29 September 2011

Respondus LockDown Browser and external links and files

Respondus has posted a blog entry on how to use external links and files in a quiz that  requires the use of their LockDown Browser:

Respondus LockDown Browser: Using External Links and Files

14 September 2011

Ted videos

Videos from Ted.com can be posted inside your course offering in one of two ways: as a quicklink or embedded.

  • To link a Ted.com video as a quicklink, copy the URL of the Ted.com page that has the video. In Desire2Learn, add a quicklink and select the URL category. Paste the link copied from Ted.com into the "Url" field on the Link Details section of the Insert a Quicklink dialog box. Click Insert (if necessary) and then Save.
  • To embed a Ted.com video, click in the "Embed this video" field and copy the code there. In Desire2Learn, click on the Insert Stuff button on the Advanced formatting toolbar of a text box. Then click the Enter Embed Code button on the Select Media dialog box. Paste the embed code in the "Embed Code" box and click Next. Click Insert and then Save.

02 September 2011

Character limit for various text fields

The various identifying fields inside Desire2Learn have limits on the number of characters (including spaces) allowed:

ToolItemFieldLimit
NewsItemHeadline400
ContentModule and TopicTitle150
DiscussionsForum and TopicTitle250
DiscussionsMessageSubject150
DropboxFolderName128
QuizzesQuiz
[Properties and Submission Views and Reports]
Name256
QuizzesQuiz
[Restrictions]
Password20
QuizzesQuestion Library 
[Sections and Random Sections]
Name256
QuizzesQuestion Library
[Questions and Information]
Title256
QuizzesQuestion Library
[Question Images]
Description1791
GradesGrade Item and CategoryName127
EmailCompose New MessageSubject256
AttendanceRegister and SessionName128
AttendanceSessionDescription128
CalendarEventTitle128
ChatChatTitle150
ChatChatMessage400
ChecklistChecklist and ItemName128
GroupsCategory and GroupName128
GroupsGroup Code50