When building a D2L Quiz Question, you must enter the Full Screen Editor in order to access the HTML Source Editor. When creating or modifying D2L Quiz Question text, select the Full Screen Editor icon: Once you have opened the Full Screen Editor, select the HTML Source Editor icon:
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Are Chromebooks compatible with Respondus Lockdown Browser?
No, Chromebooks are not compatible with Respondus Lockdown Browser in higher education institutions. For more information, please see Respondus Lockdown Browser’s support page dedicated to this compatibility issue.
How do I create a D2L Quiz with optional Written Response questions?
Written Response, or essay, questions must be graded manually in D2L quizzes. However, you can create optional essay question options in such a way that you are still able to use the points-based grading features in D2L Quizzes. With that in mind, this is the easiest way to create a D2L Quiz with optional Written […]
Why don’t all my quizzes show up in the LockDown Browser dashboard?
When one or more quizzes do not show in the LockDown Browser Dashboard, it is typically due to a “null” or an empty value in the submissions view “Message” field. This field permits you to have a message presented to students upon test submission. You can see this field by navigating to the course and […]
December D2L Update (10.8.8): Quizzes – Add initial text to Written Response questions | New
Instructors can add initial text to Written Response questions in the new Question Experience. Previously instructors could not add initial text into the answers for Written Response questions.
November D2L Update (10.8.7): Quizzes display in Full Screen
Quizzes now display in full screen. When a learner clicks Start Quiz, the navbar disappears. This provides additional screen space for the quiz by removing unnecessary navigation elements from view.
October 10.8.6 – Quizzes- Auto-save during quiz taking
Learners’ quiz responses are now automatically saved during the quiz taking process. For forced response questions (such as Multiple Choice and True or False), learner responses are saved automatically when they select the radio button or checkbox. Text input questions autosave every 10 to 15 seconds, and html-enabled questions save when the mouse cursor is […]
Why Can’t I Type in the Activity Feed or Quiz Creation Boxes?
Both the Activity Feed and the Quiz Creation tool require that your browse allow third-party cookies. If you have set your browser to block these cookies, you will be unable to type into the text boxes in either of these tools. To change your settings to allow third-party cookies, follow the directions below. For Chrome […]
Why does my D2L Quiz have a password I didn’t set?
If a password appears in a D2L quiz that you do not remember intentionally adding, it may be a result of using a password manager. When building or editing a quiz, the optional Password field appears on the Restrictions tab. Many password managers, including the popular LastPass, do not know the difference between this password […]
Why aren’t the grades I entered displaying in the Submissions, Discussions, or Quizzes areas of D2L?
When grade items in the Grades area of a D2L course are linked to a tool (e.g., Submissions, Quizzes, and Discussions), the sync only works in one direction. Grades can be sent from a tool to the Grades area, but not the reverse. If you enter and publish grades (or grades are automatically calculated and […]