{"id":20416,"date":"2024-05-22T10:05:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T15:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=20416"},"modified":"2024-05-22T10:05:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T15:05:37","slug":"catfd-wins-an-excellence-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/catfd-wins-an-excellence-award\/","title":{"rendered":"CAT+FD Wins an Excellence Award!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/D2L_Excellence-Award-Badge.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20415\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/catfd-wins-an-excellence-award\/d2l_excellence-award-badge\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/D2L_Excellence-Award-Badge.png?fit=1920%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"D2L Excellence Award Badge\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/D2L_Excellence-Award-Badge.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/D2L_Excellence-Award-Badge.png?fit=625%2C625&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/D2L_Excellence-Award-Badge.png?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"D2L excellence award badge\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-20415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/D2L_Excellence-Award-Badge.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/D2L_Excellence-Award-Badge.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/D2L_Excellence-Award-Badge.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/D2L_Excellence-Award-Badge.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/D2L_Excellence-Award-Badge.png?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/D2L_Excellence-Award-Badge.png?resize=960%2C960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/D2L_Excellence-Award-Badge.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/D2L_Excellence-Award-Badge.png?w=1250 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Faculty Development (CAT+FD) at Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) is proud to announce that we have received the <strong>2024 D2L Excellence Award<\/strong> for our work on #LearnEverywhereXULA (LEX) and <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/lex-advanced-certification-2\/\">#LEX Advanced<\/a>. 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.<\/p>\n<h2>The Challenge: Advancing Faculty Expertise Through Instructional Continuity<\/h2>\n<p>We were faced with the challenge of preparing faculty for effective online instruction amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly because D2L Brightspace was new to us.<\/p>\n<h2>Our Solution: #LearnEverywhereXULA (LEX) and #LEX Advanced<\/h2>\n<p>To address this challenge, CAT+FD developed two innovative programs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>#LearnEverywhereXULA (LEX):<\/strong> This self-paced online course helps faculty members develop high-quality, well-designed courses in Brightspace. It is based on the eight General Standards for Higher Education set forth by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qualitymatters.org\/\">Quality Matters<\/a>. By completing the course, faculty gain the skills and knowledge they need to create effective online learning experiences for XULA students.<\/li>\n<li><strong>#LEX Advanced:<\/strong> This program goes beyond the basics, helping instructors explore advanced features in Brightspace. These features allow faculty to increase their presence in their courses, streamline workflows, and improve overall efficiency. Ultimately, this leads to more user-friendly, accessible, and effective online courses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The Results: Increased Proficiency and Improved Courses<\/h2>\n<p>Thanks to #LEX and #LEX Advanced, XULA faculty have become more proficient in using Brightspace to deliver high-quality online instruction. This has led to increased use of the platform's tools and better alignment with Quality Matters standards.<\/p>\n<h2>A Note of Thanks<\/h2>\n<p>The CAT+FD team is grateful to D2L for recognizing our work and awarding us with the 2024 D2L Excellence Award. We would also like to acknowledge Drs. Jason S. Todd and Tiera S. Coston for their contributions and help in developing #LEX and #LEX Advanced.<\/p>\n<h2>For More Information<\/h2>\n<p>Xavier faculty who are interested can use this <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/TtarvhcqkeSPkiCR8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">enrollment request form<\/a> to request enrollment in the #LearnEverywhereXULA course.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve included a link to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.d2l.com\/newsroom\/d2l-announces-2024-excellence-awards-winners\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">D2L\u2019s press release<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.d2l.com\/why-d2l\/customers\/xavier-university-of-louisiana-expertise\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">case study<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Faculty Development (CAT+FD) at Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) is proud to announce that we have 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/catfd-wins-an-excellence-award\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"CAT+FD Wins an Excellence Award!\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[403,4,5],"tags":[503,376,402],"class_list":{"0":"post-20416","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-brightspace","7":"category-online","8":"category-faculty-development","9":"tag-lex","10":"tag-awards","11":"tag-brightspace","12":"h-entry","13":"hentry","14":"h-as-article"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p82MQk-5ji","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20624,"url":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/catfd-wins-2024-d2l-excellence-award\/","url_meta":{"origin":20416,"position":0},"title":"CAT+FD Wins 2024 D2L Excellence Award!","author":"Janice Florent","date":"August 11, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"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. 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