A new resource has been created to help instructors design courses – starting with solid assessment practices. This new page called “Assessment: Focused, Simple, and Aligned Ideas” shares core practices and principles around sound learning design. Twenty pedagogically-sound ideas for the assessment of student learning in both online (asynchronous, synchronous …
Evaluation of student learning in post-secondary education has a long way to go before it truly is effective, learner-centric and improves student learning. We are doing a lot of unnecessary and time consuming ranking, rating and giving of numbers and values on student work (done via complex rubrics with vague …
** RESOURCES FOR INSTRUCTORS: Brightspace and Course Support** Teach Anywhere Website: Brightspace Instructor Resources – One-stop for all your Brightspace needs – note the fly out menus with more videos and support info on Quizzes, Assignments, Content, Communications and Grading Brightspace Term Start Course Checklist – handy checklist of items …
For a Successful Term Start 21 IMPORTANT CHECKLIST ITEMS TO ENSURE YOUR BRIGHTSPACE COURSE IS READY for STUDENTS! Here is a handy-dandy checklist of 21 important items to ensure your course is ready to for learning. Completing and checking off these 21 items will ensure your course is ready for …
12 Brightspace Time Saving Tips + Tools Want to save some time when building or working in your Brightspace courses? Want to streamline your course development? Want some helpful tips to save you unnecessary work? Check out the collection of helpful tips and tools in Brightspace to help you SAVE …
Get Your Complimentary Under the Hood Brightspace Course Checkup Wondering if your Brightspace Course needs a tune-up? Kim Pfeifer, CTLI Learning Technologies Support Specialist is offering 30-minute private sessions in which she will review ONE of your Brightspace courses to ensure you and your students are set up for success. …
Question: Do you hold classes or class gatherings synchronously via NIC’s BlueJeans web conferencing platform? Question: Do you record those classes or class gatherings? If you answered yes to both of the questions above, a new resource has been created for North Island College instructors to help them manage the …
Brightspace (NIC’s new digital learning environment) continues with all Spring 2022 courses. There are a number of ways NIC students are receiving support for this new platform. You can help too. Email students notifying their courses are in Brightspace at https://mycourses.nic.bc.ca Make a short video tour of your Brightspace course …
Video can be a very effective learning tool. Many research studies have shown its value in enhancing student learning in a variety of disciplines and delivery formats. Video created or curated by instructors can often allow students a more thorough understanding of content and concepts and engage them in more …
Instructors: At this time of year and especially going into a new digital learning environment (Brightspace), there are lots of questions, tickets to the service desk and emails. Here’s hoping this page might help answer some of your questions. If not, please submit a ticket via the NIC Service Desk …
