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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 find the course OU#?
- How do I import a test bank?
- How do I add custom widgets to my homepage?
- How do I combine crosslisted or multi-section courses?
- How do I create small group discussions?
- How do I email my students?
- Grading discussion assignments
- Citing online sources MLA and APA style guidelines.
- How do I calculate and display final grades?
- How do I make my course available to students?
- How do I add someone to my course?
- How do I copy a course into a new site or semester? You can copy an entire course or selected tool or specific items (such as one quiz or one content topic) from any site to any site for which you are the instructor.
- Suggestions for types of discussions
- What if I'm using Windows XP and can't download files?
- How do I include files such as PDF, Powerpoint, Word, Excel, etc?
- How do I link to e-Reserves?
- How do I setup a grade scheme?
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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 add custom widgets to my homepage?
- How do I combine crosslisted or multi-section courses?
- 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? You can copy an entire course or selected tool or specific items (such as one quiz or one content topic) from any site to any site for which you are the instructor.
- 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 enable copy and paste in Firefox?
- Why can't I access D2L Thursday morning 5-7? It may be down for maintenance and backup.
- Making your course accessible to all students Making sure students regardless of ability can access your course materials.
- How do I prepare for the end of a semester?
- How do I find my login information?
- How do I export my course materials?
- 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.
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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 do you find your username and password?
- 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 insert video or audio from TitanFiles in D2L (PDF)? Note: On the next page, select the link under the image to download the file.
- 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?
- Grading discussion assignments
- How do I create a link to a web page?
- Suggestions for types of discussions
- Discussion prompts
- Discussion group roles
- 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 set up a randomized quiz?
- How do I let a student take a quiz again (or, How do I reset a quiz attempt)?
- How do I add the survey to the nav bar?
- Academic honesty including a sample honor code for online quizzing from the College of Nursing
- 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?
- How do I enter a grade for a group of students?
- What types of grades can I put in D2L?
- How do I import grades from a ScanTron (Testing Center) file?
- How do I send final grades to TitanWeb (eGrading)?
- How do I export grades to Excel? (under construction)
- 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
- Library database tutorials narrated Flash videos of some common techniques
- Purdue Online Writing Lab has excellent resources for citing digital (and print) sources in MLA and APA styles.
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