eLearning Support Center
Memorial 12
Office Hours
Monday-Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm
After-Hours D2L Help (MnSCU)
Phone Numbers
Local: (218) 755-2007
Toll-Free: (888) 240-4759
D2L Guides = Official D2L document
D2L Tutorials = Bare-bones version of the Guides (for self-directed use or with support)
NA = Not available
| D2L Guide | Tool Overview | D2L Tutorial |
|---|---|---|
| Chat | The Chat tool allows you to communicate with class members synchronously (at the same time) in D2L | NA |
| Checklist | The Checklist tool allows you to list assignments for the class. Students can then check off' each assignment as it is completed. | NA |
| Classlist | The Classlist provides a list of students currently enrolled in a class. It can be used to check student progress n the class. | Classlist |
| Content | The Content tool allows you to post and organize relevant learning materials for your students. | |
| Discussions | The Discussions tool can be used for online discussions among the members of the class. | Discussions |
| Dropbox | The Dropbox provides a convenient way for students to electronically submit assignments. You can then provide feedback, assign grades, and return submissions with track changes and comments. | Dropbox Basics |
| Files | Files tool provides a storage area for class files. Files can be made available to students in Content. | NA |
| Grades | The Grades tool allows you to establish an online gradebook. | |
| Groups | The Groups tool allows you to set up groups for the class. You can also create "private" discussion topics and dropbox folders for each group. | NA |
| Links | The Links tool allows you to provide students with easy access to online resources (webpages & websites). | NA |
| News | Located on the Course Home page, the News tool allows you to post messages that your students will see when they first access the class. | News |
| Pager | The Pager allows you and your students to 'page' each other by sending a short text message. | NA |
| Quizzes | The Quizzes tool allows you to create a variety of assessments for your students. | |
| Release Conditions | The Release Conditions feature allows you to set conditions under which a student may access an item in the D2L class, for example, a release condition for a quiz that would not make it accessible until the student had read a specific topic in Content. | NA |
| Surveys | The Surveys tool is similar to the Quizzes tool and allows you to create a variety of surveys for your students. | NA |