Syllabus--Windows (PC) 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 Mac user, please use these other instructions

1. Open a web browser (IE recommended for content editing; Firefox, Mozilla, and Netscape also supported) and go to http://www.uwosh.edu/d2l (as in Desire2Learn).
2. To login, enter your email username (not including @uwosh.edu) 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. Select that + too. 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. Select all the text (Edit: Select All) and copy (Edit: Copy).
2. Go to your web browser with your course open.
3. Go to Content.
4. Add a module by selecting the Add Module icon, located to the right of your course title. 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. Choose Create New File, the first option.
   
7. The Content Editor will appear.
8. Fill in the title Syllabus again.
9. Select the Advanced tab at the top of the empty editor box.
10. Click inside the empty editor box. Paste your syllabus (Edit: Paste, keyboard shortcut, or right mouse button). NOTE: If you use Internet Explorer, use the Paste from Word icon.
11. Select Save in the bottom right.
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. Simply copy portions of the syllabus and repeat steps 5-11. Use the Save & New icon to skip step 5.
2. If you have multiple sections or a cross-listed course, they can be combined into one site. Contact 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