The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is an Equal Opportunity employer and educator. D2L Version10.3 What’s New On May 30, 2014 MnSCU will upgrade D2L from version 10.1 to version 10.3 This is an overview of the changes that users will experience after the upgrade. Note: This includes new features introduced in versions 10.2 and

Overall Changes Command buttons float on screen: scroll up or down and command buttons remain visible and clickable HTML editor displays buttons for settings instead of appearing as a blank box until after user clicks in it Quicklinks menu list of tools with callouts to items Friendly notice when your session has been inactive for a period of time-and it takes you back to right where you were even if you have to log back in Document Viewer does auto-resize to fit screen (Content and Dropbox) My Courses—the collapse expand state is retained 2

Floating command buttons - Quiz 3

Floating command buttons - Content 4

HTML Editor Displays buttons before user clicks in the HTML editor text box. Click to see more buttons/settings 5

Quicklinks—Comprehensive Menu 6

Session Timeout Notice Hit a key or log back in and you are taken back to the screen you were on, rather than to the home page. 7

Content Changes – Navigation Expandable/collapsible Content map displays on left Quick navigation to any module or topic Can drag and drop files from desktop onto Content map Tablets: swipe left to expand, swipe right to collapse (iPad or Android) Content will remember and retain the collapsed or expanded state of modules Expand or Collapse single module Expand All or Collapse All options Students can collapse completed modules 8

Content – collapsed Table of Contents 9

Content – expanded Table of Contents 10

Content Changes – Creating Items Content Overview is more intuitive Create any activity from Content (consistent process for any activity) Note: reduced feature list for some tools (full list of options still available from tool—example—Dropbox) After creation of new item, instructor is automatically returned to Content (rather than to the Tool where the item was created, dropbox, quiz, etc.) Quicklinks creation is comprehensive and intuitive Drag and drop files from desktop to Content map 11

Content Overview more Intuitive New instructions for Overview Clear description of purpose of Overview 12

Content – Create New Item Can create: Checklist Discussion Dropbox Quiz Survey Notes: 1. Some items will show fewer options than when creating from within the tool itself (dropbox, for example). 2. After creating item, user stays within Content tool. 13

Quicklinks—Comprehensive Menu 14

Drag and drop files onto Content map 15

Content Changes – Editing Items Can change content file in one simple step: simply select a different file (no need to delete current file and start over) Edit properties in place Edit HTML in place 16

Content—Change File 17

Content Edit Properties in Place 18

Content-Edit HTML in Place 19

Content Changes – Tracking Activity Student visits to Content topic that goes to an external link will be tracked Placeholder displays in D2L content to maintain location in navigation Files that cannot be opened in Document Viewer (unsupported file types) will display a Download option in the placeholder Completion Summary is visible from Content topic view 20

Content—External Link placeholder 21

Content—Unsupported File type placeholder 22 Placeholder for unsupported file types that cannot be displayed in Document viewer Option to download the file Navigation to move to next Content item or previous Content item

Content – Completion Summary 23 Instructor can access student completion summaries for learning activities directly from Content

Content – Completion Summary Info Filter options and Completion and Grades information 24

Completion Summary Profile Card Options 25

Content Changes – Notifications Teacher can enable notification alerts for Content that has been edited Students see Content notifications alert on minibar Students click minibar alert link to go to Content item Students can also subscribe to receive Content notifications via 26

Content Notifications 27

Student View Content Notifications 28 Students will see alert in the minibar Clicking the alert text will take student to the Content item Students can also set an notification for Content changes Minibar alerts will appear even if student has not set a notification

Content Changes – Print HTML docs Can print HTML documents 29

Copy Course Components Detailed Log tracks steps of copy components process Errors are clearly indicated Copy Error message displays Click Yellow Icon to access the log Details are shown in the log 30

Copy Course Components - Log 31

Discussions Navigation and Display Reading view only (no more Grid view) Collapse/Expand by Forum Hide All Topics option View by Thread, hover over user to send or pager message 32

Discussions Forum – Topic view 33

Discussions Tool Navigation and Display Counters for: Unread, Replies, Views Last Post date and time beside user name and image Click user’s image to send , Pager message, or to view the User Progress 34

Discussions - Must Post First Changes This restriction can now be applied at the Forum level as well as Topic level New role permission to allow a role to override the restriction (such as Teaching Assistant, etc.) 35

Discussions tool: Create and Manage Forums and Topics have context menus: View Topic or Forum Edit Topic or Forum View Topic or Forum statistics Subscribe to Topic or Forum Delete Topic or Forum 36

