Busy day this morning in eLearning. The integration between Office 365 and D2L has been fixed. Students can now set up the integration between Email, Calendar and OneDrive in Office 365 and a widget in D2L. This allows students to submit directly from OneDrive instead of having to download the file to the local computer … Continue reading Office 365/D2L Integration Fixed!
D2L Update 20.20.1 (January, 2020)
D2L made their monthly update overnight. Most of the changes are minor, but a couple are grabbing some people's attention this morning. First, the Assignment list now uses only the new interface implemented about a year ago. It includes columns for New, Completed (turned in by students), Evaluated, and Feedback Published. The item no longer … Continue reading D2L Update 20.20.1 (January, 2020)
D2L Basics for Students
We just added to Discover, "D2L Basics (For Students)" giving students a way to get the experience to find assignments and quizzes as well as create great work! To find out more information about Discover follow this link: https://ppcconline.blog/2020/01/06/discover-added-to-my-home-in-d2l/ D2L may appear to be a puzzle when first experienced. However, unlike a Rubik's Cube, there … Continue reading D2L Basics for Students
Office 365 Link to D2L Turned Off
Throughout the FA19 semester, we had issues with the Office 365 integration with D2L getting students authenticated. CCCS-IT, CCCOnline and eLearning all worked to fix this issue with Microsoft. Unfortunately, nothing we tried has had any success and there is little hope of finding a solution before SP20 starts January 22nd. So, it is with … Continue reading Office 365 Link to D2L Turned Off
Discover Added to My Home in D2L
D2L has a new tool for self enrollment, Discover. This tool will allow students and instructors to explore open, free trainings. The tool can be accessed on the My Home navigation bar. Once clicked on, a list of courses available will appear: Click on any you'd like and you can register yourself. We are starting … Continue reading Discover Added to My Home in D2L
D2L Connection: Colorado February 14, 2020
The D2L Connection: Colorado conference will be on February 14, 2020. This one day, FREE, conference is at Red Rocks Community College - Arvada Campus. D2L will be there along with experts from around the region to help you use the D2L tools. For more information and to register, please go to D2L Connection: Colorado … Continue reading D2L Connection: Colorado February 14, 2020
Part 2 – FA19 Course Evaluation Using D2L Surveys
This fall, we will be doing Course Evaluations using the D2L Survey tool. The survey will be shared to each D2L shell in the FA19 semester for your students to access. Surveys will be open November 24-December 9. A copy of these directions will be sent to student emails on Friday as well as posted … Continue reading Part 2 – FA19 Course Evaluation Using D2L Surveys
FA19 Course Evaluation Using D2L Surveys
Overview There's no easy way to say this, course evaluation for FA19 is going to be a challenge. Our contract with eXplorance, the makers of Blue, expires on October 30th. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the contract, we cannot extend through the end of the FA19 semester. What's worse is, we didn't find this … Continue reading FA19 Course Evaluation Using D2L Surveys
Instructor Interface Changes – October 18th
This is one of those months where the changes D2L is implementing are large enough I need to get the information out to instructors. Please note, these changes will hit early in the morning of Friday October 18th. D2L is working very hard to standardize the interface instructors use in different tools, such as Assignments, … Continue reading Instructor Interface Changes – October 18th
Nuts and Bolts for D2L
Monday, August 12th eLearning will open the Nuts and Bolts for D2L () FA19 course for all faculty and staff to use and enjoy. This self-paced course will take you through the basics of D2L with videos created by D2L's ( Brightspace 's creator) and a few other surprises as well. I truly hope this … Continue reading Nuts and Bolts for D2L