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  1. Copy a Rubric

    Click Course Management on the navbar and choose Rubrics .   Click on the context menu of the rubric you want to copy and choose Copy . A rubric named "Copy of [Original Rubric]" will appear. Click on the copy to edit it. ...
  2. Use a Rubric with a Grade Column

    Rubrics may be tied directly to a Grade item (gradebook column) for manually graded assignments where no connection to a D2L tool exists, such as a face-to-face assignment. Students are not able to see the rubric before it is graded. If you want stu...
  3. Create Sharing Groups for ePortfolio

    Sharing Groups allow instructors to save permissions for a group of users that can then be applied to new items rather than specifying the group's permissions each time. Multiple sharing groups can be created and applied in different situations ...
  4. Quiz Grades Not Publishing to Gradebook

    When changes are made to the Assessment tab of a quiz after student submissions are made, those changes will not apply to the existing submissions. The result is that the grades for the existing submissions will not be automatically published to the...
  5. Evaluate ePortfolio Items in Assignments

    ePortfolio items that students submit to an assignment folder are treated as unique objects; they do not change when the original item changes. This allows faculty to assess submissions without worrying about students revising their work. ePortfo...
  6. Add or Edit Optional Metadata for LOR Objects

    Metadata is a collection of descriptors that describe a single quantity of information (data about data). Using metadata enables you to attach descriptive tags to your learning objects and files to provide a searchable context for the content you pu...
  7. Set Release Conditions for an Assignment

    Release conditions allow you to set requirements for access to an assignment folder based on multiple criteria, including completion of other items in D2L. For example, you can require that students visit a set of lecture notes in the Content tool b...
  8. Use the Course Selector

    To move quickly from one class to another, choose a course from the course selector. If you have taught more than one semester, you will notice many sections for each course. To determine which course is the correct one for the current semester, loo...
  9. Read Email in D2L

    If you wish to Send email, see Send Email in D2L . From the Minibar , click on the [Messages]  icon. Click [Email] . NOTE:  A red dot next to the Messages icon indicates you have new email messages. - OR -   From the ...
  10. LOR: Unhide an Object in the Shared Faculty Repository

    LOR Hidden objects cannot be found by others in a search.  NOTE:  Only the publishing faculty member can unhide an object in the LOR.  From the nav bar, select Course Management > LOR . Select the  Shared Faculty Re...