Desire 2 Learn job aid, question and answer document.

1. D2L Use Questions
Questions Answers
My pdfs and ppts are available under
manage files but only the pdfs are available
in the content? What gives?
As far as I can tell, PPTs are viewable in
Content. Example:
Go to My Home > My Courses and
Organizations > Student tab > Pilot Faculty
Forum > Content > Week Two and you will
see a PPT.
Could there be an .ppt extension issue in
your course?
Which course, and I’ll take a look. LK
Can you embed videos directly onto d2l and
view them on the content page?
Yes. Use the Edit HTML Source option
found in the lower left corner of a textbox
area.
The newer version of D2L which we will be
patching in mid-February is supposed to
include a designated tool for embed codes in
the textboxes. LK
Is there a way not to have all of the parent
modules automatically expanded?
They are initially expanded so the user is
able to view all course materials, but once
closed, they will remain that way until
opened again.
**We will look for a tip/trick. ** LK
Can instructors turn off email in a course?
How?
Yes. Hide the classlist from the navigation
bar
Turnitin and D2L and grademark http://turnitin.com/static/support/desire.php
Can instructors edit the names of the items in
the navigation bars? Example: change the
name Quizzes to Tests or Assessments
Not at this time.
I can create topics under modules, but can I
create subtopics under my topics?
Modules can have many submodules, which
can also have submodules. However, topics
are the items in the folder. So think of topics
as the file, while modules are the tree of
folders leading up to it.

2. Can I upload more than one file to a topic? You can upload multiple files per module.
When adding a file, you can click on “save
and new” and it will prompt you to a new file
upload window.
How do I include notes with files uploaded to
topics?
When uploading your file, there is a
“comments” tab. You can write your notes on
there. If your file has been previously added,
you can edit the file and click on the
comments tab as well.
Why can’t I see my short titles? Short titles are used for the Content Map.
You see the Content Map sidebar after you
click on and are viewing a piece of content.
Can I link to pages within a course from the
news page?
Yes, click on insert quicklink, select the area
of the course (i.e. Content) and choose the
page to link to.
Can I import Web CT or BB text banks into
D2L?
Yes, Web CT and D2L share formats
Can I use Respondus with d2l? Yes
How do I create a purely external link that is
not connected to bb/d2l?
Oddly, if you create the link from the News, it
is a pure link, but from Content it adds the
bb/d2l prefix.
How do I address the students’ by their
names in the news section?
You would need to use Replace Strings.
For example, to use the students first name
you would use {firstname} and place it where
you would want the name to appear.
Ex: Welcome {firstname}!
will appear: Welcome Adriana!
How can I create an intelligent agent for
grades?
How can I create an intelligent agent that just
emails me?
What is an activity? Activity is referred to any clicks made in your
course. A student’s last activity was the last

3. time they logged into the course.
How do I create release conditions? You create release conditions from the edit
page of the item you want to add a condition
too. Click on the restrictions tab, and at the
bottom there is a release condition area,
attach your condition there.
Why is it when I check preview the content in
a new window or tab, my students cannot
open the links?
How do I randomize question order for an
exam?
Import to questions to the library, create a
quiz, then create a random folder within the
quiz????
Do students see the difficulty level of an
exam? If so, can I hide this function?
No, they don’t see it
Even though students have completed the
exam, the grades don’t show up in the
statistics column in the gradebook.
click allow automatic export to grades
Instead of offering 1 point per question, d2l is
offering .01 points per question.
weight in question category must be 100% for
correct answers
If a student says she cannot open a quiz or
complains that the quiz timed out before it
could be submitted, how do I investigate that?
Select the attempt and then select “quizzes
event log” to determine where the problem
might have occurred.
How do I delete a quiz attempt? Select display options, select allow resest (a
trash can will appear), then select the attempt
and then select delete.
How do I submit an attempt for a student? Select the human figure icon next to the
students name to enter as the student.
I’d like to time my exams, but over ⅓ of my
students had a timing out problem. They
were still able to access the exam after an
entire day. That is not what I want to have
happen, but I have no idea how to address
the issue.