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Exporting Discussion Post
Hello,
We have some users that would like to export Discussion Post. They would like the export to include the context of the discussion post, and the replies of the students. In addition, they would like the author's and student's names to remain anonymous. Is this possible? I did not see a way of doing this.
Thank you.
Re: Best practice for signing policies
Hi @Rafi.S.99
You could also use the Quiz tool and require users to acknowledge they've reviewed the policies before proceeding in the course.
Alternatively, the Terms and Conditions tool might be relevant, though it's typically presented upon login rather than within a specific course. Depending on the needs, presenting policy acknowledgement at the initial login could be another option to consider.
API integration and section associations
We have switched to an API integration because we have implemented a new SIS. The new integration with Brightspace does not create SIS section associations, which has created a big challenge for us because we are unable to merge courses directly in Brightspace. Has anyone using an API integration been able to configure the integration so that SIS section associations can be created in Brightspace?
Looking to connect with institutions who have enabled Create Course widget
Greetings Brightspace Community! I am reach out to the broader global community to gather feedback and insight for those of you who have implemented the Create Course Widget for your instructors. Ideally, we would like to have our instructors have the ability to create a course sandbox on their own. Can we limit this widget to just sandboxes? Curious to connect with those that have implemented this for their faculty.
Travis Kramer
Texas Christian University
Re: Known Issues List Updates
A new version of the Known Issues List is now available. The most recently added known issues are flagged as
*New*.
Grades: possibility for access to student submission
Hello!
Our group was wondering if there is a possibility to click and access the student submissions when looking through the "Preview" window? We keep searching for a One Stop Shopping opportunity if you know what I mean?
Merci!
Re: Survey Tool
Thank you! How do you identify the top level course? Is it the first course listed (that doesnt seem right…)
Here is how we have this "semester set up"
Survey Tool
Hello - I have been asked to create a survey for all the students in all my courses across the institution. I know I could create a survey in each class manually, but is there an easier way to do it? It is for every course running in this "semester" so there is a way to get a list of the courses.
Awards that issue PDF certificates with replace strings strip out PDF accessibility tags
Issue: Awards that issue PDF certificates with replace strings strip out PDF accessibility tags
Related issues: 01918625
Steps:
- Follow instructions, steps 1 through 8: Create a Custom Certificate that uses Replace Strings
- I used {FullName} and {AwardDate} replace strings
- Only change I made was on step 6 of the linked instructions, where I replaced the "Tooltip" property of the form field with a description of the field (to satisfy Acrobat's Accessibility checker). It did not impact the success of the replace strings.
- Run Acrobat's Accessibility Report (screenshot 2i) and check reading order (screenshot 2ii) on the PDF I made, noting next to no accessibility issues.
- Follow instructions, steps 9 through 12: Create a Custom Certificate that uses Replace Strings
- Run Acrobat's Accessibility Report (screenshot 4i) and check reading order (screenshot 4ii) on a PDF certificate issued by Awards tool, noting many accessibility issues. For example:
- Missing: Tagged PDF, Title, Tagged Content, Field Descriptions, Alternative Text and more
- The two form fields that D2L injected replace strings into are not selectable in the reading order
- Missing: Tagged PDF, Title, Tagged Content, Field Descriptions, Alternative Text and more
Notes:
- If anyone from D2L would like to access the unredacted PDFs and accessibility reports, let me know and I can send them to you by email
- It would be worth testing if PDFs without replace strings also get their accessibility details scrubbed out upon the Awards tool issuing a certificate
