You can now pin an announcement to the top of your Announcements widget. Pinning an announcement keeps important information visible to students throughout the semester. Multiple announcements can be pinned, but the most recently pinned message will appear at the top of your list. From the Announcements widget: Select the...
This tech tip highlights changes made to the layout of the discussion tool during the April 2023 D2L Brightspace release. These changes were made to bring consistency to the creation and editing experience of discussions. 1) Within the Discussion tool, you have the ability to toggle between the old and...
This tech tip shows how to use the Dev Course Request Tool to create your own dev shells: 1. From your course navigation bar, click the Resources menu, then select the Dev Course Request Tool: 2. Click the menu icon: 3. Select Dev Course Request: 4. Click the plus (+)...
Beginning on Thursday, November 17, you will be able to edit text in rubrics that have been used to evaluate student work. The purpose of this feature is to correct spelling and grammatical errors and clarify expectations. These minor changes will not impact the academic integrity of a rubric. To...
This tech tip shows how to restore a quiz that was deleted from a course in D2L Brightspace. From your course homepage navigation bar: 1. Click Assessments > from the dropdown menu select Quizzes 2. Ensure Manage Quizzes is selected: 3. Click More Actions, then select Restore 4. From the...
This tech tip provides an overview of the Crestron Touchpanel, our new classroom AV technology system. The Crestron Touchpanel is used for video conferencing and presentations, such as the delivery of Hy-flex classes. This system syncs with the technology in your classroom including: the television, projector, instructor and ceiling microphone,...
This tech tip shows how to use the Assignments tool to copy assignments between your courses; an alternative to using the Copy Components tool. The following properties will be copied over using this new feature: • Name of the assignment, due date, attachments, instructions • Start Date and End date...
1) Click on your name, then select Account Settings: 2) In the Account Settings tab: Check the box beside Allow others to see my pronouns Then, select Use different pronouns Type your pronouns in the box: 3) Click Save and Close:
The purpose of this week’s tip is to introduce Maggie Laurel, our new staff member in the Center for Teaching and Learning. As the Learning Technology Support Specialist, Maggie supports students with D2L and campus technology use. She is housed at both IHCC and DCTC. Maggie's Contact Information: Services...
This tech tip shares upcoming changes to the HTML Editor menu and HTML Editor Link Title. HTML Editor Menu Changes: Old View: You had the option of selecting Heading 3 New view: The formatting options will display in a different order and Heading 1 and Heading 2 will appear, rather...
