eCampus strongly recommends that students review the "Getting Started with Desire2Learn" PDF before the start of class. D2L is easy to use but looks and functions a little differently than the previous system (Blackboard CE 8), so you will benefit from spending some time familiarizing yourself.
"Getting Started with Desire 2 Learn".
Click on this link to download the Adobe PDF Reader if you do not already have it on your computer.
This document explains:
After completing all the steps in the Getting Started PDF, please review the following Quick Start Guides to familiarize yourself with how Desire 2 Learn works. (Note: Not all tools will be available in your class, depending on what functions your instructor has decided to use.)
Tool |
D2L Quickstart Guide in PDF format |
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| Blog | |
| Chat | |
| Checklist | |
| Classlist | |
| Content | |
| Discussions | |
| Dropbox | |
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| Grades | |
| Journal | |
| Locker | |
| Pager | |
| Personal Homepage | |
| Quizzes | |
| Schedule | |
Important course access information:
D2L Login URL:
http://sjsu.desire2learn.com Please note that it should NOT have the "www" at the start of the URL like many other websites.
Username: 3 days prior to the start of the course, your Desire2Learn username can be found by logging into your mySJSU account, clicking on Self Service > Campus Personal Information > Names, and locating your Desire2Learn name (look for Name Type called D2L) from the list. Usernames will generally be in the form of firstname.lastname, but may have an appended number (e.g., joshua.doe2) if there is more than one person with that name at SJSU. The mySJSU look-up will also be helpful for persons using middle names, hyphens, apostrophes, etc. Don't forget the "dot" between your first name and your last name.
Password: Your initial D2L password is your 9 digit SJSU ID number. After you log in, you can change your password by clicking on the "Password" link in the "My Settings" widget of the D2L homepage.
Note: If you forget your password in the future, you can use the "Forget Password?" link at the D2L Login Page to get your password sent to you at the preferred email address you have listed in mySJSU. Check your Spam folder if you do not receive an email in your inbox with your password information. The password will have the "From" address: "spamstop@desire2learn.com".
Courses: Once logged in to D2L you should see your course or courses listed in the My Courses widget. The "My Courses" section will display all of your D2L courses that have been activated by your instructor(s). Click on the course name and you will be entered into the course’s home page.
If you have problems logging in, before you call the Help Desk please be sure you've carefully read the log in materials described above. If you are still having problems, contact the Help Desk at 408.924.2377 or submit an "incident ticket" online.
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