IDDS Workshop Schedule

IDDS offers a wide variety of workshops. If the time of the workshop does not fit your schedule, please contact us for a one-to-one appointment!

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REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Register via email at idds@ship.edu. Please include the name and date of the workshop in your email. 

January Workshop Sessions 

All workshops will take place in the IDDS lab, LL012. 

What's New in D2L

1/23 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm
1/25 - 9:00am to 10:00am
1/29 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
1/31 - 8:00am to 9:00am

February Workshop Sessions

Bb Collaborate

2/04 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
2/07 - 9:30am to 10:30am
2/15 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
2/20 - 9:00am to 10:00am
2/21 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm
2/27 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

What's New in D2L
2/11 - 10:00am to 11:00am
2/13 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm

We're available for one-to-one consultation!
If there is a class that you would like to take, please call and we can schedule a one-to-one session with you. 

IDDS Events

IDDS provides a 4 Week Online Desire2Learn course for those teaching through the Office of Extended Studies during the Summer. Check back for course times and dates.

Brown Bag Lunch 

Join us for our first Brown Bag Lunch. Our topic is Wikis in the Classroom. Bring you own brown bag lunch--we'll supply the drinks and dessert! Date: TBA

Interim Director of IDDS & Ship Desire2Learn Campus Administrator

Donna Panzo, Doctoral Student, Pepperdine University
Office: Lehman Library room 014
Phone: 717.477.1123 x3439
Email: dmpanz@ship.edu 

 Learn More About D2L 9.4

• Dropbox 
• Calendar 
• News 
• Notification 

Dropbox

Leaving Feedback and Grading Dropbox Assignments 

The Leave Feedback page enables instructors to evaluate and leave feedback for submitted assignments. Instructors can download dropbox submissions from the Folder Submissions page to work on files offline, or view and grade a document directly on the Leave Feedback page.
The Leave Feedback page contains two main sections: the Submissions List Panel and the Evaluation Panel. From the Submissions List Panel instructors can download submissions to work with offline or view submissions online with the document viewer. The Submissions List Panel also displays a student's file submissions ordered by date. Use the Evaluation Panel to grade and provide comments on folder submissions.

  
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The following file formats are compatible with Dropbox's document viewer:

• MS Word (.doc, .docx) - View ONLY in D2L, Annotate in MS Word
• MS PowerPoint (.ppt, .pptx, .pps)  - View ONLY in D2L, Annotate in PowerPoint
• Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) - View ONLY in D2L, Annotate in Adobe Acrobat
• Web (.htm, .html)  - View and annotate in D2L
• Plain text (.txt)  - View and annotate within D2L
• Images (.bmp, .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .png) View ONLY in D2L, Annotate in graphics program

Instructors can also annotate users' web and plain text file submissions with the HTML Editor and attach those annotations as part of feedback.

If an instructor uses rubrics to assess Dropbox submissions, instructors can choose to append the overall rubric feedback to the Dropbox submission feedback field. If the rubric uses points, instructors can also choose to scale and transfer the overall rubric score to the Dropbox assessment score field. Both of these fields transfer to Grades if the folder is associated with a grade item.

Access the Leave Feedback page 

• On the Folder Submissions page, click the Leave Feedback link beside the student name.

View a file submission in the document viewer 

• In the submission list on the Leave Feedback page, click on the file submission to be reviewed.

Evaluating and grading submissions (Transfer feedback from an associated rubric) 

Instructors can assess a user submission with a rubric associated with the dropbox folder. For each associated rubric, you can grade a user based on set criteria, and you can also provide additional feedback in the HTML Editor.

1. In the associated rubric, click on a criterion's Edit score and feedback icon and enter feedback in the HTML Editor.
2. Select transfer rubric feedback to general feedback for the assignment.
3. Click Save & Record to push the rubric assessment score and feedback into the submission's overall score and feedback area. Otherwise, click Save to keep the rubric score separate from the overall score and prevent the transfer of rubric feedback into general feedback.

Note: Instructors can attach multiple rubrics to a dropbox folder, however, instructors can only push one rubric's assessment score to the submission's overall score.

Grade and leave feedback for a dropbox submission 

1. If you assigned a grade item to the dropbox folder, enter a value in the Score out of field. (Information about grade items tied to the dropbox folder appears beside the score value.)
2. Provide comments and suggestions in the General feedback field. (By default, rubric feedback transferred to general feedback will appear beneath your manually entered feedback. Instructors can edit transferred rubric feedback in the general feedback HTML Editor, but the rubric will not reflect any changes saved here.)
3. Instructors can Add a File, Record Video, or Record Audio as feedback. Feedback given as an annotated file also appears in your list of added files.
4. Click Save to continue viewing and grading files on the Leave Feedback page.

Provide feedback as an annotated file attachment 

Edit submitted .html, .htm, and .txt files directly from the Dropbox tool. This is attached to the submission as an annotated file.

1. In the submission list on the Leave Feedback page, select the context menu for the file to annotate.
2. Click Edit a Copy
3. A copy of the student's submission appears in the HTML Editor. Instructors can add feedback and highlight text directly on the copy submission.
4. Click Attach Change.
    

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Calendar   

 
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The Calendar tool allows instructors to arrange and visualize course events in multiple views and enables integration of course content and the Calendar.  Instructors can use iCal to synchronize the Calendar tool to personal calendars (such as Outlook and Google Calendar, as well as iPhone, Android, and Blackberry).  

There are two different types of events in the Calendar tool:   

Availability events   

These “events” are reminders of start and end dates for course objects created and edited outside of the Calendar Tool. Once instructors add a course to the list of Calendars, any objects the course contains are shown in the Calendar.  Note: Instructors cannot add presenters or locations, and therefore Seating Charts, to availability events. Also, offsetting dates and changing visibility of availability events must be done using tools outside of the Calendar.  

General (Content) events   

These are events created within the Calendar tool. Instructors can create multiple events for the same course object, and include details of presenters, location, and seating chart for the event. Calendar events can be drawn directly from course content. As instructors update or edit course content and events, the changes are immediately reflected in Calendar (since content is displayed directly inline). However, instructors can adjust visibility settings for course objects so that they appear in Calendar on your terms.  Instructors can also track event participation by associating seating charts with events. And to save time, instructors can create a single event, and then schedule different meeting times for multiple groups, all in the same form.  

Calendar user interface   

The calendar management area contains tools for customizing how calendar content appears. From this area, instructors can:   

• change the color scheme of individual courses  
• import events from iCal files into the Calendar tool  
• toggle calendars to display the courses you want to focus on  
• subscribe to an iCal feed, which syncs the Calendar tool to your personal calendar  
• view individual course schedules  

The calendar views enable instructors to toggle between different display layouts for events in the calendar content area. In addition to the standard Day, Week, Month views, you can view your events in an Agenda and List view. Use the Agenda view to group course events by Date, Course, or Type - events display in chronological order, and all-day events display at the top of each grouped listing. The List view enables you to make bulk changes to dates and visibility.  Use the Task pane to create and maintain personal task lists. 

Access the Calendar tool  

1. Use one of the following techniques:  
2. Click Calendar on the navigation bar.  
3. Click the Calendar icon in the Events or Calendar widget.  
4. Click an event in the Events widget.  

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News

Create a news item   

1. Click the New News Item icon at the top of the News widget.  or Click New Item in the News tool 
2. Enter the news headline in the Headline field.  
3. Enter the news content in the Content field.  
4. If instructors want to hide the headline's date and time uncheck the checkbox next to Always Show Start Date.  
5. Select the posting availability date in the Start Date and End Date drop-down lists or by clicking their Select Date icons. News items are published immediately unless you specify an alternate start date from the Start Date drop-down list.  
6. You can make News remove an item on a specific date by selecting the check box Remove news item based on end date. Instructors can still see the news item after its end date, but it will not appear in the News widget.  
7. Instructors can include attachments and audio recordings as part of your news item:  
   • To add an attachment, click Add a File in the Attachments section.  
   • To record audio, click the Record Audio in the Attachments section. Click Flash Settings to make adjustments to your microphone selection and volume. Click Clear to erase your recording.  
   • Click Attach Existing or Create and Attach to include additional release conditions.  
    
8. Click Save as Draft to continue editing the news item (students cannot see draft news items), or click Publish to release news item to users. Click Schedule to publish a news item with a future release date.
   
      

Note: News items with a future publish date are listed on the News page with a Scheduled status.  

Creating a news item for a future date   

If instructors set a news item's start date as a future, the posting is not visible to users until that date. Post-dated news items are not displayed in the News widget even if students have permission to see future news items. They can be found within the list of news items on the News page. 

Example: If you want a news item to appear on Monday morning, specify a start date of Monday at 9:00am.  

Managing news items   

Edit a news item  

 

1. Click the Edit icon for the news item.  
2. Edit the news posting.  
3. Select the “This is a major edit. Restore this item for any students who have dismissed it.” check box to inform students of major changes and updates to postings they might have dismissed, ensuring those headlines reappear with current information.
   Notes: You can also make the edited news posting reappear at the top of the News widget by changing its Start Date to the current date and time. You should not select the major edit check box for changes to news item end dates, release conditions, and post formatting.  
4. Click on the Update button.  

Reorder news items   

1. On the main news, or global news page, click Reorder.  
2. Use the drop-down lists in the Sort Order column to select an item's order. Other items automatically reposition themselves according to the new order.  
3. Click on the Save button.  

Dismiss a news item  

1. Click the Dismiss icon for the news item. 

Reload news items   

1. Click Reload to refresh the News widget, reload news items (except dismissed postings), and check for new postings.  
2. Restore a dismissed news item  
3. On the News page or Global News page, click the Restore icon beside the news item you want to restore.  
4. Note: You can click Show All in the News widget to view all news items in the News page.  

Delete a news item   

Complete one of the following tasks:  

1. Click the Delete icon for the news item you want to delete.  
2. Delete multiple postings by selecting the check box next to each news item you want to delete and click the Delete icon at the top or bottom of the list.  

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Setting Your Notifications (Faculty/Students) 

Before you can receive text notifications, you must confirm your mobile device. Carrier charges might apply to text messages you receive. Check your phone/data plan.

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The Notifications tool enables you to:  

• Receive instant notifications about course events, such as Dropbox submissions, discussion messages, and news updates.  
• Subscribe to a summary of activity for each course and receive a daily email about recent news items and information updates from the Updates widget.  
• Receive a daily summary about quizzes, discussion messages, new emails, broken links, and Dropbox submissions.  
• Change the email and SMS notifications options for your courses.  

Access the Notifications tool  

Complete one of the following tasks:  

• From My Home or Course Home, click the Notifications link in the My Settings widget.  
• Click the Notifications icon in the News widget.  

Set up an email contact method   

1. On the Notifications page, click the Enable email notifications link.  
2. Select your email. If you select Use custom email, enter your email address in the custom email field.  
3. Click on the Save button.  

Set up a mobile contact method   

1. On the Notifications page, click the Register your mobile link.  
2. In the Register Your Mobile form, select your Country, select your Mobile Carrier, and enter your Mobile Number.  
3. Click on the Save button.  
4. After you receive a registration confirmation code on your mobile device, enter it in the Confirmation Code field.  
5. Click on the Confirm button.  

Subscribe to a summary of activity   

Students must set up your email contact method to subscribe to a summary of activity.  

1. On the Notifications page, select from the drop-down list How often? you want to receive a summary of activity. Select from the At what time? drop-down lists when to receive your daily email.  
2. Click Save.  

Subscribe to instant notifications   

1. On the Notifications page, beside each instant notification option listed beneath Dropbox, News, and Discussion Events:  
   • Select the Receive email notifications check box to enable email notifications.  
   • Select the Receive SMS notifications check box to enable SMS notifications.  
    
2. Click Save.  

Exclude courses from notifications   

1. On the Notifications page, click the Manage my exclusions link.  
2. Click the Exclude icon beside each course you want to exclude, or click Exclude All Courses to stop all course notifications.  
3. Click on the Close.  

Restore excluded course notifications   

1. On the Notifications page, click the Manage my exclusions link.  
2. Click the Include icon beside each course you want to receive notifications from, or click Clear course exclusions to restore all excluded courses.  
3. Click on the Close.  

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