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!
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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)
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
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
Adding HIPs Rubric to Assignment Folders
Starting in the FA19 semester, the High Impact Practices (HIPs) rubric will be shared to all classes. This rubric can then be attached to Assignment folders, but should not be used for grading. Below are directions to connect the rubric to the Assignment folder without linking it to Grades. First, create an Assignment folder or … Continue reading Adding HIPs Rubric to Assignment Folders
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
FA19 Shells Ready – FAQ
When will students be able to access shells? Students will be able to access on the first official date of the course. For 15-week students, this will be on Monday, August 26th. I'm missing a section. Can you help me find it? D2L displays 12 courses in the My Courses widget and has future courses … Continue reading FA19 Shells Ready – FAQ
D2L Updates v.20.19.5 (May)
Changes will hit tomorrow (May 17) to D2L. Being this is one is between semesters, I'm going to implement some other changes D2L has recommended. That way, you can start the SU19 term with the changes in place and have fewer changes in the middle of the term. Annotations D2L has implemented a new tool … Continue reading D2L Updates v.20.19.5 (May)