Comments on: Leveraging D2L/Brightspace to Enhance Equity in Your Course: Part 1 of 6

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 19:53:42 +0000

These are great ideas. I’ve been sending weekly e-mails, and wish I’d seen this before! But I’ll use it winter term.

By: alyson.day1

alyson.day1 — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 22:44:27 +0000

@Michael, the workshops I mentioned are paid for by PCC. You can register through MyPCC, and PT faculty can get a stipend for finishing the course. There are more details in the link below or you can contact Greg Kaminski. (gkaminski@pcc.edu) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NOAIGQA1k9tzA7oAkUNQD_he6HWgpgDI7S0gu-Yk-0I/edit?usp=sharing

By: alyson.day1

alyson.day1 — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 17:50:14 +0000

@Jean Students can control whether they are notified when you post a new announcement. Feel free to email me if you want more details about how a student can set it up. (alyson.day1@pcc.edu)

By: alyson.day1

alyson.day1 — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 17:00:49 +0000

Thank you for the comment @bhull. I agree that email and announcements should be used in very different ways. I personally don’t think one is better than the other in general. Rather, deciding what kinds of messages you are going to send with each tool and being consistent are essential. I do not know of any research that indicates one or the other is better.

By: Max Macias

Max Macias — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 13:36:41 +0000

Thanks for your efforts Alyson.

By: Michael Trigoboff

Michael Trigoboff — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 01:03:55 +0000

Does PCC pay for those workshops?

By: Usha Ramanujam

Usha Ramanujam — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 19:02:32 +0000

It is mentioned that ‘Teach students to use the announcements tool for updates by avoiding sending email to the whole class. Reserve email for one-on-one interactions.’ Weekly announcements that students expect to get updated at the beginning of each week can be reasonably expected to be read by them. Wouldn’t email be more equitable for any quick mid-week class updates, during first and last week of classes, etc. as it lands in every student’s inbox and gets their better attention? Some students may not be checking all the announcements.

By: Jean Mittelstaedt

Jean Mittelstaedt — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 00:24:11 +0000

I would love it if the Announcements would be automatically emailed directly to students. It’s my understanding that it isn’t and that I have to manually do it, unless this has changed? I’ve used other LMSs where Announcements are automatically emailed.

By: bryan hull

bryan hull — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 00:02:47 +0000

Interesting. Is there research that shows the announcement tool is more equitable or more effective than email in reaching students? I use the two in really different ways. What’s the research (if there is any) say?