Instructional Technology

Explore the instructional tools available to all KSU faculty members provided by UITS.

New to D2L

• Tools
  Example of Implementation
• D2L Brightspace: The Groups Tool
  Use Groups in D2L to organize your students, discussion boards, assignments, etc.
• D2L Brightspace: Intelligent Agents
  Set up an Intelligent Agent in D2L to remind students about upcoming assignments.
• Office 365: Getting Started
  Set up collaborative documents, presentations, spreadsheets, forms and more through OneDrive.

D2L Gradebook

• Tools
  Example of Implementation
• D2L Brightspace: Grades
  Set up your gradebook settings at the beginning of the semester. Then, create and link grades to course activities.

Communication Tools

• Tools
  Example of Implementation
• VoiceThread D2L Quick Guide for Faculty
  Use this as a great alternative to the traditional discussion board.
• Blackboard Collaborate Ultra - Moderators Guide
  Conduct synchronous sessions or online office hours.
• Using Microsoft Teams
  A complete set of tutorial videos on how to use Teams created by the DLI

Instructional Tools

• Tools
  Example of Implementation
• D2L Brightspace and Kaltura MediaSpace Inegration Guide for Faculty / Staff
  Create video announcements in D2L.
• SoftChalk Cloud in D2L Brightspace Quick Guide
  Create interactive lessons that can be delivered within D2L.
• Adobe Spark - Getting Started
  Create engaging videos to introduce a module.
• D2L Brightpace: Checklists Tools
  Provide a checklist in your course for students to track their progress.

Assessment Tools

• Tools
  Example of Implementation
• D2L Brightspace: The Rubrics Tool
  Use Rubrics to provide meaningful feedback to students on assignments and discussions.
• D2L Quizzes: Lockdown Browser Dashboard
  Use this to ensure testing integrity for assessments in D2L.
• Enabling Turnitin in D2L QuickGuide
  Anti-plagiarism tool embedded in D2L for written assignments.

Accessible Tools

• Tools
  Example of Implementation
• D2L Brightspace: BlackBoard Ally
  Ally is a tool that is already integrated into D2L and allows for your course material to be accessed and downloaded in several alternative formats, which makes your course more accessible.