Current version D2L Learning Environment: Version 10.0
About Upgrades - the How and Why of upgrade decisions
Version 10.0 features for both Students and Instructors:
- Redesigned interface
- Additional Notification abilities for students
- Calendar updates
- Pager additions
Additional v10 features for Instructors:
- New workflow for publishing Dropbox feedback
- "Must post-first" option in Discussions
- Import/Export support for Rubrics
- Grading from iPad
- One-click access to tool items and submissions from Grades
- Streamlined content creation steps and more display options
Expanded information for Students and Instructors
Expanded information pages will open in a new window or a new tab dependent on browser and settings.
Past Upgrades to the D2L Learning Environment:
- December, 2011: upgrade to Version 9.4.1
- August, 2011: upgrade to Version 9.2
- January, 2011: upgrade to Version 9.1
- August, 2010: upgrade from Version 8.4 to Version 9.0.1
From newest to oldest - information about upgrades (below)
Version 9.4.1 features for both Students and Instructors:
- Substantial redesign of Calendar Tool
- Additional Notification abilities
- Redesigned News Tool
- Social Networking sites included in Profile
Additional 9.4.1 features for Instructors:
- Dropbox tool functionality enhanced
Expanded information for Students and Instructors
Expanded information pages will open in a new window or a new tab dependent on browser and settings.
Version 9.2 features for both Students and Instructors:
- Email set to both internal and external
- on Course Home page: "Preferences" widget replaced by "Content Browser" widget
- "Notification" tab added to "Preferences" widget
- elect to receive Discussion Notifications in email
- "Schedule" tool renamed "Calendar"
- Audio capture available in certain areas
Additional 9.2 features for Instructors:
- "Add/Remove Tools" functionality added
- "Intelligent Agents" tool added
- "Rubrics" more accessible
Additional expanded Information for Instructors
Expanded information pages will open in a new window or a new tab dependent on browser and settings.
Version 9.1 features for Students:
- Navigational bars feature an expanded tool selection
- Profile images display in the Discussions area and the Classlist area
- Better equation support is available in the HTML Editor - users can choose to use either the Graphical Editor, MathML and/or LaTeX formats
- Time zone support - individual users can now choose their preferred time zone from the User Preferences area
Version 9.1 additional features for Instructors:
- Course Builder feature available
- Manage Dates tool available
- Manage Files area features an optimized user interface
- Course Administration area features tools and wizards designed to make courses stronger pedagogically and streamline course creation
- Release Conditions - release an object if all or any of the conditions are met
- Last Course access displays from Grades area and Classlist area
Expanded information for Instructors
Expanded information pages will open in a new window or a new tab dependent on browser and settings.
About D2L Version 10 Learning Environment
Desire2Learn Learning Environment 10.X is the latest iteration of Desire2Learn's Learning Environment (LE) that is in use on the MSU-Bozeman campus. As changes are made by D2L to the software, upgrades are applied to the MSU-Bozeman instance of D2L LE.
