Below are the latest news and announcements from LSC-Online, as seen in the D2L Announcements widget. This page will be regularly updated, with the newest information at the top.
RESOLVED: VTAC/VLAC Outage & Slowness
Posted in D2L on Mar 24, 2023 10:13 AM (Edited)
The issue with the support sites for VTAC and VLAC due to a 3rd-party server issue with the hosting site has now been marked as resolved by the vendor. Functionality for both VTAC and VLAC has fully returned.
Original Message:
Currently, the support sites for VTAC and VLAC are experiencing intermittent slowness/outage due to a 3rd-party server issue with the hosting site. Please refer to their status page for further updates.
For details from the vendor regarding the issue, see this Incident Report.
We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience during this unexpected disruption in service.
New Awards Feature
Posted in D2L on Mar 21, 2023 11:55 AM
You will soon be able share achievements from the Awards tool directly to your LinkedIn profile. Instructions are available in VLAC.
This new feature will be available starting on March 24th.
LSC Global Scholars Information Session
Posted in D2L on Mar 10, 2023 12:30 AM
Click here to register for the Lone Star College Global Scholars Information Session on March 21. Representatives from the Office of Honors and International Education will outline the benefits of being a Global Scholar including scholarships, international travel, global activities and events, customized transfer workshops, competitions, and internships.
Learn more about the LSC Honors College Global Scholars Program at LoneStar.edu/College-Departments/GlobalScholars/index.
LSC Honors College Virtual Information Session
Posted in D2L on Mar 10, 2023 12:01 AM
Click here to register for the Lone Star College Honors College Virtual Information Session on March 21. LSC Honors College representatives will be on hand to discuss honors scholarships, studying abroad, participating in national conferences, service-learning projects, and cultural events.
Learn more about the LSC Honors College at LoneStar.edu/College-Departments/Honors.
Summer and May Mini-Mester Classes Available
Posted in D2L on Mar 9, 2023 3:27 PM
Catch Up or Get Ahead!
Current LSC Students can register for summer and mini-mester courses through myLoneStar.
Students from other colleges and universities must apply to Lone Star College before class registration. Follow the Transfer to LSC admission process, then register for a summer or mini-mester course.
Please note: If registration has closed, but the desired class is both open and hasn't started, contact an advisor for assistance. And because of the robust mini-mester schedule, students are only advised to enroll in one mini-mester class at a time. To enroll in multiple classes, please contact your program dean.
RESOLVED: Qwickly Attendance
Posted in D2L on Feb 13, 2023 1:36 PM (Edited)
The issue with attendance taking-functionality in Qwickly Attendance has been resolved and is working as expected.
Original Message:
Qwickly Attendance is currently undergoing extended maintenance in order to resolve an issue with taking attendance. We have had reports from Instructors receiving a page stating "There was an error connecting to the database. Please try again in a short time" when attempting to start Check-In.
For the original messages from Qwickly, see the link below:
https://www.goqwickly.com/support/
We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience during this unexpected disruption in service.
RESOLVED: Issue Impacting D2L
Posted in D2L on Jan 20, 2023 8:06 AM (Edited)
All courses that were not displaying in D2L last week have been restored and should now be accessible to any student currently enrolled.
Students, if you are enrolled in a course that was not displaying in D2L last week, please contact your instructor to let them know you were affected by the issue so you can get caught up on any missed coursework.
Original Message:
There is currently an iStar issue causing some courses to not display in D2L.
If a class does not display for you, there is no need to open a new support ticket. OTS is aware of the problem and actively working to resolve it.
We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience during this unexpected disruption in service.
Spring 2023 Semester Start
Posted in D2L on Jan 11, 2023 12:01 AM
Welcome to the Spring 2023 Semester at Lone Star College!
Before you jump into your courses, we want to remind you of a few things:
Orientation: Students taking a fully online, online synchronous, or hybrid course for the first time are required to complete the Student Orientation for Online Courses before gaining access to their courses. It is available for all students under My Courses.
Access: While you may be able to see your course listed on your D2L Homepage, you will NOT be able to access your course on D2L until the first day of class. Please refer to your course's scheduled start date to determine if you should be able to access your course.
Support: Check out the Virtual Learning Assistance Center (VLAC) by clicking Support on the navbar. VLAC contains articles about D2L as well as the contact info for the OTS Service Desk.
Getting Started:
- Find your instructor’s syllabus. This is often located under the Content tab in your course.
- Contact your instructor with course-related questions.
Thank you for choosing Lone Star College. We wish you the greatest success in your educational journey.