Coronavirus Update: USD will begin its fall semester Aug. 19 and conclude classroom instruction by Thanksgiving for most of its academic programs. The university is committed to on-campus operations this fall. USD will continue remote delivery through the summer academic term (May 18-Aug. 7). All USD-hosted events and visitor activities are canceled through July 31. USD plans to host graduation ceremonies on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. More Updates about USD's Pandemic Planning
Desire2Learn Training
D2L 1: Introduction and Course Setup
This introductory course will instruct you with on overview of D2L, including how to access and activate a course, how to customize your course, and how to manage course content.
D2L 2: Grades and the Classlist
This class explains how to set up and manage your grade book, how to enter and export grades, and how to utilize the classlist for emailing students and viewing user progress.
D2L 3: Communication Tools and Personal Tools
This course will teach you how to use communication tools in D2L, including course calendar, news item, pager, and discussion.
D2L4: Assessment Tools
This course will discuss the purpose and use of the Dropbox tool and how to create, edit, and grade a quiz.
D2L 5: Rubrics
This tutorial will show you how to set-up rubrics in D2L.
D2L 6: Attendance
This tutorial will show you how to set up an attendance register and explain how to keep track of attendance using D2L.