Discussion o opti tions • Choose your discussion options: • You can choose more than one option
Availability of a foru rum • Choose the Availability of a forum to students • If you wish to have the forum open/close during specific dates/ times, enter the dates/times in the appropriate text boxes and display this in your calendar
Lo Locking D Discussions • Locking means a user can not make any changes to a post • Note: User can see posts (this is helpful for reference purposes) • You can unlock a forum for a specified date range and display this in your calendar
Savi ving the Foru rum • When you have the forum set, click the “Save and Close” button at the bottom of the screen:
Video L Link • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEqSKm4dLKU
Cr Create D Discu scuss ssion T Top opic Back to Table of Contents >>
Navigati ting to Discussions • From within your course, click “Communication” on the course navigation bar and choose “Discussions”:
Organization of Discussions • Discussions are organized in forums and topics • Forums can contain different topics: Forum Topic
Cre reating a New T Topic • From the “Discussions page in your course, click the “New” button and select “New Topic” • This will bring you to the “Properties” tab of the topic
New T ew Topic D Det etails • Select the forum that will contain your topic from the dropdown list: • Choose your “Topic Type” (depending on if you have created groups in your class) • Enter title and a description for your topic in the appropriate textboxes
Discussion o opti tions • Choose your topic options: • You can choose more than one option
Ra Rating P Pos osts • You can allow user to rate posts using the following:
Availability of a Topic • Choose the Availability of a topic to students • Select one of the three options: • If you select “Topic is visible for a Specific date range”, enter the dates in the appropriate text boxes and display this in your calendar *Note: Displaying in the calendar is optional
Lo Locking D Discussions • Locking means a user can not make any changes to a post • Note: User can see posts (this is helpful for reference purposes) • You can unlock a topic for a specified date range and display this in your calendar
Saving t the Topi pic • When you have the forum set, click the “Save and Close” button at the bottom of the screen:
Video L Link • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOQdYOVPuCE
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Us Using g HT HTML Templates es • From the D2L nav bar, click “Materials” • Click a module • Click “Content”
Us Using g HT HTML Templates es • From the “Upload/Create” button chose “Create a File” • Enter a Title • Click the “Browse for a Template” button
Us Using g HT HTML Templates es • Click “Shared Files • Click one of the “Create a File Template” options
Us Using g HT HTML Templates es • Select the template that you would like to work from • Click the “Add” button
Us Using g HT HTML Templates es • Edit the file as desired • Click the “Publish” button to implement your work • Click the “Save as Draft” button to save your work for later
Cr Create a a Grad ade Ca Categor ory i in your Gr Gradebook ook Back to Table of Contents >>
Navigati tion • On your course navigation bar click “Assessment” then choose “Grades”: • Click the “Manage Grades” link:
Crea eating g a Ne New Grade e Categor ory • Click the “New” button • Select “Category” • Enter a name for the category in the “Name” field: • Enter a description for the category in the “description” field if desired
Can Ex Exceed • Select the “Can Exceed” option if you want users’ grade for the category to be able to exceed the maximum value for the category • Note: If you want help on what any options mean, click the help icon after each option
Exclude e From om Final Gr Grade C e Calculation on • Select the “Exclude from Final Grade Calculation” if you want the grade category to be excluded from the final grade calculation.
Grad ading ng – Weighte ted S Syste tem • If you are using a weighted grading system, enter the weight for the category • Select the Distribution method you would like to use
Grading ng – Point Syst ystem - Distri tribution • Select “Distribute points across all items” if you want all items in the category to worth the same amount. • Enter the number of points per item in the category
Non Non-bonus s item ems t s to o drop f for or ea each user ser • Under the distribution section, with the “Distribute points across all items checked”, you can drop the users’ highest and lowest grades • You can only use this option if all the grade items in the category are worth the same amount
Display Opti tions • Select “Display class average to users” if you would like the class average on the item to be viewed by students. • Select “Display grade distribution” to users if you would like student to see a graph of how grades are distributed between different percentiles
Overri rride Display Opti tion • Select “Override display options for this item” if you would like user to view grade information differently form other grade items. • With this item checked, you can show the following if desired: • When finished, click the “Save and Close” button:
Video L Link • https://youtu.be/hZjoSnyHnjc
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Associate a Discussion with a Grade Item • From the Discussions tool, click “Edit Topic” for the discussion you would like to associate with a grade item:
As Assessment and G Grade I Item • Click the “Assessment” tab: • Choose a grade item from the drop down list or click the “New Grade Item” link if you haven’t yet created the grade item.
Ne New Gr Grade I e Item • If you click the “New Grade Item” link, a message box will appear • Follow the same procedure for creating a new grade item • Click the “Save” button:
Additi tional S Steps • Enter the total points that the item will be out of: • Click the “Save and Close” button:
Associate a Assignment t with a Grade Item • Click the assignment tool using the course navigation bar: • Click “Edit” on a particular assignment:
Sel Selectin ing the e Grade I Item em • On the properties tab, scroll down to “Grade Item” • From the Grade Item dropdown list, click the grade item to be associated with the assignment: • Click the “Save and Close” button:
As Associate a Quiz z with a Grade Item • Click the assignment tool using the course navigation bar: • Click “Edit” on a particular quiz:
Sel Selectin ing the e Grade I Item em • On the “Assessment tab, from the Grade Item dropdown list, click the grade item to be associated with the assignment: • Click the “Save and Close” button:
Video L Link • https://youtu.be/IRdoP_9k44w
Cr Create a a Hol olistic R Rubri ric Back to Table of Contents >>
Navigati tion • Navigate to the Rubrics tool by clicking the Assessment dropdown on the navbar and select the “Rubrics” option:
Creating a a New R Rub ubric • Click the blue New Rubric button to create a rubric: • Enter a name for your rubric in the text box below: • Rubrics auto save your changes as you make them. As noted by the “Saved” text at the top of the page
Rubr bric Type • Set the rubric type to Type: Holistic. The default should be Type: Analytic. • Simply click on the type to change it in the dropdown that appears, and select Holistic.
Scoring • Set how you want to have the rubric scored from the "Scoring" option next to the rubric type. You can choose either "No Score" or "Percentage"
Le Levels • You can change the order in which the levels appear by clicking the Reverse Level Order link: • Add new levels by clicking the + icon on either side of the default levels that appear. To delete a level, click the Trash can icon within the level:
Level Titles, P Percentages, a and Descri ription • Edit the level titles, percentages, and the description for them by clicking on their text boxes: Level Title Percentage Level Description
Feedback • You can add Initial Feedback that will be given to students if they achieve the appropriate level on the rubric while you are grading with it:
Opt ptions • Click the arrow next to Options to edit options for the rubric: • Rubric options you can set include: • Rubric Visibility • Score Visibility • Add a description • Click the grey Close button to return to the Rubrics page once you have completed the rubric:
Video L Link • https://www.inverhills.edu/FacultyResources/pdfs/D2LResources/Cre ate_a_Holistic_Rubric.pdf
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Navigati tion • Navigate to the Rubrics tool by clicking the Assessment dropdown on the navbar and select the “Rubrics” option:
Creating a a New R Rub ubric • Click the blue New Rubric button to create a rubric: • Enter a name for your rubric in the text box below: • Rubrics auto save your changes as you make them. As noted by the “Saved” text at the top of the page
Rubr bric Type • Ensure the rubric type is set to “Analytic”. • (The default should be Type: Analytic)
Scoring • Set the rubric scoring method to Scoring: Custom Points by clicking on the Scoring: link. The default should be Scoring: Points.
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