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ATS offers asynchronous training for faculty new to online teaching or in need of an update. Select a training below to register and explore course content.

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D2L Tools

D2L provides a complete experience for distance education and online students. For more information about the tools available within the learning management system, click the links below.


	Assessment	Evaluates student progress through instructor-created or imported quizzes. Students have the opportunity to check their understanding and demonstrate their knowledge.
	Attendance	Provides instructors with a record of student logins and tool access in the course that serves as an alternative to in-person meetings.
	Calendar	An organizational tool that shows upcoming deadlines and events at a glance. Instructors can add items to the calendar that will appear on the students' course home page.
	Checklist	Interactive checklists provide regular lists of activities for students to complete during the span of a module. They can be linked to D2L activities or readings and checked off as students complete tasks.
	Classlist	Provides a central location for instructor and peer communication, student profile information, and enrollment data. Students can email classmates or their instructor from this page.
	Content	The main hub of the D2L course, this page contains course modules, readings, links to activities, and other instructor-created and -curated information.
	Course Copy	Ensures consistency across departments and semesters in the content and delivery of courses. Past courses can be imported and edited by current instructors.
	Course Offering Information	Manages the availability of the course for students. Instructors may open courses early or extend the closing date to meet student needs.
	Discussions	The most commonly used form of peer interaction within an online course, discussions give students a space to ask questions, consider concepts, and converse with their instructor and classmates.
	Dropbox	Provides a space for students to submit assignments within the LMS. The Dropbox can be used for written responses or file uploads, and allows for a variety of assignment types.
	ePortfolio	Gives students and instructors the ability to create collections and presentations that represent their academic achievements and experiences.
	Grades	Allows students to monitor their course progress and instructors to provide detailed feedback on assignments, quizzes, and discussions.
	Groups	Organizes students into multiple learning groups at the instructor's discretion. Students can work collaboratively in discussions and on assignments and access channels of communication.
	Intelligent Agents	Automates communication between instructor and students. Intelligent agents can be set to contact students who are missing assignments or have not logged in, and can establish a first line of intervention if students are struggling academically.
	Login	The main landing page for D2L. This is how students access the learning management system and view course content.
	Manage Dates	Allows the instructor to quickly manage several dates associated with content items, streamlining the course import process and allowing for bulk updates.
	My Home	The main landing page for D2L. This page is where students can access their current courses and available past courses, as well as the ePortfolio and university-wide announcements.
	News	The News tool gives instructors a space to provide updates to students and is the first thing visible on the course homepage. It may be used for announcements or reminders, relevant information or upcoming events, changes to deadlines or scheduling, and more.
	Panopto	ETSU's integrated video storage and editing platform. Panopto is where all Zoom recordings are stored and can be used by instructors and students to record, edit, and share videos within a course.
	Quick Eval	A bulk evaluation tool that shows instructors all ungraded assignments and allows for expedited grading. Quick Eval is designed to prevent skipping over submissions and centralize the assessment process.
	Respondus Exam Authoring, LockDown Browser and Monitor	Respondus allows you to create exams in a standard word processing program, which can then be quickly and easily published directly into D2L. LockDown Browser is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment within D2L to secure online exams in classrooms or proctored environments. LockDown Monitor is an extension of LockDown Browser that uses a student's webcam to record the student while taking the exam and allow the instructor to review the recordings.
	Rubrics	D2L's integrated rubric tool provides a template for instructors to set the criteria on which students will be graded and the weight of different categories. It can be directly integrated into an assignment to provide feedback in the form of individual scores and comments.
	Surveys	Ungraded quizzes that are used to gather data about student opinions, preferences, and attitudes. Surveys give students a voice in the course and can be anonymized.
	Zoom	Online videoconferencing software that allows instructors to hold synchronous meetings with individual students or a large group. Synchronous meetings provide instructor contact and peer interaction in place of in-person meetings.

Resources for Faculty

Attend a Workshop

Check out the latest workshops offered by ATS. Topics include D2L tools, CMS interface, Adobe Creative Cloud, and more. Check back often as our workshop schedule is constantly changing. Or, visit the Training Library to view a recording of a past workshops.

D2L Support Chat

Start a chat with a D2L Support representative.

Contact D2L Help

Send an email message to the D2L support contacts.

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Course Combine Request

Use the form linked above to request that multiple D2L sites be combined into one site, so that all of your students in various sections of a course share the same D2L site. That way you only need to maintain one site.

D2L Site Request

If you would like a D2L site for course development or courses outside of Goldlink, please use this form. Administrative sites will be approved for usage when Learning Management System tools are such as testing, discussions, and Dropbox submissions are required.

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