Frequent Asked Questions: Online Campus courses using Desire2Learn (D2L)

Q. I registered for a Online Education class, but when I try to access my online class it says there was no match. What's wrong?

A.  It usually takes one or two days after registering before your username and password is generated. If, after two business days, you are still unable to lookup your username and password, this indicates a problem. Please call the Help Desk toll-free at (800) 231-2391 ext. 7369 for help.

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Q. I can log into my Online Education class, but once I'm in it says I'm not registered for any classes. Why aren't my classes showing up?

A.  Your classes will not show up until the first day of class to prevent "early starts".

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Q. When I try to use the email feature within D2L I get a message that says "This account is not configured to receive email. Please contact your administrator if you feel this is incorrect." What does this message mean?

A.  You can send email from D2L by clicking the "compose" button on the left side of the screen. A form will open where you can type your message and send it. You cannot however, receive email within D2L. You MUST login to your CougarMail account from within eServices to read mail you have received.

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Q. I heard that Internet Explorer 6.0 isn't compatible with the classroom software. Is this true?

A.  No, this isn't true. Our old course software was not compatible but the new software we're using, D2L or Desire to Learn is compatible with all browsers.

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Q. Why do I have to keep logging back into the D2L online course system?

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The session timeout for the D2L Learning Environment is set at 180 minutes. Therefore if there was no activity for over 180 minutes, then your session would timeout and would be required to log back in.

Generally, problems like this are caused by browser or security settings and can be resolved as follows:

  1. Sometimes firewalls and anti-virus software can interfere with cookies, which are needed for maintaining your user account. Try disabling all third party security software (right-click your virus scanner icon in the system tray and choose "disable", "exit", or "close").
  2. Try disabling all companion bars, hot bars and pop-up blockers. To do this from your internet browser, go to View > Tool Bars and uncheck any non-standard tool bars. Close and reopen your browser before trying to access your course again.
  3. If these steps do not resolve the problem, try deleting all temporary internet files as well as the cookies and then restart your pc. To do this, go to Tools > Internet Options > Delete files and Delete cookies.

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Note: Information contained in these help pages apply to Outlook Web Access only. Currently, only Faculty and Staff use Outlook Web Access.