introduction to rose d2l

Introduction to Rose D2LConcurrent Enrollment WorkshopOctober 20, 2009

Chris MeyerRose State College

What is D2L?Learning Management System

◦Short for Desire2Learn◦Other LMS’s include Blackboard and

Moodle WebCT and Angel bought out by Blackboard

◦Activities and interaction within D2L analogous to that of F2F classroom

◦Oklahoma colleges that use D2L are OU, OSU, SWOSU, OCU and a few others

Requirements◦Basic computer skills

File management Word processing skills Send/receive e-mail with attachments

◦Accessed through modern browser like Firefox, Safari, or Internet Explorer

◦Some online quizzes require Respondus Lockdown Browser (see Downloads page)

◦High speed Internet connection preferred

Login Page (Screen Shot)

My Home (Screen Shot)

Course Home (Screen Shot)

Content Page (Screen Shot)

Discussions Main (Screen Shot)

Discussion Tree and List (Screen Shot)

Discussion Threads (Screen Shot)

Dropbox (Screen Shot)

Quizzes (Screen Shot)

Grades (Screen Shot)

Classlist (Screen Shot)

E-mail (Screen Shot)

D2L CommentsNOT automatically tied to SIS

◦OASIS is always current◦D2L users and courses are updated

manually by Rose staff each weekday morning

◦D2L located on a different server from college website

◦Direct URL is https://d2l.rose.edu/

Rose D2L Helpdesk (Screen Shot)

Rose D2L Helpdeskhttp://www.rose.edu/d2l/helpdesk/ Link at the top of all Rose D2L

pagesInstructions for all campus loginsFrequently asked questionsDownload linksSystem checkSystem announcementsContact form

Success TipsRose D2L LoginRead Syllabus and Note All Due

DatesWho Do I Ask?Access Course RegularlyCommunicationAsk Fellow ClassmatesBegin Assignments Early

Success TipsRose D2L Login

◦Once Rose D2L account is created, it is not deleted

◦Users and courses are updated manually each weekday morning (as long as the campus is open)

◦Instructors may add a student to a class in D2L if the account already exists and if the manual update did not add the proper course(s)

Success TipsRead Syllabus and Note All Due

Dates◦Most student questions are usually

covered in the course syllabus◦Click on each tool in the navigation

and review due dates Not all due dates appear on the course

calendar◦After reading syllabus and reviewing

all due dates, ask instructor if questions remain

Success TipsWho Do I Ask?

◦Ask instructor if question has to do with content that is not found, requests for deadline extensions, class procedures or class policies

◦D2L Helpdesk staff will not override the instructor in class policy issues Can only assist the instructor make proper settings

to implement class policy◦Contact instructor if the proper course does

not show up on the My Home page◦Contact the Rose D2L Helpdesk if you have

specific technical issues that are not resolved by reading the FAQ’s

Success TipsAccess Course Regularly

◦Check for Course News, E-mail and Discussion messages at least every other day (more frequently in an 8-week or faster course)

◦Computers available in Rose LRC

Success TipsCommunication

◦ Instructor normally prefers public questions be asked on the discussion board so the answer benefits all students and private questions be asked through D2L E-mail

◦D2L E-mail is a closed system but E-mail can be copied to any external E-mail address

◦Don’t be afraid to call the instructor’s office if E-mail isn’t sufficient

◦Students may call the division office in the event they cannot reach the instructor or if the issue is not resolved by the instructor

Success TipsAsk Fellow Classmates

◦Many course content and technical questions may be answered by fellow students

◦Post questions on the discussion board under the appropriate topic with a useful subject line

Success TipsBegin Assignments Early

◦Many quizzes are open for a couple days

◦Instructors are less likely to be sympathetic when a problem occurs 10 minutes before a deadline…especially when the assignment has been open for two days or longer

Helpdesk StaffDana Lindon-Burgett, Instructional

Design405-733-7433

Chris Meyer, Instructional Technology405-733-7913

Contact form is preferred method of contact

LRC 204 (same area as Terrance Grayson and Jan Bugby)

FAQ’s and Contact Form located athttp://www.rose.edu/d2l/helpdesk/