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Below are two sets of Tutorial Videos for D2L. The first set shows the current D2L interface, and the Center for Online Learning & Innovation (COLI) is in the process of updating all tutorial videos to show this version of D2L. The second set features an older D2L interface, but in both old and new interfaces the procedures for creating and doing things are mostly the same. So if you see a video listed that isn't a clickable link or don't see the topic you are looking for, check the videos for the old interface below. The older videos can still be helpful in learning how to do things in D2L.
D2L Tutorials for the Current Interface
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
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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 |
Course Materials & Links in the Content AreaThe Basics: Adding Modules, Uploading Files, and Rearranging Modules and Topics - Transcript Building and Editing Web Pages in D2L's Content Area - Transcript Using Google Apps Files within D2L's Content Area - Transcript Topic and Module Descriptions - Transcript Adding Existing Activities and the Manage Files Area - Transcript Draft vs. Published - Transcript Tracking Progress - Transcript Record Webcam Videos to Communicate with Students - Transcript For more features, see D2L's Content Tool for Instructors YouTube Playlist |
Grading & the Grades ToolsetHow the Grades Tool Works for Faculty and Students - Transcript Establishing Global Settings and Defaults Using the Setup Wizard - Transcript Adding Items and Categories to a Points-Based Gradebook - Transcript Adding Items and Categories to a Weighted Gradebook - Transcript Rearranging, Removing, and Restoring Items and Categories in a Gradebook - Transcript Adding Student Grade Scores to a Gradebook - Transcript Export a student roster, email list, or grades from D2L
Troubleshoot Grade Item Visibility - Why Don't My Students See a Grade I Posted? For more features, see D2L's Grades Tool for Instructors YouTube Playlist |
Online Quizzes and Exams in the Quizzes ToolBuilding a Basic Quiz in D2L - Transcript Creating Quiz and Exam Questions
Associate a Grade Item with a Quiz Simple Question Randomization in a Quiz
Complex Question Randomization in a Quiz
Preview a Quiz (See what your students see) Why Aren't the Quiz Grades Available to Students? Open Graded Quiz or Exam Submissions to Students Offer Extended Time or Alternative Timeframes to Some Students "Disable Pager & Alerts:" Why You Shouldn't Use It Save or Print Quiz Submissions Having Quiz Scores Automatically Appear in a Gradebook For more features, see D2L's Quiz Tool for Instructors and Question Library for Instructors Youtube Playlists. |
Using Rubrics
Attach a Rubric to a Discussion Topic - Transcript Grade a Discussion Topic Using a Rubric - Transcript |
D2L Tutorials featuring the Old Interface
Communication
Managing a Course
- Role Switch
- Adding Individuals to your Classlist
- Groups Part I: Creating Groups in the Groups Tool (Groups as in dividing people into groups.)
- Groups Part II: Restricting Drop boxes and Discussions to Groups (Groups as in dividing people into groups.)
- Checking Group Enrollments
- Copy a Course using a Course File (such as from ANGEL)
- Replacing a File with a more Current File
- Insert a YouTube Video in your Course
- Exporting a Student Roster (and Grade Data) to Microsoft Excel
- Attendance
- Archiving a Course
- Completion Tracking and Progress Bar for Students
- Moving Items
- Release Conditions
Managing a Group
D2L Groups Part I: Navigating a D2L Group (Groups as in a kind of course.See above for Groups as in dividing individuals.)
- D2L Groups Part II: Managing a D2L Group (Groups as in a kind of course. See above for Groups as in dividing individuals.)
Content and Materials
- Downloading files and whole modules.
- Deleting items in D2L
- Links
- Checklists
- Embedding a Prezi
- Binder: D2L's Reader for Mobile Devices
Discussions
- Grading a Discussion without a Rubric
- Grading a Discussion with a Rubric
- Showing all replies to a particular thread.
- Groups Part II: Restricting Drop boxes and Discussions to Groups
- Insert YouTube video in a Discussion Thread.
- Print a discussion thread.
Dropbox
- Creating a Dropbox II: in the Dropbox Tool
- Viewing and Grading Dropbox Submissions
- Downloading and Uploading Student Dropbox Submissions in Bulk
- Grading Dropboxes without a Rubric
- Grading Dropboxes with a Rubric
- Two Ways to Make a Rubric for a Dropbox Assignment Available to Students
- Groups Part II: Restricting Drop boxes and Discussions to Groups
Quizzes
- D2L Quizzes: Part I
- D2L Quizzes: Part 2
- D2L Quizzes: Part 3
- Creating Submission Views
- Offer Extended Time on a Quiz for a Student or Group of Students
- D2L Quizzes: Keeping Questions Organized in the Question Library
- Building Quiz questions
- Building a Quiz with Simple Question Randomization.
- Building a Quiz Delivering Questions in Random Order Using a Question Bank.
- Grading a Quiz without a Rubric
- Grading a Quiz with a Rubric
- Creating Submission Views and Reports in Quizzes
- Find a student's missing (not yet submitted) quiz attempt.
- Offering bonus questions (or points) on quizzes
- Save or print quiz submissions
- "Disable Pager & Alerts:" Why You Shouldn't Use It
- Offer one more more students more time (than the rest of the class).
- Have scores for a completed quiz sent to an attached grade item in the grade book.
Grades and Grading
- Creating a Rubric
- Downloading or Printing a Rubric as a .PDF file
- Creating Submission Views and Reports in Quizzes
- Grading a Discussion without a Rubric
- Grading a Discussion with a Rubric
- Grading Dropboxes without a Rubric
- Grading Dropboxes with a Rubric
- Grading a Quiz without a Rubric
- Grading a Quiz with a Rubric
- Adding an Extra Credit/Bonus Assignment
- Adding an Extra Credit/Bonus Assignment in a Points-Based Gradebook
- Automatically Release Final Grades
- Turning on Grade Calculation for Students
- Entering Adjusted Grades
- Exporting a Student Roster (and Grade Data) to Microsoft Excel
- Letter Grade Schemes I: D2L-Generated Letter Grades
- Letter Grade Schemes II: Entering Letter Grades into D2L
- Letter Grade Schemes III: Applying the generic Letter Grade scheme found in D2L.
Misc.
- Surveys- coming soon
- Exporting a Student Roster (and Grade Data) to Microsoft Excel
BrightSpace/Desire2Learn 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
Trainings
Overview and Navigation
Content and Discussions
Dropbox and Grades
Calendar
Quizzes
Grades
Overview
Content Tools