April 20, 2023 | Volume 9 | Issue 31 |
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Five Things to Know About Renee Bridges |
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Quick Facts
- Hometown: Polkville, North Carolina
- Education: Carolinas College Of Health Sciences
- Courses you teach: Surgical Technology and Central Sterile Processing
- Family: Engaged to Chris Hege, two daughters Emma (17) and Stella (10), and three additional blessings Connor, Sophie, and Hudson!
- Pets: Aussie Doodle named Raleigh
- Hobbies: Mission trips, showing dairy cattle, riding horses, traveling, and spending time at our lake house.
Five Things to Know
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Travel: I’ve traveled many places such as Germany, Austria, Turkey, Canada, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Alaska……All are so beautiful in their own way! I love exploring! My bucket list is Greece, Amalfi Coast (Italy), Ecuador, Antarctica, Iceland, Dubai, and Thailand!
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Music: I love all types of music!
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Food: Seafood
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Movie: I’m not much of a movie/tv person
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Joyful Experience: Last week, I traveled to Quebec City with my daughters and spent the weekend relaxing at the lake with the whole family
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Free, Virtual NC Digital Accessibility Conference |
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By Gretchen Benton
It’s almost time for final grade submissions! Make sure that your gradebook is in tip top shape to make reporting final grades and communicating with students easier. Check out my top 5 tips!
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Double check your calculations. Gradebooks can do silly things, one extra 0 or a setting turned off by accident can change your grade calculations in Moodle. Get out an excel file or a pencil/paper to calculate the grade for a student or two manually, just to make sure that your gradebook settings are matching your expectations.
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Check the Student View. Concerns and confusion may arise from students about grades late in the term. When troubleshooting, it is best to see the gradebook in the student view. To do this - in your “Grader report”, select “User report” and select your student from the drop down menu.
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Plan to save your grade backup file. In the “Grader report”, select “Export” and then “Excel Spreadsheet”. At the bottom of the page you may want to expand the “Export format options” and select “Include feedback” before clicking “Download”.
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Check the Log. When a student contests when/whether they submitted an activity, it is a best practice to check your course log. This report can show you dates, time stamps, and even error codes that the student may have encountered. Check your log by clicking the arrow next to “Reports” and then “Logs” in your Course Administration menu. On the Logs page you can select your student from the drop down box labeled “All Participants” and click “Get these logs”.
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Don’t accidentally mislead students about their grades! Even if you have a great reason to hide a category or assignment, doing so can change the grade displayed to your students. If you will be hiding items/categories or making changes to the gradebook late in the term, communicate with your class about when you will be making the changes so they won’t worry if they see their grade change temporarily.
If you have any questions or concerns please let me know. You can submit a ticket directly to me by emailing edtech@davidsondavie.edu |
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By Phil Tietjen
Have you had a chance to use Yuja to record a video yet? It’s easy to record a video with Yuja. To record a video follow these instructions (via FreshDesk). Of course, if you have any questions, contact learning_design@davidsondavie.edu. |
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Join the CTL Advisory Board |
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By Gloria Johnson
The CTL needs faculty who are interested in helping shape faculty professional development opportunities at DDCC to join us as part of the CTL Advisory Board. Please take a moment to find out more about the CTL and our work.
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Have you applied the TILT Framework in your teaching?
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I'm not familiar with the TILT Framework
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What is the Community Saying? |
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By Phil Tietjen
Here are the results from the last “Share Your Thoughts” question, “When you using rubrics, do you create your own or use one provided by a third-party (eg, Pearson, McGraw-Hill)”
Thanks to everyone who shared their thoughts!
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From the Editors: Do You Have a Story to Share? |
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We want to promote faculty and staff stories! Here are some ideas: |
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- Professional development experiences
- Study away & study abroad trips
- Receiving awards and honors
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- Student success stories
- Active learning ideas
- Upcoming events
- Globalized courses
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Please contact one of the editors if you have ideas or referrals for stories.
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Teaching, Learning, & Global Engagement is: |
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