Discussion Statistics Tracks number of: Threads started Replies posted Posts read Posts unapproved Post ratings 37

Discussions – Access from Content Teacher can edit most discussion topic properties and options from Content tool Students can participate in discussions directly from Content tool 38

Discussions – Alerts on Minibar Minibar Discussion alert links directly to discussion topic 39

Discussions – View Rubric from Content Students can see Rubric for Discussions in Content before they post to a discussion 40

Discussions - Restore Forums and Topics Discussion topics or forums that were deleted can be restored, including posts and statistics from the forum or topic 41

Discussion – Restore Posts If a single discussion post is deleted, it can be restored, if the role has the appropriate permission 42

Discussion features deprecated Grid view is no longer available Shared forums are no longer available Existing shared forums are migrated to the level at which they were created Shared forum feature can be mimicked by creating it at the desired level and then linking to it from a navbar link, widget, or global news item 43

Quiz tool made more intuitive Most commonly used features are arranged from left to right in the Quiz tabs Tabs from left to right: Properties (changes) Restrictions (no changes) Assessment (new tab) Objectives (no changes) Submission Views (new feature) Reports Setup (no changes) Note: Attempts tab no longer exists 44

Quiz Settings: Properties tab Properties tab now contains: Quiz Name Category name Quiz Questions Add/Edit Questions Edit Values Description/Introduction Page Header/Footer Optional Advanced Properties Moved to Assessment tab: Grade Item, Auto Export to Grades, Attempts Allowed, Overall Grade Calculation 45

Quiz Properties tab Quiz Questions are now at the Properties tab Add/Edit Questions Note: Grade Item, Auto Export to Grades, Attempts Allowed, Overall Grade Calculation have all been moved to Assessments tab (new tab in Quiz tool) 46

Quiz Settings: Assessment tab New tab that includes settings that were previously under Properties tab and Attempts tab. from Properties tab: Grade Item Auto Export to Grades Student View Preview Rubrics Automatic Grade (upon completion) From Attempts tab: Attempts allowed Overall Grade Calculation 47

Quiz Settings: Attempts tab—removed Attempts settings are now available under the Assessment tab 48

Quiz Settings: Submission Views tab Additional feature on this tab Adding a submission view includes a setting to allow all students the same duration of time to view the quiz submission after completing the quiz. 49

Quiz Tool Improvements Matching question type has drop-down menu for students to select a number (cannot simply type a number in) Quiz Score recalculation and saving no longer requires multiple scrolling up and down on screen Submission View setting for duration of view (24 hours after taking quiz) ensures all students have access for a consistent period of time Changes to organization of settings on Quiz tabs 50

Dropbox new features Evaluate (add score and feedback) for students without dropbox submissions directly from Dropbox tool Evaluate external submissions directly from Dropbox tool Evaluate Submissions options to publish immediately or save feedback as draft for later publishing Upload feedback in bulk Restore deleted dropbox folders 51

Dropbox External or No Submission Enter feedback for students who did not submit to dropbox, or who submitted a file outside of D2L 52

Dropbox – Publish Submission Feedback When evaluating dropbox submissions, options to publish immediately for student to view, or save the feedback as a draft and publish it later Why: to provide feedback to students at the same time, rather than as each submission is graded 53

Dropbox – Upload feedback in bulk Download dropbox submissions to a zip file Open individual files and annotate Save files to a zip file and upload the file using “Add Feedback Files” button Go to Dropbox and Publish Students can open and view their feedback file 54

Dropbox – Restore deleted dropbox folder 55 1.From Dropbox folder list, go to Event Log 2.Locate folder name: Click Restore 3.This restores the folder, all the file submissions and the feedback Note: It is only possible to restore an entire folder and its contents This feature will not allow restoration of individual files that have been deleted from a dropbox folder that has not been deleted

Equation Editor Not Java dependent 56

Grades - Milestone Grade Must be using Weighted Grade System 1. Create New Grade Item 2. Choose Calculated Type 3. Name the Calculated grade item 4. Select the grade items to include in the calculation 5. Select Milestone calculation type 6. Save 57

Milestone Grade Setup 58

D2L Version 10.3 Many features to benefit students and teachers More intuitive More versatile for displaying/collapsing/expanding Coming to you on May 31, Overview videos to be provided late April (teacher and student) Testing in QA to be announced in mid to late April 59

Questions? Contact MnSCU D2L SSA training team Kim Vossen Karen Wenz For training materials and D2L reference information, visit MnSCU IMS Sharepoint site at * * site requires MnSCU StarID authentication 60