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Archives for July 2023

where do I submit my essay to be checked in brightspace
where do I submit my essay to be checked in brightspace
Seeking Detailed Info on CSV/XML Quiz Formats for a Python Script Project
Hey, Brightspace community, I'm in the process of creating a Python script to generate quiz questions, and I want to save these in either CSV or XML format to later import them into Brightspace. I have done something similar using ExamView, but I want to have better control of the formulas I'm using. I have a pretty good…
Can release conditions be used across two different learning rooms?
I want to use release conditions across different learning rooms. As an example, I want to ensure that a Dropbox in Learning Room B will only be visible to students when they have successfully completed a quiz in Learning Room A. Is this possible? The reason for spreading it over two learning rooms is that Learning Room A…
How to delete or archive a 'never-been-used' test course?
When we started with Brightspace, we inadvertently tested on our prod site instead of our test site. We subsequently have some false-starts we'd like to remove from our Admin view. Can anyone advise how we can best do this?
Adding HTML template to all fall courses
How to bulk add HTML templates to all fall courses
Possible to Bulk Edit Additional Quiz Settings or Change Default Settings?
The bulk edit options for quizzes seem rather limited. Is there not a way to bulk edit more than just the name, category, visibility, and attempts? I see that I can use the Manage Dates tool to bulk edit a few more things if I filter by tool and choose quizzes: due date, start date, end date. But I'm not seeing any way to…
How to enable new content experience
Where do I find the place submit a help ticket?
I can no longer locate how to generate a help desk ticket/talk to a rep. This is a time-consuming effort and I am not sure I understand why we no longer have that on the homepage. Can I get a direct link or instructions to where I need to go to get help?
Work To Do Widget
Hello! I found out that the work to do widget shows some strange behavior when a user has multiple roles within D2L. At the org level where the widget is displayed, the user's role is student, but at the course level, the user's role is teaching assistant. The assignment deadline is displayed in the work to do widget even…
Qualtrics Course Evaluation Tool?
Hello, Anyone out there successfully implemented the LTI 1.3 for the Qualtrics Course Evaluation Tool? Currently stuck on this message the Qualtrics implementation team really has no clue what's wrong with it.
Minimum system requirements for Brightspace learners?
We are updating our student support documentation for the upcoming academic year. I searched here but I was unable to find recommendations on the minimum system requirements for learners for Brightspace (Creator+). Anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks! Bev
What is LMS? I need to submit a term paper in it? How do I get there?
How do I find it, where is it and what is it?
Image dimensions for certificate templates
I have an instructor wishing to make their template for a certificate look a little cleaner. They have asked about the optimized dimensions for images within the template. I see the badge dimensions are suggested to be square & 1000x1000. Does this also translate to templates? Is there an optimized dimension for images so…
how do i send an email because i havent been able to figure it yet?
i keep trying to send an email to instructor but i dont know where to go to so i can do so
Rubric feedback
I've had several staff ask why the criterion feedback is not automatically showing in the overall feedback. If a rubric has Initial Feedback (1) entered when selecting a level of achievement (3) in a criterion, the feedback appears in the criterion feedback (4) but not the overall feedback (5). This is not a function I…
How do you change the font and font size in multiple questions simultaneously in a quiz?
I'm working with two different quiz libraries, each using different fonts and font sizes, to create quizzes for my course. I'd like to make everything uniform. I figured out how to change the font and font size for each individual question and question choice (multiple choice) but this is very tedious. It's not obvious how…
New Content Experience: Video Embeds
My institution is currently experimenting with the New Content Experience. A concern is the lack of support for video embeds (bar YouTube) when creating a new weblink. Will there ever be an option to insert an embed code instead of only a URL? Being to create video topics and audio topics is a very welcome feature of the…
What are the indications in D2L quizzes that AI / WA has been used?
I have quizzes in which students have clearly used AI to populate answers: -when I 'copy-paste' from D2L into WORD, there is a black background behind the text: is this an indication of CHAPT-GPT/ AI? -I see the same answer many times, and for some reason, the font is in RED: is this copy paste from WhatsApp? What other…
Downloading earned certificates/awards for unenrolled students
We need to keep an archived record of earned certificates before unenrolling students from a course. What's the best way to download a zip of all earned certificates?
Answer ranges for quiz answers in Brightspace
Hello everyone, Does anyone know if we can utilize point ranges in Brightspace quiz answers (e.g., any answer from 0-0.3 is marked as correct)? Thank you for any help you can provide! Shanna Sanders

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