The D2L eGrading process is now available for the Fall 2017 semester. This process allows instructors to transfer final grades from their Desire2Learn Gradebook directly to their WINS Grade Roster.
If you prefer step by step documentation, that can be found at: WINS eGrading Overview.
If you have any questions or concerns with the eGrading process, please contact UW-W Desire2Learn Support.
RESOLVED – December 14th, 4:30PM: Respondus Technicians have isolated the problem and the service is again stable. If you have any questions or issues with the Respondus LockDown Browser, please contact UW-W Desire2Learn Support.
Update – December 14th, 3:45PM: Respondus Technicians have engaged Desire2Learn and they continue to investigate the root cause of the problem.
Users may be getting “Unable to get SOAP token. The current Desire2Learn role doesn’t have the required permissions. Please consult the Administrator Guide for Respondus LockDown Browser” when trying to access the “LockDown Browser” tab inside of the Quizzes tool. This issue may also prevent students from taking exams via the Respondus LockDown Browser.
Respondus Technicians are investigating the issue and we will update this post as we receive additional information.
In preparation for the upcoming Canvas transition, we will be holding a two part hands on workshop in January 2018 to help clean up some of the old content in your D2L courses. We will provide a brief overview of common areas that can be cleaned up, and then we’ll dive in and help you clean out the closet!
Registration is required.
Thursday, January 4th (Hyer 210):
Tuesday, January 16th (Hyer 210):
Can’t make these? We are planning to offer additional sessions during the Spring semester.
What this workshop isn’t: We will not be talking about Canvas, or showing any of the Canvas platform during this session. The purpose of this session is to focus on and prepare your D2L courses for the upcoming transition. We will be releasing a Canvas training schedule in January 2018. Stay tuned!
If you have any questions about this workshop, contact the UW-W Learning Technology Center.
This Fall 2017 semester, the LEARN Center and the LTC co-sponsored a series of workshops on student engagement. In the second workshop, a panel of instructors from across the UW-Whitewater campus shared strategies and techniques for engaging students across different course formats (i.e., face-to-face, online, blended/hybrid). The panelists for the session were Tammy French (Communication), Kelly Hatch (Curriculum & Instruction), Eric Loepp (Political Science), and Choton Basu (Information Technology & Supply Chain Management).
One panel question posed during the session addressed how instructors can know whether most (or all) students are engaged in a learning activity, or if only a relatively small handful of students are more vocally engaged. The instructors’ responses to the prompt are featured in the video below.
The LTC recorded all of the instructor presentations, and the other panel questions as well. The additional videos from this panel are available for viewing on the LTC YouTube site.
Information about the Spring 2018 LEARN Center/LTC workshop series will be forthcoming on this blog and on the LEARN Center website.
For further information on the LEARN Center/LTC workshop series, or any other LTC professional development opportunities, please contact the LTC at ltc@uww.edu.
Resolved 12/18 3:30pm: Lynda.com services have been restored and are again working. If you have issues access Lynda, please contact the UW-W Helpdesk.
Update 12/12 9:00AM:
Lynda.com for UW-Whitewater is still unavailable. We have received word that the Lynda office is currently scheduled to re-open on December 18th. Currently, that is the earliest estimate that we have for when access will be restored.
Update 12/11 8:00AM:
Due to the Thomas Fire evacuations in California, Lynda Engineering and Tier 2 support are severely limited. They are currently working on bringing support back online as soon as possible.
Update 12/6 1:45PM:
Lynda.com remains unavailable. Technicians are working to resolve the issue, but Lynda.com support is currently limited. We have received the message below from the vendor:
Due to the devastating fires in California, which are nearby, our Lynda.com headquarters is closed. Some of our colleagues have had to also evacuate their homes, since yesterday. As a result, this is affecting key Support Services, like Tech Support and Customer Service. Teammates who did not have to evacuate are working remotely, so we have some support, but limited.
Original message:
Beginning on 12/1, UW-Whitewater users are currently unable to access and login to the Lynda.com portal. Lynda.com support is working on resolving the issue. As soon as we have additional information we’ll update it here.
If you have any questions or concerns about this outage, please contact the UW-W Helpdesk.
The Learning Technology Center (LTC) is offering an all day Saturday event on December 9th, focusing on instructional development! This event is a great opportunity for instructors who are not able to contact the LTC during our standard operating hours to receive D2L assistance.
Join us at the LTC office, in McGraw 120, as early as 8:00am for D2L one-on-one support that is focused on your specific D2L needs. We are also offering two sessions of D2L basics, which may include information such as how to set up LockDown Browser, upload test questions, transfer grades to WINS, and much more!
