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Analysis of LMS Categories of Function
LMS Review: Additional
insight needed.
LMS: Desire2Learn Integrated Learning Platform
Instructions: URL: www.desire2learn.com
We are interested in yourresponse in defining thefollowing capabilities of yourhosted LMS product andservice.
Please check off if the feature is available and add adescription of the feature(if needed) in the spacesbelow:
Customized AdministrativeRoleCapabilities With over 500 distinct permissions, the number of unique roles thatcan be created is endless. Unique to Desire2Learn Learning Suite is
the ability to set advanced access and security permissions for roles atany level of your organization, all the way down to an individual toolor feature within a tool.
Throughout the organizational hierarchy you set up with D2L, userscan have different roles and responsibilities as they move throughdifferent areas of the system. In addition, we provide bulk tools to
both create these org units as well as manage the enrollmentsthroughout them.
Banner Integration
Yes, Desire2Learn has multiple approaches to integrating with
Banner. The integration includes course creation, user creation,
and user enrollments, and can also include a grades send back to
Banner. These approaches include:
Approach 1 Banner Adapter (requires Luminis Message
Broker): Supports real-time course creation, user creation, and
user enrollment. Also provides a UI for Faculty to manage thesubmission of Grades into Banner. The integration also includes a
cross-listing interface to manage mappings for both courses and
sections.
Approach 2 Holding Tank: Our SIS-agnostic middleware
approach supports real-time course creation, user creation, and
user enrollment. Grades can be submitted back to Banner through
a scripted bulk process. The integration also includes a cross-
listing interface to manage mappings for both courses and
sections.
Approach 3 Custom API Integration: Desire2Learns extensive
APIs can be used to build a more custom integration. Further
scoping would be required for this option.
Single Sign On Authentication &Publisher Content
Course Cartridges
Our solution supports the import of IMS or SCORM compliant ePackor course cartridges from most textbook publishers. Desire2Learn haspartner relationships with many major content publishers and is astandards compliant platform, easily allowing ePacks to be imported
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in most major formats. Content Development Partners create onlinecourses, unique multimedia materials and custom course materials,and engage in the Desire2Learn Partner Network to ensure that theircontent is compatible with Desire2Learn Learning Suite.
LTI Compatible
Learning Apps
D2L supports IMS LTI v1.1.1 and is heavily involved in the process of
developing specifications around core LTI v2 and associated,individual services specifications. D2L is committed to the ongoingsupport and implementation of this standard.
We have LTI-Based integrations with many of our publishers, andoften they will include deeper data exchange through our APIs. Theseinclude:
Cengage
CourseSmart
MacMillan
McGraw Hill
Pearson
Wiley
Vital Source
And more
Desire2Learn also supports alternative authenticationmethods, including:
The Desire2Learn API uses variable management withinthe product to accommodate external authenticationdirectories such as LDAP, Kerberos, Active Directory, andcustom systems.
Desire2Learn can also implement Single Sign-On fromdiverse systems like portals, libraries, and other contentsystems. Administrators can set up fail-throughauthentication against a secondary source like the system'sown database in the event that the primary source (forexample, the LDAP server) fails.
Shibboleth authentication is supported by Desire2LearnLearning Environment. It is deployed and configured as acustom project through Desire2Learn Professional ServicesOrganization.
We integrate with Central Authentication Service (CAS) as single-sign-on protocol for the web so that learners canaccess multiple applications by providing their credentials
(such as user ID and password) only once.
Social Learning
Groups
D2L has different tools to handle social groups depending on the
use case of Cuyahoga Community College. These include:
Course-Level Groups used for creating private
discussion areas, shared file folders, and group
submission dropboxes. Content and resources can also be
conditionally released to groups within a class.
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Wiggio Groups D2L offers a feature set known as Wiggio
which allows for student-let ad-hoc group creation for
hosting virtual meetings, conference calls, chats, and
collaborative document sharing.
Community Groups Course shells can be converted to be
used as a community group or club. Students can be givena greater amount of permissions to manage these groups,
and the language, branding, and toolsets can be modified
to be more appropriate for the group.
