Desire2Learn Changes in Version 8.4

May 2009 D2L Upgrade to Version 8.4May 2009 D2L Upgrade to Version 8.4

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Changes in Version 8.4Changes in Version 8.4


D2L Online Help--NewD2L Online Help--New

Desire2Learn Community, Desire2Learn Community, DocumentationDocumentation

Online documentationOnline documentationTable of ContentsTable of ContentsIndexIndexSearchableSearchableCan Bookmark topics (IE and Firefox)Can Bookmark topics (IE and Firefox)

Must be Desire2Learn Community Must be Desire2Learn Community MemberMember

https://community.desire2learn.comhttps://community.desire2learn.com


D2L Online Help Site D2L Online Help Site

https://community.desire2learn.comhttps://community.desire2learn.com

Go to Web Site and sign in (if not a Go to Web Site and sign in (if not a member yet, click Enroll link and request member yet, click Enroll link and request membership)membership)

Click Resource Center linkClick Resource Center link


D2L Online Help: Contents, Index, D2L Online Help: Contents, Index, SearchSearch


Content HTML Editor—new Content HTML Editor—new settingsetting

Default Font SettingDefault Font Setting Affects only Content toolAffects only Content tool


Feature Request—Default Feature Request—Default FontFont

A feature request has been A feature request has been submitted to D2L to add this submitted to D2L to add this functionality to News tool, Discussion functionality to News tool, Discussion tool, et al, so default font can be set tool, et al, so default font can be set for those tools as wellfor those tools as well


Dropbox: New Submission Dropbox: New Submission OptionsOptions

Instructor Choices:Instructor Choices:

Allow only one file Allow only one file per submission or per submission or

unlimited unlimited submissionssubmissions========================

Keep all Keep all Overwrite previousOverwrite previousOnly one allowedOnly one allowed


Common Cartridge StandardCommon Cartridge Standard

Publisher’s materials that use the Common Publisher’s materials that use the Common Cartridge standard can be imported directly Cartridge standard can be imported directly into D2Linto D2L

More information about the Common More information about the Common Cartridge standard is available at these sites:Cartridge standard is available at these sites:

http://www.imsglobal.org/commoncartridge.hhttp://www.imsglobal.org/commoncartridge.htmltml

http://www.imsglobal.org/productdirectory/dihttp://www.imsglobal.org/productdirectory/directory.cfmrectory.cfm


Protected Resources—Common Protected Resources—Common Cartridge Cartridge

Common Cartridge materials may be Common Cartridge materials may be protected and may require an access protected and may require an access codecode

The protected materials can be copied The protected materials can be copied to courses by the instructorto courses by the instructor

The protected materials cannot be The protected materials cannot be exported from the course by the exported from the course by the instructorinstructor

Online help at the D2L Community site Online help at the D2L Community site provides more information—use the search provides more information—use the search term “protected resources”term “protected resources”


Copy Components—New Copy Components—New SettingSetting

Protected Resources checkbox to Protected Resources checkbox to include resources that have include resources that have protectionprotection


Preferences: ChangesPreferences: Changes

NEW: Appearance and AccessibilityNEW: Appearance and AccessibilityNEW: Language and RegionNEW: Language and RegionCHANGED: General preferencesCHANGED: General preferencesCHANGED: Pager has drop-down menuCHANGED: Pager has drop-down menuREMOVED: Paging (not Pager)REMOVED: Paging (not Pager)REMOVED: No Picture Library REMOVED: No Picture Library

preferencespreferencesPicture Library is being phased outPicture Library is being phased out


Preferences—General—current Preferences—General—current 8.3.18.3.1

Font face setting is moved to a different tab in 8.4


Preferences—General—new Preferences—General—new 8.48.4


Preferences:Preferences:Appearance & Accessibility—New Appearance & Accessibility—New

8.48.4


Preferences:Preferences:Language & Region—new in 8.4Language & Region—new in 8.4


Edit Course—organized by Edit Course—organized by categorycategory

New

This view will display only the tools that are turned on at your school.


Respondus Integration with Respondus Integration with D2LD2L

Respondus 4.0 integrates directly with D2LRespondus 4.0 integrates directly with D2L Requires Two Things:Requires Two Things:

Respondus Integration Pack applied to each D2L site (late June 2009)Respondus Integration Pack applied to each D2L site (late June 2009) End user needs to upgrade to Respondus 4.0 (late June 2009)End user needs to upgrade to Respondus 4.0 (late June 2009)

Integration Pack is separate from the upgrade and separate from a Integration Pack is separate from the upgrade and separate from a maintenance releasemaintenance release

System Site Administrators will test a few sites in QA beginning soon System Site Administrators will test a few sites in QA beginning soon (end of May)(end of May)

System Site Administrators will provide the Respondus 4.0 installation System Site Administrators will provide the Respondus 4.0 installation file at the MnSite course for Site Admins and Trainers later in June 2009—file at the MnSite course for Site Admins and Trainers later in June 2009—please distribute to your technical staff and your facultyplease distribute to your technical staff and your faculty

We will take the Respondus integration pack to all D2L sites in We will take the Respondus integration pack to all D2L sites in Production later in June 2009Production later in June 2009


