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How to change settings in new exam view?
Apparently, D2L has switched to a new exam view. The new view includes feedback boxes for every question, which makes scrolling through cumbersome. Is there a way to remove feedback from the grading view on exams to make it easier to scroll through? I do not need to see the feedback boxes when grading. Also, when exam…
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Request for Help with Legend for Quiz Icons in D2L
I hope this message finds everyone well. I have set up quiz questions in my D2L course so that when a quiz is published, the D2L system displays the following to learners: The correct answers to the displayed question. The learner’s response to the displayed question. The learner's grade for the displayed question. Some…
- How do we make Spanish available to our users?
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How can I see statistics available for each criteria in rubrics on written response questions?
In the July 20.25.07 CD Update, your release notes say this: Quizzes – Statistics available for rubrics on written response questions | New Instructors can now view rubric statistics for rubrics associated with written response questions across all learners’ first attempts in a quiz. Both Overall Statistics and Criteria…
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Surveys added to courses via Postman runner - datahub fileSurveyObjects has a lot of empty columns
Hi all, We have added surveys to our courses via Postman and they are functioning as expected. Recently, we had to make an alteration (making them all anonymous) and we managed to do this via a Postman runner using the datahub file SurveyObjects as input (OrgUnitId and SurveyId). When preparing the input to perform this…
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Assign competencies to quizzes
How do I assign competencies to quizzes? Do I need to include the quiz under an assignment?
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Embed SCORM in an HTML page
Hi all I may be missing something obvious - is there a way to embed a SCORM package within a page with the new SCORM upload method? I want to add some context rather than have it as a standalone item. With the old method of uploading SCORM there were workarounds to use an iframe tag to embed the index.html file, but the…
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linking between modules
Is it possible to add a link within a module to another module? Specifically, I have an academic integrity module for which I would like to provide a direct link from our orientation module.
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Should be able to link to activity from Grade List.
When reviewing the grade list you should be able to click on a graded or ungraded item and link over to the activity.
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How do we perform office hours through D2L?
I inquired to D2L Help as to why the Chat feature was removed from D2L, and was told it was a redundant feature because the Messanager feature that is on D2L. However, the Chat feature was the only way instructors could perform office hours through the D2L system as the left pane on the Chat feature would show when a…
- How do I connect respondus to my quiz?
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Bring back the indication of completed work in the Content Tab
When Navigating the content tab you should be able to see if an assignment was completed or not. This was removed with the latest update.
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Using Brightspace on a Phone is problematic
When using on a phone, such as watching videos of lectures, it is difficult to get back to the list of activities, also, should be able to continue to play the video in the background when changing apps. Also when you do go to another app or get interrupted by a phone call, when you go back to the video, it starts over…
- I have a discussion post to do, and there is a title for a discussion board, but I cant respond
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Unit header
Hello everyone! I'm trying to find out if there is a way to be able to amend the 'unit' title? ideally we want the title to be in a coloured banner but changing the font colour would also be an option. Using this to illustrate as an example; the 'Programme Overview' would be in a blue banner. I've tried copying source HTML…
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Tools
What are some of the best tools for organization for a student?
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How do I start a course in Brightspace for a new semester?
for the new course I would like to have the course title and semester information
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Clicks to get to grading
Anyone know the fastest/easiest way to get to the grading in your course? Right now I feel like I have to click and click and dig to get to where I can actually give feedback on a quiz or an assignment. I am new to this so I'm sure there is a better/faster way to get to the grading. Your help is appreciated.
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completion tracker
i have activated completion tracker but it does not reflect in the reports
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Why is the Accessibility checker not ignoring an element?
Hello, I have a professor who created a packaged OER textbook and shares it via the HTML pages on Brightspace. The issue is that when he is using the Accessibility Checker, it flags the figure caption for not having enough contrast since it's light gray. Here's the code he's using: <figure><img…
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