To copy a Discussion thread to a different Discussion topic, follow these steps: Navigate to the Discussions area of the course. Locate the Discussion forum and Discussion topic in the list. Select the Discussion topic name to open the Discussion topic. Locate the thread to be copied. Select the dropdown arrow to the right of […]
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How do I update the VoiceThread External Learning Tool links in my upcoming D2L course?
When you complete a D2L course copy, the External Learning Tool links that had previously linked to VoiceThread presentations will no longer link directly to VoiceThread presentations. However, using those External Learning Tool links, you will be able to create copies of your previously-used VoiceThread presentations that do not contain student comments, and share those […]
June 10.8.2 – D2L Course Copy Components Date Offset Tool
When instructors copy the content of one course to another, old course dates are also copied over. This feature enables instructors to offset those old dates to dates relative to the new semester. This feature also eliminates the burden of tweaking delivery and due dates for their learners. When instructors copy course components in bulk, […]
Why can’t students access the group discussions in my course?
If you copied group-restricted discussions from a previous iteration of your D2L course, the discussions may not be properly assigned to groups. In order to assign discussion topics to groups, you follow the instructions found here. While you are still able to use the “old” group-restricted discussion format (in which each group is assigned their […]
Why are links in HTML pages taking me to other D2L courses?
There are a few reasons why links to D2L tools contained within html pages may take you to the wrong course. There are a couple best practices that will help to ensure that links function properly: Link to D2L tools via Quicklinks. Using Quicklinks rather than hard coding will help to ensure that the links […]
What happens if a student is re-enrolled in a D2L course?
If a student is unenrolled and then re-enrolled in a D2L course, their work will reappear when they are added back (their data is stored and retained).