Tech Tip Tuesdays is an engaging series of short, focused sessions designed to empower faculty with practical tips and tricks that simplify their daily tasks and enhance their teaching practices. Each session provides a unique opportunity to connect with colleagues and foster a collaborative atmosphere where ideas and strategies can be shared.

This page features recordings of Tech Tip Tuesday sessions, offering a wealth of knowledge to help you thrive in your role. Join us as we continue to support your journey in teaching excellence!

Tech Tip Recordings

Zoom Phones

Learn about Zoom Phones, a major upgrade enhancing our university’s communication. We’ll guide you through using Zoom Phones, covering essential features like setting up your account, making calls, checking voicemail, text messaging, and adjusting settings.

Creator+

Join our interactive workshop on Creator+ for D2L, where we’ll explore the benefits of using Creator+ to enhance your online courses. You’ll see examples of engaging content elements like hotspots, timelines, and sequence activities, and participate in a hands-on walkthrough demo. We’ll also discuss how Creator+ guides you in making all elements accessible, ensuring an inclusive learning experience for all students.

D2L Creator+ Image Use

Learn about proper image usage for your course development needs using Creator +. You will learn about proper sizing, placement, and file types to use. This will help to make your courses more visually pleasing for students while making image uploads seamless.

Creating Video in D2L

Join CTLE as we showcase the powerful features of the video capture tool in D2L. This session will provide a look at how to seamlessly create, edit, and integrate video content directly into your Brightspace courses.

Building a D2L Module & HTML Templates

Learn how to create a D2L module using our prebuilt HTML templates in this week’s Tech Tip Tuesday. We’ll go through a step-by-step tutorial on how to create your basic content items, such as a module introduction, assigned reading, and general course content in D2L. Knowing how to create a module is important, as it allows you to organize your course content and materials into structured learning paths for your students.

Generating Course Images with AI Copilot

Transform your instructional materials with Microsoft AI’s Copilot! In this mini-session, you will craft prompts to generate perfect educational images. Create custom visuals that captivate and inspire. Enjoy the convenience of tailored, unique images or icons without the hassle of searching repositories or Google. Save time, ensure originality, and seamlessly integrate images into your courses!

Use Creator + to Easily Create Practice Activities and Formative Assessments in D2L

In this interactive 30-minute session, faculty will learn how to use D2L’s Creator+ Practice Elements to design engaging and interactive course activities. These easy-to-create practice tools—such as multiple choice, fill in the blanks, sequencing, and sorting—allow students to test their knowledge, receive immediate feedback, and engage more deeply with the course material.

Effective AI Prompt Writing

Learn how to craft AI prompts that deliver exactly what you need! Join us to discover powerful techniques for shaping AI responses to deliver useful educator focused outputs.

D2L: Importing & Exporting from Other Courses

Learn to import and export files from other courses within D2L.