D2L Student Links

Working with Desire2Learn

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• Desire2Learn: A Quick Start | Overview of Desire2Learn Video Tutorial  
• General Information 
• Course Tools: An Overview 
• My Home Page: An Overview 
• The Course Home Page: An Overview 
• Setting Preferences 
• Mobile D2L Access 
• Frequently Asked Questions

Desire2Learn Course Activities

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• Sending Email in Desire2Learn 
• Working with the Dropbox | Dropbox Video Tutorial 
• Taking Online Quizzes | Quizzes Video Tutorial 
• Downloading Course Files

Discussions

• Working with Discussions | Discussion Board Video Tutorial 
• Discussion Viewing Options 
• Working with Message Flags 
• Discussions: Using the Search Feature

Chats

• Working with Chats 
• Chat Options

Groups

• Enrolling in a Group 
• Emailing the Members of a Group

 

Collaborate

• Accessing Collaborate Video Tutorial 
• Accessing Collaborate with Internet Explorer or Firefox 
• Accessing Collaborate with Safari
• Audio Set-up Instructions

HTML Resources: Publishing Content

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• Using HTML Editor  
• Using Spell Check 
• Working with PDF Files
  
  

Additional Resources

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• D2L Homepage for UW-Eau Claire
• BITS Homepage

Browser Information for Desire2Learn Users

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The Desire2Learn screen will generally refresh automatically to reflect recent changes. If the screen does not update to reflect the changes, you can refresh/reload manually. Additionally, Desire2Learn requires your browser to have Java and Cookies enabled.

For additional recommendations and supported configurations, visit the University of Wisconsin Knowledgebase: Learn@UW Recommended Software and Browsers

Printing Desire2Learn pages can be a bit challenging as Desire2Learn is based on frames. To ensure that you are printing the desired information, click within the area you want to print before sending it to the printer.