Posts By: Travis Kramer

End of Life Notice for D2L Binder

Information In order to better deliver products and features that meaningfully improve the lives of learners and educators, D2L is constantly evaluating where to focus our efforts. It’s natural for all products to go through a cycle from introduction, growth, and maturity, to an eventual end of life. That time will be coming for Binder… Read more »

Platform Updates to TCU Online from Q2 (April – June 2018) + July

Assignments Submitting a Text-only Assignment to an Assignment Submission folder When instructors create a new assignment submission folder, they can opt to make this a text-only submission folder by selecting Text Submission under Submission Options. Learn more: Create Assignment Submission Folders Improvements to TurnItIn Integration Dates – Date management is automated so Start and End… Read more »

Fall 2018 courses are ready in TCU Online

All Fall 2018 courses with faculty assigned in class search are now available in TCU Online. TCU Online will continue to update every 24 hours to reflect any new courses or new assignments from the Registrar. If you plan to use TCU Online for the Fall semester, please login and complete the steps on our Semester Launch page. If… Read more »

Platform Updates to TCU Online in 2018

Please review the posts below to view the 2018 Platform Updates to TCU Online. Platform Updates to TCU Online from Q1: January – March 2018 Platform Updates to TCU Online from Q2 (April – June 2018) + July Platform Updates to TCU Online from Q3 (July – September) 2018 Platform Updates to TCU Online from… Read more »

Platform Updates to TCU Online in 2017

Accessibility Accessibility Checker – An accessibility checker is available within Content, Widgets, Quizzes, Assignments, Calendar, and any other tools where an instructor or student can access the HTML Editor. After adding content to the HTML Editor, click the checker to ensure that your work conforms to accessibility standards. Learn more: Using the accessibility checker Creating… Read more »

Crash Course and Student Orientation Tool Access Statistics

The stats below display the Tool Access for Crash Course for Faculty and the Student Orientation Tutorial courses in TCU Online for the past 12 months, as of March 31, 2017. These are optional tutorials for faculty and students to learn about using TCU Online. Crash Course for Faculty Tool Percent views Total views (Last… Read more »

Grades Setup Recommendations and Tips

Check Your Settings Review the Recommended Grades Tool Settings page. Release Grades By default, final calculated or adjusted grades are not automatically released to students. This means that students will not automatically see their cumulative grade to date. Review the Release Final Adjusted/Calculated Grades steps to share these grades with your students. Associate an Activity (Assignments, Quizzes, Discussions) with… Read more »

Update to TCU Online: Discussions for Groups or Sections

You can create a group or section discussion topic that will allow each group or section to have their own discussion area. With this update, you can also associate the topic with a single grade item for optimal gradebook display. You can learn how to: Create a Group Discussion Topic Create a Group Discussion Topic… Read more »

Students: Get more out of TCU Online!

Setup notifications to get the latest updates​ about course content, announcements, due dates and grades by text (SMS) or email for TCU Online courses. Setup your profile with a photo, add links to social media accounts, and add your contact information. Utilize the Pulse and Binder apps for time management tools; easy access to the… Read more »