Use the Discover Tool to Self-Enroll

Discover is a tool which allows students and faculty to self-enroll in Community Groups in D2L. Once a Community Group is added to Discover, users can freely enroll and unenroll themselves in the Community Group, without needing to be added by a Group Manager (though a Group Manager is still able to enroll users themselves). This can be useful for Community Groups in which are a large number of students or faculty are expected to join, such as campus-wide initiatives. The instructions below illustrate how to enroll and unenroll yourself through Discover.

NOTE: If you wish to request a Community Group be added to Discover, please send an email to VTAC@lonestar.edu with the full name of the Community Group.

Use the Discover Tool to Enroll

  1. From the Navbar on the D2L Homepage, select [Collaboration] followed by [Discover].

    Identifies Collaboration and Discover buttons
  2. A list of community groups available for self-enrollment will appear. Click on the community group you would like to enroll in. You can also use the [Search] bar if needed.

    NOTE: Community Groups meant for students usually include the word Student in their name.

    Identifies possible course to click on
  3. You will see the title of the community group and course info on the right. To enroll, select [Enroll in Course] below the title.


    NOTE: In some cases, you may need to request approval to be enrolled. In which case you can select [Request Approval] and a group manager will need to approve your enrollment.

  4. You will see a pop-up message confirming that you have enrolled. Click [OK].

    Identifies OK button
  5. Click on the button that says [Open Course] to enter the course you've just enrolled in.

    Identifies Open Course button

Use the Discover Tool to Un-enroll in Courses

  1. From the Navbar on the D2L Homepage, select [Collaboration] followed by [Discover].

    Identifies Collaboration and Discover buttons
  2. On the Discover page, select [Browse All Content].


  3. Select [Sort: Most Relevant] and choose [Already Enrolled] instead from the dropdown.


  4. Choose the Discover course you wish to un-enroll in.


  5. Click the ellipses [...] followed by [Unenroll].


  6. You will receive a confirmation message that your unenrollment is complete.

NOTE: You can re-enroll in any Discover course you un-enroll from.