Digitization Services assists faculty with digitization requests. Information regarding Digitization Services is located here. Often faculty are hoping to digitize materials in order to provide students access via Ares Course Reserves (also known as E-Reserves), and Ares Course Reserves resources are located here.
Category: Frequently Asked Questions
January 10.7.9 Update: Private file indicator for Google Drive materials
Beginning with the January 10.7.9 update, inserting a shared file from Google Drive will now provide an indicator if the file is set to Private view, allowing you to share the item properly to students. Instructors will then have the option to update the sharing settings of the file before finalizing the link in the […]
Why can I no longer add an attachment to an email using Web Outlook (OWA)?
Most modern Web browses (including Chrome, Firefox and Edge) no longer support certain types of plugins, known as NPAPI plugins. It is the lack of support for the NPAPI plugins which is preventing you from adding an attachment when using the Outlook Web version (OWA). The University is in the process of migrating users to […]
What happens if I enable Turnitin after students have submitted to a Submission folder?
If you enable Originality Checking (Turnitin) after students have submitted files to the Submission folder, you will need to manually submit files for checking. This is the case even if you choose “Automatic originality checking on all submissions” during setup. These are instructions for manually submitting files for checking: Navigate to the Submissions area of […]
Is it possible to do blind marking via the D2L Submission folders?
Unfortunately there isn’t a super easy way to do blind marking via D2L Submission folders. This has been a feature request with D2L for a while, as we know that many instructors (and especially Law instructors) would especially benefit from this option. However, there is a workaround method. It’s possible to download all the Submission […]
What is the difference between Discussion icons in the Grades area of D2L?
In the D2L Grades area you might notice two types of conversation bubbles, or Discussion-related icons: The first set of conversation bubbles (depicted in dark gray) indicate that there are discussion posts from the student that have already been marked as read in the Discussions tool area. The next set of green and orange conversation […]
Why can’t I delete a D2L checklist?
If a Checklist is locked from deletion, it is likely linked to the Calendar tool. These are steps you can take to remove the link to the Calendar, therefore unlocking the Checklist so it can be deleted: Navigate to the Checklist area of your course. Locate the Checklist you would like to delete, and click […]
Why doesn’t VoiceThread work in Safari?
VoiceThread has transitioned from Flash to HTML5. Since Safari is not HTML5 compliant, VoiceThread will no longer work properly when using this browser. If you try to open VoiceThread while using Safari, it will give you a black screen. In Internet Explorer and Edge, you can still view VoiceThreads – you just can’t add a […]
What’s the difference between Brightspace, D2L, and Daylight?
D2L is the company, Brightspace is the LMS (they changed the name of the LMS from D2L to Brightspace in 2015, however we continue to call the system D2L) and Daylight is the user interface.
What file types do the D2L Submission folders accept?
A list of file types accepted by D2L Submission folders is found here. Other Things to Keep in Mind: Files must be 1 GB or smaller. Pages documents will be accepted but generally can’t be read from within D2L and cannot be used with Annotations. So, save Pages documents as .doc o .pdf or download […]