Save Yourself the Headache!

At the end of each term Amy Sorenson, who is Profhelp, is inundated with questions about the Grades Tool in D2L. So, in order to avoid future headaches, we asked several faculty and Amy for helpful tips and suggestions.

Here they are:

1. Change your Personal Display options so you can always see the students' grades and the Final Calculated Grade when you enter the gradebook. http://at.ccconline.org/faculty/wiki/Tech_Tools_-_D2L_-_Grades#Set_Personal_Display_Options.3F

2. Run the Gradebook Wizard before the term starts. Enter fake grades for the Jenny Grade student to verify your grades are totaling correctly and match your Course Syllabus-Grading and Evaluation page.http://at.ccconline.org/faculty/wiki/Tech_Tools_-_D2L_-_Grades#Run_the_Grades_Setup_Wizard.3F

3. Towards the end of the term don’t forget to release the Final Calculated Grade column to the students so they can see their final grade.http://at.ccconline.org/faculty/wiki/Tech_Tools_-_D2L_-_Grades#Release_the_Final_Calculated_Grade_to_Students.3F

If you're still struggling with the Grades Tool after using these D2L Tool pages, please use the Profhelp form located in the CCCOnline Portal.

Wrapping up the Term

When wrapping up a semester with your students, there are some administrative duties as well as some best practices for concluding your course with students.

-Back up a copy of the grade book to your computer
- Communicate end of term procedures to learners and consider including the following:
1. How to review final grades
2. How to dispute grades (highlight FERPA and that Learner must contact the instructor)
3. How to reach the instructor outside of the course; last date instructor will monitor course.
4. When learner access to the course is available (14 days after term ends)

- Contact your Chair for:
1. Student issues
2. Academic Integrity issues
3. Grade submission issues

What else do you like to do to reach out to your students one last time?

Karen Kaemmerling
CCCOnline Director of Training and Professional Development
Social Sciences Chair
History Instructor
720-858-2765
karen.kaemmerling@cccs.edu