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Quick Guides: pdfs and short 1- to 2-minute videos with instructions for setting up and using specific tools.

D2L QUICK GUIDES

Getting Started
How to Get Up and Running Fast

Move your Master Course to the Current Semester (or vice versa)
Set Up a Personal Profile
Change or Add a Profile Picture
Use D2L E-mail

Creating and Editing Content
Create a New Content Module

How to Use the HTML Editor

Using Videos
Embed a YouTube Video

Quizzes

Learn@UW Quiz Question Importer Tool
Create a Question Library
Create a Quiz

Attendance
How to Use the Attendance Tool

DePaul University Teaching Commons short-short video and pdf tutorials.

Articles Related to Online Learning

Desire2Learn

• Common D2L Instructor Tools
• Overview of D2L Instructor Tools

Online Learning

• "Student Characteristics Associated with Success in Online Learning: A Checklist"
• Designing Online Courses: Models for Improvement

Assessing Online Learning

• Assessing Online Learning: Strategies, Challenges and Opportunities
• Distance Education Programs, Interregional Guidelines for the Evaluation of Distance Education (Online Learning)