D2L Updates

D2L Quiz Timing Updates – July 27, 2023

On July 27th D2L Quizzes will receive new updates to enhance the quiz creation experience for Instructors and the quiz taking experience for students, including:

  • Grace periods will be removed and now quizzes will have a single time limit.
  • Instructors can create synchronous quizzes based on Start Dates and Start Times, to ensure all students take a quiz at the same time.
  • Students can now see Quiz Information from within the quiz, Show/Hide the quiz timer, and receive warnings as they approach the time limit.
Instructors can determine what happens when a learner exceeds the time allowed:
  1. Automatically Submit the Quiz Attempt – Default
  2. Flag the quiz as Exceeded Time Limit and allow the learner to continue working
  3. Do nothing: the time limit is not enforced

Updated D2L Guides

If you have more questions about these Quiz Timing Updates, Contact eLearning!

Enhancing D2L Course Content with Creator+ – Summer 2023

Coming Summer 2023! Instructors can select from a variety of new interactive teaching and learning tools, called Elements and Practices, that can be embedded directly into D2L Content Files to create engaging learning experiences for students, and strengthen course design and delivery! In addition, use the new Layouts feature to display and organize course content in D2L Content files.

  • Elements are a variety of interactive learning tools that Instructors can embed directly into D2L Content Files to engage students with course concepts to deepen comprehension.
  • Practices are a variety of interactive tools that Instructors can embed directly into D2L Content Files to provide students with opportunities to assess prior knowledge, explore new concepts, or self-assess learning.
  • Layouts are used to present and organize course content using layout columns! Instructors can select a layout option and add content including text, images, or videos to display to students!

Enhancing D2L Course Content with Creator+ Overview Video

Live Demo Sessions

Join eLearning for a LIVE Demo of Creator+. Choose from the two sessions below and we’ll explore the ins and outs of the new tools and be on hand to answer all your questions.

Session Date Session Time Registration Link
Tuesday, July 11, 2023 1:00pm Register for the 7/11/23 Session
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 1:00pm Register for the 9/19/23 Session

Can’t attend a live session?

New D2L Guides for Creator+

Below is a list of D2L guides for creating new interactions and learning opportunities with Creator+:

Previous D2L Updates

D2L Quiz Updates - Summer 2023

Updates Coming to D2L Quizzes Summer 2023

The D2L Quizzes tool will be updated with a new interface for creating and managing quizzes in D2L courses. The new interface will bring all of the most common tools that instructors use to create quizzes and quiz questions into one screen, removing the need to use multiple windows and tabs to create a quiz.

Note: The student experience will not be impacted by this update.

Join eLearning for a LIVE preview of the D2L Quiz updates. We’ll explore the ins and outs of the new experience and be on hand to answer all your questions.

Choose from the following three live sessions

Session Date Session Time Registration Link
Tuesday, 3/14/23 12:00pm Register Now
Wednesday, 3/29/23 10:00am Register Now
Thursday, 4/20/23 3:00pm Register Now

Can’t attend a live session?

Updated D2L Guides

Below is a list of D2L guides for creating and managing quizzes using the upcoming new interface in D2L.

If you have more questions about the updates to D2L Quizzes coming in Summer 2023, Contact eLearning!