ICYMI, the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Faculty Development (CAT+FD) at Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) is proud to announce that we received the 2024 D2L Excellence Award for our work on #LearnEverywhereXULA (LEX) and #LEX Advanced. The D2L Excellence Award recognizes leaders, educators, and trainers who have used D2L Brightspace to help further the innovation, progress, and betterment of learning experiences in their organizations.
#LearnEverywhereXULA (#LEX) is our Brightspace course that is organized around the eight General Standards for Higher Education set forth in the Quality Matters Higher Education Rubric Sixth Edition. The information, activities, and assignments in the #LEX course aids faculty in developing high quality, well-designed, objective-driven courses on Brightspace for Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) students.
When faculty complete the #LEX course, they have the opportunity to expand their horizons even more through #LEX Advanced certification. With the certification, faculty learn about using design and automation features available in Brightspace to apply better pedagogical practices within their courses by making them more user-friendly, accessible, and efficient.
#LEX Advanced takes a deeper dive into tools like Rubrics, Release Conditions, Intelligent Agents, HTML Templates, Awards & Badges, and more. #LEX Advanced certification also includes topics such as accessibility, academic integrity, securing online testing environment, alternative assessments, online discussions, group work, and video lectures.
A #LEX Advanced badge can be earned for participation in a #LEX Advanced workshop OR for completing its corresponding module in the #LEX course.
Our #LEX Advanced certification has five levels. Faculty can move up a certification level with every fourth #LEX Advanced badge they earn. Complete four modules to earn the #LEX Advanced Level 1 certification. Complete eight modules to earn the #LEX Advanced Level 2 certification. Complete twelve modules to earn the #LEX Advanced Level 3 certification. Complete sixteen modules to earn the #LEX Advanced Level 4 certification. Complete twenty modules to earn the #LEX Advanced Level 5 certification.
Faculty can view the badges they've earned by clicking on Activities in the NavBar and then click on Awards within the #LearnEverywhereXULA course.
Are you interested in becoming #LEX Advanced certified? Attend one of our upcoming #LEX Advanced workshops to start earning your badges. Alternatively, you can earn badges by completing modules in the #LearnEverywhereXULA course.
NOTE: Faculty who are not enrolled in the #LearnEverywhereXULA course can request enrollment using this enrollment request form.
#LEX Advanced Certifications
Congratulations to those faculty who have earned #LEX Advanced Certification!
#LEX Advanced Level 1 Certificate Awardees
- Ayyad, Dr. Ahlam
- Bailey-Wheeler, Dr. Janel
- Bellone-Hite, Dr. Amy
- DiMaggio, Dr. Stassi
- Earls, Dr. Martha
- Edwards, Dr. Andrea
- Farudi, Dr. Giti
- Gaudin, Dr. Wendy
- Gstohl, Dr. Mark
- Hammer, Dr. Elizabeth Yost
- Helm, Dr. Amanda
- Laborde, Dr. Katheryn
- Ma, Dr. Timmy
- Manley, Dr. Elizabeth
- McFerrin, Dr. Harris
- Nguyen, Dr. Nam
- Plaisance-Meyers, Dr. Sierra
- Ratnayaka, Dr. Harish
- Rousselle, Dr. Elizabeth
- Salm, Dr. Steven
- Sirohi, Dr. Sunil
- St. Julien, Dr. Danielle
- Taylor, Dr. Ashley
- Todd, Dr. Jason
- Verma, Dr. Abha
#LEX Advanced Level 2 Certificate Awardees
- Ayyad, Dr. Ahlam
- Bailey-Wheeler, Dr. Janel
- Earls, Dr. Martha
- Edwards, Dr. Andrea
- Gstohl, Dr. Mark
- Hammer, Dr. Elizabeth Yost
- Ma, Dr. Timmy
- Todd, Dr. Jason
#LEX Advanced Level 3 Certificate Awardees
- Ayyad, Dr. Ahlam
- Edwards, Dr. Andrea
- Hammer, Dr. Elizabeth Yost
- Ma, Dr. Timmy
- Todd, Dr. Jason
#LEX Advanced Level 4 Certificate Awardees
- Ayyad, Dr. Ahlam
- Hammer, Dr. Elizabeth Yost
- Todd, Dr. Jason
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