Homepages and custom widgets can be copied to other course sites just like other content. For more information please visit:

http://oit.colorado.edu/services/teaching-learning-tools/desire2learn-d2l/help/instructor-support/course-building/customize-

However, the new homepage links to the original widget, which means your students won't be able to see it. You will need to do the following in the new site after copying:

1. Click 'Edit Course' on the far right on the navbar
2. Under the General section, Click 'Homepages'
3. Click the homepage containing the widget, then Click the section containing the widget (Header, Column #, or Footer).
4. Click the 'widget in the Active Widgets column' and press < to move it to the Available Widgets column.
5. Click 'Save'

Unfortunately, not. The information you provide will be displayed as will placeholders for other information, even if the information is not provided.

Step-by-step instructions on moving content from one course in D2L to another are available here:

http://oit.colorado.edu/node/2428.

Step-by-step instructions are available to assist you with changing the appearance of your course homepage at:

http://bitly.com/d2l-customhomepage

If you are an Instructor and you are not seeing a course listed, first confirm that you requested the course.

Review your inbox to see if you received an email confirming that the course was created. If you see a confirmation but are not seeing the course, send an email to help@colorado.edu noting that you are not seeing the course in D2L. Provide your IdentiKey username and password as well as the course code, section number and title.

If you cannot confirm that you requested a course, request the course by completing the form available

through mycuinfo. You'll receive a confirmation when your course is created and you will see it listed under

the Courses section in D2L.

Step-by-step instructions are available to assist you with customizing your course homepage at:

http://bitly.com/d2l-customhomepage.

Click on 'Edit Course'

Click on 'Navigation' on the Course Administration page

Find the 'course default' toolbar at the bottom of the page, and click on the double-sheet of paper icon to

copy it.

Give the new toolbar a new name if desired, then click on the 'links' tab.

Click on 'add links' in the 'bottom left toolbar' area. This will add the tools to the blue navigation bar in

your course.

Choose the component you want to make available to students from the list and click 'add'

Click on 'navbars' and click on 'change' under 'active navbar'

Choose your new navbar from the dropdown menu and click 'apply'

For more information you can also visit the following website:

http://oit.colorado.edu/node/2521

Click "Edit Course" on top tool bar

Click "Homepages" under General on Right hand side

Click on the Active Hompage

Click on "Content/Layout" tab

Click "Add Widget"

For more information please visit: http://bit.ly/sMuaYh

Step-by-step instructions for adding content to your course is available at: http://bit.ly/d2l-content.

The Intelligent Agents tool allows Instructors to setup automatic notifications to be sent to themselves, advisors, and students when specified course performance criteria are met. It can be a great way to both recognize student achievement (e.g., a high score on a quiz) and warn of potential problems (e.g., lack of online activity or poor performance on an exam).  Setting up intelligent agents can help instructors monitor each student’s performance and provide students with feedback without a lot of additional follow up by the instructor.

For assistance with using Intelligent Agents visit:

http://oit.colorado.edu/node/2427

You will need to provide very clear directions for students regarding which system you will use and where they should log in. Consider noting this in the syllabus and communicating it to students on the first day of class.

If you will be using D2L, feel free to use or modify the statement below.

This semester we will be using a new tool called Desire2Learn (sometimes referred to as D2L) which will

eventually replace CULearn. We will be using it to <<fill in the blank>>.  

To access D2L, go to: https://learn.colorado.edu/. 

You can log-in to the site using your IdentiKey username and password. 

Once you log-in, click on our <<course code and title>> to go into our course. 

If you run into any problems using D2L, contact the help desk at: help@colorado.edu or call (303)735-HELP. 

You will be able to access your courses for 2 years and archives will be maintained indefinitely. However,

student data is not retained and you should make back ups of any student data you may need in the future.

Profiles can viewed by those without access to D2L by adding it to an ePortfolio presentation. ePortfolio presentations can be made available outside of D2L via an Internet address.

Quizzes, Dropbox submissions, Grades and Competencies can be added to your student’s ePortfolio. To allow

students to add these items, from the properties tab, tick the: “Allow users to add this … to their ePortfolio” 

Instructors can make a course active or inactive by:

1. Choosing “Edit Course” on the right side of the navigation bar of the course
2. Under the “General” heading, Click “Course Offering Information”
3. Check the box next to Active to activate the course or uncheck the box to make it inactive and unavailable to students.
4. In the same area you have the option to adjust the start and end date making it possible to open the course earlier or close it at a later date.

If you are enrolled as an instructor in both courses, you can copy content and course components from one to the other. For step by step instructions visit:

http://oit.colorado.edu/node/2428

Yes, though currently it is not an automated process. For instructions on setting up sections yourself, visit:

http://oit.colorado.edu/node/2217.

It is possible to rename a tool in the navigation bar. Here's how:

http://oit.colorado.edu/node/2429 

Please contact one of our Academic Technology Consultants to request a demo student for your course.

Instructions for creating sections are available here: http://oit.colorado.edu/node/2217.

Instructions for using the demo student are available here: http://oit.colorado.edu/node/2370.

http://oit.colorado.edu/node/2152