If a student is moved to a new D2L Group, the grades they received in the prior Group(s) are retained in the Grades area of the course. Read more about D2L Groups in our D2L Groups guide. Read more about grading in D2L in our D2L Grades guide.
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How do I copy an existing D2L Discussion thread to a different D2L Discussion topic?
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 […]
September 10.8.5 – Groups – Differentiate between similar names in groups
User names and ID numbers are now visible (along with student names) when enrolling students into groups. The addition of usernames and ID numbers helps faculty differentiate between similar names when enrolling students in groups. By default faculty see both of these additional pieces of data. Instructors may choose to adjust the display options – […]
June 10.8.2 – D2L Group and Sections Interface Improvements
Fixed headers and wider columns now appear on the Enroll Users page in Groups. This change helps users easily view and scroll through large numbers of groups and sections. This change is available in the Daylight Experience only. This feature is not supported in the Internet Explorer 11 or Microsoft Edge web browsers. The Enroll […]
Can I export Grades from D2L?
Yes, you can export Grades from D2L. To do so, you follow these steps: Navigate to the Grades area of your course. Navigate to the Enter Grades area. (NOTE: Most users are taken to the Enter Grades area by default.) Click the Export button. Select the kinds of information you would like included in the […]
February 10.7.10 Update: Quicklinks for Self-Enrollment Groups
Instructors can now insert a Quicklink to Self-Enrollment Groups from anyplace in the system with a text editor box. This includes News Items and Content Topics. Figure: The Self-Enrollment Groups option, as shown in the Insert Quicklink pop-up window Figure: The new Group Selection screen, from the Group Enrollment option in the Insert Quicklink pop-up […]
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 […]
How do I facilitate group quizzes in D2L?
Unlike Submission folders, there is no group setting for Quizzes. In order to facilitate a group quiz in D2L, have one student from the group take the quiz. Then, manually input that score for the rest of the group members in the Grades area of D2L. It is possible to sort the Grades area based on […]
Can students from separate sections successfully self-enroll into the same D2L Group?
Yes. While students enrolled in separate sections in a manually combined course in D2L do not see one another in the Classlist, they can self-enroll into D2L Groups with students that are not enrolled in their section. They can also view and interact with their group members via tools restricted to their D2L Group. NOTE: […]
How do I use two Rubrics for one D2L Submission folder?
In some cases, instructors will be teaching a combined section class that is comprised of grad students and undergrad students. Usually with courses like this, instructors will have assignments that are the same for both sections but the evaluation is different. Typically to handle this situation we create two Submission folders and set section restrictions […]