D2L Update
This update will include information on D2L Version 10.3 upgrade, testing for the upgrade, and D2L tools.
D2L will be upgraded to version 10.3 (includes version 10.2 as well) on May 30 beginning at 10 p.m. The upgrade will provide the following benefits:
· Quiz and Survey edit/create screens re-organized with new layout
· Discussion tool revamped with new navigation to improve flow
· Content tool will be the central/starting point of activity for teacher and learner
· Content navigation improvements for viewing progress
· A full listing of improvements can be viewed at community.desire2learn.com
You can review all of the planned changes in this upgrade by viewing D2L’s “Learning Environment 10.3 Features Guide” at available at the D2L Community Site. In order to do so, you need a user account to get access to D2L’s documentation. To login or create an account please visit: https://community.desire2learn.com/login/.
Select the Enrollment link to create a new account.
Once you are successfully logged into D2L’s Community Site, select the “Documentation” link on the top navigation bar to access the Desire2Learn 10.3 Resource Center. (snapshot desirable here)
You can also find the Version 10.2 Features Guide by selecting “Archives in LOR”, then Learning Suite 10.2. (snapshot desirable here)
There will be a D2L version 10.3 testing period available for faculty before the May 30th upgrade, which will start towards the end of April. Additional information will be send out regarding how to participate in this testing period.
Below are two documents on the current tools, features, or permissions available in D2L, or additional third party tools which can be integrated with D2L. Please review the two documents below.
Questions can be referred to D2L@stcloudstate.edu
March 24-28 – Social Media week
• Monday
Basics of HTML
• Tuesday
Basics of CSS and/or Java Script
• Wednesday
Basics of mobile apps programing
• Thursday
Basics of HTML5
• Friday
Basics of XML
Per MnSCU System Office:
As we continue on with the purge schedule of retaining the previous two years of courses, we will send reminders prior to these dates:
July 1, 2014 purging will begin on these semester courses: Spring 2012 (ISRS YRTR 20125)
October 1, 2014 purging will begin on these semester courses: Summer 2012 (ISRS YRTR 20131)
February 1, 2015 purging will begin on these semester courses: Fall 2012 (ISRS YRTR 20133)
Further questions and inquiries? Please address to:
d2L@stcloudstate.edu
Follow us on Twitter: @scsutechinstruc #d2l
Follow the IMS blog: https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InforMediaServices
Per MnSCU System Office:
The D2L email queue completed sending all pending messages Friday evening (Feb 7)and since that time the email has been processing on schedule, with no excessive backlogs. We continue to monitor the queue and will keep you informed of the status.
Further questions and inquiries? Please address to:
d2L@stcloudstate.edu
Follow us on Twitter: @scsutechinstruc #d2l
Follow the IMS blog: https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims
A Microsoft Word document with the list of technology instructions sessions for spring 2015 on the SCSU campus is available for download:
http://web.stcloudstate.edu/informedia/instruction/tech_instructSCSUspring2014.docx
The list is a copy of the sessions retrieved from the MnSCU database:
https://secure.mnsu.edu/mnscupd/login/default.asp?campusid=0073
The database is searchable and also allows you to register for any of the available instruction sessions and workshops.
If you have proposals and/or requests for instruction sessions and workshops, which are not reflected in the list, please feel welcome to contact us:
ims@stcloudstate.edu
Twitter: @techinstruc
http://blog.stlcoudstate.edu/ims |
http://lrts.stcloudstate.edu/library/general/ims/default.asp