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  1. Automatic Zeroes for Overdue Submissions

    Created On: 11/15/2024 in Grades Create and Edit Gradebook
    The Automatic Zeroes for Missing Submissions  feature allows Faculty to automatically apply a grade of zero to any student who has not submitted an Assignment , Quiz , or Third-party Integration activity by the due date. This can be turned ...

  2. Assign Multiple Evaluators and Publishers for Assignments

    Created On: 11/11/2024 in Assignments Advanced Evaluation Tools for Assignments
    The Select  Evaluators feature in Assignments allows instructors to delegate the evaluation of student work to other instructors within a D2L course. This is particularly useful for managing large workloads and providing students with diver...

  3. Create a Clickable PDF in an Announcement

    Created On: 11/04/2024 in Content
    Creating clickable PDFs in an announcement, or within any D2L WYSIWYG Editor ( What You See is What You Get ) enables faculty to provide students with easy access to link resources directly from course materials. This guide outlines how to make ...

  4. Send Outgoing D2L Emails to Your Outlook Inbox

    Created On: 11/01/2024 in Email
    Instructors using D2L Brightspace can set up automatic forwarding of outgoing emails to their Microsoft Outlook inbox. This article outlines the steps to streamline email records, keeping all communications accessible in one central lo...

  5. Quiz Reports

    Created On: 10/03/2024 in Course Data Analytics
    Quiz Reports can be generated directly from the user interface and are available for download in CSV or Excel formats. Quiz Reports can be set up and created directly from the user interface. Alternatively, you can view them in your brow...

  6. Retrieve Withdrawn Student Course Activity Data

    Created On: 10/02/2024 in VTAC Self-Service Form Instructions
    There may be times you need to view Assignment Submissions , Quiz Attempts , Class Progress , and/or Course Activity Data for a student who has withdrawn or been dropped from a course. When this happens, you can use the Withdrawn...

  7. Add a User to a Course

    Created On: 10/02/2024 in VTAC Self-Service Form Instructions
    The Add User to a Course Form is used to add employees, including adjuncts, to your courses in D2L. You may add employees to a course so they can observe, participate in instruction, or copy course content. It does not apply to st...

  8. Create a Community Group

    Created On: 10/02/2024 in VTAC Self-Service Form Instructions
    A Community Group (CG) is a collaborative space where multiple users can work together on course-related content, much like a sandbox but designed for group engagement. Unlike sandboxes, which are for individual use, CGs allow fo...

  9. Create a Sandbox

    Created On: 10/02/2024 in VTAC Self-Service Form Instructions
    A Sandbox is an area where you can work on designing your course that is not visible to students and allows you to use a Test Student . Sandboxes are meant for your individual course development; other people cannot be added to your s...

  10. Archive or Restore a Course

    Created On: 10/02/2024 in VTAC Self-Service Form Instructions
    The Archive and Restore Courses form can be used to restore or archive courses and sandboxes. The toggle switch allows you to simply toggle a course's state between archived   or available . NOTE: All archived courses will...