D2L upgrade to version 10.2 Summary of changes and updated features

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1 D2L upgrade t versin 10.2 Summary f changes and updated features MY HOME Features New minibar at tp f screen that will include: My Hme; a quick curse selectr drpdwn list; messages; updates; subscriptins; Lgin inf with drpdwn that includes: prfile, ntificatin settings, accunt settings and lgut. Curse selectr Message alerts ( and pager) Updates (drpbx and discussins) Subscriptins Minibar details Curse selectr- Chse frm a curse that is current r frm past; search fr a curse. Pin a curse. Message alerts include and pager ntificatins. When yu have smething new r unread it will have a little red dt next t the icn. Subscriptins alerts (als called chatter indicatr) will indicate when yu have smething new t read fr a discussin subscriptin. Please nte that yu still have an updates area n yur curse hme page that include inf specific fr that curse. (ie. New discussin psts, drpbx submissins, and s.) Page 1 f 14

2 Cntent Tab (frm instructr Pint Of View) New lk, added functinality Drag and drp t rerder Curse builder tl Curse verview (if yu dn t use it, it wn t shw up) Yu can create draft mdules and then publish when yu are ready (in lieu f Hide/Unhide) Yu can include drpbx and discussins quicklinks right in cntent again. Create any activity directly frm cntent tl (i.e., drpbx, quiz, discussin) MS Office/PDF file viewers fr easy student viewing inside f D2L Enhanced HTML editr (insert stuff) Yu can add a descriptin t a tpic r mdule. Cmpletin tracking (3 Chices: Aut cmpletin, manual r OFF) Easier Calendar tl (add due dates etc) The next cuple f pages will explain each f the numbered drpdwn menus and ptins Actins are lcated under the drpdwn menus Page 2 f 14

3 1. While n the Cntent area f yur curse, yur cntent will be displayed as a table f cntents n the left menu. Yu can click n a week t pen the mdule (flder). Yu can drag and drp t rerder. At the bttm f the list yu can add a new mdule (flder) 2. Cntent cmpletin tracking: the numbers yu see here next t the mdules indicate the number f items that are set fr cmpletin tracking. Yu can cntrl the cmpletin tracking by setting it t Aut, Manual r OFF. The purpse f cmpletin tracking is t mnitr the prgress f students thrugh the curse material. Aut cmpletin tracking sets the tpic as cmpleted autmatically when the student views it. Sme activities such as discussins, assessments r file submissins must be cmpleted befre they are traced as cmpleted. Manual cmpletin tracking allws the student t manually set the tpic as cmpleted as they mve thrugh the curse wrk. And then f curse yu have the ptin f turning cmpletin tracking cmpletely ff. Yu can view the cmpletin tracking results fr the entire class in the Class Prgress page and view individual student prgress frm user prgress This is the area where yu can cntrl the setting fr each individual item fr cmpletin tracking. 4. Create NEW: Frm the NEW drpdwn list yu can: Uplad files, create a file, create a link, add frm manage files, make a new checklist, new discussin, new drpbx, new quiz, r new survey Add Activities: frm here yu can add activity Quicklinks (activities that already exist) such as a chat, checklist, discussin, drpbx, quiz, selfassessment, r survey Drpdwn menu by curse item: Frm here yu edit prperties f the item, dwnlad the item, send t Binder*, Mve dwn, mve t, r delete tpic. *See nte abut Binder n Page _11 6 Page 3 f 14

4 7. Related tls drpdwn: This is where yu may access the curse builder, manage files and view reprts Bulk Edit: This allws yu t delete multiple tpics r set items as published Cntent settings: Here is what yu will find under cntent settings: a. Display Optins/Cntent arrangement b. Navigatin: Yu d want this checked. c. Cntent Authring d. Cmpletin Tracking Page 4 f 14

5 Cntent Tpics Yu will nw have the ability t set cntent as Draft r Published. (frmally knwn as Hide/Unhide) Basically if it is set t Draft the students will nt see it. Yu can set a due date. This will be included in the D2L calendar. Yu can add a start and end date fr visibility. Release cnditins may be applied. Next t each mdule yu can use the drpdwn menu fr a variety f tasks. Next t each tpic yu can use the drpdwn menu fr anther set f tasks. Anywhere yu see the grabber bars t the left f an item yu can drag and drp fr rdering. Page 5 f 14

6 HTML Editr Yu will ntice that yu will see the HTML editr in mre lcatins. Within the editr yu will als ntice a few mre features. Insert Stuff (media files) Insert stuff allws yu t uplad a new file, chse frm a file that is already in the back end f the curse, insert a URL link, r enter an embed cde. (all f this wuld appear directly n the HTML page if yu are using HTML pages fr cntent) Page 6 f 14

7 Discussins- NEW lk; clarity in the difference between frums and tpics Yu can cllapse tpics in a frum! Discussins appear with the Cntent in yur rganized cntent flders (like they did with ANGEL) Nw yu have the ability t require a First Pst befre the rest f the tpic pens up. NEW: Yu (and yur students) can subscribe t a discussin tpic. This will enable a ntificatin t yur address f chice (including yur Regis address). Yu can chse instant ntificatin r summary digest. The ntificatin will als appear in the minibar alerts area. Page 7 f 14

