A wise IT professional once likened passwords to underwear: They are best kept unseen. Change them regularly. And don’t loan them to anyone – even friends. While we … [Read more...]
Learning Outcome Matrix
Writing learning outcomes is a critical part of designing (or redesigning) a course, especially an online course, but even the best objectives are completely useless if … [Read more...]
Quick Tip: Checking Student Last Accessed
To see the last time the student accessed your course, follow the steps below. On the navigation bar near the top of D2L, click on the Classlist link. In the … [Read more...]
Quick Tip: Expanding and Collapsing Discussions and Content Areas
So Week 1 has come and gone and you’re pretty proud of yourself. But here it is, Week 10, and your scrolling finger is getting a little tired of having to keep scrolling … [Read more...]
Quick Tip: Your D2L Profile
Your D2L profile is available from any classlist. The information you provide in your profile gives your fellow students and your instructor the opportunity to know you a … [Read more...]
Quick Tip: Customizing your Discussions
D2L provides a few ways to customize the way you read discussions. In this post, I'm going to take a look at two of the most important ones: Grid/Reading View and … [Read more...]
Quick Tip: Controlling your News Feed
On the Course Home page of your courses, you will see News items posted by your instructor. If you're finding that you would like to reduce the number of news items on … [Read more...]
Quick Tip: Increase Font Size
Is the small text on D2L too hard to see or giving you a headache? Follow these steps to change the display font size. On the My Home page, at the top right corner, … [Read more...]
Quick Tip: Receive Notifications
Students can sign up for D2L Notifications and get an email the instant a grade is posted or a new discussion post is made. Here’s how to enable notifications: From … [Read more...]
Taking Your Classroom Teaching Online
If you’re new to online teaching, you might be wondering, what is my role in the online classroom? Don’t worry! You will not be one of the disembodied cyborgs that … [Read more...]