Teaching & Learning
Schedule time for instructional brainstorming, syllabus development, class observations, and more.
Teaching Observations
Confidential and supportive feedback on your teaching can help you better gauge the effectiveness of your teaching and its impact on students’ learning. Learn more about Teaching Observations.
Dr. Nikita Harris
Dr. Rebecca Putman
Coming Soon
D2L
Courses offered through the Registrar are automatically created with the instructor(s) assigned in Class Search and students enrolled in the course.
Additional Users
Instructors can request to enroll additional users to courses (e.g., additional Faculty, TAs, Guest Lecturers, etc.).
Available Roles & Permissions
The following roles and permission are available for D2L uses.
TA (No Grades)
Similar to a Professor role without the ability to Copy/Import/Export content. Limitation: no access to grades or view/add/edit Accommodations. Access for this role ends on the course access end date.
Auditor
A role for course auditors officially declared with the registrar. Can participate in course activities. Limitations: will not see grades or appear in gradebook.
Course Viewer
A role for tutors/advisors/writing assistants to view a course. Limitations: no ability to participate or interact. Will not see grades or appear in grade book.
Guest Lecturer
A Professor role to view course and participate/interact with students. Limitations: no editing or access to grades.
Librarian
Most similar to a Professor role. Can create/edit/copy content, interact with students, and access grades. This role should be used for TCU Librarians.
Librarian (No Grades)
Most similar to a Professor role. Can create/edit/copy content and interact with students. Limitations: no access to grades. This role should be used for TCU Librarians.
Professor
This is a standard instructor role. Can create/edit/copy content, interact with students, and access grades.
Special Course Admin
A Professor role with the ability to change start/end dates in course, and enroll and unenroll students in a course.
Student
This is a standard student role.
Student (Past Access)
This is similar to the Student role with the ability to access the course past the end date of the course. This would be used for students needing to finish an Incomplete in a course.
TA (Teaching Assistant)
Most similar to a Professor role without the ability to Copy/Import/Export content or view/add/edit Accommodations. Access for this role ends on the course access end date.
TA (No Editing)
Similar to a Professor role without the ability to Copy/Import/Export content. Limitations: no ability to edit or view/add/edit Accommodations. Access for this role ends on the course access end date.
More Information
Learn more about additional enrollments.
D2L
Combine courses to add and update content and communicate with students in multiple course sections from one location.
Best Practice
Combined courses work best when all students need to have the same content, course activities (assignments, discussions, quizzes, etc.), and grade items.
Eligible Course
Courses eligible to be combined are those offered with the registrar in the same semester session. This setup is useful if you teach multiple sections of the same course, if your course is cross-listed, or if you teach a course with multiple lab sections. Combined courses work best when all students need to have the same content, course activities (assignments, discussions, quizzes, etc.), and grade items.
More Information
For more information about combining your courses, see What are Combined Courses?
D2L
This is complete set of course templates designed to provide helpful course information to students.
Contents
The TCU Course Template contains a robust Start Here module with pre-populated content, formatted modules with placeholder fields for outcomes/objectives, resources (readings, videos, and instructor insights), and key takeaways.
More Information
D2L
These courses without student enrollments are places to plan courses and tryout features in D2L.
Master Course
A Master course provides an area for content planning and development. Students are not enrolled in Master courses. For more information about Master courses, please see Working with Master Courses.
Sandbox
A Sandbox provides an area to try out and practice using TCU Online tools without disrupting your Master or semester course.
D2L
These are D2L courses for programs or other entities not listed with the Registrar.
Special Course Admin
Special courses require at least one Special Course Admin to manage the enrollment of students in the course. Directions will be sent to the Special Course Admin once the course is created.
D2L
Book a virtual lab (Zoom appointment) for assistance with setting up or using D2L, integrating educational technology, instructional design, or online/distance learning.
Alex Fitzgerald
Angela Gruver
Travis Kramer
Dr. Melissa L. Clayton
D2L
If you can’t find what you need elsewhere, the support form is our “catch-all” form where you can submit your question for assistance with D2L and its associated learning technology tools.
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