Extra credit. Some instructors love it, others not so much. If you’re in the former camp but don’t know how to change the settings in D2L, this is the blog post for you. … [Read more...]
Quick Tip: Using the Collapsible Side Panel
Did you know there's an easy way to navigate your course, without having to back up to the main table of contents? The collapsible side panel can be found towards the top … [Read more...]
Quick Tip: Print Multiple Pages Per Sheet
Many students and faculty want to know how to save paper when printing materials for offline viewing. For PDFs viewed with Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat, this can be … [Read more...]
Writing Smart Learning Outcomes
All of our courses start with learning outcomes—short statements identifying what the student will be able to do after the course or the lesson. Learning outcomes are … [Read more...]
Quick Tip: The Dog Ate My Quiz
All the studying in the world won't help a student if they have poor Internet connectivity when taking a quiz. Unfortunately, sometimes it does happen that a student … [Read more...]
Quick Tip: Inline Document Viewer
The in-line document viewer displays course documents such as PDF and Word files directly in Content rather than requiring users to download and open the files external … [Read more...]
Quick Tip: Composing in Word
It is often a good idea to compose discussion posts in Word and then copy/paste them to the online discussion. Not every post, of course, but, let’s say you’ve spent a … [Read more...]
Quick Tip: Managing the News Area
The News area is a great place to keep in touch with your students and establish social presence. Beyond housekeeping items (e.g., deadline reminders), use it to tie … [Read more...]
Determining Credit Hours in an Online Course
In a face-to-face course, credit hours are generally based on the hours per week the students spend in the classroom or lab, or "contact hours" with the students. A … [Read more...]
Quick Tip: Students Grade View
D2L gives you the opportunity to see what students see in their view of the D2L gradebook by using the Preview function. In Grades, click on the student’s … [Read more...]
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