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Information on the Version 8 upgrade
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Most Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I get started and add my syllabus (or other content)?
- How do I combine crosslisted or multi-section courses?
- How do I create small group discussions?
- How do I import a test bank?
- How do I email my students?
- How do I make my course available to students?
- How do I find the course OU#?
- How do I include files such as PDF, Powerpoint, Word, Excel, etc?
- How do I copy a course into a new site or semester?
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Basic Information
- Sign up for the D2L Newslist THE place for instructors to get news, reminders, and information about D2L at Oshkosh.
- How to get technical help--instructors
- How to get technical help--students
- How do I get started and add my syllabus (or other content)?
- How do I make my course available to students? AKA How do I make sure students see my course when it's ready?
- How do I copy a course into a new site or semester?
- Making your course accessible to all students Making sure students regardless of ability can access your course materials.
- Why can't I access D2L Thursday morning 5-7? It may be down for maintenance and backup.
- How do I prepare for the end of a semester?
- How do I find the course OU#?
- How do I add a tool to the nav bar? (Or, I want to use groups/dropbox/survey/chat; how do I find them?)
- How do I combine crosslisted or multi-section courses?
- How do I add custom widgets to my homepage?
- How do I enable copy and paste in Firefox?
- D2L Content User Guide (PDF) Note: On the next page, select the link under the image to download the file. This is from the D2L company; it may include information about features and tools not available at Oshkosh. Please contact AnnMarie if you have questions.
- D2L Editor User Guide (PDF) Note: On the next page, select the link under the image to download the file. This is from the D2L company; it may include information about features and tools not available at Oshkosh. Please contact AnnMarie if you have questions.
- How do I find my login information?
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Students and Other Users
- How do students get enrolled in my site? A: Automatically.
- Which roster is "right": TitanWeb or D2L? A: TitanWeb
- How do I add someone to my course?
- How do I change the role for someone in my course? (Such as from instructor to student or student to TA.)
- How do I get info about a student who has withdrawn from my course (such as grade or attendance data)?
- How do I remove someone from my course?
- How do I email my students?
- How do I create small groups for discussion and dropbox?
- How do students self-enroll in a group?
- How can my distant students access library services? Polk Library can provide you and your students with the same kinds of resources and services that are available on campus.
- D2L Classlist User Guide (PDF) Note: On the next page, select the link under the image to download the file. This is from the D2L company; it may include information about features and tools not available at Oshkosh. Please contact AnnMarie if you have questions.
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Files, Materials, Multimedia, Dropbox
- How do I include files such as PDF, Powerpoint, Word, Excel, etc?
- How do I link to e-Reserves?
- How do I add the dropbox (or any other tool) to the nav bar?
- How do I use the dropbox for students to turn in assignments?
- How do students put something in the dropbox?
- What if I'm using Windows XP and can't download files?
- Naming files for student download Required and suggested conventions for files you include in your course.
- Macs and file extensions Why file extensions are required on files you upload.
- Easy-to-download files How to make files as small as possible so that they take as little time to download as possible.
- D2L Manage Files User Guide (PDF) Note: On the next page, select the link under the image to download the file. This is from the D2L company; it may include information about features and tools not available at Oshkosh. Please contact AnnMarie if you have questions.
- D2L Dropbox User Guide (PDF) Note: On the next page, select the link under the image to download the file. This is from the D2L company; it may include information about features and tools not available at Oshkosh. Please contact AnnMarie if you have questions.
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Discussion Board
- How do I create small group discussions?
- How do I create a link to a web page?
- Suggestions for types of discussions
- Discussion prompts
- Discussion group roles
- Grading discussion assignments
- Sample discussion assignment guidelines
- D2L Discussions User Guide (PDF) Note: On the next page, select the link under the image to download the file. This is from the D2L company; it may include information about features and tools not available at Oshkosh. Please contact AnnMarie if you have questions.
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Quizzes and Surveys
- How do I import a test bank?
- How do I add the survey to the nav bar?
- D2L Quizzes User Guide (PDF) Note: On the next page, select the link under the image to download the file. This is from the D2L company; it may include information about features and tools not available at Oshkosh. Please contact AnnMarie if you have questions.
- D2L Surveys User Guide (PDF) Note: On the next page, select the link under the image to download the file. This is from the D2L company; it may include information about features and tools not available at Oshkosh. Please contact AnnMarie if you have questions.
- D2L Regular Expressions User Guide (PDF) Note: On the next page, select the link under the image to download the file. This is from the D2L company.
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Gradebook
- How do I set up how my gradebook looks and functions?
- How do I add an item to the gradebook?
- How do I setup a grade scheme?
- How do I calculate and display final grades?
- What types of grades can I put in D2L?
- How do I import grades from a ScanTron (Testing Center) file? (Not yet updated.)
- How do I send final grades to TitanWeb (eGrading)? (Not yet updated.)
- D2L Grades User Guide (PDF) Note: On the next page, select the link under the image to download the file. This is from the D2L company; it may include information about features and tools not available at Oshkosh. Please contact AnnMarie if you have questions.
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Other D2L Tools
- D2L FAQ User Guide (PDF) Note: On the next page, select the link under the image to download the file. This is from the D2L company; it may include information about features and tools not available at Oshkosh. Please contact AnnMarie if you have questions.
- D2L Groups User Guide (PDF) Note: On the next page, select the link under the image to download the file. This is from the D2L company; it may include information about features and tools not available at Oshkosh. Please contact AnnMarie if you have questions.
- D2L Homepages and Navigation Bars User Guide (PDF) Note: On the next page, select the link under the image to download the file. This is from the D2L company; it may include information about features and tools not available at Oshkosh. Please contact AnnMarie if you have questions.
- D2L Links User Guide (PDF) Note: On the next page, select the link under the image to download the file. This is from the D2L company; it may include information about features and tools not available at Oshkosh. Please contact AnnMarie if you have questions.
- D2L News User Guide (PDF) Note: On the next page, select the link under the image to download the file. This is from the D2L company; it may include information about features and tools not available at Oshkosh. Please contact AnnMarie if you have questions.
- D2L Release Conditions User Guide (PDF) Note: On the next page, select the link under the image to download the file. This is from the D2L company; it may include information about features and tools not available at Oshkosh. Please contact AnnMarie if you have questions.
- D2L Schedule User Guide (PDF) Note: On the next page, select the link under the image to download the file. This is from the D2L company; it may include information about features and tools not available at Oshkosh. Please contact AnnMarie if you have questions.
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Teaching Online
- Citing online sources MLA and APA style guidelines.