Opt In
Referring to the answer above, both the Course-level groups and
Course shell-based groups have an opt-in function. In a course,
groups can be configured to be a self-sign-up. In the organization,
Community Groups use our Self Registration tool to enable opt-in
The Self Registration tool can also require the user to complete a
form, and for the group leader to approve registration.
Link to Facebook,
Twitter, LinkedIn,etc.
Desire2Learn also enables Cuyahogas users to add links to
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedInand Google+ in their user profiles
Discussion Feed
Users can subscribe to entire categories of forums, individual
forums, and individual threads as an email notification. These
notifications can be sent out immediately, or just sent as daily
digests.
Avatars, Bio, orCustomizable Profiles Yes, Desire2Learn Learning Environment provides users with theability to create an individual user profile allowing for a personalized
space. Users have the ability to add information to their user profile,which can be seen by other users with the appropriate permissionsset. This information can include everything from a picture andnickname to addresses, likes/dislikes, and other user-configurable
information. Internal/External
Access or Sharing Inside of Desire2Learn Learning Environment, files can be shared
through a variety of different tools for file sharing. These include:
Group Lockers shared file folders that allow users to
submit files to a group.
Wiggio our ad-hoc group tool also supports a shared
files area.
Blog the blog tool allows for sharing externally outside
the system.
Desire2Learn ePortfolio (separate product offering) is a
robust social platform for sharing files to peers and
groups. It also supports a presentation module which
allows for external sharing. Video & Audio
Messaging Desire2Learn Learning Environment includes both a Record
Audio and Record Video tool. These tools can be used in many
areas for the students to record and embed multimedia directly
into content areas.
Badges, Student Incentives &Retention
Mozilla Open Badges
Desire2Learn can integrate with badging platforms that support
the Open Badges standard through an LTI integration.
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Credly
Credly supports integration with Wordpress, and D2L can
integrate with Wordpress via LTI.
Other
Desire2Learn can also integrate with other Badges, Incentives,
and Retention offerings through LTI initiatives. D2L is also
working on a badging solution for future release.
Mobile Abilities
LMS App
Desire2Learn Learning Environment includes a web-based mobileinterface built specifically for mobile access. Included withDesire2Learn Learning Environment at no additional cost, mobileusers can read content, view their grades, see the latest news, view acourses calendar, and read and reply to discussion boards. All of thestools are available in a format designed and optimized for mobile web
browsing.
Faculty Grading App
Desire2Learn provides the Desire2Learn Grader app which
supports both online and offline grading for content submitted to
our dropbox tool. This app supports MS Office Types (Word,Excel, PPT), .PDF, Apple Iwork, TXT, RTF, HTM and HTML, PNG,
GIF, JPG, TIFF, and iPad-supported audio/video (mp3, mp4, etc.)
Student App
Desire2Learn offers students the Desire2Learn Binder app for
both online and offline viewing of content.
ADA Compliance & Accessibility
Video Captioning
Desire2Learn supports Video Captioning with multiple tools:
1. Videos uploaded into Desire2Learns content tool are
rendered in a D2L player which supports the addition of
captions.
2.
Desire2Learn Capture (additional product) is a LectureCapture solution, and this solution supports the addition
of captions.
3. Desire2Learn Learning Environment also integrates with
Kaltura, which supports the addition of video captions.
Audio Transcription 3rd partyintegration
There is no native feature for audio transcription in Desire2Learn
however standard audio transcription tools that support web-
browsers. D2L does internal quality assurance testing with
assistive technologies like JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and Dragon
NaturallySpeaking to proactively identify and address issues.
In addition, Desire2Learn has other Accessibility integrations
such as ReadSpeaker for reading content pages out to users withlearning disabilities.
Compatibility
The Desire2Learn Learning Environment, Desire2Learn LearningRepository, and Desire2Learn ePortfolio all comply with theapplicable industry standards of Section 508 of the United StatesRehabilitation Act of 1973. D2L designs and tests web applicationsagainst the World Wide Web Consortiums (W3C) Web Content
Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2 level AA and Section 508.In addition, Desire2Learn is Gold Level certified with the NationalFederation of the Blind.
