Avenue Fundamentals

Welcome to the Fundamentals of Avenue to Learn workshop. This is a blended workshop - meaning that before you attend the in-person session, you will have viewed the resources on this page, tried some of these tasks in a course shell and then attended our face-to-face working session where you will put what you've learned into practice. We strongly encourage you to bring materials that you might use for your course to the session, that way you will be able to use that time for developing your actual course. If you do not have all your materials prepared, that's fine, bring what you can to the session. The outcomes for this course are:

You will be able to login to Avenue to Learn. You will be able to add files to, or create, Content for students to access in an accessible format. You will be able to use the Classlist tool to see who is in your course and manage enrollments. You will be able to use the Avenue Mail function and know the differences between Avenue Mail and McMaster e-mail.

Before setting up your course in Avenue, you have to ensure that your macid is active and that you have an account in Avenue. Please visit our Basics page for more information.

Navigation / Tools

https://documentation.desire2learn.com/en/Learning Environment

Quick Guide for Faculty

In order to get started with Avenue to Learn, you will need to complete the following steps:

1. Activate your MacID If you do not already have your MacID activated, please do this before you login to Avenue. You can activate your MacID here: https://apps.mcmaster.ca/activation/readme.jsp If you do not have a MacID, please contact UTS at uts@mcmaster.ca or by phone at 905-525-9140 x24357.

2. Request your course by completing the following form: http://avenue.mcmaster.ca/course/course_request_check.php

3. Login with your MacID and password at http://avenue.mcmaster.ca/

4. Create your course content and set up your tools. There are many online articles to help you set up and create your course content. Please visit our e-Support site at http://avenue.mcmaster.ca/help/

5. Activate your course. Once you are ready to release the course to the students, you can activate your course by following these instructions: http://avenue.mcmaster.ca/help/docs/activate_a_course.pdf If you require additional support, please e-mail us at support.avenue@cll.mcmaster.ca

For most of you, this will be the most used tool in your course. This is where you will post your lecture notes, materials and resources for your course.

Here's how to add content to your course: https://documentation.desire2learn.com/en/creating-new-topic-in-content.

Please note that you must first create a module in order to start creating your content. Here's how to create a module: https://documentation.desire2learn.com/en/creating-modules-sub-modules-in-content

Task:

Add a file from your computer, create an HTML file and add a website URL to a module called “Resources” in your course.

This tool is one of the most effective in communicating with your students as it is the first thing they see once they access your course. You can provide announcements, course updates and important information through the News tool.

How to create a news item: https://documentation.desire2learn.com/en/creating-news-item

Task:

Create a welcome message to your students and provide information about your first class in a news item.

For questions or concerns, Avenue support is available from Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM at (905) 525-9140 ext. 22911 or email support.avenue@cll.mcmaster.ca.