If you are not able to make it to campus, no problem! You can schedule a one-on-one WebEx meeting during the 1:1 appointment times listed below. To schedule a 1:1 appointment, contact the LTC after you register.
Please stop by to get your questions answered, stay until your problems are solved, and close out the semester successfully!
Saturday Event Schedule
*sessions subject to change based on instructor needs.
8:00 – 10:00am Staff available for 1:1 appointments with instructors
10:00 – Noon D2L basics help
1:00 – 2:00pm Staff available for 1:1 appointments with instructors
2:00 – 3:00pm D2L basics help
3:00 – 4:00pm Staff available for 1:1 appointments with instructors
For further questions about the Saturday LTC Instructional Development Event please contact the LTC at ltc@uww.edu. To sign up, go to https://my.uww.edu/signup/Registration/Details/15325 (and log in with your Net-ID and password). Registration closes on Wednesday, December 6th!
If you want to access the secure network while off campus, you can use Cisco AnyConnect. AnyConnect is a Virtual Private Network or VPN that allows you to remotely access the campus’s network. Since the campus’ network infrastructure is protected from internet viruses and worm attacks by a firewall, VPN solution is necessary to gain access to specific campus resources, such as network storage, while maintaining the security of the system for both users and the network. UW-Whitewater enables VPN access using the Cisco AnyConnect VPN Software. VPN securely encrypts data transmissions from your computer to the campus network. A valid campus net-id and password are required to gain access.
If you use a University owned laptop, AnyConnect should already be installed.
Accessing most campus enterprise technology services, such as Email, calendar, the UW-Whitewater web site, WINS, and other web-based services does not require the use of the VPN.
If you have questions or issues setting up the VPN, please contact the UW-W Helpdesk.
Now that Winter 2018 and Spring 2018 course requests are available, you are likely looking to populate your new courses with materials you have already created and compiled. The Copy Components feature in D2L allows instructors to replicate the course components from one course offering to another. These include all commonly used components such as — news, content, files, gradebook structure, quizzes/question library, discussion group structure, and more. You can use this tool to easily re-use relevant content from one D2L course offering to another.
For written instructions to help copy, please visit the D2L Copy Components documentation we have available. Alternately, you can also watch a video walkthrough of the process.
After copying materials into your new course, you may be interested in cleaning up some unnecessary things. Some areas have a habit of bulking up over time, and we recommend checking them for unused items.
If you have any questions regarding the copy components tool or would like assistance cleaning up your course, please contact UW-W D2L Support.
It’s that time of year again, to bring out decorations, winter coats, and dusting off “the good plates” for company to use. While your home maybe getting messy, don’t let your webpages get cluttered!
The web content management system (CMS) used at UW-Whitewater is Ingeniux. Is there something that you want displayed on the page for next semester? Do you have information that you would like published where everyone will see? Sign up for Ingeniux training in the Signup Tool and learn how to use Ingeniux to update and modify UWW departmental webpages.
In this training you will learn to demonstrate the difference between parent and child pages, how to upload documents, media and images; and locate and edit pages. You will also learn how to preview and publish your changes to the UW-Whitewater site.
Website management is available to departments, colleges, business units and centers. The web management service includes web strategy, design, development, content production, analytics and support.
Make sure to contact the Helpdesk at helpdesk@uww.edu if you need access to edit the site, additional information can be found here: Website Management
If you have any additional questions about Ingeniux Training contact training@uww.edu
The Learning Technology Center (LTC) hosts Winter and Summer Institutes for Online/Blended Teaching. These institutes serve as introductions to best practices in online and blended course design and facilitation. Though these institutes do address specific tools, inside and outside of the learning management system (LMS), the focus of the institute is on research and practices in online teaching and learning, rather than on learning to use specific tools. By completing the institute, instructors can receive a badge.
In the past, basic knowledge of using the tools in the LMS has been viewed as a prerequisite for enrolling in the institutes. Though this might change slightly during the transition to Canvas (Please see the Canvas Migration Portal here for more information on that transition: http://www.uww.edu/icit/ltc/canvas-portal), in general some previous knowledge and experience using online teaching tools, such as tools in a LMS, is viewed as necessary in order to successfully complete the institute.
Participation in these institutes is competitive, as more instructors typically apply than can be supported in a given offering. However, by offering the institute twice a year, the LTC tries to accommodate as many instructors teaching online and/or blended in this institute as possible.
If you are interested in applying for the institute, be on the lookout for calls for participants on this blog in the future. If you are in need of one-on-one help with your online or blended course to close out the current Fall 2017 semester, consider registering for the LTC’s Saturday Instructional Development Event in December.