Innovations, Ratings Awards
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& Awards D2L is also the only LMS vendor that has pledged toreview their accessibility program with the National
Federation of the Blind yearly as part of their Nonvisual
Access Certification and is the only LMS vendor to achieve
Gold level certification on multiple occasions (2010, 2011
2013). On July 8, 2013, as a demonstration of our commitment to
accessibility, D2L was awarded the Dr. Jacob Bolotin
Award for groundbreaking work in accessibility by the
National Federation of the Blind (NFB).
Innovations
Uploaded videos convert to HTML 5 player and support
closed captioning
HTML editor creates semantic markup by default
Special Access - Prompts authors for alt text on adding image
Allows for individual time limits for assessments
WCAG AA checks for color contrast during content
creation and warns the user
Allows authors to add ACCMD to content
Equation editor produces accessible output by default
All authoring practices demonstrated in documentation areaccessible
Founders of Desire2Learn Accessibility Interest Group
http://collaborate.athenpro.org/group/d2l/
Additional information on Desire2Learn Accessibility Standards
Compliance can be found at:
http://www.desire2learn.com/products/accessibility/standards
Upgrades & Implementation ofNew Features
Process
Desire2Learn is implementing Continuous Delivery which is a methoof delivering updated technology to our clients that enables rapid,incremental delivery of high quality, valuable new functionality tousers. This frictionless model makes it possible to increasecollaboration with our clients and adapt software in line with userfeedback and needs for incremental and easily integrated changes.
With continuous Delivery, smaller updates of new features that do no
impact a key workflow or require retraining will be released as part ofthe regular monthly update.
These features are loaded into the system automatically, however it isat Cuyahogas discretion as to when these features are turned on.
When released, the features will be turned off by default in the updateallowing Cuyahoga to have the control to toggle on these features
within a 12 month period from release before they are turned on bydefault.
Timeline
With continuous Delivery, smaller updates of new features that do noimpact a key workflow or require retraining will be released as part ofthe regular monthly update. When released, the features will beturned off by default in the update allowing Cuyahoga to have the
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control to toggle on these features within a 12 month period fromrelease before they are turned on by default.
Testing BeforeRelease Procedure
Cuyahoga will have access to a test environment that will allow
them to test new features before rolling them out to their
production environment.
Training
Documentation
D2L documentation is provided online through the Desire2LearnResource Center website via the Community. Desire2Learn ResourceCenter is the source for the most recent user documentation. Userscan leverage the integrated search engine located in the mainnavigation bar to immediately find relevant topics and resources.
Documentation is also offered in downloadable packages that aretargeted to three audiences: one for system administrators, one forinstructors and course designers, and one for learners. These packageare downloaded from the Community.
Tutorials
Implementations of Desire2Learn include access to our self-
directed training videos, which is a library of student and
instructor-oriented videos detailing the use of each tool. In
addition, our Desire2Learn Community site includes help guides
and recipes for using the tools more effectively.
Feature Release Info.
Yes, feature releases include training resources to help your team
understand what is new in the system. In addition, your dedicate
account manager can help facilitate demonstrations and Q&A
sessions with your team to further understand the effects of the
release.
Face to Face Option
Our trainers can deliver hands-on workshops onsite at our client
locations and share best practices on teaching and learning.
Training typically takes place in a lab setting with each participanworking from their own training course.
Product ImprovementProcess Desire2Learn is a client-centric company focused on meeting clientneeds. Client input drives our development roadmap. Clients can
contribute ideas and input a variety of ways:
Community Website| This open discussion forums is visited dailyby Desire2Learn employees and used to interact in real time withclients and respond to their suggestions.
Product Idea Exchange| Within the Community, clients can post unique idea, vote on posted ideas, add their comments, search ideas,
view recent and popular ideas/feature request, and subscribe to ideasto be altered to any updates.
Focus Groups| Clients can join focus groups on specific topics ofinterest to contribute ideas and innovate collaboratively.
User Conference| Desire2Learn hosts an annual user conferencewhere clients and Desire2Learn employees can work collaborativelyface-to-face.
Client Site Visits| Product Managers, Trainers, and anyone whovisit clients often get an opportunity to speak to administrators,instructors and even students about how they use the system and
what they would like to see from it.
