Digital Literacy for St. Cloud State University
| Issue: Why can’t I add a rubric to a Dropbox folder, Discussion topic, a Grade item or a Quiz?
Solution: There are several possible reasons. See them at https://d2l.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1279 |
Free training videos. See http://mnscuims.mnscu.edu/training.html for links to the videos.
From Desire2Learn Community Site:
Content Overview
User Progress Overview
From Atomic Learning (free):
32 short videos–Content, User Progress, Discussions
From MnSCU:
Content Tool Changes in D2L Version 10.1
User Progress and Discussion Tool Changes in D2L Version 10.1
| Issue: What does the “Normal” quiz submission type mean?
Solution: Within a quiz’s “Restrictions” settings, you can select one of three submission options: Normal, Late or Auto-Submit. (The default is “Normal.”) |
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| ssue: What does the “Auto-Submit” quiz submission type mean?
Solution: This is a confusing quiz submission type because its name is misleading. Go to FAQ https://d2l.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1301 for details on “Auto-Submit” quiz submission. |
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| Issue: When grading an individual quiz attempt, you have to go to the top of the page to click Recalculate, then to the bottom of the page to click Save.Solution: Use keyboard shortcuts to move from top to bottom of page in D2L. This can be useful on other D2L screens as well.FAQ: https://d2l.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1330
This issue with the Quiz “Recalculate” and “Save” buttons being on opposite ends of the screen has been submitted to D2L and we’ve asked to have both buttons placed together on the top and bottom of the screen. In the meantime, use this workaround to avoid the excessive scrolling. |
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Q: I am a faculty member that has received a TA for the first time, and I am trying to add him into my D2L class. I’ve figured out how to add him to the class, but am unsure whether to add him as a TA or as a TA+. Could you explain the difference to me? I tried looking through the online help files, but couldn’t find a description of the differences between them. A: |
 TA in D2L |
TA+functions which TA can perform in D2L
 TA+ |
| Q: I have an extra credit assignment that is not adding to the final grade for the class. I would like to make sure that this credit gets added into the final grade. My email is xxxx@stcloudstate.edu and phone number is (320) XXX-XXXXA:I fixed the issue preventing the extra credit items from calculating. When placing extra credit items in a category, the category has to have the ‘can exceed’ checkbox checked. |
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Q: As of May XX 1130am my E services (with 11 students) show those names and their ID nmbrs below00XXXXX Doe, John 00XXXXX Doe, Jane but their names are not on D2L classlist. My classlist shows only 9 names. The first day is tomorrow (21st). A: https://www5.stcloudstate.edu/its/activateaccount/default.asp — both students need to activate their huskynet ids. They will use their e-services info to log in and activate the account. Once the account is activated, they should populate in D2L. If they do it today, it is still possible they will show up in the classlist tomorrow. |
D2L version 10.1 will be rolled out at the end of this month. D2L will be unavailable from 10:00 PM on Friday, May 31, 2013 until 10:00 PM on Saturday, June 1, 2013.
Training videos highlighting the changes in version 10.1 are available for both faculty and students at: http://mnscuims.mnscu.edu/training.html
Brief training sessions outlining the changes in version 10.1 are also being offered this week. Please register for a session using the STARS system: http://lrts.stcloudstate.edu/library/general/ims/default.asp
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 10:00 AM until Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 10:45 AM
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 1:30 PM until Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 2:15 PM
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 10:00 AM until Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 10:45 AM
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 3:00 PM until Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 3:45 PM
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 10:00 AM until Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 10:45 AM
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 2:00 PM until Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 2:45 PM
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For additional information regarding D2L, please visit the HuskyNet D2L site at https://stcloudstate.ims.mnscu.edu/d2l/home
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| This email is in regard to a feature within D2L that may be exploited by students to cheat on quizzes and exams.SUMMARY
D2L allows students to re-enter a quiz after leaving the quiz for any reason. This feature is useful for recovering from internet connection problems or other disruptions. This feature can be exploited by two students, one in the classroom and one outside of the classroom, to enter a quiz or exam in quick succession. The second student (the re-entrant student) can then take the quiz on behalf of the student in the classroom while both are connected to the same quiz. The instructor can make such collaboration difficult but cannot completely prevent it. |
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ACTIONS
We are actively investigating along with D2L methods of addressing this issue. We don’t expect to be able to completely prevent such behavior due to undesirable consequences for other students, but we are working on detecting it so appropriate notifications can be made and action can be taken quickly.
If you need more information on the issue, prevention, and possible solutions, please contact your local D2L System Administrator or Dick McMullen at dick.mcmullen@so.mnscu.edu or Chuck Morris at Chuck.Morris@so.mnscu.edu.
Sheri Steinke, Ph.D.
Director of Online Learning
Adjunct Faculty CIM & BUSN, CSCI
Certified Quality Matters™ Online Trainer and Peer Reviewer
(952)358-8802
Sheri.Steinke@normandale.edu