Thursday, June 23	Essential D2L Plus Q & A Session	11:30 am – 12:30 pm	MC 206
Wednesday, June 29	Quality Course Design	11:30 am – 1 pm	MC 206
Thursday, June 30	Essential D2L Plus Q & A Session	11:30 am – 12:30 pm	MC 206

We always hold an open door policy so should you need anything regarding online teaching pedagogy, D2L tools, best practices, Quality Matters™, or anything related to online course design and digital media we are available in our office, Miller Center 118.

For any further questions email att@stcloudstate.edu or call 320-308-2302.

Also, you can click below to view some of the topics we will cover:

Your Academic Technologies Team

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November 23

MOQI Webinars for the end of the year

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Minnesota Online Quality Initiative continue with their series of webinars. The upcoming professional development series focus on Quality Matters standards, as well as the interventions for stereotype threats. You can register here for the final four webinars of this year.

Good news is that the group is almost done with their Spring schedule, so we are looking forward to learning more and bringing these to our St. Cloud State faculty.

A big thanks to the MOQI group for providing free, short, and relevant professional development sessions.

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October 12

D2L Q&A: Understanding Quiz Question Statistics

Here is another useful tip for instructors on how to get the statistics on their quiz questions.

Q: What statistics are available for quiz questions in a D2L Brightspace course?

A: Learn about quiz statistics and common questions at FAQ #1601.

Below is a brief overview in tables taken from the MnSCU D2L Brightspace Service Desk:

Statistics by Question Type and Question Collection:

Are statistics available for:

Question Type	Average Grade	Standard Deviation	Discrimination Index	Point Biserial
T/F	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes*
M/C	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes*
M/S	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Matching	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Ordering	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
LA	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
SA	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
MSA	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
FIB	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
2+2	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
x10	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

* Note: There can only be one answer worth 100%; all other answers must be worth 0%.

Are statistics available for questions:

Question Condition	Average Grade	Standard Deviation	Discrimination Index	Point Biserial
In Random Section**	No	No	No	No
In Folder Section	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
In Root section	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has Randomized Responses	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

* Note: any questions that are contained in a Random folder DO NOT produce item analysis statistics.

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September 24

Minnesota Online Quality Initiative Webinar series continue

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All MnSCU faculty and staff are welcome to register for different D2L Brightspace and SIG (Special Interest Group for Learning Spaces & Instructional Technology) webinars.
There are a few that repeat so you can choose a date that works better for you. With the final one in September: D2L Brightspace Advanced: Checklist Tool
to the final one in October: SIG Webinar: Time-Saving Tips for Stressed Out Instructors there is a gamut of helpful one-hour sessions for instructors and staff of our MnSCU institutions. We will keep you posted on more events sponsored by MOQI as well as add these webinars to our calendar!

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August 19

D2L Brightspace Video Help Library

Attention instructors!

A quick way to find really short and concise videos on any feature of your D2L Brightspace course can be found here.

If you are interested in a specific feature, you can quickly search (e.g. discussions, dropbox, calendar, assessment, quizzes, chat, classlist, etc.).

Also, when you log in to your D2L, in the right upper corner you will have a box named “Instructor Help” which has the link as well.

D2L Instructor Help, searchable videos