COVID-19 Faculty Resources

​Getting started with D2L

• Read the D2L Essentials guide, which covers basic features such as 
• creating modules 
• adding your syllabus and other content 
• updating news items 
• activating your course 
• emailing your students
• grades, and more
• Watch a recorded webinar on getting started with D2L
• Review a course setup checklist for the spring and make a copy for yourself that you can copy and edit.

Moving your lectures and discussions online 

There are a number of ways to move your lectures and discussions online. The two resources below address low-bandwidth alternatives to videoconferencing tools, such as discussion boards and collaborative document editors. 

• Watch a recorded webinar 
• Read a blog post on videoconferencing alternatives

Recording and sharing videos

There are multiple ways to record video lectures, demonstrations, quick updates, etc. that students can watch on their own.

• Read about options for recording and sharing lectures, including low-tech approaches for beginners  
• Watch a recorded webinar on recording video with Panopto, DePaul's lecture capture and video streaming system
• Read documentation on Panopto

Facilitating threaded class discussions in D2L

Threaded class discussions allow students to address you and one another asynchronously. 

• Watch a recorded webinar
• Read about Discussions in D2L Essentials
• Read a blog post on facilitating discussion forums

Using VoiceThread

VoiceThread is a media-rich tool that allows you and your students to create interactive presentations and have asynchronous discussions using audio and video, among other things.

• Watch a recorded webinar
• Read the documentation 

Facilitating real-time sessions via Zoom

Zoom is a videoconferencing application that supports real-time interaction, screen sharing, and more.

• View Zoom teaching tips and an email template that you can adapt for your course
• Read DePaul's Zoom documentatio n 
• Visit support.zoom.us for quick video introductions to popular features as well as live and recorded webinars

Giving quizzes, assignments and grades

Learn how to create quizzes, collect assignments and give students feedback in D2L.

• Read about grades and assessments in D2L
• Watch a recorded webinar on setting up a gradebook in D2L
• Read the documentation on quizzes in D2L
• Watch a recorded webinar on p roviding online feedback to students

University Updates 

For more University updates regarding COVID-19, visit go.depaul.edu/covid.​