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D2L FUSION Conference: Key Take-Aways for Higher Ed

D2L’s annual FUSION conference (Reach Every Learner) for its customers was held July 19-20 in Las Vegas. This is a summary of the key take-aways for higher education faculty and support staff with a focus on Brightspace (D2L’s learning environment). Much… Read more ›

Aug 05, 2017 2 Comments

Liesel Knaack

Collaborative Learning, D2L Tips & Tricks, General, Learning Design, Learning management systems, Teaching & Learning, Technology

‘Daylight’ Has Come and Gone: VIU’s Experience Moving to D2L’s New Responsive Design Interface

On April 30, Vancouver Island University switched its learning environment, called VIULearn, to the “Daylight Experience” from D2L. Daylight is a change in the look and feel (colours, buttons, icons, text), but it really updates the learning environment to one… Read more ›

Jul 16, 2017

Liesel Knaack

Blended Learning, D2L Tips & Tricks, General, Learning Design, Learning management systems, New Faculty, Online learning, Teaching & Learning, Technology

Enhancements to VIULearn: My Home, Course Home and Nav Bar (April 30)

On April 30, VIULearn will undergo a change in terms of look and feel as we upgrade to a new version called Daylight. We are also going to slide in a few enhancements to the My Home, Course Home and the… Read more ›

Apr 19, 2017 1 Comment

Liesel Knaack

Blended Learning, D2L Tips & Tricks, Emerging technologies, General, Learning management systems, Online learning, Teaching & Learning

Maxwell Stevenson joins the Centre as new Associate Director

The Centre for Innovation and Excellence in Learning welcomes Maxwell Stevenson to the new role of Associate Director. Maxwell hails from Victoria where he grew up and attended the University of Victoria. After his undergraduate degree he headed to England… Read more ›

Mar 19, 2017

Liesel Knaack

Learning Design, Learning management systems, Learning Sessions, Online learning, Teaching & Learning

What’s New in VIULearn? (Summer 2016)

This summer, there have been changes to the names of some of the tools you use in VIULearn. For instance, “Dropbox” for submitting assignments has been creating some confusion with the internet storage service “Dropbox”. Additionally, there have been a… Read more ›

May 25, 2016 1 Comment

Stephanie Boychuk

D2L Tips & Tricks, Emerging technologies, General, Learning management systems, Online learning, Technology

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What’s New in VIULearn this Month? (March-April 2016)

Every month, VIULearn is updated by our software provider D2L. Most of the time you won’t even notice the changes, because they are behind-the-scenes improvements. An example of a behind-the-scenes improvement was an improvement to the Import / Export /… Read more ›

Apr 18, 2016

Stephanie Boychuk

D2L Tips & Tricks, General, Learning management systems, Online learning

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Exciting Ways to Use the New “Not” Release Conditions

You may have seen my previous blog post where I talked briefly about the new “not” release conditions. If you were wondering what these conditions could be used for, I’m here to give you a few ideas to get you… Read more ›

Mar 08, 2016

Stephanie Boychuk

D2L Tips & Tricks, General, Learning management systems, Technology

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What’s New in VIULearn this Month? (February-March 2016)

Every month, VIULearn is updated by our software provider D2L. Most of the time you won’t even notice the changes, because they are behind-the-scenes improvements. An example of a behind-the-scenes improvement was an improvement to the Import / Export /… Read more ›

Mar 02, 2016 2 Comments

Stephanie Boychuk

D2L Tips & Tricks, Learning management systems, Online learning

10.5.6, Condition, D2L, Discussion, Release, Rubric, VIULearn

Self-Paced Fully-Online VIULearn Orientations for Learners

VIULearn is a learning management system. Some teaching faculty members use it to upload files for you (like your course syllabus or their PowerPoints), create Discussions or Quizzes, and have you upload assignments or view grades. Some teaching faculty members… Read more ›

Aug 12, 2015

Stephanie Boychuk

D2L Tips & Tricks, General, Learning management systems, Online learning, Student Learning, Technology

Orientation to VIULearn (D2L) for Students – Spring 2015

Many courses offered at VIU use our online learning management system, VIULearn. To help prepare you for your course, VIU is offering free orientation workshops to VIULearn. These are available either face-to-face on Nanaimo campus or online for all students. It… Read more ›

Dec 15, 2014 4 Comments

Stephanie Boychuk

D2L Tips & Tricks, Learning management systems, Learning Sessions, Online learning, Workshop resources

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D2L FUSION Conference: Key Take-Aways for Higher Ed

‘Daylight’ Has Come and Gone: VIU’s Experience Moving to D2L’s New Responsive Design Interface

Enhancements to VIULearn: My Home, Course Home and Nav Bar (April 30)

Maxwell Stevenson joins the Centre as new Associate Director

What’s New in VIULearn? (Summer 2016)

What’s New in VIULearn this Month? (March-April 2016)

Exciting Ways to Use the New “Not” Release Conditions

What’s New in VIULearn this Month? (February-March 2016)

Self-Paced Fully-Online VIULearn Orientations for Learners

Orientation to VIULearn (D2L) for Students – Spring 2015