8 Quiz tl Instead f icns with tasks t the right f a quiz, nw there is a drpdwn menu next t each quiz that includes Grade, Reprts, Statistics and Preview. (Nte that the preview tl is nw lcated nly next t the drpdwn next t the quiz.) Drpbx Yu can save feedback as draft and then release all at nce later. Als with the drpbx yu nw can add a due date in additin t the parameters f the start/end date f the flder. This will be autmatically added t the D2L calendar as well. Yu can set special access t users fr a drpbx. NEW! Just as yu can bulk dwnlad drpbx items yu can nw als BULK UPLOAD as well. Classlist Instead f icns with tasks t the right f a the student s name, nw there is a drpdwn menu next t each persn that includes User Prgress and grup enrllments Access t the User Prgress Dashbard; the summary is easier t read and access Class and User Prgress View Class prgress (new!) In rder t access Class Prgress, g t Edit Curse in nav bar > lk fr View user Prgress and it will display the Class Prgress. At a glance yu can see statistics fr the whle class. Under Settings yu can cntrl which 4 areas yu wish t display. Yu can chse frm: Page 8 f 14

9 Checklist Cmpletin Summary Discussins Participatin Summary Drpbx Perfrmance Summary Quiz Perfrmance Summary Survey Cmpletin summary Cntent Cmpletin summary Objectives cmpletin Summary Lgin Histry Grades Perfrmance User prgress fr individual student prgress and activity may be accessed by clicking n a student s name while in Class prgress; by clicking n a name via the Classlist, OR via the icn next t the student s name in the gradebk spreadsheet. Chse the reprt yu wish t see the details fr. Als includes Lgin Histry Yu may find this t be a nice way t get a recap n individual student discussin participatin. Page 9 f 14

10 Grades tl Jump directly t the grade item it is assciated with frm the grade bk (ie. Discussin psts, drpbx, r quiz) In ther wrds fr Student A, if yu click n assciatin fr Wk1:Intr, it will take yu t a pp up that shws yu their activity r submissin. View user prgress Jump t assciatin (new!) This ne is a discussin pst Jump directly t drpbx submissin Page 10 f 14

11 The Binder app (Please nte that this app has nt yet been fully tested. We will have mre infrmatin regarding hw it wrks sn) Yu may dwnlad the app here, r search fr it in the Apple app stre. It is a free app, mainly designed fr student use. In a nutshell, the Binder app is made fr exclusive use with Apple ipad*. It integrates a D2L curse with the mbility f an ipad allwing a user t dwnlad cntent and use the app as a dcument reader. The app als has the ability t shp fr digital textbks and use the app as a reader. Binder allws a student t read cntent that is lcated in the binder ffline. Students may mark up and anntate PDFs r Office files and take ntes using Binder. It allws fr push and pull frm Sky Drive, Clud-based Drpbx, Phts (n ipad) r D2L. Hwever, it des nt allw students t pull frm Binder and push t the D2L curse Drpbx. *Binder app fr Web is in Beta. Binder fr Andrid is cming sn. Page 11 f 14

12 Manage Files T access the back-end f yur curse, manage files, yu wuld click n Edit Curse frm the far right f nav bar. Yu will ntice that the back end has nt changed at all. Just in the way that yu access it. A few ntes regarding curse management Yu will have the cntrls t manage/rganize yur wn curse cntent n the back end. When we transitin t this upgrade yur curse will be rganized in the same way it was at the time f the upgrade. If yu have a new curse yu are develping (r frm this pint n) yu can rganize the flders n the back end in a methd that wrks fr yu. Hwever, we still wuld recmmend SOME kind f rganizatin f files with flders, as ppsed t a big dump f 100 s f files. One thing t be aware with the upgrade, when yu uplad cntent n the frnt end f the curse r drag and drp cntent it is nt ging t ask yu where t rganize it n the back end. It will just plp it utside f the cntent flder. It wuld be ideal t g get that file n the back end and place it in a flder where it belngs. We will be prviding frequent wrkshps fr yu n hw t successfully manage cntent in yur curse beginning in December It will nw be mre imprtant than ever t make sure yu fllw file naming prtcls! File Naming Cnventin It is VERY imprtant that BEFORE a file gets imprted that yu reset the file name t these standards. 1. Keep file name abbreviated and as brief as pssible (Please d the best yu can t make sure the name f the file at least reflects what the actual file really is) 2. D NOT use spaces r hyphens (Sandwich wrds tgether r use underscre) 3. D NOT include DATES! (Get in the habit f placing the last updated date in the file itself) Page 12 f 14

13 Examples Wrng CB Syllabus NR 605F Pathphysilgy fr Advanced Practice dc Clinical Cntract Inf Sheet dc Syllabus NR 630 Advanced Health Assessment f the Patient and Family.dc DNP 11 ALHC Curse Sequence 6 semester fulltime pdf Crrect CBsyllabusNR605F.dc ClinCntractInf.dc NR630Syllabus.dc DNP11ALHC_curse_sequence6semFT.pdf Nte: When the file is linked up in frnt end f the curse yu can name it anything yu want. This is what the viewer will see. Page 13 f 14

14 What the student wuld see If yu wish t impersnate a dem student s yu can see the curse frm a student perspective, simply g t the Classlist, and next t the faculty dem student, chse Impersnate frm the drpdwn. The number next t the week indicates the number f items left t cmplete. Page 14 f 14