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- D2L Training - May and June 2012
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- Drag and Drop files to D2L using WebDAV
- Copy Course Components in D2L
- Effective D2L file management for new courses
- Effective Content Management in D2L
- Effective Use of Files in D2L for Delivering Course Content
- Managing your Development, Active, and Archived Courses in D2L
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Assignment upload confirmation in the D2L Dropbox
If you are using the D2L Dropbox for student assignments, you may want to remind your students that when they submit an assignment to the dropbox, they will be shown a confirmation that their file has been uploaded successfully.
They will also get a confirmation email from D2L saying their submission [...]
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Drag and Drop files to D2L using WebDAV
A WebDAV connection will create a network folder on your computer that allows you to drag and drop files and folders from your computer and into your D2L course.
To set up a WebDAV connection, you need to know the Course Offering Path of your course. To find this path, do the following:
log into [...]
Copy Course Components in D2L
This document is designed to provide instructors with step-by-step instructions on how to copy materials over from course to course in Desire2Learn (D2L).
This document is relevant for instructors who:
Have previously taught using D2L and are teaching the following semester and would like their new course to be set [...]
Effective D2L file management for new courses
Organizing your files on your computer as well as in D2L is an important part of using an online content management system. Most full term courses can have 100’s of files that make up the entire content of the course. In order to make your files more manageable, creating a directory structure that makes it [...]
Effective Content Management in D2L
Before you begin the design of your online content there are some organizational steps worth considering. The order and the way that you present the content to your students will have some effect on their success in your course.
The layout of your course could reflect either, the structure from your course syllabus/outline, the chapters or [...]
Effective Use of Files in D2L for Delivering Course Content
Making the transition from paper-based content to online content offers many advantages to instructors and students. Other than the cost saving, online access is convenient for both faculty and students. To ensure you maximize the advantage of convenience, the format that you use to provide these documents to your students is an important consideration with [...]
Managing your Development, Active, and Archived Courses in D2L
When you decide that you will be using D2L for your course, one of the resources available to you is a “sandbox” where you can develop your new course. This course shell is known as a DEV course (short for development course), and is not where your actual course will be. It also will not [...]
D2L Training – May and June 2012