Teaching, Learning, &
Global Engagement
Weekly News & Updates
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August 10, 2023 | Volume 10 | Issue 1 | | |
Introducing Our New FLTAs! | |
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By Amy Holmes
We have three Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants (FLTAs) joining us this academic year! Eibhlín and Louise are living in the Green House and Germán is staying in Clemmons. Please consider inviting them to your classes (Davie Campus, Davidson Campus, virtual) for a mini-lecture, activity, or just to say hello. They have lots to offer us!
Additionally, our FLTAs want to experience North Carolina culture. Feel free to invite them to dinner, museums, hiking, kayaking, thrifting, or anything else that will immerse them in our culture.
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- Sign up for Eibhlín's Irish Language & Culture class on Monday/Wednesdays from 12:00-12:50 pm, beginning September 6th. It's free!
- Friday, August 11 from 11:00 am-12:30 pm: Welcoming Language, offered through the Piedmont Hub (Registration required)
- Wednesday, August 16 from 11:00 am-12:30 pm in Gee N139-142: International Ignition - Welcome back event where students, faculty, and staff can learn about International Education opportunities
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Digital Accessibility & Learning Design Got Married | |
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By Gretchen Benton
Fall is just around the corner! Check out these resources below which answer frequently asked questions:
- Who do I reach out to about Moodle support?
- How do students get help with Moodle?
- How do I use that tool in Moodle?
Technology Tutorials in Freshdesk
Our Solution Articles are short video and written tutorials, such as Getting Started with Moodle, that provide step by step instructions for all of the tech tools used at DDCC. Our articles cover popular tools like YuJa, Zoom, and document accessibility.
Get Moodle Support
Are you having difficulty using Moodle? We encourage students and faculty to connect with the 24/7 Moodle Helpdesk! Support is available through online chat and by phone. To connect by phone, call 1-866-361-8965. They resolve almost 70% of issues within 5 minutes!
If the helpdesk cannot help you, you may be referred to Davidson Davie support for follow up during normal business hours. For faculty who want to start a ticket with Gretchen Benton, Director, Education Technology (Moodle LMS Admin) in the Teaching, Learning, and Global engagement office, please email edtech@davidsondavie.edu. Students can contact moodle@davidsondavie.edu to open a ticket as well.
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YuJa is for Faculty, Staff, & Students | |
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By Trudy Brown
Instructors
If you need something to do today while Moodle is down, why not create some lesson videos or video quizzes for your course using our new video platform: YuJa. You can use YuJa to create, store and post videos to Moodle. If you've previously opened YuJa through Moodle, you can go straight to the main YuJa login to access your account while Moodle is down. If you want your students to use YuJa, check out the Get Students Started with YuJa guide.
Staff
You'll always access YuJa through the main YuJa login, and will need to let us know that you'd like your access changed to "staff" instead of "student" by filling out this Staff access form. You can use YuJa to create, store, and share videos with others using links.
For Students
Please share the YuJa Student Solutions with your students! They can also create, edit, and store videos without using any storage space on Moodle. For example, videos can easily be shared through discussion forums without having to worry about file size or sharing through their Google Drive.
Questions?
Refer to our YuJa tutorials or reach out to trudy_brown@davidsondavie.edu
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Moodle Maintenance - Thursday, Aug. 10th | |
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By Gretchen Benton
Our Moodle site will be down for maintenance for the Moodle 4.1 update on Thursday August 10, 2023.
As a result, students and faculty will experience Moodle downtime. We expect that our Moodle site will be down for maintenance and unavailable for the majority of the day (24hrs max) starting in the early AM hours Thursday. Notifications will be sent out when the upgrade is complete. Instructors can continue building Fall courses as usual before and after the upgrade!
Learning about Moodle
Thankfully the Moodle 4.1 upgrade does not change how you generally navigate around and use Moodle (most of the updates are on the back end), so please refer to our existing resources.
What's new in Moodle 4.1
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Do You Have a Story to Share? | |
We want to promote faculty and staff stories! Here are some ideas: | |
Please contact Amy Holmes (amy_holmes@davidsondavie.edu) if you have ideas or referrals for stories. | |
Teaching, Learning, & Global Engagement is: | | | | |
