Instructional Tutorials
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Tutorials and Orientations
UCATT has created a number of self-paced tutorials and orientations to help you use D2L. Locate these course sites by selecting Discover in the Navbar on the D2L Homepage.
- Course Maker Starter Kit: Access the Course Maker templates.
- D2L Creating Accessible Course Sites: Learn how to create accessible D2L content.
- D2L New Instructor Orientation: Introduction to D2L for new instructors.
- D2L New Student Orientation: Introduction to D2L for incoming students.
- D2L Quiz Question Conversion Tool: Take quiz questions from MS Word or Google Docs and convert them to a .CSV file for importing into your question library.
- D2L Respondus Lockdown Browser Training: Mandatory course for instructors wanting to use Lockdown Browser.
- Turnitin: Check your work: Allows students to run a Turnitin check on their papers for plagiarism before submitting them.
- VoiceThread Assignment Builder Tutorial: Learn to build VoiceThread Assignments.
Self-Enroll in a Discover Course
Note
While you must self-enroll in the majority of Discover courses, some are automatically assigned based on your role in D2L (e.g., D2L New Instructor Orientation, D2L New Student Orientation).
Step 1
Log into D2L (opens in a new tab).
Step 2
Select the Discover link in the Navbar.
Step 3
Select Browse All Content.
Step 4
If you want to search for a specific course, type a search term in the search box and select the Search icon.
Step 5
Select the name of the course in the results list. This will take you to the course enrollment page.
Step 6
Select the Enroll in Course button to self-enroll for the course.
Step 7
When the enrollment is complete, select the Open Course button to go directly to the course.
Step 8
The next time you want to open this course, select the Discover Courses tab in the My Courses widget on the D2L Homepage.
Unenroll from a Discover Course
Note
You cannot unenroll yourself from courses that are automatically assigned (e.g., D2L New Instructor Orientation, D2L New Student Orientation). To unenroll from these courses, please contact the Instructional Technology Team.
Step 1
Log into D2L (opens in a new tab).
Step 2
Select the Discover link in the Navbar.
Step 3
Select Browse All Content.
Step 4
Select the Sort button and select Already Enrolled from the menu.
Step 5
Select the course name to open its description/enrollment page.
Step 6
When the page opens, select the three horizontal dots icon and choose Unenroll.