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Major Changes and New Functionalities in D2L

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New/Edit Assignment Screen

New D2L assignment screen with In Grades on top left, new HTML editor below it, Availability Dates on top right, followed by Submissions, and Evaluations, and Visibility toggle on bottom

Here are the key changes in the five labelled areas. For details of each sub-screens, please refer to DETI FAQ.

  1. To associate a grade item, select the context menu of In Grades and a drop-down menu appears with choices.
  2. Areas 2, 3 and 4 are all collapsible panels.Open Availability Dates & Conditions to set Start and End Dates, Release Conditions and Special Access.
  3. Open Submission & Completion to change settings for group assignment, number of submissions and other submission settings.
  4. Open Evaluation & Feedback to add rubric and manage Turnitin settings.
  5. This is a new Brightspace HTML editor with built-in accessibility checker.
  6. The assignment Visibility toggle. Default is on.

Evaluate Assignment Screen

New D2L Evaluate Assignment Screen with User Submissions on top, Turnitin score below it, Overall Grade on right, Overall Feedback box below it, three dots on top right
  1. This drop list gives choice to switch between files (for multiple file submissions).
  2. If Turnitin is enabled, click on the Similarity score or the Grademark pencil to open Feedback Studio.
  3. Enter score for assignment.
  4. Enter feedback.
  5. Click on the three dots for options to edit assignment settings and special access.

Student Accommodations for Entire Course

Edit Accommodations section has Modify Time Limit checkbox, Multiplier of quiz time and Extra time below it, and Always Allow Right Click on bottom

You can set Accommodations for students that applies to all quizzes in a course. In the Classlist, click on the context menu (down arrow) next to a student and select “Edit Accommodations.”

  1. Enter a multiplier of original quiz time or Extra time in minutes.
  2. Check if Right Click is always allowed (needed for Screen Readers)

NOTE: Special Access will always override the Accommodations settings.

Pending Evaluation Status in Grading Quiz

D2L New Pending Evaluation section with score, grade, and status (Pending evaluation) on right

If a quiz has Written Response questions that need to be manually graded, the Quiz attempt will show “Pending evaluation.”  

D2L Question view droplist has selection for All questions and Pending evaluations

To locate the ungraded questions quickly, select “Pending evaluations” in the Question View droplist in the Grade Attempt screen.

Quiz Reports Setup Moved

The Reports Setup is no longer in a tab. To set up a Quiz Report, select the context menu of a Quiz and select “Setup Reports.”  To view the report, select “View Reports.”

D2L Quiz Reports Setup has menu that includes Preview, Delete, Copy, Grade, Setup Reports, View Reports, Statistics, Attempt Logs

Quiz Introduction Field Removed

D2L has phased out the Quiz Introduction field to reduce redundancy. When you edit a quiz, any previous Introduction is merged with the Description field and the following message is displayed:

“Quizzes no longer support Introductions. Existing content in the Introduction field now appears in the Description field.”

Free Webinars from Adobe

Adobe eLearning World 2021

September 21 – 23, 2021

Adobe eLearning World is one of the biggest free virtual eLearning conferences.

The free event includes:

  • 3 separate learning tracks for authoring, LMS, and virtual classroom
  • 24 LIVE sessions
  • 12 hands-on workshops
  • 8 eLearning masterclasses
  • Exclusive sneak-peek of upcoming innovations

Learn more and register at adobeelearningworld.com.

Adobe MAX: The Creativity Conference

October 26–28, 2021

Adobe Max will again be free and virtual this year. Learn about Adobe products, tools, tips, and tricks, and get inspired by the creative presenters.

Adobe has not announced details for this year’s event. If you are not familiar with Adobe Max, visit their website to see a list of last year’s sessions.

Visit max.adobe.com.

Films On Demand Video Quiz

Films On Demand allows registered users to create a quiz with their On Demand videos. Users can create a free account, create the quiz, and include it in an eLearning@UNG (D2L) module.

Films On Demand provides these instructions: How to Create a Quiz

How to Access Films On Demand

Access the UNG Films On Demand database through the UNG libraries website. Click the Find Databases tab, click A-Z Databases, click the letter F, and click the Films on Demand link in the results box.