This document discusses tools in the D2L learning platform that can help increase instructor presence, student engagement, and provide a superior teaching and learning experience. It highlights features like video notes, virtual classrooms, activity feeds, and automated tools that enable things like personalized learning experiences and embedding rich media like videos and images. The document also includes quotes about the importance of instructor presence and technology enabling student connections.

1. D2L Confidential
Instructor Presence
Student Engagement
Reach every learner
Dan Semi – Sr Solutions Engineer

2. A single package combines
powerful tools to help you
deliver a superior teaching and
learning experience
What’s on your campus?
One Hub for Learning
Web-based
Assignment
Annotations
Data Hub
Quick EvalBrightspace
Core
ePortfolio
Enabled
Smart
Automation
Tools
Activity Feed &
New Content
Experience
Video Note
Virtual
Classrooms
& Video
Assignments
Learning
Environment &
Learning
Repository
Discover
& MORE
TO COME!
Mobile Design
&
Mobile Apps

3. The Connection?
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The sense of instructor presence is created through a
combination of instructional design and delivery.
Videos, photos, narratives—depending on one’s comfort level
with the medium—can help create this sense of presence in
advance of course delivery.
-Larry Ragan, director of instructional design and development for Penn State’s World Campus
“Presence is the most important best practice for an online
course”
-Boettcher, J. V., & Conrad, R. M. (2010).
The online teaching survival guide: Simple and practical pedagogical tips.
Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Technology enables students to connect with each other,
the instructor, and the content.
-Teresa K. Dail, Ph.D North Carolina A&T State University
Online Classroom, Feb. 2010

4. Personalize the Learning Experience
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5. Personalize the Learning Experience
Other uses?
-Instructions
-Disclaimers
With Intelligent Agents?

6. Embed Rich Media
Images or video clips created or uploaded, iFrames
How?
Insert Stuff, HTML editor, custom widgets
Where?
Copy/paste embed code, build iFrames, custom widgets
What?

7. Embed What?
Polls
Video
iFrames
Social Feeds
Check out Widget Central!

8. Provide Rich Feedback
with Video Note
Provide feedback with ease
Instructors can leave short quick video
feedback anywhere you can attach
files!
Learners experience rich feedback
Students will enjoy the personal quick
feedback in video.

9. Announcements
or
Activity Feed
One way communication...
Activity Feed:
Two way communication

10. Awards Tool
For the individual
• Digital accreditation that you can take
with you
• Incentivizes us to pursue new skills
• Provides others with insight into our
professional development
• Demonstrates continued efforts to
improve ourselves
• Identifies areas where we can
improve
New World of Work
21st Century Skills Badges
Engaged outside of class
– LinkedIn!

11. D2L.com/Fusion

12. Thank you