by Mendi Benigni | Feb 11, 2020 | Collaboration, discussion
In our OAKS (D2L/Brightspace) classes there are often two types of communication: detailed and thoughtful discussions and class questions and answers. While the Discussion tool is great for the first type of communication, it’s less effective for the Q&A...
by Mendi Benigni | Oct 24, 2019 | Assessment
OAKS contains data that will help you know which students may be in trouble. NOTE: this will only work if you have released the Final Calculated Grade. In OAKS, go to Communication > Classlist From the dropdown arrow next to your first student choose View Progress...
by Mendi Benigni | Sep 14, 2018 | Assessment, OAKS, OAKS Tips
Students can now post a link or text directly into the Assignment/Dropbox submission area! In the past, if your assignment required students to submit a link to something they created, they would have to put the link in a Word document and upload it. Now there is a...
by Chris Meshanko | Feb 23, 2018 | OAKS, OAKS Tips, Teaching Advice, TLT
Our recent OAKS (user interface) upgrade, Daylight, introduced several new features, including course banners. And while course banners can be a great way to generate (initial) interest in your course, they can also confuse students if the system-generated images are...
by wolfejg | Oct 31, 2017 | TLT
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