{"id":55783,"date":"2012-09-06T17:15:26","date_gmt":"2012-09-06T22:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/instructional\/?p=55783"},"modified":"2012-09-06T17:15:26","modified_gmt":"2012-09-06T22:15:26","slug":"tips-for-working-in-d2l-during-performance-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/instructional\/2012\/09\/06\/tips-for-working-in-d2l-during-performance-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Working in D2L During Performance Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As of 1:00 pm on 9\/6\/12, <a href=\"https:\/\/kb.wisc.edu\/luw\/news.php?id=4265\" target=\"_blank\">the Learn@UW Utility is actively engaged with D2L and Microsoft experts for a solution to our D2L performance problems<\/a>. All UW System campuses are experiencing slow D2L system performance.\u00a0 As we wait for a resolution to the D2L issues, we have the following recommendations for you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Try to work during low usage periods<\/strong>, including early morning (i.e., before 9 a.m.) and in the late evening or at night (i.e., after 8 p.m.). Avoid the 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. time period whenever possible as this seems to be the highest peak of usage time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Draft your discussion messages in Word<\/strong> and copy\/paste to D2L when you want to post. This strategy will save you from losing a message you draft in D2L in the event that D2L times out when you are submitting.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Print Content items for the current week<\/strong> so you can still reference course materials if\/when D2L is down.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ask your professor if it is acceptable to send assignments via email <\/strong>if you are unable to access the Dropbox. You can find your professor\u2019s email address in the UW-W Directory (<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.uww.edu\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/wp.uww.edu<\/a>). Make a note of the instructor\u2019s email address (and phone number if provided) in case you are unable to login and need to send a message.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Save each answer when taking a quiz.<\/strong> This strategy will prevent you from losing your quiz\u00a0answers,\u00a0in the event that D2L times out\u00a0at the moment you submit your quiz.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Don&#8217;t wait until the last minute!<\/strong> Plan ahead and give yourself extra time to\u00a0meet deadlines. Do not submit a quiz or upload a file to the Dropbox right before a deadline in the event that the system times out or takes longer than anticipated to process your request.<\/li>\n<li><strong>View the Dropbox submission history<\/strong> to verify that your Dropbox submission was successful. In the Dropbox area, click the &#8220;View History&#8221; button.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check the D2L login page for news.<\/strong> Any information or updates we receive about outages or problems with D2L will be posted on the D2L login page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We will continue to share any updates regarding the performance issues with you as we receive them from Learn@UW in Madison. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience at this time.<\/p>\n<p>If you have questions, please email <a href=\"mailto:d2l-support@uww.edu\" target=\"_blank\">UW-W D2L Support<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As of 1:00 pm on 9\/6\/12, the Learn@UW Utility is actively engaged with D2L and Microsoft experts for a solution to our D2L performance problems. 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