Introduction
This article provides faculty with steps to upload their course syllabus to the Getting Started Widget on D2L.
Environment
An Internet-connected device with a web browser (Edge, Firefox, Chrome, or Safari).
Instructions
- Ensure your syllabus accurately reflects the course schedule and your expectations. This will help keep students on track.
- Log into D2L and access your course.
- Locate the “Course Info” section of the course homepage.
- Click the down arrow, then select Edit this widget.

- Click on the Content tab.

- Using your mouse, select/highlight the text “Syllabus”. Next, click the ”play” button (Highlighted Below).

- In the pop-up window, click My Computer.

- Click Choose File. This will open your computer’s file explorer.

- Locate your syllabus (whether it’s in Documents, Downloads, on your Desktop, etc.), select it with your mouse, then click Open.

- Click Upload.

- In the “Link Text” text box, type “Syllabus”, then press Insert.

- At the bottom of the page, click Save and Close.

- Your syllabus is now uploaded into your course shell.