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<html><h1><b>*UPDATES: PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT AVENUE TO LEARN:*</br></br> <a href="https:avenuehelp.mcmaster.ca">https://avenuehelp.mcmaster.ca</a></b></h1></br></br></br> </html> ===== Content ===== Watch these video's from our vendor, for a beginner's dive into the Content tool:
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<html><br /></html> The above are the basics that you should know. For an expanded dive into the content tool, there is a content playlist from the vendor at: https://bit.ly/2P9Tu8C If you are thinking about adding a video to your course, you can use https://www.macvideo.ca, or Stream within the Microsoft Office 365 suite of tools. Alternately, use Vimeo, or YouTube to host your content externally and embed the video on a page in Content. Remember to respect copyright and accessiblity laws when you are using other's work as a part of your course. For more information about copyright at McMaster, please go to http://www.copyright.mcmaster.ca/ . For more information about accessibility please go to http://accessibility.mcmaster.ca/teaching-accessibly . Below is a video demonstrating how to embed a video or create content from scratch in D2L which we call Avenue to Learn. The process for embedding a video from YouTube and almost any other video streaming site is the same.
<html><br /></html> <html><br /></html> ===Adding Release Conditions to Content Items=== You may want to restrict access to Content items based on other activity in the system (eg. discussion posts, enrollment in a group or completing a quiz). This video demonstrates this ability.
===== Avenue Specifics ===== Nothing at this time. ===== Effective Pedagogical Practices ===== Please let us know if you have any pedagogical input for this tool. <html><br /></html> —- For questions or concerns, Avenue support is available from Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM at (905) 525-9140 ext. 23757 or by completing the intake form located at http://avenue.mcmaster.ca/support/