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Instructors – Combining Courses

With the holidays fast approaching, the Spring 2011 semester will be upon us before we know it! Instructors – now would be a great time to request that your Spring 2011 courses be combined. You can request that your courses be combined by sending an email to springboardhelp@uakron.edu. Please be sure to include the course number (1234:567-890, for example) for each course that you would like to have combined.

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D2L2Go: Features

Desire2Learn recently updated their mobile viewing experience to D2L2Go. In order to access the new features, login to Springboard from your mobile device. Supported mobile devices include: iphone, itouch, android, and blackberry. A welcome message, events and news can be seen from the main screen. A list of available courses can be found in the dropdown menu at the top of the page and more advanced features can be accessed through the tools button (). The tools menu offers access to the content, news, bookmarks, grades, and calendar tools.

With the content tool, course content can now be accessed anytime, anywhere. Content can also be bookmarked to read later on.

The grades tool allows constant access to course grades.

The news tool allows for constant access to course announcements. Such as class cancelations or the opening of a quiz.

Why not use the new tools offered by D2L2Go today?

Jacob Bane
Graduate Assistant Design and Development Services

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Diving Deeper

LOR: Linking Versus Retrieving

Accessing resources from the Learning Object Repository (LOR) is quick and easy. Items such as quizzes, presentations, lectures, etc. can be accessed and shared among colleges or just among your own courses. When accessing materials, consider carefully if you would like to link to an object or retrieve it from the LOR.

After selecting an object in the LOR that you would like to access, there are numerous choices for you to consider.

The top two choices will allow you to link to the object in different ways. The “dynamic” link will allow you to access the newest version of the file constantly, yet this may mean a change of content or appearance. A “locked” link will always take you to the file you are viewing currently, yet you may be linking to outdated material in the future.

The next three choices allow you to retrieve the object. These choices give you the benefit of actually having the file, yet the materials may be outdated in the future and require you to access the LOR to find updated materials manually.

Select this link for more information.

LOR materials are waiting, access today!

Jacob Bane
Graduate Assistant Design and Development Services.

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D2L2Go Demonstration (Video)

Did you know Springboard is now easier to access from your mobile device? Desire2Learn recently updated their mobile viewing experience to D2L2Go. In order to access the new features, login to Springboard from your mobile device. Supported mobile devices include: iphone, itouch, android, and blackberry. Select the link below to view a quick video demonstration of D2L2Go.

D2L2Go Demonstration

Jacob Bane
Graduate Assistant Design and Development Services

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Diving Deeper

LOR: How to Update an Existing Object

Updating objects in the Learning Object Repository (LOR) is quick and easy. Items such as quizzes, presentations, lectures, etc. can be updated to ensure that the latest version is available in the LOR.

1. In the course you wish to update files from, select the content tab.
2. Next to the content you wish to update, select the publish button ( ) on the right side of the screen.

3. Select the option to overwrite an existing object.
4. Select search to search the LOR for the previous version of the file and select it.
5. Select next.

6. Select publish
7. The updated object can now be accessed from the LOR.

Select this link for more information.

Outdated LOR assets are waiting, update today!

Jacob Bane
Graduate Assistant Design and Development Services.

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D2L2Go

Did you know Springboard is now easier to access from your mobile device? Desire2Learn recently updated their mobile viewing experience to D2L2Go. In order to access the new features, login to Springboard from your mobile device. Supported mobile devices include: iphone, itouch, android devices, and blackberry devices. The login page remains the same, yet once in the program, the interface has been updated for ease of use.

A welcome message, events and news can be seen from the main screen. A list of available courses can be found in the dropdown menu at the top of the page and more advanced features can be accessed through the tools button ().

The tools menu offers access to the content, news, bookmarks, grades, and calendar tools.

Why not use the new tools offered by D2L2Go today?

In future posts, I will look more in depth at some of the features of D2L2Go.

Jacob Bane
Graduate Assistant Design and Development Services

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Diving Deeper

LOR: How to Retrieve

Retrieving resources from the Learning Object Repository (LOR) is quick and easy. Items such as quizzes, presentations, lectures, etc. can be accessed and shared among colleges or just among your own courses.

  1. Go to the course you wish to upload files to.
  2. Select the content tab; Under manage content, select add learning object.
  3. In the search field, type your desired search term or terms and select search.
  4. Select an object to view the file, select retrieve object to gain access.
  5. Select how you wish to access the object. You will have options to link, import, or download the object.
  6. The object can now be accessed through the chosen method.

Select this link for more information.

LOR resources are available, retrieve today!

Jacob Bane
Graduate Assistant Design and Development Services.

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Upgrade Complete

The Springboard upgrade is complete. Please report any problems to springboardhelp@uakron.edu.

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LOR: How to Publish

Publishing to the Learning Object Repository (LOR) is quick and easy. Items such as quizzes, presentations, lectures, etc. can now be stored and shared among colleges or just among your own courses.

1. In the course you wish to upload files from, select the content tab.
2. Next to the content you wish to upload, select the publish button ( ) on the right side of the screen.

3. Select the option to create a new object.
4. Select whether you want to hide the object.
5. Select next.

6. Select publish.
7. The object can now be accessed from the LOR.

Select this link for more information.

Cautions
* Make sure to overwrite old versions of files.
* The LOR is only for course related content.

The LOR is waiting, publish today!

Jacob Bane
Graduate Assistant Design and Development Services.

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Springboard Unavailable Sunday Morning

On Sunday, November 7, we will be performing minor maintenance on Springboard. This maintenance includes several bug fixes and minor product enhancements, including the following:

  • Desire2Learn2Go – access Content, News, Bookmarks, Grades, and Calendar tools from your iPhone, Blackberry, or Android smartphone.
  • Option to subscribe to email notifications for Discussions.
  • Accessibility improvements in My Courses widget and Quizzes.
  • Notification area message improvements – “Saved Successfully” and other status messages appear in lower right-hand corner of the screen.
  • Insert Stuff – easily embed media, such as YouTube or Flickr videos.

In order to perform this maintenance, Springboard will be unavailable for approximately 4 hours beginning at 8 am on Sunday, November 7.  We will post more details here on the Springboard blog when the maintenance is complete.