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Curate widget list for Instructors
We currently have the widget page locked down as the course homepage and faculty are clamoring the the ability to edit/add/move widget. Is there a way to limit the system widget option they have to add? Can we turn off the ability to create custom widgets?
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how do I submit something
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grade point bonus after max point of category reached
How would you answer this instructor's question: " I am wondering about how to set a point value (total) for a grade category but then allow for points past that “max” to count for bonus. For Example – the Class Participation Category has 38 in-class quizzes which are 2 points each (for a total of 76 points); however, we…
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Work around for adding special access to discussions
For the first two discussion topics in my course students who enrolled late need special access. Are there work arounds for allowing individual students access after the end date for the rest of the class?
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Ghost on quiz
Has anyone had an issue with the quiz where the class is not all seeing the same questions. It seems that some of the class and I see the correct version and some are seeing questions (ghosts) an old version. I am really not sure how to sort this out as on my side everything looks correct.
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Can I see if my students switch tabs during an Exam taken on D2L brightspace to prevent dishonesty
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How long does D2L retain statistical data?
We are exploring the reports in the Data Hub in greater detail and were wondering how far back does the data go in time? Back in our old Blackboard Original system, we could only get data as far back as 180 days from the present day so it wasn't all that helpful for assessing long-term trends. Data Hub and Analytics…
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Gradebook: How do I specify "blank" or "no grade" as the result of a formula?
I'm using the "formula" style of gradebook template, because none of the others offer the flexibility I need. Getting Brightspace to handle blank grades reasonably with this system has not worked out so far. The "don't include blanks in averages" setting does not appear to apply to formulas, which tend to throw an error if…
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How do Pearson MyLab and Mastering integrate with Brightspace?
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Resetting Release Conditions - clarity in documentation
The guidance for release conditions at About Release Conditions - Brightspace states: Note: Once a learner meets a release condition, the condition is cleared for that learner and cannot be reset. For example, if you attach a release condition to a discussion topic requiring learners to achieve more than 60% on a quiz…
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Reordering Attendance Registres
Hi, the Internet says to go to More Actions and then reorder, but I don't have a Reorder selection available in Attendance. The weeks are out of order. How do I reorder them? Thank you, Donna Canan
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Creator+ practice questions in elements
Hi everyone - I'm working with a faculty member who wants to put the Creator+ practice questions inside a carousel so students can flip through them. I'm not seeing a way to do this in the carousel element setup itself - the text options don't seem to include an option to put in Creator+ practice questions, or to include…
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HTML in Emailed Notifications
Hi all, We're exploring some additional ways to connect with students. One simple way we're looking at is some modifications to how notifications of emails appear when they are sent to our College email. Currently, a notification of an email message in Brightspace by defaults sends and email to the users College email has…
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Quiz total in gradebook
I have a quiz where points per question are correct, but the gradebook total does not reflect the true quiz total. Can I correct this after students have started taking this quiz?
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quiz modification after submission
I modified a quiz question by adding an answer key after the quiz was taken by students. UBLearns replaced the original answered question with the new question that has no student responses. How can I restore the original question with responses?
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Arithmetic Questions, Precision, and Tolerance
I have an Arithmetic Question with Answer Precision set to 0 with enforce precision set to False, and with Tolerance for units set to 0.75. The correct answer is -44.423. My expectation is that any answer + or - 0.75 from that is within the tolerance. Which gives us the range from -43.673 to -45.173. Furthermore, since the…
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Is there a way to export the Quiz -> Grades view?
Is there a way to export grades and the date of which the quiz was completed? For example, going to Quiz → dropdown options → Grades gives me exactly the visual I'm looking for. but, when I click on the export button on this page, the excel file gives me a whole different format.
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Create vs UPDATE to activate Disabled user account.
If I run a file to disable a user's account through IPSIS (DELETE action for that record), what would the difference be between running a file with a Create vs an UPDATE action to enable the account again?
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Accessibility of Quadradic Functions Graphs
Help! I'm helping a math instructor who uses graphs like this: With parabolas that have x & y intercepts, a vertex and axis of symmetry, all in different colors! Anyone have any ideas on how to make this graph accessible?
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How can a Course Home module be force-applied across an organization's Brightspace environment?
My institution is working to create a consistent Brightspace experience for learners. The current reality for my institution is that course set-up is based on each instructor's preferences, effort, and knowledge of best practice in e-learning. To try and get all Brightspace courses on the same page, faculty were given a…