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.

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

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?

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

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”

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