Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Oh no! There's no content in my course!

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The beginning of the term is quickly approaching, and you've been watching your list of courses on D2L to see when you'll get your course shell. You log in and there it is! You're ready to begin working and open the course, only to find that there's no content. You get ready to email everyone you can think of. STOP!

If you haven't received the confirmation email from CCCOnline's Academic Technologies staff indicating that the course has been duped, it's not ready for you yet! The process in D2L requires that the course shell be created first, then content is added later. Usually these two tasks occur at about the same time, but sometimes there may be a delay.

So, before you panic and email David Chatham, your mentor, or someone else, check to see if you have received the confirmation email. If you don't receive that confirmation within a day or so of seeing the course listed, then contact your program chair to find out if the course really HAS been duped and there's a problem with the content. Chances are there's no problem--the process just isn't finished yet.

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