The course news module of Desire2Learn (D2L) is its main way of posting course announcements, activity descriptions, and other important communication with students. This online training video covers how to create, edit, manage, and delete news announcements, as well as the different kinds of announcements teachers can post.
- [Instructor] The announcements widget…is often the first thing a user sees when opening D2L,…so it plays a critical role in keeping students up to date…on a course's headlines and deadlines.…To create a new announcement, simply select…the dropdown menu immediately to the right…of the announcement module header…and then select new announcement.…This takes you to the main interface for posting content.…At the top, you can find a placeholder…for the announcement headline.…We'll put in something simple like welcome.…This will then appear at the top of the posting.…
Immediately below this is the content section,…where you can type out the text,…or in this case, just paste it in.…Next, you'll find availability options.…By default, the start date will be selected…to appear on the student's feed,…but if you want that information hidden,…simply uncheck the box.…You can also schedule a start date…so that posting won't actually display in the student feed…until you want them to appear.…Similarly, you can select a date…for an announcement to be removed,…
Author
Alan Ackmann
Released
9/17/2018- Communicating with students
- Developing course competencies and learning objectives
- Setting up a classroom, including a discussion board
- Adding quizzes and exams
- Setting up an assignment rubric
- Providing feedback
- Setting up a gradebook
- Customizing Brightspace
- Managing discussion boards
- Leveraging Brightspace mobile apps
- Using Brightspace as a student
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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Mobile first display1m 49s
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The modular nature of D2L1m 40s
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1. Brightspace and Communicating with Students
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The D2L content editor3m 6s
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Email students2m 38s
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Use the course calendar tool2m 39s
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Automate intelligent agents4m 28s
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Set up a user profile2m 25s
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2. Brightspace and Classroom Management
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Use the attendance tool4m 14s
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Set up submission folders3m 25s
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Manage dates tool2m 47s
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3. Brightspace and Assessing Student Work
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Add question to quizzes2m 49s
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Develop a question library4m 41s
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Set up an assignment rubric6m 31s
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Design a custom rublic5m 5s
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4. Customizing Brightspace
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Create a custom theme2m 32s
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Scheduling course components3m 21s
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Customize a course image2m 46s
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Activate your course1m 30s
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5. Using Brightspace in an Online Context
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Creating D2L small groups4m 36s
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6. The Student's View of Brightspace
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Set up course notifications2m 18s
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View media content2m 58s
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D2L ePortfolios5m 29s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 13s
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Video: Communicate through the announcements tool