Next month, we are integrating student/Outlook email with D2L. Several common questions have come up, so I thought I'd post them here. Will the email links in D2L still work? Yes! The only difference is, instead of sending the email to the internal D2L system (ucourses.com), it will go to student or ppcc.edu (Outlook) accounts. … Continue reading May Email Changes FAQ
Month: April 2018
Use the Course Selector (Waffle)
D2L changes (Daylight) are coming May 15th and one of the biggest changes will be how the My Courses widget looks and operates. Right now, all of your courses appear as a list of links in the widget and there are filters based on Role and Semester: However, with the new Daylight look to D2L, … Continue reading Use the Course Selector (Waffle)
FAQ -May D2L Changes
What are the major changes? We are implementing what D2L is calling "Daylight". This is a new, modern look that is much more mobile-friendly. Also, PPCC is turning off the D2L Email tool, adding the ePortfolio tool and re-organizing the Navigation and Homepage layout. When is this change happening? May 15th in the morning Is … Continue reading FAQ -May D2L Changes
eLCC – Day 2/3
Updating Courses When does the process of updating courses begin? A perspective I hadn't considered is, it should begin with data collection during course delivery. It makes sense, but it's sometimes hard. As you are teaching, collect information about where the students are struggling, when they are bored and areas where you'd like to see … Continue reading eLCC – Day 2/3
eLCC- Day 1
This week, I'm at the eLearning Consortium of Colorado (eLCC) conference in Breckenridge. After sitting through a day's group of sessions, I thought I'd give you a few quick thoughts on topics brought up here. "Convincing Faculty" We had a session where we broke into groups. One of the topics was how to convince faculty … Continue reading eLCC- Day 1