Important Information about D2L for December 2018

As announced in an email from University Technology Services (UTS), NEIU is upgrading the Banner system, which integrates with many technologies, starting Saturday, December 22nd, 2018 at 11:59 p.m., and will continue through December 31st, 2018 at 11:59 p.m.

What does this mean for faculty?
  • D2L: Access to D2L is not impacted.  Faculty and Staff will still be able to access D2L directly via the following link - http://neiu.desire2learn.com. D2L will receive no Banner feeds during the outage.  No student enrollments or faculty assignments will change during this time.  

  • Tk20: Access to Tk20 is not impacted. Users can access Tk20 directly via the following link - http://neiu.tk20.com. Tk20 will receive no Banner feeds during the outage.

  • Nmail: Access to Nmail will be available directly via the following link - http://nmail.neiu.edu

Please continue to contact the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) at ctl@neiu.edu for help with D2L, Tk20, and SmartEvals or to ask about how the Banner upgrade will impact these programs.

All questions, feedback, and issues regarding the upgrades to Banner and NEIUport should be directed to UTS at helpdesk@neiu.edu.

Accessing Desire2Learn (D2L) Daylight

 Picture
​
You can access D2L in two different ways: 
  • You can login to NEIUPort and click on the "Desire2Learn" logo in the upper right hand corner of the page.
    NEIU recommends Internet Explorer, Safari, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox in order to utilize NEIUPort. Microsoft Edge is not fully supported at this time. ​
  • You can login directly to D2L by navigating to neiu.desire2learn.com and log in with your NetID and NEIU password. [Recommended] 
    Desire2Learn recommends the latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox for optimal functionality.

D2L Subscription Training

Subscription training provides NEIU faculty members with unlimited access to on-demand and live virtual D2L training. The training covers a wide range of tools in D2L. Many topics include training offerings at a beginner, intermediate, and advanced level.

NEIU faculty members will need to become a member of the Brightspace Community to access this resource. Please follow the steps in this guide to access the training resources. The process does involve multiple steps, but is worth it! Faculty members must use their NEIU email address to register in order for the training to be free.

D2L Daylight Workshops

CTL Workshops will be announced throughout the semester. Visit the Professional Development for Faculty page and watch for Targeted Announcements. Faculty or departments with requests for specific workshop offerings are invited to email us at ctl@neiu.edu.

Daylight Guides & Videos

Select a category below to access videos and PDF guides. 
Can't find what you are looking for?

Browse the general Daylight Help Feature: Type the tool or function you need help with into the search bar and click the magnifying glass to complete the search.
E-mail the D2L Assistance email (shown below) if you would like further assistance or to setup a one-on-one session.

D2L Faculty Request Forms

Click an icon below that corresponds with the necessary form. 
Picture
Create Master Course Shell
Picture
Enroll a: Tutor, Peer Mentor, Interpreter Request
Picture
Guest User Account Request
Picture
Enroll Instructor Request
Picture
Enroll a Librarian Request
Picture
Temporary Instructor Account Request
Picture
Combine Course Sections

Student D2L Assistance

We have created a few guides to assist students in using D2L in the their courses. Visit Desire2Learn (D2L) for Students.

For additional student help with D2L, please take one of the following steps: