1. Desire2Learn (D2L) General Training: Part A

2. The D2L Environment: Your Course Materials Watch for references to the printable guides on training- session topics. These guides— and more—are found on the CTL web site at... http://homepages.neiu.edu/~ctl/... select “Desire2Learn LMS” to find these and other resources. You can also direct questions and requests to D2L-Faculty- Help@neiu.edu.D2L-Faculty- Help@neiu.edu

3. Part A: Agenda Part A (1.5 hours):D2L Basics Master ShellsMaster Shells Creating ContentCreating Content GradesGrades Discussions & CommunicationDiscussions & Communication

4. Master Shells

5. The D2L Environment: Login URL: https://neiu.desire2learn.comhttps://neiu.desire2learn.com Your Login: Use your NEIU Net ID and password.

6. The D2L Environment: Landing Page MINI-BAR NAVIGATIONBAR NEWS TOOL MY COURSES TOOL ALERTSPROFILE CALENDAR TOOL MY SETTINGS TOOL HOME COURSE SEARCH D2L TIPS TOOL D2L SUPPORT TOOLS ESURVEY TOOL

7. The D2L Environment: Course Page COURSE HOME EDIT COURSE CONTENT TOOLS EDIT COURSE COURSE UPDATES TASKS COURSE NEWS CONTENT BROWSER

8. The D2L Environment: Tool Page: Table of Contents COURSE HOME DISPLAY PANE TABLE OF CONTENTS/ CONTENT NAVIGATION

9. The D2L Environment: Editing Content ACTION BUTTONS ACTION MENU TABLE OF CONTENTS PRINTABLE CONTENT GUIDE: http://homepages.neiu.edu/~ctl/D2L/D2L Content Guide.pdf http://homepages.neiu.edu/~ctl/D2L/D2L Content Guide.pdfhttp://homepages.neiu.edu/~ctl/D2L/D2L Content Guide.pdf

10. The D2L Environment: Tool Page: Grades GRADE ITEM COLUMNS STUDENT ACTION MENU CATEGORY

11. The D2L Environment: Editing: Grades GRADE ITEMS CATEGORY ASSOCIATION MANAGE GRADES TAB PRINTABLE GRADE TOOL SETUP GUIDE: http://homepages.neiu.edu/~ctl/D2L/D2L Gradebook Setup Guide.pdf http://homepages.neiu.edu/~ctl/D2L/D2L Gradebook Setup Guide.pdfhttp://homepages.neiu.edu/~ctl/D2L/D2L Gradebook Setup Guide.pdf

12. The D2L Environment: Tool Page: Discussion FORUM TOPIC POSTS THREADS

13. The D2L Environment: Editing: Discussion ATTRIBUTE TABS FORUM MENU OPTIONS GRADE ITEM PRINTABLE DISCUSSION GUIDE: http://homepages.neiu.edu/~ctl/D2L/D2L Discussion Guide.pdf http://homepages.neiu.edu/~ctl/D2L/D2L Discussion Guide.pdfhttp://homepages.neiu.edu/~ctl/D2L/D2L Discussion Guide.pdf

15. Stay Tuned for Part B Part B (1.5 hours):D2L Basics Dropbox & AssignmentsDropbox & Assignments Quizzes, Tests, & ExamsQuizzes, Tests, & Exams Retention Tools Intelligent AgentsIntelligent Agents RubricsRubrics Offset DatesOffset Dates View User ProgressView User Progress General Q&AGeneral Q&A

16. For the latest training materials,For the latest training materials, To review topics covered today,To review topics covered today, To see topics not covered in this training session, andTo see topics not covered in this training session, and For a check-list on how to clean up imported Blackboard content,For a check-list on how to clean up imported Blackboard content, see the CTL web site at http://homepages.neiu.edu/~ctl/, http://homepages.neiu.edu/~ctl/ and click on Desire2Learn LMS. Desire2Learn LMSDesire2Learn LMS