Founded in 1999 by current president John Baker, Desire2Learn rebranded in 2014 to become D2L, the creator of a K-12 and Higher Education learning management system known as BrightSpace. The technology of D2L is used in education, health care, government, and enterprise by over 15 million learners. D2L is the corporation that runs the learning management system BrightSpace. The information below contains basic information about D2L. For more information, click on the BrightSpace tab.
The state of Alabama uses D2L for its ACCESS Distance Education Program. Below is a video which shows a sample class using this program.
Features
Defines four users: administrator, instructor, teaching assistant, student
Course Content
Content Change Notifications
Expandable and Collapsible Modules
Tracking students use of external links
Ability to Share Files on site
Student Tools
Course Management
Dropbox for submitting assignments
Communication Tools
Discussion Lists provide brief information about each thread
Ratings Tools for discussions
Advantages
Organizes all course material in one place
Provides opportunities for group work, discussion and homework assignments
Provides opportunities for students to interact with teacher
Post quiz questions directly to server instead of importing them
Active D2L community that supports issues and communicates regularly
Works with all browsers
Customizable home page for all users
Disadvantages
Pop-up blockers stop users from composing emails and discussions in D2L software
Desire2Learn
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University of Montevallo
http://www.d2l.com/
Overview
Founded in 1999 by current president John Baker, Desire2Learn rebranded in 2014 to become D2L, the creator of a K-12 and Higher Education learning management system known as BrightSpace. The technology of D2L is used in education, health care, government, and enterprise by over 15 million learners. D2L is the corporation that runs the learning management system BrightSpace. The information below contains basic information about D2L. For more information, click on the BrightSpace tab.The state of Alabama uses D2L for its ACCESS Distance Education Program. Below is a video which shows a sample class using this program.
Features
Advantages
Disadvantages
Resources
http://www.d2l.com/
D2L Inc. (2013, October). Learning Environment 10.3 Features Guide. http://web.wilkes.edu/elearning/LE10.3Guide.pdf
Oklahoma State Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence. (n.d.). Introducing Desire2Learn. http://itle.okstate.edu/cms/d2lIntro.pdf