Faculty Manuals & Tutorials

Our Virtual Campus is more than just a course management system (Desire2Learn), it is a gate way to a variety of student support services, programs and resources that can now be accessed virtually. 

If you are faculty or staff in need of assistance, please email the Distance Learning & Online Instruction Department (distancelearning@brazosport.edu) or call 979-230-3487. If you are a student, please contact the HelpDesk at 979-230-3266 or helpdesk@brazosport.edu. The following manuals focus on how to work with Desire2Learn (D2L) which is our course management system used for hosting and managing online courses at Brazosport College. 

Experiencing Technical Issues 8/22/2022: We are in the process of updating our manuals to PDF. Till then you may experience issues in opening those that are in Microsoft Word. Based on the browser you are using (Chrome or Firefox), view steps to access these documents.

A Bit about Contact Hours
Explanation of Contact Hours includes Activity List of Corresponding Activities
15wk Contact Hour Template (Excel file to plan weekly contact hours associated with activities)
8wk Contact Hour Template

Virtual Campus Manuals:

Course Access/Set & Go Tools
Awards Tool
Creating Groups
Copying an Online Course OR Copying Individual Course Components
News, Checklists, and Notifications
Pin and Unpin Courses
Quick Eval
Use Scenarios for Intelligent Agent Tool
Using Virtual Campus Email
Working with Intelligent Agent Tool
You-Attend Quick Start Guide

Assessment Tools
Discussions Assignments
Discussions: Journal Based Assignments
Discussion Rubric: Best Practices
Discussion: Tips
Dropbox Assignments
Dropbox Annotation Tool (video)
Quizzes: Create a Quiz
Quizzes: Managing Questions via Question Library
Quizzes: Enabling Respondus LockDown Browser
Quizzes: Respondus Monitor integration with Pearson MyLab
Quizzes: Importing a Word document or a CVS File
Quizzes: Importing using TestGen
Quizzes: Creating a Question Pool
Quizzes: Exporting Statistics/Data for IR
Quizzes: Linking Questions to Learning Objectives
Resolving LockDown Browser Fixit Errors
Rubrics: Creating & Managing
Video Note
Viewing Turnitin Similarity Reports

Content
Content Tool: Set Up
Content Tool: Using the HTML Editor
Exempting Students from a Content Topic/Activity
SCORM Objects & Connecting to Gradebook
Tips for Facilitating Virtual Meetings to Engage Students (.ppt)
Video Assignments: Set Up & Management
Virtual Classroom: Set Up & Management
Using a Document Camera with Virtual Classroom
Zoom Meetings: Set Up & Management
Zoom Meetings: Download, Archive, Delete
Zoom Meeting: Tips & Tricks

Grades
Working with Grades and Viewing Student Progress
Running Grade Average

StudyMate
Using StudyMate

Videos
Configuring Your Gradebook & Setting a Running Average
Flipgrid Setup
Posting News, Creating Student Self-Checklists, and Setting up Course Notifications
The Virtual Classroom
Group Video Assignments
Setting Up and Managing the Content Tool
Using the Intelligent Agent for Auto Generated Reminders
Adding, Managing, and Assessing Dropbox items
Using Competency Tool to Link Activities to Learning Objectives

Strategy Information
Communication/Interaction
Using Group Projects Effectively (CMU Eberly Center)
Creating Groups & Lockers in your Online Course
Working with Groups & Using Lockers (students)

Online Quality Assurance Templates
Read message from the Dean of Instruction (doc) on what ALSO needs to be included in the syllabus for Fall 2022. Use the HTML version to copy and paste in template.
On-Campus Course Syllabus Template
Online Course Syllabus Template
Online Course Syllabus Template (HTML Version)
Hybrid Course Syllabus Template
Hybrid Course Syllabus Template (HTML Version)
Online Course Development Checklist
Online Course Module Outline
Online Course Assignment Template
Hybrid Course Assignment Template

MyMediasite
Create a MyMediasite account, add video and embed into online course
Create MyMediasite Quizzes & Export Grades
Editing video using MyMediasite internal editor
How to download video to edit via ScreenPal

Pickit Add-On
Pickit Request Form (submit to receive invite email with username/password)

Manual:
Inserting Pickit add-on to Microsoft Office
Searching & Inserting Images using Pickit

ScreenPal
ScreenPal Password Request Form (submit to access password to download/install)

Manuals:
Installing ScreenPal
Working with ScreenPal
ScreenPal Editing Cut, Copy, Hide, Insert
ScreenPal Editing Narrate, Transitions, Volume, Overlay Text
ScreenPal Editing Overlay Blur, Overlay Layering, Replace Freeze Frame
ScreenPal Editing Overlay Image, Replace Video, Animating Overlays, Blur Moving Objects
ScreenPal Editing Overlay Outline, Speed Up, Slow Down, Overlay Highlight

Videos:
Edit Tools (covers cutting, using overlays, inserting pauses, transitions, and  more)
Editing Help (covers editing audio, cursor highlighting, zooming, and more)
Scripted Recordings (creating scripts to lay out exactly what you want to say)

Percussion Website
Using Percussion (for faculty websites)

Contact	Office Hours 7:30 AM-5:00 PM
Paige Barnes AOS Room A.200 Phone (979) 230-3494 Email Paige.Barnes@brazosport.edu	Jennifer Poland Instructional Designer Room A.210 Phone (979) 230-3178 Email Jennifer.Poland@brazosport.edu	Linda McConnell Director, Distance Learning Room A.202 Phone (979) 230-3368 Email Linda.Mcconnell@brazosport.edu
Angela Elder Technical Specialist Room A.214 Phone (979) 230-3594 Email Angela.Elder@brazosport.edu	Bryan Brown Instructional Designer Room A.201 Phone (979) 230-3487 Email Bryan.Brown@brazosport.edu	Brandon Lam Technical Specialist Room A.212 Phone (979) 230-3640 Email Brandon.Lam@brazosport.edu