Plagiarism Detection--TurnItInPlagiarism Detection--TurnItIn

Only for schools that have TurnItIn licenseOnly for schools that have TurnItIn licenseTurnItIn is directly integrated with DropboxTurnItIn is directly integrated with DropboxMust be turned on at the schoolMust be turned on at the schoolCan be set at the Course or Department Can be set at the Course or Department

levellevel

Instructor chooses from these options:Instructor chooses from these options:All files are submitted to TurnItInAll files are submitted to TurnItInOnly files selected by instructor are submittedOnly files selected by instructor are submitted


Plagiarism Detection File Plagiarism Detection File TypesTypes

Originality Reports can be generated Originality Reports can be generated only on these file types:only on these file types:

WordWordWordPerfectWordPerfectPlain TextPlain TextRTFRTFPostscriptPostscriptPDFPDF


Plagiarism Detection Plagiarism Detection InterfaceInterface

After file is submitted to dropbox, it After file is submitted to dropbox, it is sent to TurnItIn automatically or by is sent to TurnItIn automatically or by instructor*instructor*

Initially displays as In ProgressInitially displays as In ProgressReport is displayed in column in Report is displayed in column in

DropboxDropbox Instructor can click on the Report Instructor can click on the Report

icon to view detailed reporticon to view detailed report

* Dependent on instructor’s setting—all files go to TurnItIn, or only those selected by instructor


Plagiarism Detection SettingsPlagiarism Detection Settings

Instructor chooses:Instructor chooses:

1.1. To generate To generate originality reportsoriginality reports

2.2. whether student whether student can see originality can see originality reportreport

3.3. whether whether all filesall files are are submitted, ORsubmitted, ORonly only individual filesindividual files selected by selected by instructor are instructor are submittedsubmitted


MarkUp-TurnItInMarkUp-TurnItIn

Must have license Must have license for TurnItInfor TurnItIn

Integrates with Integrates with GradeMarkGradeMark

Must be turned on Must be turned on at the schoolat the school

TurnItIn Originality TurnItIn Originality Reports setting Reports setting must be checkedmust be checked

Required File TypesRequired File Types WordWord WordPerfectWordPerfect Plain TextPlain Text RTFRTF PostscriptPostscript PDFPDF


Instructor Marks Up FileInstructor Marks Up FileClick Provide Feedback link Click Provide Feedback link Click the Markup File iconClick the Markup File iconHighlight and make comments on fileHighlight and make comments on fileSaveSave Instructor sees statistics about file, Instructor sees statistics about file,

including originality (similarity including originality (similarity percentage)percentage)


Plagiarism Detection and Markup Plagiarism Detection and Markup HelpHelp

Online help on Desire2Learn Community Online help on Desire2Learn Community Site has documentation for instructorsSite has documentation for instructors

If you do not see the settings in the If you do not see the settings in the dropbox, contact your campus site dropbox, contact your campus site administrator to see if the tool is turned administrator to see if the tool is turned on at your schoolon at your school

If your school’s license is limited, the If your school’s license is limited, the department(s) or course(s) need to be department(s) or course(s) need to be set up in the DOME by the campus site set up in the DOME by the campus site adminadmin


Testing in QATesting in QA

Test environment is a copy of Production Test environment is a copy of Production as of mid-Aprilas of mid-April

Available only to instructors and technical Available only to instructors and technical staff (trainers, instructional designers)staff (trainers, instructional designers)

Keep in mind that since it’s copy of Keep in mind that since it’s copy of Production, any Intelligent Agents you set Production, any Intelligent Agents you set up in QA will run and send messages to up in QA will run and send messages to students who have not logged in to QAstudents who have not logged in to QA

Explore the tool with that in mindExplore the tool with that in mindQA environment is always off limits to QA environment is always off limits to

students students


Perform Tests in QAPerform Tests in QA

Test your course materials and D2L Test your course materials and D2L tools in QAtools in QA

Report any problems via helpdesk Report any problems via helpdesk ticket at ticket at http://d2l.custhelp.comhttp://d2l.custhelp.com

For Problem field, if you can’t find 8.4 For Problem field, if you can’t find 8.4 QA Testing, select Other/Misc. FacultyQA Testing, select Other/Misc. Faculty

Provide details including the name of Provide details including the name of the course you were in when the the course you were in when the problem occurredproblem occurred


D2L Update ScheduleD2L Update ScheduleApril 17---8.4 to QA April 17---8.4 to QA April 17-May 20April 17-May 20

Testing version 8.4 in QATesting version 8.4 in QAMay 21---8.4 MR1 to QAMay 21---8.4 MR1 to QAMay 21-28May 21-28

Testing 8.4 MR1 in QATesting 8.4 MR1 in QAMay 29-30 (10 PM Friday to Noon** May 29-30 (10 PM Friday to Noon**

Saturday)Saturday)Take 8.4 or 8.4 MR1 to Production (pending Take 8.4 or 8.4 MR1 to Production (pending

test results)test results)**estimate—post-upgrade testing may take longer

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Desire2Learn Changes in Version 8.4