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  1. Multimedia Services

    Lone Star College offers professional multimedia services at many of its main campuses to enhance your online instruction.  Each campus is different; some require you to handle the equipment yourself while others require a staff member.  Please c...
  2. D2L Student Training

    Students who are taking any fully online or hybrid courses are required to complete the D2L Student Training . They must finish the cumulative quiz with a score of 80% or higher before they can access their online or hybrid courses. Student...
  3. Detecting Artificial Intelligence (A.I.)

    In 2023, LSC was given a free trial of Turnitin’s AI Writing Detection tool . Due to strong faculty demand, AI Writing Detection for Turnitin Feedback Studio has returned to D2L at Lone Star College. This feature detects when AI writing tools, suc...
  4.  Use the Question Library

    The Question Library is the place to store and archive questions that you can share and reuse for quizzes and surveys within a course. You can create multiple sections (folders) within the Question Library to organize your questions by type and topi...
  5.  Record with YuJa Software Capture

    YuJa Software Capture allows you to simultaneously record video from your webcam, capture your computer screen, and record audio. This all-in-one functionality makes it an ideal tool for creating instructional videos, presentations, and lectur...
  6. Add a YouTube Video to Your Course

    You can add a YouTube video anywhere you find the [Insert Stuff] icon in a WYSIWYG/HTML editor. Inside the WYSIWYG/HTML  editor (Assignment Submission, Discussion Post, Composing an Email, etc.), click on the [ Insert Stuff]  icon in the tool...
  7.  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] ...
  8.  Add a User to a Course

    This process is to add employees (including adjuncts) to your courses in D2L (not students). You may wish to add others to your course so they can observe, participate in instruction, or copy course content. (To add a student to your course, see...
  9. Submit Grades in iStar

    At the end of a semester, your grades must be submitted in iStar; they do not automatically transfer from D2L. Your students will not get credit for the course if you do not transfer the grades manually. See Submit iStar grades for instructions ...
  10. Use Instructional Technologies for Traditional Classroom Contingency Planning

    Lone Star College (LSC) must be prepared to cope with possible campus closures in the event of natural disasters, communicable disease outbreaks, or other emergencies. Following are some suggestions for alternatives to lectures, homework, exams, c...