What makes D2L extra special? Our Lego program! Last week, new D2Lers were buzzing with excitement, collecting their personalized mini-figure Legos. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗼? 🧱 Well, it’s the perfect conversation starter! Hearing the office come alive with stories behind each choice (a bike to represent a hobby 🚴♂️ or a cat to resemble a beloved pet 🐱) is such a great way to connect. 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆? We've got it! D2Lers can personalize their mini-figures to reflect their individuality. The program includes a wide range of customization options, ensuring everyone can see themselves represented. Moreover, our Lego Program highlights the uniqueness of each D2Lers career journey. No two Lego sets look the same; each mini-figure represents the diverse paths, skills, and experiences we bring. This personalization fosters a sense of belonging and celebrates individual contributions! Plus, Lego goes beyond just fun—these mini-figures are part of D2L's employee recognition program! We get to collect bricks throughout our journey for attending events, and completing projects, as well as for work anniversaries, and awards nominated by our peers. 🏆
Jai Bhardwaj is a Strategic Accounts Manager in India. He shares his journey at D2L and what he thinks makes D2L a great place to work.
In this blog, D2L Technical Writer, Maryna Zdoryk, shares her story of fleeing the war in the Ukraine and starting her new life in Canada and at D2L. This is a must-ready story of resilience and community. "D2L isn’t just a job—it has become a lifeline. The support I received from my colleagues was extraordinary. When we first arrived in Canada, we had almost nothing. Yet, my D2L family stepped in, providing us with furniture, household essentials, and even a fireplace that brought warmth to our new home, both literally and emotionally."
At D2L, we take our desire to grow seriously. That’s why we’ve rolled up our sleeves, donned our gardening gloves, and created a thriving community garden at our headquarters in Kitchener.
D2L has a number of employee resource groups (ERGs) and committees that contribute to our culture and employee experience. Over the years, D2Lers have come together to create these groups and each emerged out of a desire to create community, facilitate important conversations, and provide training, resources and events to all employees. Learn about the ERG's and Committees in the latest blog.
Women in Action Mentorship Program: At D2L, we believe in fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace where everyone can thrive. One of the ways we achieve this is through our Women in Action (WIN) employee resource group (ERG). WIN is dedicated to empowering and uplifting the voices of women and non-binary individuals within D2L. In February 2024, WIN launched an official mentorship program that has been in high demand since its launch. The third cohort of the program kicked off in August. Read the full blog to see what makes the program special.
D2Lers from the Toronto Office celebrated Earth Day with a spring clean-up event at Queen’s Park. The event was organized by the Toronto Social Committee and in total, 16 D2Lers collected ten bags of garbage from the park. D2Lers were able to use one of their two paid Volunteer Time Off days to devote a few hours to this cause. These hours contributed to D2L’s goal of D2Lers contributing 2,500 hours of volunteer time collectively to their communities in celebration of D2L’s 25th anniversary. Read the full story on our website (3 minute read)
Happy D2L-iversary to some of our milestone employees. Thank you for all that you do on our way to transforming the way the world learns. 🎉 We've asked them to share their experience and learning moments throughout the years at D2L👇 Rory F. - 10 years: "Collaborating with the some of the brightest and most diverse thinkers along with self-directed learning, I have been granted the opportunity to grow and refine my craft. I believe in our product. I believe we are the best in the industry." Siobhan McLean - 5 years: "I'm proud to work for an organization that is dedicated to education and transforming the way the world learns! I'm thankful to have the opportunity to work with amazing colleagues and leaders who have helped me learn and grow both professionally and personally over these last five years. I continue to see the impact of my work not only within the company, but in the global community and truly feel like I'm doing 'the best work of my life'!" Kelly Pierce – 15 years: “Over the past 15 years, I have been fortunate to be able to impact the lives of students and educators globally directly and indirectly. Each of year has brought its own set of challenges and roles, pushing me to expand my skills and adapt to everchanging environments. With the same spirit of learning and growing, I look forward to embracing the new challenges and continuing to contribute to the company’s success.”
Reflecting on an incredible hashtag#D2LFusion 2024! With over 1,400 in-person attendees from 16+ countries and 1,800 virtual participants, it was a global gathering of minds shaping the future of education. From the launch of D2L Lumi with AI-driven features to the acquisition of H5P Group and the debut of Achievement+ for Brightspace, we're advancing learning innovation like never before. Explore the highlights and transformative insights from Fusion 2024:
D2L Brightspace Accessibility Bundle Helping to Make Learning More Inclusive: D2L has introduced the D2L Accessibility Bundle, a partnership package to help expand the D2L Brightspace education ecosystem and better support the needs of users with diverse abilities. The D2L Accessibility Bundle combines a powerful text-to-speech reader and a market-leading artificial intelligence-powered accessibility checker to help educators create and deliver highly accessible learning experiences. The bundle brings together two strategic partners, ReadSpeaker and YuJa Panorama Digital Accessibility Platform, into one package offering. Together, they can help support content that is highly accessible from the ground up and can be offered in multiple reading modalities, providing a comprehensive approach to accessibility in education.