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Web Meeting/Conferencing
Webinar Online 3rdPartyIntegration
Desire2Learn has deep integrations with Adobe Connect,
Blackboard Collaborate, Webex, and Microsoft Lync, and we can
also integrate with other LTI-based tools like Big Blue Button. In
addition, our Desire2Learn Capture (optional)offering supports
live and archived webcasts that integrated directly into theenvironment as its native to our solution.
File sharing
Files can be shared using multiple different tools:
Group Locker shared storage areas for files
Wiggio our ad-hoc groups tool supports shared folders
and document creation/sharing
Desire2Learn ePortfolio our robust sharing platform
allows users to share files from both the web and mobile
devices.
Video Uploading
Video can be uploaded using the following tools:
Video Note this tool exists in almost all content entry
areas and supports the recording of video directly into thcontent
Drag and Drop Video in Content our content building
tool allows for the drag-and-drop of video directly into a
lesson, and our system will provide an HTML-5 based
player to make it suitable for all devices. In addition, the
video player includes options for adding closed captions.
Desire2Learn Capture our lecture capture solution for
displaying live and archived video in courses. This
solution also supports the uploading of pre-existing video
content.
Diverse Meeting
Roles
Yes, through our integration with third party tools like
Blackboard Collaborate, Webex, Adobe Connect, and MicrosoftLync, different and hierarchical meeting roles can be controlled
within a web conference.
FERPA Safeguards
Verification Options
Desire2Learn understands the importance of regulatory compliancewith respect to the security and privacy of information. Our solutionshave been engineered to address privacy-based regulatoryrequirements. Confidentiality elements are controlled by a Cuyahogasystem administrator. The system allows administrators to flexiblydefine what information is public (e.g. directory information), what isprivate (e.g. non-directory information) and to indicate whether a
specific role has the ability to see non-directoryinformation.
Internal
Desire2Learn complies with the prohibitions under FERPA: we do nodisclose any information to anyone except to those that our client-schools authorize, and those people are internal only. We provide aframework for our clients to determine what user information fieldsmay be considered appropriate for a directory, which is accomplishedthrough a User Information Privacy setting. In addition, there areadditional security permissions to control access to fields such asemail addresses and student IDs. Since our clients have takendifferent approaches to FERPA, we attempt to make the system asflexible as possible. It is ultimately up to the system administrator and
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instructors to configure the system to best reflect their privacy (andregulatory) requirements.
External BuildingBlock Our policy is that we do not give access to the data we handle by ourDesire2Learn Cloud offering other than to authorized personnel; we
do not give direct access, but instead our clients ask us to providethem with specified information.
Metrics & Data
Course reporting
The User Progress tool provides progress reports to learners,instructor, and auditors. The User Progress tool acts as an all-in-oneview of interactions users have with various tools and features withinan organizational unit (e.g. a course). Instructors can use the UserProgress tool to gain quick insight of usage patterns of one individuallearner and compare them to that of their peers. The User Progresstool provides a snapshot view of all activity within Desire2LearnLearning Environment such as:
Grades
Learning Objectives
Content
Discussions
Assignments
Quizzes
Checklists
Surveys
Login HistoryIn addition, our Intelligent Agents tool can be used to createautomatic emails that send out to teachers, counsellors, coaches, orother interested individuals when certain criteria are/are notachieved.
Student ActivityReporting Options
Using the User Progress tool described above, the faculty member canalso see detailed information at the individual student level. At thestudent level, the reports show more specific information such as timespent on activities, submission dates, and comparisons against thegroup.
Also, as mentioned above, Intelligent Agents can be set to check forincomplete/complete activities or for certain grade thresholds and
automatically email invested stakeholders. Furthermore, usingorganizational rubrics, this could even be used to track activities thatare happening across the system as an early alert system.
System reportingOptions Desire2Learn Analytics Essentials provides a useful interface throughwhich Cuyahoga can create reports detailing system activity.
Desire2Learn Analytics Essentials enables users to select a widevariety of data to report on and to shape reports through the use offilters and other parameters. Desire2Learn Analytics Essentialsprovides three different categories of reports:
Class and User Progress Dashboard1.
Inline Tool Dashboards2.
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Administrative Dashboards3.
