Comments on: Desire2Learn 8.2 – my first impressions http://clintlalonde.net/2008/02/09/desire2learn-82-my-first-impressions/ Trying to balance the ed with the tech Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:22:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Terrie McAloney http://clintlalonde.net/2008/02/09/desire2learn-82-my-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Terrie McAloney Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:25:08 +0000 http://clintlalonde.net/2008/02/09/desire2learn-82-my-first-impressions/#comment-47 Debbie, not sure what you mean here -- "Still not editing outside content manager, which is tiresome." We have been using WebDAV which means all the files in D2L are like another folder on my computer. I can work on all the files and they are saved to my D2L courses. This is a huge time saving feature. Also, I found this site which gives a really good video overview of D2L 8.2 http://www.help.d2l.arizona.edu/whats_new Debbie, not sure what you mean here — “Still not editing outside content manager, which is tiresome.” We have been using WebDAV which means all the files in D2L are like another folder on my computer. I can work on all the files and they are saved to my D2L courses. This is a huge time saving feature. Also, I found this site which gives a really good video overview of D2L 8.2

http://www.help.d2l.arizona.edu/whats_new

]]> By: Clint http://clintlalonde.net/2008/02/09/desire2learn-82-my-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Clint Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:04:44 +0000 http://clintlalonde.net/2008/02/09/desire2learn-82-my-first-impressions/#comment-46 Hey Debbie, The metadata section has to do with the D2L object repository, which we are not using so won't be active in our instance. The Liveroom problem, which is a synchronous tool that is an add on for D2L, is a problem with Java. It's a known issue with D2L and the latest release of Java. Again, another tool, we haven't purchased at Camosun, but still was available to us in the generic sandbox. Hey Debbie,

The metadata section has to do with the D2L object repository, which we are not using so won’t be active in our instance.

The Liveroom problem, which is a synchronous tool that is an add on for D2L, is a problem with Java. It’s a known issue with D2L and the latest release of Java. Again, another tool, we haven’t purchased at Camosun, but still was available to us in the generic sandbox.

]]> By: Debbie Gascoyne http://clintlalonde.net/2008/02/09/desire2learn-82-my-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Debbie Gascoyne Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:58:32 +0000 http://clintlalonde.net/2008/02/09/desire2learn-82-my-first-impressions/#comment-45 Hey Clint. Nice overview! Thanks. I've only had a couple of brief looks at it, and to be honest I don't see many "huge" changes. Yes, there's a lot of difference in the interface - jazzy icons. I really like the change you pointed out to the course management area, particularly that aspect that the navbar stays the same, so no toggling back and forth between what you're doing to the course to see the results. I think some faculty may be confused by some of the changes - honestly, I have no idea wtf that section called "metadata" is all about. I get irked with jargon. Why can't they come up with intuitive descriptions of things? I think the blog tool is <i>marginally</i> better - that is, the interface at least looks a bit better. Afaik it's still one blog for all courses, though, which is a pain. I like the group dropbox. The Liveroom (?was that the name?) broke my computer which is saying a lot on a Mac. Actually it didn't break my computer, but it quit unexpectedly, which doesn't happen often in OSX. But I think d2l is not optimized for Safari - will have to try it at work, and also try it in Firefox. Still not editing outside content manager, which is tiresome. Still no wiki. And they nicked the commenting on discussion posts from Moodle. But it's a welcome addition. Hey Clint. Nice overview! Thanks. I’ve only had a couple of brief looks at it, and to be honest I don’t see many “huge” changes. Yes, there’s a lot of difference in the interface – jazzy icons. I really like the change you pointed out to the course management area, particularly that aspect that the navbar stays the same, so no toggling back and forth between what you’re doing to the course to see the results. I think some faculty may be confused by some of the changes – honestly, I have no idea wtf that section called “metadata” is all about. I get irked with jargon. Why can’t they come up with intuitive descriptions of things?
I think the blog tool is marginally better – that is, the interface at least looks a bit better. Afaik it’s still one blog for all courses, though, which is a pain. I like the group dropbox. The Liveroom (?was that the name?) broke my computer which is saying a lot on a Mac. Actually it didn’t break my computer, but it quit unexpectedly, which doesn’t happen often in OSX. But I think d2l is not optimized for Safari – will have to try it at work, and also try it in Firefox.

Still not editing outside content manager, which is tiresome. Still no wiki.

And they nicked the commenting on discussion posts from Moodle. But it’s a welcome addition.

]]>