This tech tip is to demonstrate how to link an announcement to a content topic. This is a good way for your students to read the announcement and then they can click right where you would like them to go in the content area. 1. Create an announcement on...
Faculty can now request that their course sections be automatically combined using Course Merge Request located on the D2L Navigation bar: When you click the Course Merge Request link, you will be directed to the following screen. Ensure your institution is selected and then click the My Courses button: Locate your...
This tech tip demonstrates a shorthand method of copying an announcement from one course to another course: 1. Click the drop down arrow beside the announcement to access the context menu and then choose Copy to Other Courses: 2. In the Choose Destinations textbox, enter the name of the course...
This tech tip is about setting a synchronous quiz. A synchronous quiz allows all students to start and finish a quiz at the same time. The timer will end the quiz at the deadline, regardless of when the student logged in. For example, when you schedule a one-hour quiz starting...
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 shows you how to change the text in your course homepage banner. This can serve as a tool for engaging students’ attention whenever they log in to the course. Changing the text of the homepage banner will not affect the title of the course since the title...
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 (+)...
Microsoft Teams is a dynamic tool that combines file sharing, web conferencing, chat, and more. Faculty are beginning to use this tool as part of their online teaching strategy, especially in those disciplines that use a cohort model. You can even use Teams to collaborate with people outside of Minnesota...
This tech tip will explain how you can easily access your courses and pin them to your D2L Brightspace homepage. If you do not see your course on your D2L homepage, you may need to search for it. 1. Click on the course selector icon at the top of the...
