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  1.  Using Webex for Collaboration

    What is Webex Meetings? Webex Meetings is a web conferencing service that connects you with anyone, anywhere, in real time. You can create meetings that combine desktop sharing through a web browser with audio conferencing and video, so everyone ...
  2.  Create Discussion Forums and Topics

    In D2L, discussions are a common tool used for students to engage in asynchronous communication. Discussions allow students to respond to instructor prompts and to each other's responses as they have the opportunity. This is called asynchron...
  3. Proctoring Options for Online Quizzes

    Lone Star College Online Proctoring Options  Neither LSC nor Online Services requires proctoring. For support in creating online assessments without the need for proctoring, see Assessing Your Students . For those instructors desiring online pr...
  4.  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 rea...
  5.  Create Assignments

    Students submit their work to an Assignment Folder . Instructions you provide in the assignment folder appear to students in the Folder Information area on the Submit Files page. Instructions may include: Information about ...
  6. Move Your Face-to-Face or Hybrid Course Online

    Steps for Maintaining Instructional Continuity Circumstances may arise that require Lone Star College to move many courses to an online format via D2L (Brightspace by Desire2Learn). We understand that emergency situations are not ideal circum...
  7.  LockDown Browser & Monitor Dashboard - Preparation

    Rapid Rollout for Instructors Here are recommendations on getting started with LockDown Browser and Monitor from Respondus:  Rapid Rollout of LockDown Browser & Respondus Monitor for Instructors Video: Orientation to Loc...
  8.  The Online Update

    The Online Update is a video newsletter produced every major semester by Online Services. Discover new features in D2L, new help articles in VTAC, and other changes in the field of online learning. Additional information can be found in our em...
  9.  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...
  10. Announcements

    Below are the latest news and announcements from LSC-Online, as seen in the D2L Announcements widget. This page will be regularly updated, with the newest information at the top. LSC-Online also provides other outlets of helpful information, inc...