Washburn University Instructor

Instructor Training - Miscellaneous

Copy Course

If you have a course that is already set up the way you would like your current course set up, it is easy to copy the old course into the new course. Typically, we recommend you copy the entire course and then delete the parts you don't want but sometimes you only need to copy a few things so there are instructions for both.

Video overviews:

Copying a course (1:24)

D2L help file:

Copy Course Components

Personalize Course Homepage

Bringing personality to a Course Homepage is just one of the many ways you can make the online environment more friendly and seem easier to use.

Video overviews:

Creating a Widget (1:06) Widgets are the boxes on the homepage that contain information.
Changing the Course Homepage (2:44)

D2L help file:

Homepages and Widgets

Groups

Group work is possible in D2L. This area covers the very basics of setting up groups.

Video overviews:

Creating Groups (6:49)

D2L help file:

Groups

Washburn Video Server

Due to the limited space we have in the D2L environment, we recommend all video and audio files be stored on the Washburn Video Server. If you do not have a Washburn Video account, please contact video@washburn.edu.

Video overview:

Coming soon

Adding External Content

When you have a zipped file of content you need to add to your course, it is sometimes hard to distinguish wish type of file it is. I suggest trying the instructions in the first video and if your content doesn't load, then try the second video.
Video overview:

Importing from a Content Package (2:27)
In this video, you will learn how to import content packages (such as SCORM, common cartridge, and tests created by test generators). In the video I click on "Edit Course", in the system currently, you will need to click on "Course Admin".

Adding zipped content (2:26)
In this video, you will learn how to add files that have been zipped together (such as some Adobe Presenter, some Articulate Presenter, some Softchalk, and other HTML files) to the Content area. In the video I click on "Edit Course", in the system currently, you will need to click on "Course Admin".