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Virtual Learning Commons Resources in D2L: Embed a Guide

Reminder:

What is a Guide, a Page, and a Box?

A guide consists of building blocks: boxes & pages.  Boxes contain the actual content that you are interested in - database suggestions, videos, links/urls, document downloads, etc.  Boxes build pages and pages build guides. 

This is an example of what a guide looks like:


This is an example of what a Page looks like:


This is an example of what a box looks like:

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Embedding a Guide, Page, or Box

How to embed a Guide, Page, or Box:

1. Once logged-in to your course select "Content" from the top menu options.

2. Select the module that you would like to add a Database to.

3. Click on the "Add Existing Activities" button, and select "External Learning Tools" from the options in the drop-down.

4. Click on "Virtual Learning Commons."  The link will be added to the bottom of your activities list.

5. In the list of your module's activities you will see the hyperlinked words "Virtual Learning Commons."  Click on the hyperlinked words, not the arrow.

6. In the subsequent drop-down menu select "LibGuides - vlc.ucdsb.ca"

7. In the drop-down menu below, called "Content Type," select one of the following:

  • Full LibGuide
    • If you select this option, D2L requires that you know the name of the Guide that you would like to embed.
  • Single Page
    • ​If you select this option, D2L required that you know the name of the Guide that you will be taking a the desire page from as well as the name of the Page.
  • Content Box
    • ​If you select this option, D2L requires that you know the name of the Guide and Page that you will be taking the desired box from as well as the name of the Box.