The data available for Desire2Learn Learning Environment to reporton is contained in datasets. Once a dataset is chosen to report on, arender type can be selected (render types define the format of areport). Custom filters can also be added to reports to constrain the
information to only show specified and relevant results. The availablerender types are as follows:
Area Graph Pie Graph
Bar Graph Table
Line Graph
In addition, our additional offering Desire2Learn Insights is essentialfor administrators, steering committees, information technologypersonnel, system auditors, financial analysts, and many other
stakeholders who want to make informed, organizational, and cross-organizational decisions without purchasing expensive businessintelligence software or hiring a large team of business intelligenceand database analysts.
Desire2Learn Insights provides on-demand access to data related toyour Desire2Learn instance to help improve your organizationsunderstanding of how your eLearning solution is used. Desire2LearnInsights is a flexible solution to create your own reports or createexport files without having to extract raw data or understandStructured Query Language (SQL). In some cases you may have someadditional user-based information that you want to incorporate intothe academic solution.
InterventionReporting
Inside of Desire2Learn Learning Environment, our Intelligent
Agents tool can be used to trigger emails and flags based on
learning objective performance happening across the system.
Using this tool, Cuyahoga can build a framework to evaluate key
metrics and indicators and flag students for intervention as they
progress through multiple courses.
In addition, Desire2Learns Insights (optional) Student SuccessSystemmodule provides a more in-depth platform for identifyingat-risk users. Desire2Learn Insights empowers institutions withpredictive analytic tools to improve student success, retention,completion, and graduation rates. Student Success System usesstatistical analysis to generate predictive models that enable Cuyahog
to identify at-risk students and intervene appropriately to improvetheir rate of success and increase institutional effectiveness.
The predictive analysis is used by the Student Success System isadaptable to the instructional approach of each course enabling themonitoring of student engagement and achievement expectations percourse. Weekly predictions are based on five possible domains:
Course Access| The course access domain compiles Desire2LearnLearning Environment logins as well as accesses of course-specifichomepages as a demonstration of a students engagement in a course
Content Access| The content access domain describes engagementby tracking access of content material for the course.
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Social Learning| The social learning domain uses data capturedwithin Desire2Learn Learning Environment discussions to show thelevel of student engagement. The sociogram visualization is critical inidentifying students that may be performing well in terms of theirgrades, but may be disconnected from the class socially which could
present a risk for dropping out or transferring.Grades| The grades domain describes student performance onassessments. The grades predictive chart provides a compact
visualization of student performance across all course assessmentswhile also comparing student performance relative to classmates.
Preparedness(optional component) | This domain consists of a setof data elements from a Student Information System (SIS), includingadmission scores, overall institution performance and demographicsto provide a view on a students level of preparedness for the course.
Implementation
Implementation Plan
Document
Please see the attached sample implementation plan included
with this document.
Any Other Advantages
Predictive Analytics
One of Desire2Learns biggest differentiators is our focus on deep
analytics, learning outcome assessment, as well as predictive
modeling to provide valuable insights that will improve learner
success. These offerings include:
Insights and Learning Objective Reporting
Desire2Learn Insights allows you to see the results of learning by
reporting on the assessments and mastery of skills. Desire2LearnInsights fills in the gaps as it measures how the student and instructoused the learning suite to transform the educational components intoknowledge and the mastery of skills. The reports of Insights allow forfiltering at program, department, course, and student levels to helpCuyahoga access to the effectiveness of your programs. In addition,other reports help identify at-risk students, grade trends, quiz itemanalysis, and much more.
Student Success System
The Student Success System the early intervention system inDesire2Learn Insights that empowers institutions with predictive
analytic tools to improve student success, retention, completion, andgraduation rates. Student Success System uses statistical analysis togenerate predictive models that enable Cuyahoga to identify at-riskstudents and intervene appropriately to improve their rate of successand increase institutional effectiveness.
Degree Compass
Degree Compass is a personalized, web-based course
recommendation tool that uses predictive analytics to guide
learners course selection in a way that not only enhances the rat
of academic success but also drives on-time completion of their
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degree or training.
Personalization and Adaptive Learning Paths
Also unique to Desire2Learn is our focus on creating a truly
personal experience for both students and faculty members.Without courses, faculty members are able to create courses that
selectively release content based on the users past performances
In addition, the courses themselves can be restructured to suit
each delivery model, including blended, purely online, or even a
gamified course.
