Edit display options for artifacts in ePortfolio presentation

Edit the display options for artifacts in a presentation

1. Open the context menu (drop-down) for the item.
2. Select Edit Display Options.
3. Change the Title or Description of the item, if desired.
   Note  This will only change the title or description within the presentation.
4. Select whether you want the artifact to display in-place or as a link.
5. Select whether you want to auto-fit the artifact to the content area it is displayed in, or maintain its original size (if applicable).
6. Select which reflections associated with the artifact to display in the presentation (if applicable).
7. Select the appropriate options related to displaying comments and assessments.
   Note  The following file types may be displayed in-place: HTML, AVI, BMP, Flash and Shockwave Flash, GIF, JPG, MP3, PNG, QuickTime, RealAudio, WAV and WMV.

Edit the display options for reflections in ePortfolio presentation

Edit the display options for reflections in a presentation

1. Open the context menu (drop-down) for the item.
2. Select Edit Display Options.
3. Select the appropriate options related to displaying comments and assessments.
4. Click Save.

Resizing the D2L HTML editor window

It is possible to change the size of the window where I type in D2L!


1.  Click on the lower right-hand corner of the HTML editor window, then 
2.  drag it to make the window larger or smaller, as you wish. 


Here's a quick (silent) video that illustrates how to do it: http://screencast.com/t/CyFAublxZALC

Discussions: User Display Settings

Why can't a user see the Discussion forum and/or topic in D2L?

Possible solutions:

1. Discussion Forum -and- Topic are necessary

Double-check to be sure *both* a discussion Forum -and- at least one Topic exists within that forum.

Without at least one topic, the forum will not display.

2. User Display Settings

Users may choose the option to "Display: Topics with Unread" postings on the Discussions page.

This option will prevent them from:

• (a) being the FIRST person to post to a discussion, -and-
• (b) seeing any discussion forum or topic where they have already read all the postings.

Note: instructors who have chosend the "Display: Topics with Unread" option will also not be able to see a newly-created topic within a forum.

The following screen shots illustrate various user display settings in the Discussions tool:

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"Display: All Forums and Topics"

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"Display: Topics with Unread" where the user has at least one unread posting

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"Display: Topics with Unread" where the user has no unread postings

Duplicate names in list displays

In any D2L tool that displays a list of names, it is possible that one name will be omitted from certain list views, and another with the same name will appear twice.

Whenever the names at the break point in the display have the same name in the primary sort field, the problem can occur.

For example,

• if two individuals with the same last name are at positions 20 and 21 in a list that is sorted by last name, and
• the page is viewed 10 or 20 users at a time, then
• the 20th user may be excluded from the list, and
• the 21st will appear at the bottom of one page and the top of the next.

Changing the number of names displayed per page (in this case: to 50, 100, or 200) solves the problem.

The same problem can occur when sorting by first name if users at the page break have the same first name.

This behavior is a bug that D2L is aware of and working to correct.

Workaround: Choose to display the list with a different number of users per page, or sort on a different field.

Source: [Learn@UW Utility] Service Announcements (02/19/2009)

FAQ How can I change the percentage display on quiz grades?

When you enter grade quiz and view attempts, you can click on display options and choose to *not* display percent. However, you canNOT change the decimal display for percent. Therefore, if the quiz grade percent is 92.33, you cannot change it to display only 92.

Edit properties of multiple items - various tools

Okay! I missed this entirely when the latest release came out! Many thanks to Mary in Stevens Point for pointing it out to me -- so I can share it with you!

So now you can edit multiple items in all these tools, besides the Grades tool that I posted about yesterday:

• Content
• Dropbox
• Grades
• Links
• Surveys

Here are the properties in each of these tools that are bulk-editable:



CONTENT:
• Title
• Short Title
• Hide
• Hide Enumeration












GRADES:
• Name
• Short Name
• Maximum Points
• Weight
• Bonus
• Can Exceed
• Grade Scheme
• Category







DROPBOX:
• Folder Name
• Dropbox Category
• Date availability




























LINKS:
• Name
• URL
• Description
• Category





















SURVEYS:
• Name
• Category
• Status

Edit properties of multiple Quizzes

Did you know you can now edit some Quiz properties for multiple quizzes from a single D2L screen? Pretty cool!

Here's how:

1. On the Manage Quizzes page, select the quizzes you want to edit.




2. Click [Quiz Edit Quizzes] at the top of the list (tiny yellow pencils).



3. On the next page, you can change Quiz names, Categories, Active/Inactive status, and the number of attempts allowed.


4. Click Save.

Grade Item Statistics: Student View

Question:

Is there a way to toggle off the statistics from the students' view in the Grades area? Some of faculty are concerned about students being able to see statistical graph of how the class is doing.

Answer: Yes! Here's how....

To hide or display class statistics for a particular grade item:

1. Click Grades, then Manage Grades

2. Click on the name of the grade item you wish to change

3. Click on "Show Display Options"

4. Choose whether or not to display statistics for that grade item.

5. Save.

Using "User Progress"

Instructor Question:

Is it possible to select a view where I click on an individual student and then get a list of all the surveys the student submitted?

Answer:

Yes! (Although my example talks about Quizzes, this also works for Surveys.)

Here's how:

• In the Classlist, click on the "students" tab.
• Then, click on the "track progress" icon for the student in question.

• In the "user progress" area, choose which D2L tool you would like to see for the particular user. Options include Content, Discussions, Dropbox, Grades, Quizzes and Surveys.
• Scroll to the bottom of the page to see more information.
  

• Click on the Quiz or Survey name for more information. Other tools will display similar lists with detail available by clicking on the name of an item.
  

Making the course "Active"

At UW-Milwaukee, prior to each semester, we create D2L sites for all the courses we believe *might* use D2L ... but the instructor is the ultimate decision-maker about whether to actually make D2L part of the class.

By default, then, a new UWM D2L site is "Inactive" so it will not be visible to students unless the instructor chooses to use it.

Many instructors leave their sites "inactive" until they have their content, discussions, quizzes, etc. ready for students to see.

When you are ready to make your site visible to students, here's what you do:

• Click on [Edit Course] on the main navigation bar, then
  
• click on [Course Offering Information]
  
• check the box beside "Is Active?"
  
• [Save]

Reminder: At UWM, the "Start" and "End" dates have no effect on whether students can see your course site.

D2L 9.2.1 SP3 – September 2011