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Unauthorized Error When Generating Access Token via Postman
Input Request: curl --location 'https://auth.brightspace.com/core/connect/token' --header 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' --data-urlencode 'grant_type=client_credentials' --data-urlencode 'client_id=72f31814---**-1c168ffe32d3' --data-urlencode 'client_secret=WExEwa********************ZJIeppks'…
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Is there a way to bulk update usernames?
Hello, I am trying to bulk update usernames in our system from a users name (ex., johns) to their email address (ex., johnsmith@gmail.com). Is there a way to do this in bulk? I tried using the bulk update csv but it did not work because the username is a required column. I tried changing the update form in form elements…
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How do students and admins access student lockers
Hi there, Can someone provide details on how students access lockers and they can upload content therein? How do admins access these lockers?
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Course Content Feedback tool
Hi, I have been tasked with investigating whether the Course Content Feedback tool could be used at our organisation, so I have a couple of questions. Can this tool be prominently displayed to students at the bottom of a page rather than hidden within a drop down menu? Can the feedback be available to course staff - or is…
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Monitoring Students Tab Usage During A Quiz
I had caught one of my students switching tabs during a quiz. To prevent this going forward, I would like to know where I can go to see how many times the tab has been switched and when. I have been made aware of this feature through other forums, though I have not been able to figure out where I can see this.
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course feedback
I do n ot have that tab in my course? Where do I see my course feedback from students at the end of the semester? Thank you.
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Activity description not appearing for students
One of our instructors is moving her class to the new content experience. Her LTI assignments each have a description that would appear in the old content layout, but these descriptions are now not visible to students. Is this a limitation of the new content experience?
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The change email is not working
Hello. I need to change my email for the community. In the account and privacy settings is not working when I click on the change email button. Is there a certain web browser Thank you Susan Floyd
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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…
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Do Annotation View settings stick submission-to-submission?
I was under the impression that annotation view settings, such as zoom and fit width, were "sticky" submission-to-submission. Are they not? Were they ever? I'm an administrator, so I don't grade as often as faculty. I assumed these settings were "sticky" so that instructors did not need to fuss with the view settings while…
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Why must all courses remain on the learners view even after the course duration is up?
This platform has been just swell for learning so far. However, there is one significant pain point for me and many friends alike. The old courses are no longer relevant and never go away! I have done enough research on the internet to find that I must contact my instructors to "close" or deactivate the courses. We have…
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Can an instructor add a menu in the student answer box for a math final exam?
An instructor has uploaded her final in Brightspace, but instead of students having to write out 'pi' or 'square root' can she enable a menu to allow students to write those characters? If this is possible, could you provide the steps?
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How do I answer discussion questions?
Hello, I’m new to bright space I was wondering how do I submit and answer other students discussion questions for a grade?
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Very basic course offering/section question
Hi all, We've been on Brightspace since Summer 24 so still fairly new. I'm troubleshooting an issue we're having with Crosslisted courses and it's making me question how we have courses coming over via Ellucian ILP in the first place. So my very basic question is: Does a Course Offering have to have a Section associated…
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New to Brightspace and reporting...
I need to develop reporting from the D2L data on at-risk students. This should include last date of submission, last date of login, and current grades. Is this possible?
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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.
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embed Discussion in Content - view as Learner
After I embed a Discussion into Content and view as la earner, this is what I see. Previously, there was no "Go To Discussion' button. The discussion was embedded in the Content main window. What happened? I contacted our helpdesk to check it for us. They said they can impersonate a learner/student, and it works correctly.…
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Possible to set asynchronous quiz with synchronous end date?
Let's say I have a need to setup a Quiz that should be available from 1 May 2025 0001 hrs til 5 May 2025 2359 hrs. All submissions should be in by 5 May 2359 hrs. The quiz itself should have a time limit of 10 min. Is there any way to setup the quiz settings in Brightspace such that the End Date can still be set at 2359hrs…
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Bulk Course Creation
Hello - I am trying to figure out the format and process for creating blank shells into my D2L instance. We have been creating courses manually and I know there has to be an easier way. I got a little turned around reading through the documentation. Does anyone have any experience doing this? Could I create a new…
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What is the best way to put dates on Cengage Mindtap assignments?
The assignments seem to come over as topic rather than actual assignments but the dates do not come over. I do not know how to add dates so students and reporting will see them.
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