Washburn University Instructor

Instructor Training - Communicating

Email

Email from Desire2Learn is sent directly to the associated Washburn email address.
You can easily send email using the Classlist.

Classlist (Roster)

The Classlist is your course roster.

Video overview:

Classlist (2:46)

Steps to add someone to your course:

Go to Communication > Classlist
Click the Add Participants button
Choose “Add Existing Users”
In the "Search For" box, type the name (or any part of the name) of the person you want to add
Press Enter on your keyboard or click the magnifying glass button
Check the box in front of the person you want to add
Select a Role (see the table below for details on what the different roles mean)
If available, select a Section
Click the Enroll Selected Users button

Roles and what they mean:

Role	Description
Instructor
Course-Assistant	Role that allows for grading but not content creation/edit
Teaching-Assistant	Role that allows for grading and content creation/edit without being classified as the instructor of the course
Student
Student-Incomplete	Switching a student to this role in the Classlist will allow them access after the course End Date
Non-MyWU-Instructor	Instructor based role for individuals who do not work for Washburn
Non-MyWU-Student	Student based role for individuals who are not enrolled at Washburn
Section-Advisor	Can act with Instructor privileges only in assigned section.
Observer	Same settings as student - created to add an instructor to a course without giving them editing and grading rights

Announcements

Announcements is used to communicate to your whole class. By default, the Announcements will show up in the Announcements widget on your course homepage.

Video overview:

Using Announcements (3:05)

D2L help file:

Announcements

Calendar

Students can view upcoming due dates and other events using the course calendar.

Video overview:

Using the Calendar (2:26)

D2L help file:

Calendar