Kodiak for Instructors
Kodiak is the University's implementation of the Desire2Learn Brightspace online learning environment. You can use the system to distribute files, manage grades, enable online homework submissions, deliver quizzes and surveys, host online discussions, make announcements, take attendance, email your students, and more.
Are you an instructor new to Kodiak? Start with this Kodiak Essentials self-directed course which includes handouts, videos, and knowledge checklists. Email edtech@wne.edu to be added to the course.
Quick Guides
PDF How-to Guides for Instructors
Basics
- Q and A for New Faculty
- Kodiak: the really short version
- Request and Activate Courses
- Tool Activation
- Course Activation
- HTML Editor
- Student View
- Classlist
- Calendar
- Announcements
- Profile
Content
Communication & Collaboration
Assignments
Grades
Quizzes
Other Assessment Tools
Course Management
Detailed Guides
Instructor Guides by D2L
Videos
Video Tutorials
Start here: Introduction to Kodiak webinar recording
Getting Started / Basics
- Account Settings
- Manage Notifications
- Navigation
- Profile
- Navigate Your Homepage and My Courses
- Making Use of the HTML Editor
- Making Use of the Equation Editor
- Attach a Release Condition
- Create a Submissions Folder
- Add Restrictions to Folder
- Associate a Submissions Folder with a Grade Item
- Grade Submissions in Assignments
- Grade Submissions Offline
- Add and Remove Associations
- Create a Competency
- Create a Learning Objective
- Incorporate Activities
- Overview
- Tracking Competency Achievement
- Associate Competencies with Quiz Questions
- Add a Module
- Add a SCORM Object
- Add an Existing Activity
- Attach a Release Condition
- Completion Tracking
- Create a File and Insert Stuff
- Create a Video Topic
- Create an Audio Topic
- Create an Overview
- Delete a Module
- Rearrange Modules, Sub-Modules, and Topics
- Upload a Topic
- Manage Files: Upload a File and Add it as a Content Topic
- Add a Rubric to a Discussion Topic
- Assess from within the Thread
- Create a Forum
- Create a Topic
- Grade a Topic
- Subscription Options
- Understanding the Grades Tool
- Associate an Activity with a Grade Item
- Create a Grade Book Category
- Create a Grade Item
- Create a Grade Scheme
- Create Grade Exemptions
- Delete Grade Items with Associations
- Enter Grades
- Exemptions Overview
- Export Grades
- Release Final Grades
- Troubleshoot Final Grades
- Create a Group
- Delete a Group or Category
- Group Enrollment Options
- Modify Group Enrollment
- Use Private Discussions for Journaling
- Create an Intelligent Agent
- Delete and Restore an Intelligent Agent
- Manually Run an Intelligent Agent
- Perform a Practice Run
- View and Edit the Schedule of an Intelligent Agent
- Overview of Question Types
- Add an Answer Key
- Benefits of Question Library
- Create a Matching Question
- Create a Multi-Select Question
- Create a New Question
- Create a New Section
- Create a Question Using a Regular Expression
- Create an Arithmetic Question
- Create Complex Fill in the Blanks Questions- Instructor
- Create Significant Figures Questions
- Import Questions into Question Library
- Add Questions from Other Courses
- Associate a Quiz with a Grade Item
- Attach a Release Condition
- Create a New Quiz with Imported Questions
- Create a New Quiz with New Questions
- Create a Quiz Report
- Create a Quiz with a Randomized Set of Questions
- Create Bonus Quiz Questions
- Customize Submission Views
- Grant Special Access to Users for a Quiz
- Manually Grade a Quiz
- Populate a Quiz with Questions from Question Library
- Preview a Quiz as a Learner
- Reset Quiz Attempts for Learners
- Shuffle Questions
- Transfer Quiz Grades to Your Grade Book
- Encourage Learners to Engage in Your Course Offering Using Intelligent Agents
- Itemize Assignments using Checklists
- Make Regular Announcements
- Measure How Long a Learner Takes to Complete Quiz Questions
- Use Replacement Strings to Personalize Emails
- Use Self Assessments as Study Aids