Simple Syllabus Required for Spring 2026—Training Resources Available
Dear Pikes Peak State College Faculty and Instructors, Beginning in Spring 2026, Simple Syllabus will be the required platform for all course syllabus creation and management. This transition will help us provide a more consistent, accessible, and streamlined experience for both instructors and students. Spring 2026 Simple Syllabi will be available for instructors once D2L […]
MyCourses Roadmap – My Digital Backpack Course
**As of 12/11/25, the MyCourses Roadmap is on hold until Summer or Fall 2026. Quick heads-up! All students will receive the following email informing them they must complete the MyCourses Roadmap: My Digital Backpack orientation course before accessing their Spring 2026 course shells. Key points: Please be prepared for student questions about this new requirement. More […]
September 2025 eLearning Updates
Honorlock Contract Ending: Proctoring in Pooled Sections The CCCS Honorlock contract ends in early September and will no longer be accessible for instructors and students. Beginning in the Fall 2025 semester, all pooled courses will need to use Yuja Verity for online test proctoring. Resources to help support this transition: New D2L Features Some new […]
Know Before You Go – Summer and Fall 2025 eLearning Updates
Simple Syllabus Online Proctoring Tools: Respondus vs. Yuja Verity New D2L Quiz Evaluation Experience Yuja Panorama – Digital Accessibility Checker Tool New Yuja Video Editor Interface New Online Tutoring Service for Pooled Sections Essentials of Teaching and Learning Online Boot Camp CO Online Handbook Fall 2025 Professional Development Week How to Reach Us Help Article […]
Change in Column Wording
D2L has changed the wording of some data columns from “Last Name First Name” to “Name” in the Classlist and “Learner” in Assignments, Quizzes, Discussions, and the Gradebook. If you click the “Name” or “Learner” column, you will have several options to sort the column. By Default, it sorts by last name from A-Z unless […]
Cheers to a Great Semester & Exciting Spring 2025 Updates!
Wow—congratulations on wrapping up another incredible semester! We’re so grateful for all the hard work, passion, and dedication you’ve poured into your courses. This fall, you helped us deliver over 690 online sections—what an accomplishment! Thank you for making it all possible. What’s Coming This Spring? We’ve got some exciting updates lined up for Spring 2025, and we […]
TurnItIn AI Detector Not Renewed
Posted June 3rd, 2024 In January 2023, Turnitin introduced an AI feature to their anti-plagiarism checker. This feature was enabled by default and initially, there was no option to disable it. Turnitin later provided a way to disable the feature and announced that they would start charging for its use. After consulting with the Learning […]
Updates to Feedback Interface
Posted May 1st, 2024 We have noticed some changes to the instructor feedback interface that have recently occurred. In Assignments, the wording has changed from “Evaluate” to “Go to Evaluation”. You will also now be able to see if your feedback has been published or if it’s in a draft state, and if students have […]
Summer 2024 eLearning Updates
Posted April 25th, 2024 Yuja Migration Yuja Outage Period Updating Links If at any time you need support with this, our team is available to help. You can also reach out directly to Yuja Support at support@yuja.com or 1-888-257-2278. D2L SMS Text Message Notifications Fall PDW Workshops (8/12/24-8/16/24) Important Dates Contact Us Help Article Spotlight
The mistake with grades that many of us make!
Posted October 20th, 2022 Oh don’t worry, it’s not your fault. There is NO info link and no definition on what you are doing by adding a date in Grades. Several times during a semester eLearning receives a message explaining that students can’t see their grades. Almost always the issue is the same, dates have […]
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