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  1. Frequently Asked Questions

    The following are some frequently asked questions from faculty who are new to teaching online.  If you do not find your question listed below, try searching for a topic using the search box in the upper right corner of this site. Q.  Where should ...
  2. Technologist or Designer: Who's the Best to Contact?

    LSC-Online Technologists and Instructional Designers are available to assist faculty with their D2L courses. Appointments with a technologist or designer can be scheduled during business hours. Technologists support: D2L q...
  3. Technologies We Support

    LSC-Online Technology Portfolio The technologies below are supported by the LSC-Online team through VTAC Support or your campus Instructional Technologist/Designer. D2L The D2L Learning Environment provides a platform for online course content...
  4.  Create a Community Group

    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 for the addition of ...
  5. Respondus 4.0 Guides & Videos

    Respondus 4.0 Campuswide is a Windows-based test authoring tool that makes it easy to create and manage exams for D2L and other learning systems. The links below will provide more information about the program. Installation: Respondus 4.0 Install...
  6. Software Resources for Faculty

    Software Resources for Faculty Respondus 4.0  is a software tool for creating and managing exams for printing to paper or publishing directly to an online course. Respondus LockDown Browser is a customized browser that increases the security of...
  7. 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] ...
  8.  Add and Edit Quiz Questions

    NOTE: The following question types now automatically filters out JavaScript and non-standard HTML: Likert, Ordering, Matching, Fill in the Blanks, Short Answer, Multi-Short Answer, Arithmetic,  and Significant Figures . For existing ...
  9. Grade Assignment Submissions

    Instructors can grade assignment submissions directly within the Assignments tool in D2L. You can view each student's submission, leave inline comments, attach feedback files, and assess using rubrics if set up. Once grading is complete, score...
  10. Set Up Email Notifications in D2L

    Notification settings are found in the personal menu. The personal menu contains links to your profile, notification options, account settings, and log out. You must set up a contact method on the Notifications page to receive instant notificat...