Learning & Support

Facilitator Photo

A close up photo of the facilitator, added under Profile, allows the student to make a connection by seeing the facilitators face when they post within the course.

Welcome Message

The first message in Announcements welcomes students to the course and gives clear instructions on where to find the course content. The message should be short (no scrolling).

Introduction Module

An introduction module is set up under Content and contains at least these 4 files:

• Course Overview: What the course is about, how the course is organized, expectations, and what to do to get started
  

  Example: Course Overview (PDF 64KB)
  https://onlinelearning.nscc.ca/D2LStaffSupport/qs/CourseOverview.pdf

• Course outline and workplan
  
  
• Meet your facilitator: A brief facilitator bio and information on how the facilitator will communicate within the course
  

  Example: Meet Your Facilitator (PDF 58KB)
  https://onlinelearning.nscc.ca/D2LStaffSupport/qs/MeetYourFacilitator.pdf

• Where to get help: Course general questions and information, private questions and technology help (for example, Service Desk
  https://servicedesk.nscc.ca/TDClient/1770/Portal/Requests/ServiceCatalog?CategoryID=8002
  and Brightspace Toolkit https://D2Ltoolkit.nscc.ca).
  

  Example: Where To Get Help (PDF 65KB)
  https://onlinelearning.nscc.ca/D2LStaffSupport/qs/WhereToGetHelp.pdf

Due Dates for all Evaluations

Due dates for evaluations added in the course Calendar or attached to the evaluations are visible to the students at a glance.

Grade Items for all Evaluations

Grade items for each evaluation in Grades that match the evaluation scheme in the approved course work plan will ensure the student knows what is expected of them throughout the course.

Copyright Folder

A Copyright folder under Manage Files will help track all copyright permissions.