1. smythe@apsu.eduName of Presenter T T T T T op T en T imesaving T ips for D2L Faculty National Distance Ed Week Marcy Dickson

2. smythe@apsu.edu 1. Stack ‘em, Stack ‘em, Stack ‘em Stack multiple sections of same course into single shell – Can create separate syllabi and discussions – Majority of material is shared How? Email D2L Admin before semester begins

3. smythe@apsu.edu Edit all Content – Title, Short Title, Hide and Hide Enumeration Edit all Dropbox – Name, Category, and Date Availability Edit all Quizzes – Name, Category, Active, and # of Attempts Edit all Grades – Name, Short Name, Points, Bonus, Can Exceed, Grade Scheme, Category 2. Edit All Superpowers

4. smythe@apsu.edu 3. HTML for Easy Edits How? Go to Content > Add Topic > Create New File (HTML) Why? Lets you edit instantly in D2L

5. smythe@apsu.edu 4. Display in Calendar Available to use for release dates of – Content – Dropbox – Discussion – Quizzes Instantly makes and updates most calendar events for you!

6. smythe@apsu.edu 5. Link to Grades Link the following: – Dropbox Items – Discussion Topics – Quizzes Enables convenient and automatic grading while perusing assignments

7. smythe@apsu.edu 6. Add Multiple Topics Add dozens of documents quickly and easily How? – Zip files, load into Manage Files, and unzip – Check topics in Manage files and Create topics – Select module, rename topics and click Add

8. smythe@apsu.edu 7. Export/Import Calendar Saves having to redo manually added events each semester How? – Export old calendar to CSV – Change dates and remove quotes from column headers – Save as CSV – Import to new course

9. smythe@apsu.edu 8. Email from Classlist Email all – Select Email some or one – Check student(s) – Select

10. smythe@apsu.edu 9. Copy Components Copy entire courses or parts of courses How? – Click Edit Course – – Select course to copy – Check parts to copy – Next, Next, Next…

11. smythe@apsu.edu 10. Supplementary Tools Tools to boost efficiency in D2L:  Firefox – increases speed of maneuvering in D2L, decreases bugs  Respondus 3.5 – import quizzes and questions from many publisher’s test banks or from text and MS Word documents  WebDrive – instantly open, edit and save documents on D2L from your computer without needing to download and upload

12. smythe@apsu.edu Top 10 Timesaving Tips 1.Stack courses 2.Edit All 3.HTML 4.Display in Calendar 5.Link to Grades 6.Add Multiple Topics 7.Export Calendar 8.Classlist Emailing 9.Copy Components 10. Supplementary Tools

13. smythe@apsu.edu Peek into the Future A Learning Object Repository (LOR) is online library of course items (e.g., documents, quizzes, lectures, games, podcasts, videos, etc.), which instructors can share across the state!