Take Care of Yourself First When boarding a flight, they always tell you if the oxygen masks drop down, put yours on first before assisting others. The same applies to courses moved online because of a campus closure. If you or a member of your immediate family becomes ill, notify through your department communication chain … Continue reading 5 Tips for Handling a Move to Online Courses
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D2L Basics (For In-Person Instructors) SP20
Are you being asked to move your in-person class to D2L for the Corona Virus? We have some D2L basics to get you started. Log into D2L and you'll see a link at the top named "Discover" From there, you'll see all of the self-registration trainings offered in D2L. Click on "D2L Basics (For In-Person … Continue reading D2L Basics (For In-Person Instructors) SP20
D2L Purge of 2018 Courses – April 7
It’s time for our annual purge of old D2L courses. All live courses FA18 or older will be deleted on April 7th. Master Semester courses are not purged this year, but are scheduled to be removed in April, 2021. If you have course materials you would like to retain, please request a Master Semester course … Continue reading D2L Purge of 2018 Courses – April 7
Office 365/D2L Integration Fixed!
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!
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