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  1.  Faculty Online Teaching Certification (OTC)

    Faculty Online Teaching Certification (OTC) LSC-Online provides an Online Teaching Certification course as a resource for faculty covering recommended practices of online teaching. The topics covered in the course include: Best Practices Communi...
  2.  Activate a Course

    As newly created course shells become available in D2L, they will need to be activated so that students are able to access them. This is done automatically at the beginning of the semester for each course.  However, should you need to activate...
  3. Semester Start - Instructor Checklist

    Item Additional Comments Course Shell Verification Verify your course shell is present in your D2L course list. If it is not, check in iStar. Contact your chair or Department Manager if the course is missing in iStar. Contact T...
  4. Edit an Assignment

    Assignment Folders in D2L allow instructors to give students assignment instructions, rubrics, and other information students need to complete the assignment. Students then submit completed assignments to the Assignment Folder.  The following ...
  5.  Add a User to a Course

    This process is to add employees (including adjuncts) to courses, not students. You may wish to add others to your course so they can observe, participate in instruction, or copy course content.  (To add a student to your course, see Reconcile...
  6.  Reconcile Your D2L and iStar Rosters

    At times the D2L Classlist does not reflect the roster in MyLoneStar. To correct the D2L Classlist: Show Video Walkthrough Sign in to D2L. Click the [VTAC Support]  link in the  Navbar . In the Self-Service  column...
  7.  Copy Course Components (Advanced)

    The Import/Export/Copy Components tool provides several channels through which content can be brought into, or exported from, a course offering (Org Unit). This tool is commonly used for copying some or all of the content from a previous semester&...
  8.  Merge Course Rosters

    The  Merge Course Rosters  form allows you to combine multiple section rosters into one D2L course. Show Video Walkthrough                       &nb...
  9. D2L Supported Browsers

    Please use a browser that is identified as supported   below. Desktop Support D2L is supported on the following desktop platforms with the latest browser versions: Platform Apple Safari Google Chrome Microsoft Edge Mozilla Fi...
  10.  Release Grade Average to Students

    In order for students to see their current grade (Cumulative Average), or their final grade, you must release the Final Calculated Grade. You can accomplish this by doing the following: Show Video Walkthrough Manually Releasing the Calcul...