Desire2Learn IntroFaculty of Ed

Dr. R. RedekoppSept. 2013

Getting Started

Login Pagehttps://umanitoba.desire2learn.com/

Login - UMNet ID

Your Home Page

Lots of clutter - collapse the ‘news’ (the up arrows) or scroll down to your courses.

Course Home Page

Main menus - time for a ‘live’ view.

Often Used Features

GradesDiscussionsContentDropbox

Content

Use ‘Manage Files’ to upload contentUse ‘Manage Content’ to create ‘modules’

and connect the files to the module.

Discussions

•Add a New Forum, name it and check the add a topic with the same name box.

•Save.

•Then click on Forums and Topics List to see it.

Grades

Use the Wizard or Add Categories and Items manually

Categories must be created first and given relative weights.

Then items can be created in the categories (even if there is only one item)

D2L Dropbox

Can be much easier than collecting by email.

Create a folder for each assignment.You can set deadlines so nothing can be

added after that.

Resources

https://umanitoba.desire2learn.com/d2l/lp/navbars/navbars/externalLink.d2l?ou=66641&k=c_5010