D2L Documents & SUPPORT

Instructional Design Info

BSU D2L Manual & Supplements
For the basics on D2L

D2L v8.1 Guide (.pdf)
For the official guide to D2L (285 pages)

D2L "Live" Course Request Form (.doc)
For use by faculty teaching web-enhanced and web-supported classes in D2L.

2 NEW TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

ONLINE 101 - a 5-week class taught in D2L that lets participants experience an online class from the student perspective

"Plan Your Own D2L Training" - allows you to decide what area of D2L you want to work on and to set up a training session at your convenience. For more information, click on the links below

• OVERVIEW of "Plan Your Own Training"
• D2L Training Sessions Chart

For more information, contact Julie Adams at ext. 2007 or via email at jadams@bemidjistate.edu.

D2L Semester Documents (.pdf files)
Easy-to-read list of guidelines, tips, and "best practices" to follow as you create your course environment in D2L

__BEFORE the Semester Begins (.pdf files)
___* Beginning of the semester checklist

__END of the Semester (.pdf files)
___* How to Release the Final Grade
___* Displaying the Final Grade
___* Creating an external copy of
__.__the Gradebook

__Syllabus Template (.doc)
__Can be used as basis for a syllabus in D2L

Student Evaluation Surveys
Click on the file name to preview the survey.
Student Evaluation of Faculty (.pdf)
Student Evaluation of Course (.pdf)

Contact Julie Adams at jadams@bemidjistate.edu if you want one or both surveys copied to your D2L class(es). Both surveys can be edited in your D2L class.

D2L: Development course shell
To request a development course shell in D2L, please send an email to Julie Adams at jadams@bemidjistate.edu.
*NOTE: Include the course name & title, e.g., ENGL 1000 Composition I.

D2L: "Live" course shell (with students)
* For online classes (i.e., section 90, 91, etc.), you do NOT need to request a "live" course shell.
* For D2L-enhanced classes (including ITV & Guided/Self-Study), you must complete the "D2L 'Live' Course Request Form" [click here] and send it to Theresa Perreault through inter-campus mail (Box 26) or as an email attachment (tperreault@bemidjistate.edu).

Media Info

Other Resources

How-to Handouts
If you don't have time to attend a mini-workshop, check out our "How-to" handouts.

Creating Audio Clips with Windows Sound Recorder (.pdf file)

Recording Your Own Sound Files in PowerPoint (.pdf file)

Download Calculator
Calculates download time of files (based on file size) for dial-up and high-speed Internet connection.
Click on the link; scroll down the page.
http://www.intel.com/ca/personal/digital-life/broadband/

Links to information on:

* Online Course Policy (.pdf)

* Copyright and Intellectual Property

* eFolio

* MnSCU's Center for Teaching and Learning

* MERLOT

Self-Critiquing the D2L Class Environment
(Support Forms & Documents)

* Collaborative Consultation Form (.pdf)
For use in the collaborative consultation process between faculty teaching online classes and instructional design staff from eLearning Support

* Online Course Agreement form (.pdf)
For use by faculty teaching online classes (media code 03) when requesting the CEL stipend. To be used in conjunction with the Collaborative Consultation (see form above).

* Rubric for Online Courses in D2L (.pdf)
A contrast of General Course Design with the Online Course Environment in D2L