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  1. View a Course as a Student

    You can temporarily switch your role by using the personal menu under your name on any homepage in D2L. Switching your role provides a generic view of the course using the role you select. Switching your role Click on your name in the Minibar ...
  2. Extended Course Access for a Student

    ALERT: Avoid using the Reconcile Your Rosters form to add a student whom was granted Extended Course Access , as this will revoke their access to your course. The Extend Course Access for a Student form allows you to grant a student ...
  3. Use Turnitin with Assignments

    NOTE : As of December 2024, the e-rater feature is no longer available in D2L due to its retirement by the vendor. As an alternative, faculty are encouraged to use IntelliWriter , a writing tool integrated into D2L that provides real-time...
  4. Export Grades

    Show Video Walkthrough   To export grades: Open the course and click on [ Grades]  in the navbar. On the Enter Grades page, click  [Export] . If you have merged rosters and need to Export grades by section, choose [Sections] ...
  5. Create a Grade Item

    The Numeric grade item allows you to grade students by assigning a value out of a specified total of points (e.g. 8/10). Click [Grades] in the navbar, then click the [Manage Grades]  tab. On the [Manage Grades] page, click the [New] ...
  6. Reconcile Your D2L and iStar Rosters

    There may be times when your course's D2L Classlist does not accurately reflect the class roster in iStar/MyLoneStar . To correct the D2L Classlist you can use the  Reconcile your Rosters form (sometimes referred to as the Verify Brightspace ...
  7. Randomize Quiz Questions

    There are two ways to randomize quiz questions. Use the directions below based on how you want to randomize your questions: If you want to deliver a randomized subset of a question pool, follow the instructions for Randomizing a Subset of Questi...
  8. Create a Quiz Submission View

    In order for students to view detailed quiz results (e.g., questions answered incorrectly), you will need to create a submission view for that quiz. Submission views Default view:  A default quiz submission view will appear to students after a...
  9. Correct Grading Errors on Quiz Questions

    The following instructions are for updating all student attempts on a quiz when you have decided to award points to all students or to change the points awarded for a particular answer. In the Navbar , select [Course Activities] , and then selec...
  10. Edit Multiple Assignments Using Bulk Edit

    You can edit multiple assignments at once. Edit multiple assignment folders On the Assignment Folders  page, select the checkbox beside each folder you want to edit. Click the Bulk Edit  icon. Update the appropriate fields. Folder Name ...