| Add Existing Activities feature in D2L - Make the course more user-friendly. |
| Audio / Video - Record Audio/Video in D2L |
| Any New Technology - Introduce at the beginning of the semester - make it easy both for the instructors and students. |
| Any Larger Assignment - Break any larger assignment into smaller parts for completion - make it easy both for the instructors and students. |
| Badge - Award a Badge automatically in D2L for students' accomplishments / D2L Resource / Watch a 2.02 minute video |
| BHSU-Home-Hamburger-Icon |
| Bulk Download from D2L Dropbox to download selected or all submitted assignments |
| Bulk Edit in D2L - Use the feature to edit several items all at the same time |
| Change Role to be a student - Test your own course as a student |
| Consistent Titles in D2L Course |
| Course Schedule in D2L |
| Course Schedule in the Course Syllabus - Follow a pattern. |
| Discussions Online for asynchronous interaction |
| Discuss - '@mentions' - Students can tag their classmates in D2L Discussions |
| Discuss - 'Availability' Option' - Allow students to read and review the descriptions of discussions before the start date/time and allow students to refer to the submissions after the end date/time |
| Discuss - Easier to Grade - Associate either a grade item &/or a rubric to make it easier to grade |
| Discuss - Points & Grades - Best Practices |
| Discuss - 'Start a Thread' - 'Users must start a thread before they can read and reply to other threads' |
| Discussion - Two parts - Initial Response & Participation |
| Dropbox - Email users without submissions |
| Embed YouTube Videos in D2L - Help students watch YouTube videos in D2L |
| Embed Zoom Video Recording in D2L - Help students watch Zoom video recordings in D2L |
| Intelligent Agent(s) - Set D2L to send emails automatically to students |
| Grades - 'Export' - Download a copy of the grades that are available in D2L |
| Grades - Spreadsheet View - Add/modify points for all students and all assignments on the same page |
| News feature in D2L for announcements |
| Notifications in D2L |
| Personalize D2L Course with Student's Name |
| Release Conditions in D2L - to restrict access to course materials, an assessment or a grade item |
| Rubrics in D2L - to use with Discussions and Dropbox folders |
| Text Editor in D2L - Format, Insert links, etc. |
| Time Zone in D2L - avoid confusion about deadlines |
| Track & View Students' Activity Progress & Achievement in D2L (Class Engagement & Class Progress tools) |
| Track Documents Accessed in 'News' & 'BHSU Getting Started widget' |
| Turnitin - D2L Dropbox - Help students improve their writing skills on their own |
| 'Search' in D2L |
| Student Learning Outcomes - Use Measurable Action Verbs. |
| 'Quick Eval' in D2L - A single location to view all submissions awaiting evaluation |
| Quiz - Accommodations - With a few clicks, grant extra time to students to complete the quizzes |
| Quiz - Due, Start & End Dates/Times |
| Quiz - Randomize Questions so every student's exam is different |
| Quiz - Submission Views - Allow students to see the questions answered incorrectly, correctly etc. after submitting the quiz. |
| Quiz - Statistics - USER Stats / D2L Resource |
| Quiz - Statistics - QUESTION Stats / D2L Resource |
| Quiz - Statistics - QUESTION DETAILS Stats / D2L Resource |
| 'Updates' feature on D2L Course Home |
| 'Work To Do' widget on D2L Homepage available for students ONLY |
| Zoom - Personalized meeting link |
| Zoom - Participants Information |