Q. Is there a way to get into D2L besides going through myOakton?

You can connect directly to your D2L (Desire2Learn) account at https://d2l.oakton.edu.

Oakton's D2L login instructions focus on using MyOakton.  If you decide that you want to take another look at that option, instructions are available at https://www.oakton.edu/academics/distance_online_learning/student_resources/using_d2l/index.php.