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)
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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
Content Tools
A diverse group of items can be added to the Content tool. The play list below will walk you through many of these options. Please note- some topics covered by D2L in the video tutorials are not recommended at PPCC. These include using the Course Overview, Uploading Video, and Uploading Audio. Others, such as Brightspace … Continue reading Content Tools
Enter Grades
There are many ways to put scores for students into D2L. This video covers the different ways you can put scores directly into the Grades tool. (Note: you can also put scores into other tools, such as Assignments, Discussions and Quizzes if they are linked to a Grade Item.) https://youtu.be/7e8sExeZjSk
Release Calculated Grade
Often times, when looking in the Grades tool, you will see an eye with a slash through it next to the Calculated Grade. This means the student is not seeing this score. The video below goes through how to Release the Calculated Grade. https://youtu.be/Andu7cNC8QE
Create a Grade Item
In D2L a grade column is called a Grade Item. This allows you to put scores into the Grades tool either manually or by linking it to another D2L tool. https://youtu.be/RfupITmDqCA
Create a New Quiz with New Questions
Creating new quizzes from scratch in D2L is a very labor-intensive activity. We recommend using publisher testbanks if you plan to have very many Quizzes within D2L. However, for shorter, and one-off quizzes, here's how to create them: https://youtu.be/1uRfLrZdEzc
Link Turnitin to Assignment Submission Folders
Turnitin (TII) and GradeMark are wonderful tools available to instructors. In order do use these tools, a D2L Assignment folder must have the TII integration turned on. (NOTE : Students may not submit directly to TII, but rather must submit to a folder with TII enabled.) A key part of the video that is often … Continue reading Link Turnitin to Assignment Submission Folders