Weekly Feed—July 29, 2024
Faculty: Join us for D2L Day on August 7
Adobe Users: Renew or Check Out Fall Licenses Beginning August 5
Faculty: Join us for D2L Day on August 7
On Wednesday, August 7, UITS will deliver a series of workshops designed to help faculty master D2L, KSU's learning management platform. Join one, two, or all of these informative workshops!
D2L Day Workshops
D2L: Getting Started
This workshop will introduce participants to the D2L Brightspace learning management system. Participants will learn to create a module with a syllabus, files, an assignment dropbox, and a discussion. Participants will also learn how to use the classlist, grades tool, import/export/copy tool, and the student view.
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 8:45–9:45 a.m.
D2L Assignments
This one hour, mini-workshop will introduce participants to the advanced elements of Assignments in D2L Brightspace. Participants will learn how to leave feedback and grade assignments. Participants will learn to configure plagiarism detection with integrated TurnItIn, then how to view the originality report and leave markup. Participants should have a basic knowledge of D2L before taking this workshop, such as having attended a D2L Brightspace Getting Started course.
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 10–10:45 a.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2–2:45 p.m.
D2L Discussions
Discover how to use Discussions in D2L in this one-hour course.
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 10–10:45 a.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2–2:45 p.m.
D2L Quizzes
This hour long workshop will introduce participants to the Quizzes tool in D2L Brightspace. Participants will learn how to create questions in the Question Library, then how to create Quizzes. Quiz settings an options will be covered, including tying the quiz to the gradebook and creating random sections of questions. Participants should have a basic knowledge of D2L before taking this workshop, such as having attended the D2L Brightspace Getting Started course.
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 11–11:45 a.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 3–3:45 p.m.
D2L Grades
Learn to use the Grades tool in D2L Brightspace. In this workshop, we will cover how to configure Grades settings, build grade items, and enter grades. Participants should have a basic knowledge of D2L before taking this workshop, such as having attended a D2L Brightspace Getting Started course.
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 11 a.m. –12 p.m.
Check out the 2024 D2L Day flyer—and share it with colleagues who may benefit from attending!
How to Download Software
Follow these steps to download software:
- Navigate to desktopsoftware.kennesaw.edu.
- Log in with your KSU email and password.
- Choose the software you plan to use for work. A button on the top-right reads Add to Cart, Get Instructions, or Get Access.
- If the button says Add to Cart, click it to add the software to your cart, then view your cart and check out.
- If the button says Get Instructions, click it to open instructions for installing the software.
- If the button says Get Access, click it to be directed to an external site where you can access the software.
Questions or concerns? UITS is here for you! Contact the KSU Service Desk.
Adobe Users: Renew or Check Out Fall Licenses Beginning August 5
Faculty and staff: It's almost time to renew or check out Adobe licenses for Fall 2024!
Renewing Your Adobe License for Fall
If you checked out an Abobe license for Spring and did not renew it for Summer, it expired in mid-May; if you checked out an Adobe license for Summer, it will expire on August 5 (with a 7-day grace period ending on August 12). To avoid a disruption in access to Adobe products, you will be able to renew your Adobe license beginning on August 5.
If you checked out an Adobe license for Summer, you will receive an email reminder from external email address noreply@kivuto.com with a link to renew your license.
Not Renewing Your License?
If you currently have an Adobe license and choose not to renew it, we strongly encourage you to save your Adobe content to Microsoft OneDrive because your Adobe cloud storage will become inaccessible once your license expires.
Checking Out a New Adobe License for Fall
If you have not previously checked out an Adobe license and would like to have one for Fall, please follow the steps for downloading software above on or after August 5.
