Click here to see our D2L tutorials for students.
COLI also maintains D2L Support Notes. These are tips, observations, and other information that has not yet made it into a video tutorial. These are worth scanning from time-to-time, to learn something new.
Below are links to short tutorial videos featuring various things you can do, and tools you can use in D2L. Some videos have text transcripts available. Those that do not typically feature closed captions available within the video player.
Quick StartNew Professors: Finding the basics in D2L - Transcript
Efficiently Email Your Students - Transcript
Finding and Pinning Your Courses in D2L
Export a student roster, email list, or grades from D2L
|
Course ManagementCopy Course Content between Courses (Shells) - Transcript
Course Start and End Dates - Transcript
Start and End Dates on Items (ex. Modules, Dropboxes, Discussions) Within Courses - Transcript
Changing My Courses Tile Images (and Course Banners) - Transcript
Export a student roster, email list, or grades from D2L
Deleting Course Content in Bulk
Record Webcam Videos to Communicate with Students - Transcript
Create Groups Within a D2L Course Space (Close Captioned)
Using Groups to Limit Access to Modules in Course Content (Close Captioned)
D2L Groups and Restrictions (Closed Captioned) - Transcript
Adding Existing Activities and the Manage Files Area - Transcript
Use the Quick Eval to quickly identify and grade items across your courses
Granting Students with Incomplete Status Access to a Closed Course Space
Adding a Colleague (Fellow Faculty) to Your Course
Use D2L Chat to Communicate With Students in Real-Time
Offer Access to Quizzes, Content, and Other Things to One Section (or Group) but Not All
Export a Backup of Your Course Content - Transcript
Completion-based Assignment Restrictions/Academic Integrity Pledge - Transcript
Use Intelligent Agents to Send Automated Emails (to Missing Students) - Text Instructions
Using Special Access - Transcript
Make Your Pronouns Available to Students and Colleagues in D2L - Text Instructions
Progress Tool for Course and Content Access Data - Text Instructions
Accommodations Tool- Transcript
|
Course Materials & Links in the Content AreaThe Basics: Adding Modules, Uploading Files, and Rearranging Modules and Topics - Transcript
Creating Links in D2L - Transcript
Building and Editing Web Pages in D2L's Content Area - Transcript
Topic and Module Descriptions - Transcript
Adding Existing Activities and the Manage Files Area - Transcript
Basic Visibility in Content (Hidden vs. Visible.)
Record Webcam Videos to Communicate with Students - Transcript
Duplicating a Submodule in the D2L Content Area
Using Google Drive-based materials in D2L If you just need simple sharing for videos, audio, or other content, that keeps your content out of Google search: If you wish to share content with your students more securely, consider this method:
For more features, see D2L's Content Tool for Instructors YouTube Playlist |
Collecting Assignments in DropboxesDropbox Editor Screen (from the Dropbox tab) - Transcript
Provide Grades and Feedback for Student Submissions to Dropboxes Grading Assignments in Dropboxes - Transcript
Attaching Dropboxes to the Gradebook - Transcript Activating Turnitin within a D2L Dropbox - Transcript
Record Webcam Videos to Communicate with Students - Transcript
Restrict File Types For Dropbox Submissions (Text Tutorial)
Add a Rubric to the Dropbox (Text Tutorial)
Delete Rubrics attached to a Dropbox (Text Tutorial)
|
Grades
Using RubricsCreate an Analytic Rubric - Transcript
Attach a Rubric to a Discussion Topic - Transcript Grade a Discussion Topic Using a Rubric - Transcript Add a Rubric to the Dropbox (Text Tutorial)
Delete Rubrics attached to a Dropbox (Text Tutorial)
Download a Graded Rubric - Transcript
|
BrightSpace/D2L training content
The videos and documentation below are provided by BrightSpace, Desire2Learn's parent company. Unlike our videos, they show a generic or example version of D2L that looks somewhat different than our D2L. But you'll still see a lot there that's helpful
Desire2learn Learning Environment at YouTube
Desire2Learn Text Documentation