Release Conditions
Instructors can create custom learning paths and provide a personallearning experience by attaching release conditions to items within acourse. For example, learners can be prevented from accessingspecific items until they meet the associated condition such as arequired score on a quiz or viewing a certain amount of coursecontent. In this case, access to aspects of a course is fuelled bysuccessfully meeting an objective. Another example of customizinglearning paths with the Release Conditions tool is that a releasecondition can be set up to trigger additional resources for learners
who receive a low score on a quiz (i.e. under 50 per cent) and wouldbenefit from additional help.
Desire2Learn LEAP
In our commitment to provide instructors and learners with the toolsand technology that personalize the learning experience, D2L
acquired Knowillage Systems, Inc. in September 2013. KnowillageSystems is the creator of the dynamic adaptive learning and semanticengine technology called LeaP derived from the phrase LearningPath.
LeaP strives to improve learner engagement and achievement byusing a language processing engine and an adaptive analyticsalgorithm to systematically determine gaps in a learners skill set andthen provides the right tools, content, and techniques to address thos
weaknesses right at the moment of learning. By combining alearners scholastic profile with learning objectives, activities,assessments, and information regarding their content mastery, LeaPguides the learners on a personally, optimized learning path, in real-time, according to their individual learning pace and style.
At the heart of LeaP is an adaptive engine that is designed to increaseefficiency in the content-mapping process. In the past, creatingpersonal learning pathways for each learner required a significantamount of labor to create the personalized map, search for the rightcontent, and input learning activities and assessments to address eachindividual learners areas for improvement.
Flexible Branding
Many aspects of our solution can be tailored by your administratorsand course designers to align with your organizations vision and
brand:
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system variables
organizational units andstructures
roles and permissions
languages colors
navigation bar layout
homepage layout
presentation andnavigation settings
interface development(widgets)
features toaccommodateaccessibility
In addition, the Homepage tool enables complete customization forhome pages at the organization, course, and any level in between. Forinstance, a department can have its own unique color and scheme,look and feel, department news, and department events. Widgets can
be positioned and sized to fit individual homepages. Some of thewidgets available include: bookmarks, calendar/events, contentbrowser, Google search, my courses, my settings, news, picture
library, role switch, and updates.
The flexibility of these course pages allows Cuyahoga to be
creative with your course delivery. For example, a course shell
could simply start in the content tool to encourage user adoption,
course shells could have a dynamic landing page made from othe
web-based languages, or you could have a course land on a
virtually captured lecture accompanied by a twitter feed.
Pervasive Offline Capabilities
Lastly, Desire2Learns mobile apps have the advantage of being
offline enabled. Our apps are free to use and integrate directly
back into Desire2Learn Learning Environment, and all support
offline features.
Desire2Learn Binder (offline supported)
The Desire2Learn Binder platform has been designed to helpeducators world-wide make the transition from print to digital bysimplifying the discovery and acquisition of publisher content througeTextbook integration into the online learning experience.Furthermore, the Desire2Learn Binder platform includes engaging,intuitive cross-platform mobile, and desktop applications that allowlearners to consume purchased eTextbooks, course content
originating from Desire2Learn Learning Environment as well as othepersonal learning objects all in a single location with the tools theyneed to stay productive and organized.
Desire2Learn Assignment Grader (offline supported)
Desire2Learn Assignment Grader for iPad is available from theAppleApp Store for free. With it instructors can grade and leavefeedback wherever they go even offline. Desire2Learn AssignmentGrader enables offline, mobile access to assignments in the Dropboxtool in Desire2Learn Learning Environment and the ability to gradethose assignments from a tablet device.
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Desire2Learn ePortfolio App
Our immersive social sharing app also supports the offline
creation of learning artifacts, and once reconnected to wifi this
app will synchronize with the web-based server. With
Desire2Learn ePortfolio users can:
Take photos, record video, record audio and add them to youportfolio. Add content (image, audio recording, reflection, orlink) to Desire2Learn ePortfolio directly from your device.
Create items and share, tag, or add them to collections in onelocation
Share items with peers, mentors, and instructors.
In addition, Desire2Learn also supports a lifelong ePortfolio calle
MyDesire2Learn for when the user leaves Cuyahoga Community
College.