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Forwarding Emails from MyCourses Email to Your PPSC Email

MyCourses has its own email system which you can send emails to your instructor as well as receive their replies. To have your instructor’s reply automatically forwarded to your PPSC or personal email, please follow the following steps: Step 1: Log into your student account at https://mycourses.cccs.edu Step 2: Click on the envelope icon on … Continue reading Forwarding Emails from MyCourses Email to Your PPSC Email

Adding Barnes and Noble Course Materials link to your course

Please be aware this process is only necessary for courses with Inclusive Access. For any other textbook issues, please contact the bookstore. In your course Content page, create a new Module. I’ve titled the module “Text materials” but feel free to call it whatever you’d like, as long as you remember it. In the new … Continue reading Adding Barnes and Noble Course Materials link to your course

Grading a discussion submission using a rubric

Complete these steps to grade Discussion submissions using an attached D2L Rubric.

Finding and Uploading Videos To Use In Your Curriculum

Overview This tutorial will show you how to: Find Instructional Videos Using YouTube How to Insert Videos into D2L Other Resources for Videos Along with providing some recommended video repositories. Using YouTube Go to YouTube, and type a term to search for in the search bar (ex: ‘chemistry’, ‘biology’, ‘literature’). Use the filters to help … Continue reading Finding and Uploading Videos To Use In Your Curriculum

Converting Word Tests to D2L Quizzes

Introduction This Knowledge Base article will show you how to convert any exams/test/quizzes that you have in Word documents, into D2L Quizzes that students can take online through PPCC Online (D2L) Outline of the Process Algonquin College has created an online tool that can help you convert your Word Tests into D2L Quizzes. Here is … Continue reading Converting Word Tests to D2L Quizzes

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

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

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

D2L Course Image Standards

Background The Course Image appears at the top of each Course Home page and in the corresponding course tile on the My Home page.  D2L automatically supplies each course with an image from their library.  Most of the time, it will be a picture of nature or architecture. With this exposure, it’s important to use … Continue reading D2L Course Image Standards

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