Desire2Learn 8.3

The My Home Page: An Overview

When using Desire2Learn, you will first be taken to the My Home page. Through this page, you can access the courses you are enrolled in as well as news, preferences, your calendar, and email.

On the My Home page, several items may be present. The items contained within separate windows are referred to as widgets, such as News and Welcome, and the Global Tools are located on the Navigation bar. Descriptions of each are discussed below.

Widget	Description
My Eau Claire Courses	This widget displays a list of courses that you are either enrolled in or are teaching. Clicking on a course will bring you to the Course Home page for that course.
News	Important announcements pertinent to D2L, such as special maintenance items, are posted by the system administrators and are displayed in this area. For more information refer to Working with News.
Welcome	A welcome message is displayed in this widget.
Course Request Form	Instructors can request that a D2L course for combined sections and other academic business development courses be created by clicking the link in this widget.
FAQ	A list of frequently asked questions about D2L are displayed in this widget. Click the linked question to find the answer.
Weekly Maintenance	The D2L regular maintenance schedule is displayed in this widget.
Global Tool	Description
Chat	Allows users to participate in active chats. They are synchronous (i.e., live, real time) discussions. This area allows you to enter Chat or view previous sessions (archives) of the Chat. For more information, see Chat Options.
Email	Allows you to send and email messages to your classmates or your professor. For more information, see Sending Email in Desire2Learn.
Links	Contains links relevant to teaching and learning topics.
Locker	This tool provides an additional storage area for files. Files in this area can be made public or kept private. This is especially useful when working at multiple workstations.
Logout	Logs you out of Desire2Learn and brings you to the Welcome page.
My Home	Returns you to the My Home page.
Schedule	The Schedule (calendar) provides a central location for course and personal events, such as add/drop periods, exams, and personal appointments. For more information, see Using the Schedule.