UPDATE (11/14): Slight edit with recording link. Have you ever wanted to be faster in D2L? I did a webinar with the D2L team. Here's a link to the recording. Thanks to all of the PPCC folks who attended!
Author: Nate
D2L Patch 10.8.7 (November)
D2L will release patch 10.8.7 to PPCC Online on Friday, November 16th during the early morning hours. Full release notes can be found on the D2L Community page. The November update will have three substantial changes to how PPCC Online (D2L) looks and will only minimally change how it operates. 1. New look to the … Continue reading D2L Patch 10.8.7 (November)
Directing D2L Email from Other CCCS Colleges to PPCC
A small number of instructors who teach at other CCCS colleges may have non-PPCC email addresses embedded within D2L. This is a weakness on how CCCS-IT built the tool between Banner and D2L. It will load your payroll email address into D2L. However, there is a way to redirect your D2L email back to PPCC. … Continue reading Directing D2L Email from Other CCCS Colleges to PPCC
My Courses and the Waffle
When I first saw the new My Courses widget with Daylight, I had very mixed feelings. Yes, it added some much needed color and images to the front page of D2L. However, with those tiles came some substantial drawbacks. The loss of the list, the ability to filter and put the tiles in custom order … Continue reading My Courses and the Waffle
Films on Demand
Films on Demand has been added to the Insert Stuff menu in D2L. This will allow you to find hundreds of thousands of videos you can directly embed within your course. Note: While the directions below show you how to add a Film on Demand video to a Content page, they can be added anywhere … Continue reading Films on Demand
FA18 FAQ
FA18 shells were loaded on August 7th. If you are missing a course, please search using the waffle. Yes, you can change the course images. I've seen some great ones! Email now all goes to Outlook. If you click on any email links in D2L, it'll send emails there. (There is no more D2L Email … Continue reading FA18 FAQ
Pearson Changes Widget Style
This morning, I had a faculty member point out that Pearson has changed their MyLabs and Mastery widget. The old one was green. The new one is much more muted and smaller. This does not change any functionality.
July 2018 D2L Update
D2L does monthly updates. Most of the items they update are bug fixes and small quality of life changes. Recently, however, they have started to incorporate larger changes as part of their monthly updates. So, I'm going to share some of the highlights here. D2L's July update (v 10.8.3) Popup indicating maintenance mode on IE … Continue reading July 2018 D2L Update
One Week In…
There are two common question themes I've been getting since Daylight went active; D2L Email changes and the new My Courses widget/Waffle. D2L email has been turned off and the links now point to ppcc.edu and student.cccs.edu addresses. So, be sure to check your Outlook/OWA account regularly as this is where all of your email … Continue reading One Week In…
May D2L Updates (10.8.1)
Every month, D2L puts out an update. Most of the changes are minor or have bug fixes. However, with an increased push on updates to core D2L tools, I've set as a goal to better communicate the monthly updates and let you know how they may affect you. This month's update has two substantial changes … Continue reading May D2L Updates (10.8.1)