using tools of d2l to enhance student engagement in k-12
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Using the tools of Brightspace to Enhance Student Engagement in K-12
South Island Distance Education School
Sally Morgan Joan Saunders David Burnham Jennifer Batallas Crystal Kerr Sylvia Harrison
Course Development
● SIDES is a K-12 distributed learning school in the Saanich School District
● We are long-time D2L/Brightspace clients● All our grade 9 to 12 courses run on a year-round,
continuous entry model● Since BC’s new curriculum was announced, we’ve
released 38 new courses (from K-12)● Our CD team includes teacher-writers, graphic designers,
a D2L specialist, and a course development coordinator
Brightspace Tools that we use to help enhance student engagement in our courses:
● Video● Rubrics● Discussions● Intelligent Agents● Audio
Video
We use video in a variety of ways in our courses.● English 11/12
○ Video Introductions○ Book Selections
● Drama 10○ Video feedback
● Planning 10○ Assignments
● Math 4/5○ Student Demonstrations
Drama 10:Video Feedback
Rubrics
● We began using the rubric tool in our humanities courses as soon as it became available. We love the ability to quickly generate good, descriptive feedback.
Example -- What the rubric says for an English 11 (Level 4/6):Entries show an understanding of the text.Attempts are made to interpret, though these may not always be accurate.Too much emphasis on plot summary or the reader’s judgment of the text.Connections are sometimes made to literary techniques and examples are sometimes used.Writing is purposeful and for the most part clear.
What the student sees (and can easily be edited):Your first journal entry about your novel was quite interesting to read. I can tell you took some time to show me the ideas you are developing about the novel as you work through it. Remember to use more integrated quotes and examples in support of your opinions. Try not to summarize the plot too much in a journal, as they are for discussion and development of your insights about the book. I look forward to seeing what you think about the novel as you keep reading and developing your ideas.
Using Rubrics for Formative Assessment in Math
● With new math course development we looked for ways to add formative assessment into our practice. We found that the rubric tool was a great way to give feedback on specific skills.
Thanks for this latest send in assignment, Callum! You have a good understanding of the concepts in this unit. In particular, you demonstrated that you can:
● determine the prime factors of a number● use prime factorization to determine greatest common factors and least common multiples● factor the greatest common factor out of a polynomial● factor trinomials of the form x2+bx+c
Before you attempt the practice test in this unit, please take special care to review the following concepts:● factor trinomials of the form ax2+bx+c● factor a difference of squares
You may also want to spend a bit more time on the "Expert" questions in the practice assignments.Keep up the good work!
You should now take the practice test and submit your test request for the unit 3 test. Good luck.
Feedback generated from a formative math rubric:
Intelligent AgentsAre sent out at specific times in courses to encourage and connect with students. For example:
● Welcome to the course● How’s it going? With video clips ● Remember to….● Congratulations
And it’s great to use their name with {InitiatingUserFirstName}
Example of IA from English:Hello {InitiatingUserFirstName},I just wanted to check in again and see how you're doing. I hope things are rolling along okay and you're continuing to find strategies that work for you in taking this online course. If you need help with anything, please be in touch.Think about when you want to finish, as using the scheduler might help in keeping everything on track (you can find it in the introduction to the course). Many people like to check things off to help them feel like they're moving forward -- I know I do.I'm looking forward to seeing more work from you soon!Joan [email protected]
Discussions
● Our intermediate students (grade 4 and 5) love discussions!● We use discussions for everything from book clubs in English to showing off
rocket car racers in science.
That’s a LOT of Crabby Patties!
SpongeBob makes Crabby Patties for 2 127 customers at lunch. At dinner, he makes 5 253
more Crabby Patties! How many Crabby Patties did SpongeBob make altogether?
I hope you have fun solving my SpongeBob math problem!
Your friend,
J
Primary Program
Thank you!
South Island Distance Education School
Sally Morgan Joan Saunders David Burnham Jennifer Batallas Crystal Kerr Sylvia Harrison