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Thought Leadership
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Accessibility
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Discussion List
- How to create a peer-review assignment in Brightspace?
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Public Files
How do I know if a file is in the /custom_widgets/news folder in Public Files? I am attempting to upload a photo there that can be added to a WidgetConfig as outlined in the Slim Announcement Widget. I uploaded the file to Manage Files in Campus Administration (which actually says Course Administration when you get to the…
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Question library
I have an instructor who wants to print out her question library. Is there a way to do that without it being 200 pages long?
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LTI Connection setup
I am attempting to set up an LTI Connection and seem to have issues. I need to talk to someone who can better assist me. I am free today after 8:00 pm until 3:00 pm MDT or all day tomorrow from 8:00— to 5:00 pm MDT or later if need be. it seems to be working, but I don't know why I cannot see the book as expected. Also, I…
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Limiting an answer to positive numbers
When creating an arithmetic question, is there a way to force the algorithm to create versions that result in only positive numbers?
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Turn of notifications
Is there a way I can turn off notifications that show up for students in the update alerts icon every time I add or adjust content in the course? I know you can alert students when content is changed by selecting that box, but can you stop a notification from going out every time new files are added or edited?
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Export Questions from the Question Library to a zip file
Is there a config variable that needs to be turned on to be able to export questions from a course's question library? When I select import/export/copy components, I do not have just an Export option. I have Export as Brightspace Package, as Common Cartridge, or as Thin Common Cartridge, which is exporting the entire…
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Where do I put answers for Written Response questions.
Hi, at my college we are preparing to use Brightspace for the first time in the fall and I have a question my DE dept does not have an answer for. I want to make sure that for my essay exams that students can see the correct answer once I release it. But I also don't want to them to have access to the answers until the…
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NavBar
Where is the Navbar?
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Checklists always visible under Course Tools>
An instructor just brought to my attention that Checklists, even ones that are not visible or have a start date that has not been reached, can be accessed by students under Course Tools>Checklist. Instructors often want checklists to only be accessible after a certain time so this causes problems. Is there a workaround for…
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HMTL editing not functioning in Safari
Hello, I'm not able to edit content pages (html, using the visual editor), on Safari. The editor won't load existing content or let me enter new content. I have the most recent version of Safari so it should be "supported", so I'm not sure if there is a setting or something that might be causing this error (or is this a…
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How do I hide Checklists?
How do I hide checklists from students? Attach a release condition? For example, "role in current org unit"?
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Content Browser Widget
When I have the “Content Browser” widget added to the homepage, one can get to all of the content that I have otherwise hidden (as I hid all the modules). I assumed making this content hidden in one place would keep it hidden in other places.
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D2L IT Support
Where is the link to D2L IT Support?
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Faculty cannot login to Brightspace Community
We have several faculty attempting to set up Brightspace Community logins and they have been getting an error message for the past several days. The error message is Errors - The site is not enabled for registration - AN error has occurred during account creation - click here to return to registration. Others do have…
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If I select "upload new version" of a SCORM, will that replace all old versions that exist of it???
I have created updates of scorms for course content on brightspace. I want to replace the old scorms that exist. If I select "upload new version" when updating, will that old SCORM be replaced not just in that location, but in the other locations it features throughout Brightspace with the new one up and running??
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Forcing notifications for new Grades being posted
Hello Community, is there a way to automate notifications to students that a new Grade Item has been posted? Currently, our Instructors remind students at the beginning of a semester to 'turn on' notifications for new grade items. Is there a way that Instructors can turn this on for all students? Thanks in advance
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Restricting Discussions to unique individuals
Good Morning Community, I am running into a bit of a headache. I have a professor who desires to talk to students about their writing assignments via discussion posts. A forum for each assignment and then each student has their own post under that forum. The professor wants it so that other students cannot see the contents…
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Bulk Unenroll from Sections/Groups
Hello, I'm trying to unenroll a user from about 400 groups/sections, but unfortunately they all have the same default name (sec1 or grp1). I created and ran a Bulk User Management file, but it only unenrolled them from a single instance of the "sec1" section and "grp1" group. Any ideas on how to get all of them? Or does it…
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