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  1. Retrieve a Quiz from D2L

    Respondus allows for the retrieval of a quiz or question library from D2L so that it can be modified in Respondus, published to another course, or archived. If you have not installed Respondus 4.0 Campuswide see Installing or Updating Respondus 4....
  2. Getting Started with SoftChalk

    SoftChalk Cloud is a program that allows faculty to easily create professional-looking, interactive lessons to upload into their online classes. SoftChalk Cloud content resides online in a SoftChalk Cloud account rather being uploaded into D2L. If ...
  3. View Student Photos-Faculty View

    Student photos are loaded into iStar and are available for faculty to view from the Class Rosters or the Student Services Center. View the Class Roster MyLonestar > Faculty Center > My Schedule > Class Roster From the Class Roster, clic...
  4. HTML Editor Basics

    There are multiple parts to the HTML editor. The upper toolbar of the HTML/WYSIWYG editor is very similar to the toolbar in most document editors, such as MS Word. If you do not see this full toolbar, click the [...]  icon on the far right of...
  5. Create a Quicklink

    Any place you have the What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) text editor, its toolbar incudes Quicklink . Select the words in your text that you want to use for the quicklink. In the HTML editor , click on the [Quicklink icon ]. Choos...
  6. Release Conditions - Best Practices

    Set up conditions before students access the course: Create all of your course materials and set up your release conditions before the course opens to students. This gives you a chance to check for mistakes in the conditions or for circular, cont...
  7. View Attendance & Grades for Withdrawn (Unenrolled) Users

    It is possible to locate attendance or grade information on students that have been unenrolled from a class. View Attendance Click on [Collaboration ] and choose Classlist . Click on the [Enrollment Statistics] button at the top of the cla...
  8. Move Discussion Threads and Replies

    Discussion threads and posts can be moved to topics other than the original topic they are posted to. If you think a thread or post belongs in a different topic, you can move it by copying it and choosing the option to delete the original thread or ...
  9. New to Online?

    See also Using the Virtual Teaching Assistance Center (VTAC) Useful Online Faculty Support Resources: Online Teaching Certification Online Faculty Handbook Semester Start Checklist Meet Your LSC-Online Representatives Techno...
  10. Edit and Manage Existing Rubrics

    In order to protect data integrity, D2L sets several restrictions on editing rubrics once they have been published or paired with an activity.  The following note indicates when rubrics cannot be modified. Notes on Rubric Status You cannot ...