Syllabus--Mac directions

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Contents 1 Getting to your D2L course 2 Making the course available to students 3 Putting in your syllabus 4 Stay updated 5 Advanced directions

Getting to your D2L course

If you are a Windows user, please use these other directions

1. Open a web browser and go to http://www.uwosh.edu/d2l (as in Desire2Learn).
2. To login, enter your email username and password. (How do I find my login information?)
3. You are now at MyHome, an area designed as a launch pad to all of your D2L courses. You can find links to your courses in the middle of your screen, under the heading My Oshkosh Courses. You will see a + next to a variety of semesters, such as + 2008a Spring/Interim. Select that +. Then, you will see a + next to any departments you are in. Finally, you will see a course title underlined in blue. Select it and you will enter your course Home Page.

Making the course available to students

By default, the course will appear on student pages the first day of classes. You do not need to do this part if you do not want them to see it earlier. However, if you want them to see and print the syllabus, they should have access sooner.

1. In the upper right, select the link Edit Course.
2. Select Course Offering Information, the first link.
3. If you want students to see the course prior to the first day of classes, change the Start date.
4. Make sure the Active? box is checked. If it isn't, students will NOT see the course on their homepage.
5. Select Save.

Putting in your syllabus

1. Open your syllabus in Word.
   1. Select File: Save as Web Page...
   2. Make sure the file name has no punctuation in it except the . before the htm or html.
   3. Near the bottom of the dialogue box, select the radio button for Save display information only into HTML.
   4. At the bottom left, select Tools then Web Options or just Web Options depending on the version.
   5. Select the Encoding tab.
   6. Select from the dropdown menu Unicode (UTF-8). Check the box if you want this your default.
   7. Select OK.
   8. Select a folder or the desktop where you can easily find the file back.
   9. Save.
2. Switch to your web browser with your course open.
3. Go to Content.
4. Add a module by selecting the Add Module icon, to the far right across from your course title. You may need to scroll to the right to see this icon. Modules are like folders to organize your materials.
   • The only thing you need to fill in is the Title: Syllabus.
   • Select Save in the lower right.
   • Select in the upper left to return to the Content Manager.
5. On the right across from your new Syllabus module, add a topic by selecting the Add Topic icon, the first icon. Each piece or page of content gets a new topic.
6. Select Upload New File, the third option.
   
7. Fill in the title Syllabus again.
8. Select Browse and find your syllabus saved in htm or html format.
9. If you organize your materials into folders in D2L's file manager, select Choose destination. In the popup, select the appropriate folder or create a new one.
10. Select Save in the bottom right.
11. Your file content will appear in the HTML editor. Revise if necessary.
12. Your syllabus is now in D2L.

Stay updated

Please join the D2L News listserv to be updated on important information throughout the year related to D2L. Only Nick Dvoracek posts to this list. It will give you reminders about D2L functioning, when maintenance is being done, and other tips and advice. http://lists.uwosh.edu/mailman/listinfo/d2lnews

Advanced directions

1. If you would like to make your syllabus easier to read, put it into multiple topics. Save your Word document into multiple files, then follow steps 10-15 for each file.
2. If you have multiple sections or a cross-listed course, they can be combined into one site. Contact us at d2l@uwosh.edu (please, do not call for this issue) with the course department(s), name, number(s), and sections.
3. More advanced material is available in the Instructor FAQ at http://idea.uwosh.edu/D2Lwiki/index.php/Main_Page.
4. For assistance, contact us at d2l@uwosh.edu or x2210