desire2learn (d2l) general training: part a. the d2l environment: your course materials watch for...
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NEIU CENTER FOR TEACHING & LEARNING
Desire2Learn (D2L) General Training: Part A
The D2L Environment: Your Course Materials
Watch for references to the printable guides on training-session topics. These guides—and more—are found on the CTL web site at . . .
http://www.neiu.edu/~ctl/
. . . select “Desire2Learn LMS” to find these and other resources.
You can also direct questions and requests to [email protected].
Part A: Agenda
Part A (2 hours): D2L Basics
• Master Shells• Creating Content• Grades• Discussions & Communication
Retention Tools
• Intelligent Agents• Rubrics
Master Shells
The D2L Environment: Login
URL: https://neiu.desire2learn.com
Your Login: Use your NEIU Net ID and password.
The D2L Environment: Landing Page
MINI-BAR
NAVIGATION BAR
NEWS TOOL
MY COURSES TOOL
ALERTS PROFILE
CALENDAR TOOL
MY SETTINGS TOOL
HOMECOURSE SEARCH
D2L TIPS TOOL
D2L SUPPORT TOOL
ESURVEY TOOLS
The D2L Environment: Course Page
COURSE HOME
EDIT COURSE
CONTENT TOOLS
EDIT COURSE
COURSE UPDATES
TASKS
COURSE NEWS
CONTENT BROWSER
The D2L Environment: Tool Page: Table of Contents
COURSE HOME
DISPLAY PANE
TABLE OF CONTENTS/CONTENT NAVIGATION
The D2L Environment: Editing Content
ACTION BUTTONS
ACTION MENU
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRINTABLE CONTENT GUIDE: http://www.neiu.edu/~ctl/D2L/D2L Content Guide.pdf
The D2L Environment: Tool Page: Grades
GRADE ITEM COLUMNS
STUDENT
ACTION MENU
CATEGORY
The D2L Environment: Editing: Grades
GRADE ITEMS
CATEGORY
ASSOCIATION
MANAGE GRADES TAB
PRINTABLE GRADE TOOL SETUP GUIDE: http://www.neiu.edu/~ctl/D2L/D2L Gradebook Setup Guide.pdf
The D2L Environment: Tool Page: Discussion
FORUM
TOPIC
MESSAGES
THREADS
The D2L Environment: Editing: Discussion
ATTRIBUTE TABS
FORUM MENU
OPTIONS
GRADE ITEM
PRINTABLE DISCUSSION GUIDE: http://www.neiu.edu/~ctl/D2L/D2L Discussion Guide.pdf
Course Home Screen: Edit Course LinkEDIT COURSE
• Intelligent Agents• Rubrics
Course Administration Screen: Intelligent Agents
INTELLIGENT AGENTS
Intelligent Agents Screen
PRINTABLE CONTENT GUIDE: http://www.neiu.edu/~ctl/D2L/D2L Intelligent Agents Guide.pdf
Course Administration Screen: Rubrics
RUBRICS
Rubrics Screen
PRINTABLE CONTENT GUIDE: http://www.neiu.edu/~ctl/D2L/D2L Rubrics Guide.pdf
QUESTIONS & REVIEW
Stay Tuned for Part B
Part B (2 hours): D2L Basics
• Dropbox & Assignments• Quizzes, Tests, & Exams
Retention Tools
• Offset Dates• View User Progress• General Q&A
NEIU CENTER FOR TEACHING & LEARNING
• For the latest training materials, • To review topics covered today, • To see topics not covered in this
training session, and• For a check-list on how to clean up
imported Blackboard content,
see the CTL web site at http://www.neiu.edu/~ctl/,
and click on Desire2Learn LMS.