NU Learn Common Tasks for Faculty
Here you will find a number of tasks that you may, at one time or another, need to accomplish in Learn. If you have a task that you would like to see listed here, please send it to the ITR Academic Technology team at BFRC@neumann.edu and we will post it.
How to log in to NU Learn
- Navigate to http://neumann.dcollege.net/
- Enter Neumann credentials
- Click Login button
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Reordering Courses in My Courses Module
- From the Home tab, hover over the My Courses module
- Click on the icon at the top right of the module (looks like a gear)
- Under Edit Course List, click and drag courses into the order you want them to appear
- Click the Submit button
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Grouping Courses by Term
- From the Home tab, hover over the My Courses module
- Click on the icon at the top right of the module (looks like a gear)
- Under Terms, click on the checkbox to select Group by Term
- Select which terms you want to see and whether or not they are expanded
- You can also reorder terms by clicking and dragging them up or down the list
- Click the Submit button
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How to Copy Content From Another Learn Course
- Navigate to the course in Learn that contains your content
- Under the Control Panel, click on Packages and Utilities to expand the options
- Click on Course Copy
- Under Select Copy Options, click the Browse button
- Click the radio button next to the course you want to copy to
- Click the Submit button
- If you want everything, click the Select All button
- You can pick and choose items to include in the copy
- Be sure to include tools if you want the links that were created for them
- Under File Attachments, choose the option, "Copy links and copies of the content (Include all Course Files)"
- Click the Submit button
- You will see a green confirmation bar and receive an e-mail when the copy has completed
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Importing a ZIP package of content into a Learn course
- After you have downloaded the Zip file to your computer, click on the course into which you would like to import the Zip file.
- Under Control Panel in the left-hand menu, click on Packages and Utilities.
- Select Import Package / View Logs.
- On the next screen, click Import Package.
- Click the Browse button and browse to the Zip file you downloaded to your computer.
- Under "3. Select Course Materials," click the "Select All" button.
- Click Submit at the bottom of the screen.
- You will receive an email when the import is complete.
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Change Course Start or End Dates
NOTE: These instructions can be used to allow student access to a course site early or extend availability after the end of the term (e.g., to allow access during exams). If you need to reopen a course at a later date (e.g., to allow students to finish incomplete work), please contact olt@drexel.edu for assistance.
- Under COURSE MANAGEMENT, click Customization and
then Properties
- In section 3 (“Set Course Duration”), enter the
desired Start Date and End Date
- Click the Submit button at the top or bottom of the page
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How to create a Test Student account
- Enter one of your courses in Learn where you are an Instructor and would like to create a temporary account
- In the left navigation, under the Control Panel heading, click to expand the Course Tools option
- Click on the Add Test Student link
- Make note of the username, it will be your Drexel username with _s appended to it
- Set a password for this account
- Make sure the Enroll checkbox is checked
- Click the Submit button
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How to log in with a Test Student account
- Make sure you have created your Test Student account
- Go to http://learn.dcollege.net/
- Log in with your Test Student account credentials (the username will end with _s)
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