{"id":20787,"date":"2024-09-15T08:11:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T13:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=20787"},"modified":"2024-09-15T08:11:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-15T13:11:19","slug":"lex-advanced-certification-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/lex-advanced-certification-3\/","title":{"rendered":"#LEX Advanced Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/catfd-wins-2024-d2l-excellence-award\/\">2024 D2L Excellence Award<\/a><\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n<p>#LearnEverywhereXULA (#LEX) is our Brightspace course that is organized around the eight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qualitymatters.org\/sites\/default\/files\/PDFs\/StandardsfromtheQMHigherEducationRubric.pdf\">General Standards for Higher Education<\/a> set forth in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qualitymatters.org\/\">Quality Matters<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><a title=\"hot air ballons\" href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/balloons-hot-air-balloon-air-sports-3665\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ballons-3665_1280.jpg?resize=625%2C468\" alt=\"hot air ballons\" width=\"625\" height=\"468\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>#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.<\/p>\n<p>A #LEX Advanced badge can be earned for participation in a #LEX Advanced workshop OR for completing its corresponding module in the #LEX course.<\/p>\n<p>Our #LEX Advanced certification has five levels. Faculty can move up a certification level with every fourth #LEX Advanced badge they earn. Complete <strong>four<\/strong> modules to earn the #LEX Advanced Level 1 certification. Complete <strong>eight<\/strong> modules to earn the #LEX Advanced Level 2 certification. Complete <strong>twelve<\/strong> modules to earn the #LEX Advanced Level 3 certification. Complete <strong>sixteen<\/strong> modules to earn the #LEX Advanced Level 4 certification. Complete <strong>twenty<\/strong> modules to earn the #LEX Advanced Level 5 certification.<\/p>\n<p>Faculty can view the badges they've earned by clicking on Activities in the NavBar and then click on Awards within the #LearnEverywhereXULA course.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you interested in becoming #LEX Advanced certified?<\/strong> Attend one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/xula.libcal.com\/calendar\/CAT?cid=15223&t=d&d=0000-00-00&cal=15223&ct=55529&inc=0\">upcoming #LEX Advanced workshops<\/a> to start earning your badges. Alternatively, you can earn badges by completing modules in the #LearnEverywhereXULA course. <\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> Faculty who are not enrolled in the #LearnEverywhereXULA course can request enrollment using this <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/TtarvhcqkeSPkiCR8\">enrollment request form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>#LEX Advanced Certifications<\/h2>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><a title=\"#LEX Advanced certificate\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/catwiki.xula.edu\/images\/c\/c9\/LEX_Advanced_Certificate_of_Completion.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/catwiki.xula.edu\/images\/c\/c9\/LEX_Advanced_Certificate_of_Completion.png?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"#LEX Advanced certificate\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to those faculty who have earned #LEX Advanced Certification!<\/p>\n<h3>#LEX Advanced Level 1 Certificate Awardees<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ayyad, Dr. Ahlam<\/li>\n<li>Bailey-Wheeler, Dr. Janel<\/li>\n<li>Bellone-Hite, Dr. Amy<\/li>\n<li>DiMaggio, Dr. Stassi<\/li>\n<li>Earls, Dr. Martha<\/li>\n<li>Edwards, Dr. Andrea<\/li>\n<li>Farudi, Dr. Giti<\/li>\n<li>Gaudin, Dr. Wendy<\/li>\n<li>Gstohl, Dr. Mark<\/li>\n<li>Hammer, Dr. Elizabeth Yost<\/li>\n<li>Helm, Dr. Amanda<\/li>\n<li>Laborde, Dr. Katheryn<\/li>\n<li>Ma, Dr. Timmy<\/li>\n<li>Manley, Dr. Elizabeth<\/li>\n<li>McFerrin, Dr. Harris<\/li>\n<li>Nguyen, Dr. Nam<\/li>\n<li>Plaisance-Meyers, Dr. Sierra<\/li>\n<li>Ratnayaka, Dr. Harish<\/li>\n<li>Rousselle, Dr. Elizabeth<\/li>\n<li>Salm, Dr. Steven<\/li>\n<li>Sirohi, Dr. Sunil<\/li>\n<li>St. Julien, Dr. Danielle<\/li>\n<li>Taylor, Dr. Ashley<\/li>\n<li>Todd, Dr. Jason<\/li>\n<li>Verma, Dr. Abha<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>#LEX Advanced Level 2 Certificate Awardees<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ayyad, Dr. Ahlam<\/li>\n<li>Bailey-Wheeler, Dr. Janel<\/li>\n<li>Earls, Dr. Martha<\/li>\n<li>Edwards, Dr. Andrea<\/li>\n<li>Gstohl, Dr. Mark<\/li>\n<li>Hammer, Dr. Elizabeth Yost<\/li>\n<li>Ma, Dr. Timmy<\/li>\n<li>Todd, Dr. Jason<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>#LEX Advanced Level 3 Certificate Awardees<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ayyad, Dr. Ahlam<\/li>\n<li>Edwards, Dr. Andrea<\/li>\n<li>Hammer, Dr. Elizabeth Yost<\/li>\n<li>Ma, Dr. Timmy<\/li>\n<li>Todd, Dr. Jason<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>#LEX Advanced Level 4 Certificate Awardees<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ayyad, Dr. Ahlam<\/li>\n<li>Hammer, Dr. Elizabeth Yost<\/li>\n<li>Todd, Dr. Jason<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><small>Image credits:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/balloons-hot-air-balloon-air-sports-3665\/\">image<\/a> by PDPhotos from <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/service\/license-summary\/\">Pixabay<\/a><br \/>\n\"<a href=\"https:\/\/catwiki.xula.edu\/File:LEX_Advanced_Certificate_of_Completion.png\">#LEX Advanced Certificate of Completion<\/a>\" by Bart | <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY 4.0<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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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