This session shows how Panorama, integrated within D2L, helps faculty develop more accessible course materials. Learn how this powerful tool automatically scans documents, provides accessibility reports, and generates alternative formats for diverse learning needs. With new ADA regulations taking effect in April 2026, now is the time to ensure your courses meet compliance standards. 

Our Senior Instructional Designers lead a training session on Creator+, a D2L tool that brings interactivity to your course content. They cover tool basics, best practices for using elements and layouts, and share examples and templates to help instructors get started.

 

This insightful session provides essential resources to help faculty and students get started successfully by highlighting key strategies and resources to enhance D2L courses. 

 

This session explores techniques for adapting course requirements and assignments to either incorporate or deter AI usage, along with ideas for leveraging AI in course design. 

 

The Instructional Design team discusses the importance of accessibility in digital content. Gain an understanding of the essential requirements for making digital content accessible and watch some demonstrations of some of the most effective tools for evaluating and enhancing accessibility. This interactive workshop equips faculty with knowledge and skills to meet accessibility standards.

 

Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) in Distance Education courses is a federal requirement. In this session, Dr. Anna Carrie Webb provides an overview of RSI. She also addresses faculty questions and scenarios regarding the regulation.

 

Distance Education created the APSU Online Quality Fundamentals (AOQF) to promote continuous improvement of online course quality, capitalize on faculty expertise, and increase participation in course reviews. Learn more about the five fundamentals, being an AOQF Peer Reviewer, and the success of the program's launch.

In this wrap-up presentation, we focus on the key priorities for the upcoming semester. Additionally, we will provide important updates and reminders regarding D2L Brightspace and our technological tools. 

In this wrap-up presentation, we explore Distance Education updates, focusing on important reminders and the latest advancements with our tech tools and LMS.

 

This webinar focuses on key elements of setting up a Gradebook in D2L while highlighting best practices that will simplify grading workflow, ensure accurate grade calculation, and enhance students’ understanding of their course grades. 

Media Library offers simple features for media creation, storage, and streaming to any of your courses from a centralized repository in D2L. This native D2L tool can be used to record audio, screen capture, and/or camera inputs for course content, assignment directions, feedback to students, and more. Alexandra Rotzer, Instructional Technology Specialist, demonstrates how to create recordings, organize media with effective naming conventions, and generate captions – all without leaving D2L or downloading an application.

 

Our LMS team explores the latest updates within D2L Brightspace, specifically the Locker tool within Groups, the revamped Enrollment Experience and the functionality for assigning Grade Exemptions. This presentation offers valuable insights into leveraging these updates to optimize your teaching and learning workflows.

 

In this session, we cover the Insights Dashboard available to instructors and administrators.  Brightspace Insights, integrated with the D2L Brightspace Data Platform, offers user-friendly reporting visualizations for a comprehensive overview of users within the learning environment. This empowers instructors to effectively track, assess, and monitor student progress.

 

The D2L support team covers the nuances of the D2L gradebook and answer any questions you may have about this complex but helpful tool.  Also, learn about Turnitin and how the tool can help with academic integrity and expedite paper and other text-based assignment grading. 

 

This session demonstrates how you can increase student participation and active learning in your online course by using the Group tool in D2L. In addition to fostering collaboration and increasing engagement in your online course, explore other strategies for incorporating partnered and small group opportunities, like peer reviews using the Discussion Boards tool. 

Access to YuJa Media Management will end on December 16. Transitioning your course media may feel overwhelming, but this TechBytes session guides you through the process step by step. It also covers the D2L Media Library—a built-in, centralized tool for creating, storing, and sharing media within your courses. We also highlight additional media licenses available to faculty that can enhance and elevate your course content.

 

Casey Seiter from TechSmith covers the the complete video creation workflow, from recording to production and export. In this webinar, he demonstrates how to properly prepare for your recording or screencast. Get an overview of the interface and basic editing features like cuts, adding text to your video, and other tips and tricks.

 

Casey Seiter from TechSmith covers the basics of Snagit to help you become more efficient and comfortable using its various features. In this webinar, he goes over using the different capture methods, the most useful editing and annotating tools, and sharing and organizing your captures. 

This Tutor.com session covers best practices, outreach resources, a live demonstration of the Tutor.com learning environment, and the benefits of online tutoring in improving student success.