D2L Essentials: Content

video icon Content - Add a Module 

In this video, you will learn to structure and organize your content by adding modules and sub-modules to your course.

video icon Content - Create a File and Insert Stuff 

In this video, you will learn to:

  • create new topics in your course
  • add images, videos, or other objects into a topic

video icon Content - Upload a Topic 

In this video, you will learn to upload files from your computer or device to include as a topic in your course.

video icon Content - Add an Existing Activity  

In this video, you will learn to add an activity (assignment, discussion, quiz, etc.) to a content area in your course.

video icon Content - Rearrange Topics, Submodules, and Modules 

In this video, you will learn to rearrange content items to build and structure your course.

video icon Create a Link to an Online Document or Website 

In this video, you will learn to add link into your course content that goes to a Google file or another website.

video icon Content - Attach a Release Condition 

In this video, learn how to attach a release condition to a content item in your course.

video icon Content - Delete a Module 

In this video, you will learn to delete an entire module at once.

video icon Content - Content Topic Completion Tracking 

This video will give you an overview of completion tracking for content topics.

video icon Manage Files - Upload a File and Add it as a Content Topic 

In this video, you will learn how to:

  • upload a file using Manage Files
  • add a file to your course from Manage Files

video icon Remove "Materials" or other extraneous item titles in D2L

In this video, you will learn how to remove the extra titles that appear in the content area.

video icon Discussion boards in D2L vs Blackboard 

In this video, you will learn the difference between discussion boards in D2L and Blackboard.

video icon Narrate PowerPoint, save as video in Google Drive, link in D2L

In this video, you will learn how to:

  • create a narrated PowerPoint
  • save the PowerPoint as a video
  • upload a video to Google Drive
  • link a video in D2L from Google Drive

 

video icon Add a Composite File to Your Content

In this video you will learn how to upload composite files (.zip) to your course content.

Contact us

Riddell Library
EL2172

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8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Phone
403 440 6042

D2L help
sandbox@mtroyal.ca

General inquiries
adc@mtroyal.ca

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