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
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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)
April D2L Updates (v 20.19.4)
The April update will hit PPCC Online on Friday, April 19th. The good news is, there aren't too many big updates this month. However, there are a couple of pesky bugs we are working and there are a few other announcements I want to pass along this month. Updates D2L is changing the numbering system. … Continue reading April D2L Updates (v 20.19.4)
February D2L Updates (v. 10.8.10)
Good news! February changes to D2L are not going to affect us in any meaningful way. The only thing worth mentioning is, the Document Conversion Service (DoCS) has changed the default display. Now, it will display the "View as Page" interface, which has an error rate less than 1% as opposed to the "View as … Continue reading February D2L Updates (v. 10.8.10)
D2L January Updates (10.8.9)
D2L's patch 10.8.9 will hit PPCC Online on Friday, January 18th. There will be no down time. Full D2L Release Notes This month's patch has very little that will apply to us. The biggest is the interface in Assignments. The columns have been updated: One column has been removed, "Flagged Submissions". Very few instructors were … Continue reading D2L January Updates (10.8.9)
D2L Patch 10.8.8 and December Changes
December is bringing a couple of waves of changes. Being that it's between semesters, most of these changes won't affect instructors and students until SP19 gets underway. While the list looks long, there are only a couple the average user will see. December 20 D2L moved from a local sever to AWS. Students and Instructors … Continue reading D2L Patch 10.8.8 and December Changes
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
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)
Fewer Clicks to Submit Quizzes
One frustration I've had with D2L from the beginning was the number of clicks it took for a student to submit a quiz. Well, with the January update, D2L has streamlined the experience. Check out their video of the process below: We will be showing more videos and content relating to Daylight and other changes with … Continue reading Fewer Clicks to Submit Quizzes