your q/s, our a/s: how to change grades appearance from percent % to points
categories: Desire2Learn (D2L), grades
to display the points next percentages in your grading items:
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Archive of ‘Desire2Learn (D2L)’ category
your q/s, our a/s: D2L course request issues for faculty nor registered as Instructor of Record
categories: D2L course registration, Desire2Learn (D2L)
Q:
Good morning!
I am a new faculty member, in the Department of !!!!!!!!!. I have been waiting my teaching courses to be listed on D2L, but still I cannot see them. It’s maybe because I am still listed as “Staff” instead of “Professor.” Could you please check this out for me?
A:
Good morning !!!!!!
Please have directions from the IMS blog (keep in mind using it as FAQ regarding D2L) how to request D2L courses:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2013/05/09/d2l-course-request/
If you log into that dbase, you will see the following picture:
which means that you, your department [chair] and Records and Registration must enter you as the Instructor of Record (what you call “Professor”)
Only after that you will see in the above-mentioned dbase your name and you will be able to request your D2L course.
We are not able to do more on our side.
THank you and let me know, if more questions.
Plamen
Your q/s, our a/s: D2L login issues do not belong to D2L but helpdesk
categories: D2L login and password
Q:
Hello,
I’m trying to log into D2L and am not able to. The user name and password that I’m using does work with my email. I had called yesterday and the individual I spoke with informed me that the professor needed to add me to a D2L list. I spoke with her (the professor) who told me she attempted to do this. Could you assist me with this issue?
A:
Login and password issue must be addressed with:
- Call: (320) 308-2077
- Email us:helpdesk@stcloudstate.edu
- http://huskynet.stcloudstate.edu/helpdesk/
Add participants, enroll users in D2L course
categories: add participants, Desire2Learn (D2L)
https://mnsite.ims.mnscu.edu/shared/_instructor_and_coursedesigner_help/online_help.htm
Here are the snapshots:
Go
Communications
Classlist
D2l classlist
Click Add Partcipants and scroll down
Sellect Add existing users
- type name in the “search for” box
- click hour glass icon to search
- after finding the name, check the box in front of it
- assign the correct role
- click bottom left “Enroll Selected users
from the MnSCU D2L office: D2L performance issues this morning
categories: Desire2Learn (D2L), issues
We are experiencing some data base blocks on the D2L system that are affecting response times for users. The recent blocks occurred between 10:21 and 10:40. Users were unable to login, or got internal errors, or very slow response times for navigating in D2L.
The problems have been intermittent, with users getting fast responses after the blockage ends.
Our system admins are investigating the situation.
We will keep you posted on the status of system performance. Please continue to report any issues you experience.
–Karen
Karen Wenz, IMS System Site Administrator
MnSCU System Office
Phone: 320-223-6042
Cell: 612-578-6712
Email: Karen.wenz@so.mnscu.edu
grade items not in the correct categories when I copy them to a new course
categories: Desire2Learn (D2L), grades
Q: Why aren’t the grade items in the correct categories when I copy them to a new course?
A: https://d2l.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1390/
Issue: In the Copy Course Components tool, if you select individual grade items rather than copying ALL grade items, the grade items do not stay associated with the correct categories. (This issue exists in the current version 10.1 SP9)
Workaround: In the Copy Course Components tool, copy all grade items into the new course and then simply remove the ones you don’t want from the new course.
Note: This issue only exists for Copy Course Components. If you export selected grade items, the grade category associations are retained accurately.
work-around to see the user progress for a student who is withdrawn from a course
categories: Desire2Learn (D2L), user progress
Q: Why can’t I see the user progress for a student who is withdrawn from a course?
A: There is a temporary workaround for this bug – https://d2l.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1375
Note: We have urged D2L to provide a fix for this issue as soon as possible. In the meantime, please use the workaround.
conferences and related events regarding technology in education
Looking to attend and/or present at appropriate event regarding technology in education?
Please have a tentative list below.
Do you know an event, which is worth presenting/attending? Please contribute!
by Barry Dahl (Greg Jorgensen) - link to a list of conferences regarding e-learning:
http://www.scoop.it/t/e-learning-conferences
campus technology conf. - boston - http://events.campustechnology.com/Events/CT-Summer-Educational-Technology-Conference/Home.aspx
educause - anaheim – October - http://www.educause.edu/annual-conference
devlearn las vegas – October - http://www.elearningguild.com/DevLearn/content/2825/devlearn-2013-conference-and-expo---home/?gclid=CJj7usLCy7gCFdBaMgodeR8AoQ
dist. learning - ann arbor -- ??
iste (intl soc. tech ed) july – Atlanta - http://www.isteconference.org/2014/
aect (assoc education communications and tech) - oct 29 - 2 nov, Anaheim - http://aectorg.yourwebhosting.com/events/Louisville/default.asp
ascd (assoc of supervision and curricular dev) - november 1 - 3, las vegas - http://www.ascd.org/conferences/conference-on-educational-leadership/2013-registration.aspx#payment
salt (soc. of applied learning and tech) - august 14 - 16, reston, VA - http://www.salt.org/dc/washingtonR.asp?pn=wPrices
National Forum on Active Learning Classrooms - august - u of m - http://www.cce.umn.edu/National-Forum-on-Active-Learning-Classrooms/index.html
D2L Fusion - july – Nashville – http://fusion.desire2learn.com
Sloan c - november disney world, florida - http://sloanconsortium.org/conference/2013/aln/registration
QM - october 1-4, Nashville - https://www.qualitymatters.org/5th-annual-conference-2013-0
distance teaching and learning - madison - august 7 – 9 - http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/2013_Registration.cfm
LERN - san fran. - nov. 21 – 23 - http://www.lern.org/conference/
CCUMC – october 9-13 – Chicago – http://www.ccumc.org/2013-conference-rates
The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) http://www.usdla.org/2014_national_conference/home.html
your q/s, our answers: embed video in D2L
categories: Desire2Learn (D2L), embed video
| Qustion: Can I embed video into D2L discussion posts (ie. a youtube video)? |  |
Answer:
When trying to embed video into a D2L discussion, it breaks with a 500 error.
upon examination of the embed code, the protocol is missing from the source.
example:
<iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/xtNhf0eA120?rel=0″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> Note the src=”//www…..
SOLUTION: In order to successfully embed a video you’ll need to alter that bit of code to be http://www….. or https://www….
Reported this to the MnSCU D2L team, as the embed preview works.
Roll over content from previous D2L course to recent D2L course
categories: Desire2Learn (D2L), roll over content
| Qustion:
Can you please share directions on how to import D2L items from a course last year into this fall’s D2L course. |
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Login into your recent D2L course (the one you would to roll over content TO)
Click Edit Course
Click on Import/Export/Copy Components
Leave default Copy radiobutton selected and press Start
Scroll down to “Copy the selected course components from”
and scroll down the list of available D2L courses from your past (Select Offering)
From the selected course, taught in the past, choose the components, which you like to copy to your recent course. You can select all or only specific components. scroll down and click Continue when done
complete the process by following directions on the screen