It's that time again. Every April, we archive courses at least 13. months past the end date. For April 6, 2021, this means all courses in the SP19, SU19 and FA19 terms will be archived early in the morning. The data can still be accessed by eLearning, but only with a Dean or Associate Dean … Continue reading D2L Archive (Formerly Purge) April 6
SP21 BI2 Shells Open to Students March 15
Because of a scheduling issue, the D2L shells for Bi-semester 2 (BI2), officially scheduled to start on March 17th will open two days early on March 15th.
What’s New in D2L (SP21 Edition)
Since I can't commit to a specific time for a PDW session, I've created the video below for the traditional "What's New in D2L" session. Please feel free to email me or comment below if you have questions or comments. https://youtu.be/tFnOkuWN5nI Colorado Online@ Presentation
What’s in a Name?
When I first started teaching in a high school many years ago, I called the roll from the list I was given from the office. In typical first week chaos, there was one student, Chelsey R. who wasn't there and there was a student, Allen T., who was there and not on my list. I … Continue reading What’s in a Name?
SP21 Release Dates
There's been a lot of conversations lately about when D2L shells will open to faculty/instructors and when they will open for students. Well, we have the dates finalized with leadership and here they are: Dec 14- Faculty/Instructor access beginsJan 18- Student access begins for all courses scheduled to start on January 20th. (All courses with … Continue reading SP21 Release Dates
“Master Semester” to be Renamed “Starter Shells”
Starting Monday, December 14th, in agreement with Dr. Baker and the Deans, we will be renaming the "Master Semester" in D2L to "Starter Shells". The functionality of the shells will be identical only with a different name. A few years ago, I brought this possibility up to faculty and leadership. The reason was, the word … Continue reading “Master Semester” to be Renamed “Starter Shells”
RESOLVED: Dates… From the Future!
*******UPDATE 11/5/2020: This issue is now resolved. Yes, it sounds like a bad movie or worse, the newest reality show. In truth, it's a bug several clients, including PPCC, have been seeing within D2L for the past few weeks. I've seen this in Discussions and Classlist with dates. of November 20, 2020, December 12, 2020 … Continue reading RESOLVED: Dates… From the Future!
D2L Archive (Purge) Rescheduled to Oct 6
This spring, our Purge was canceled due to COVID changes. We have rescheduled the removal of SP18, SU18 and FA18 courses from D2L to October 6, 2020. This will not include any Master Semester materials, just the live semester shells with student data. A couple of things have changed since the original purge date. First, … Continue reading D2L Archive (Purge) Rescheduled to Oct 6
D2L/WebEx Link Issues
The D2L/WebEx link is a little wonky. There have been a few issues over the last few days with it that I want to address here. Then, I'll give some background if you really want to know why these tools don't seem to like each other. Issue #1: WebEx Wouldn't Load in D2L Around noon … Continue reading D2L/WebEx Link Issues
STUDENT D2L HELP PAGE
Welcome to PPCC Online (D2L)! How to Login to the PPCC Online Campus (D2L) The Online Campus here at Pikes Peak Community College uses D2L (Desire2Learn) and there are two ways for you to access it; through the Portal or directly to PPCC's page. See both below. Login through the PPCC Portal Logging on from … Continue reading STUDENT D2L HELP PAGE