Instructors at DePaul have the ability to add Teaching Assistants and CDM Graders (this role is exclusive to the College of Computing and Digital Media) to their courses. You can find instructions for enrolling Teaching Assistants and CDM Graders here. Please note that instructors do not have the ability to un-enroll Teaching Assistants and CDM […]
How do I see deleted posts in the Discussions area?
In order to view deleted posts in the Discussions area, you must modify your Discussions settings. To modify your Discussions settings to allow you to see deleted posts, follow these instructions: Navigate to the Discussions area of your course. In the upper right corner of the Discussions area, click the Settings gear icon. Within Personal Settings, select the bubble to the […]
Why am I receiving a notification email when a student submits to a Submission folder?
Following a D2L upgrade during the Summer of 2017, instructors are now able to subscribe to notification emails triggered by students submitting to a Submission folder. In order to subscribe to these email notifications, you follow these instructions: Navigate to the Submissions area of your course. Locate the Submission folder in the list. Click the […]
How do I duplicate a question in the D2L question library?
In order to duplicate a question in the D2L question library, follow these instructions: Navigate to Quizzes. Choose Question Library. Click on the question in the list that you want to duplicate. This will open the edit question window. Scroll to the bottom of the edit question window. Click on the Save dropdown menu. Choose […]
Can I associate a selectbox grade item with a Submission folder?
No, you cannot associate a selectbox grade item with a Submission folder, or with any other D2L tool. The only type of grade item that you can associate with a Submission folder, or any other tool in D2L (i.e., Discussions or Quizzes), is a numeric grade item. Numeric grade items allow you to grade users […]
January 19, 2018 Digication Update
Digication posted the notes below for an upcoming system update. These updates will be released on January 19th, 2018. Adding Content to an Empty Slide When you have an empty slide on your page, there will be a message indicating “There is no content in this slide” with button to add content to your slide. […]
Who do I contact for digitization requests?
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.
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 […]
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 […]
November 10.7.7 Update: Availability of Exemptions for Content Items
With the November 10.7.7 update, instructors will now be able to exempt students from Content items, meaning they will not be affected by dates under Content, Calendar, Course Schedule, or the Updates widget. Exemptions are already available within the Grades tool. This will allow an instructor to exempt a student from an activity associated with […]