IDDS Workshop Schedule

IDDS offers a wide variety of workshops. If the time of the workshop does not fit your schedule, please contact us for a one-to-one appointment!

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REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Register via email at idds@ship.edu. Please include the name and date of the workshop in your email. 

January Workshop Sessions 

All workshops will take place in the IDDS lab, LL012. 

What's New in D2L

1/23 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm
1/25 - 9:00am to 10:00am
1/29 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
1/31 - 8:00am to 9:00am

February Workshop Sessions

Bb Collaborate

2/04 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
2/07 - 9:30am to 10:30am
2/15 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
2/20 - 9:00am to 10:00am
2/21 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm
2/27 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

What's New in D2L
2/11 - 10:00am to 11:00am
2/13 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm

We're available for one-to-one consultation!
If there is a class that you would like to take, please call and we can schedule a one-to-one session with you. 

IDDS Events

IDDS provides a 4 Week Online Desire2Learn course for those teaching through the Office of Extended Studies during the Summer. Check back for course times and dates.

Brown Bag Lunch 

Join us for our first Brown Bag Lunch. Our topic is Wikis in the Classroom. Bring you own brown bag lunch--we'll supply the drinks and dessert! Date: TBA

Interim Director of IDDS & Ship Desire2Learn Campus Administrator

Donna Panzo, Doctoral Student, Pepperdine University
Office: Lehman Library room 014
Phone: 717.477.1123 x3439
Email: dmpanz@ship.edu 

Sending Email in D2L

Our D2L LMS uses our external email addresses (username@ship.edu) which is managed outside Learning Environment. Instructors can compose emails from within Learning Environment, but you cannot receive emails.

Email can be sent from a variety of areas in the D2L platform.

• Classlist
• Grades Area - Spreadsheet View and by clicking on a student's name.
• Groups Area
• Dropbox Area

The following file types cannot be added to or downloaded from email messages in Learning Environment: .asp, .aspx, .exe, .bat, .dll, .com, .asa, .asax, .ascx, .asmx, .axd, .cdx, .cer, .config, .idc, .cs, .csproj, .java, .jsl, .licx, .rem, .resources, .resx, .shtm, .shtml, .stm, .vb, .vbproj, .vjsproj, .vsdisco, .webinfo, .ini.

 Classlist

There are two ways to email students using the Classlist Tool.

1 - Email All Students

1. Click on the Classlist link in the Navigation bar.
2. Click on the Email everyone on this tab button. Students email addresses appear in the BCC area of the Compose New Message dialog box.
3. Fill out the appropriate email fields.
   
   
   
4. Click on the Send button.

2 - Email Specific Students

1. Click on the Classlist link in the Navigation bar.
2. Click on the checkbox next to the students name. Students email addresses appear in the BCC area of the Compose New Message dialog box.
3. Fill out the appropriate email fields.
4. Click on the Send button.

 Grades

There are two ways to email students in the Grades area.

Individual Students 

1. Click on a student's name 
2. Click on the Email user button.
3. Compose and send the email.

Mutliple Students

1. Use the Spreadsheet view in the Grades area
2. Select the checkbox next to individual students names 
3. Click on the email icon.
4. Compose and send the email.

 Groups

Emailing the Members of a Group

With one click you can easily address an email to group members.  A copy of the email is not automatically sent to you. Please place your email address in the To: textbox of the message.

1. From the Course Home page on the Navigation bar click on the GROUPS link. The Groups page appears.
2. Select your group by placing a checkmark next to the name of the group.
3. Click on the EMAIL  icon. A Compose New Message window appears addressed to the selected group's members. Complete the text of the email.
4. Click on the SEND button. The email is sent to the selected group.

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 Dropbox

To email students from the Dropbox area:

1. Click on the checkbox next to the student's name.
2. Click on the Email icon.
3. Compose and send the email.