Faculty - One Stop Resource Guide: Online Faculty Resources

1. Upload a Syllabus 

Prior to uploading any file into D2L, you must create module. 

• Create Modules and Submodules: https://vtac.lonestar.edu/help/a224 

Then you can upload your syllabus (or any file): https://vtac.lonestar.edu/help/a092

2. Set up Assignments 

Assignments are anything you want them to be. What D2L provides is a way for students to submit their work to you, and for you to grade them online.

• Create Assignments: https://vtac.lonestar.edu/help/a032
  Edit Assignments: https://vtac.lonestar.edu/help/a035

3. Use Email 

D2L has its own email, separate from the Lone Star email. It is recommended that you use the D2L email for your online or hybrid class. Unlike the Lone Star Email, students cannot forward their D2L email to another email server. This eliminates the possibility of students claiming that another email server lost their mail. In addition, if you want, you can have your students submit their work to you via email.
Send email in D2L: https://vtac.lonestar.edu/help/a080
Read email in D2L: https://vtac.lonestar.edu/help/a077

4. Set up a Gradebook​

Using the D2L gradebook serves several functions. First, students can see what their progress grades are, without having to ask you. Second, D2L does the math calculations for you. And third, a nearly permanent record is kept of student grades.  There are three basic steps to setting up a gradebook: create categories, choose a grading system, and add grade columns.
1. Create categories: https://vtac.lonestar.edu/help/create-gradebook-category 
2. Difference between Weighted and Points: https://vtac.lonestar.edu/help/c001
3. Set up a Weighted System Gradebook: https://vtac.lonestar.edu/help/a128
4. Add a Grade Column: https://vtac.lonestar.edu/help/a168

•  Keep Teaching LSC

• https://vtac.lonestar.edu/help