Creating a Checklist in D2L

Updated on Dec 12, 2024

From within your course, click on the Tools tab in the navbar and select Course Admin from the dropdown

From the Course Administration page, find and click on the Checklists link

From the Checklists page, click on the blue New Checklist button

From the New Checklist page, name your checklist: For example, "Week 1 Checklist" or "Weekly Assignments Overview."
Optionally, you can add a description to inform students about its purpose (e.g., "Use this checklist to track your completed tasks for Week 1").

You can also make this checklist open in a new window when students click on the link.

Once competed, click the blue Save button at the bottom of the page

Once saved, it will automatically take you to the Edit Checklist page. This is where you can start adding your content to the checklist you created.
Scroll down the page until you get to the Categories and Items area.

Click on the New Category button and add categories to organize tasks, such as:

"Readings"
"Discussions"
"Quizzes"
"Assignments"

Once completed, either click the blue Save button or click the gray Save and New button if you want to create more than one category

When you click the blue Save button, it will take you back to the Edit Checklist page where you will see the new categories you have created. Once done, you will then click the New Item button to create the checklist items

From the New Item page, select the category you want the item to be added to, and then name the item.

From within the description area, you can click the Insert Quicklink icon and add content with a link from within your course

Once selected, it will turn into a link within the description box

Optionally, you can add a due date or instructions to each item as well as adding each item to the calendar.

Click the gray Save and New button to create a new item or if you are done with your items click the blue Save button.

Once your checklist is complete and you are ready to make it available to students click on the Content tab within the course navbar and find the module you want the checklist added to