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We just started having a problem with accessing our URL to get to our login page for D2L
The URL is: https://mccormick.brightspace.com We have tried two different browsers and cleared history and cache, and tried using three different networks. Still have the issue. It takes a while and once in a while we get to the login screen but more than not it finally errors out. We've made no changes on our end or to…
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Visibility settings
Is there a way to globally change the default for visibility to "Visible with Submission Restricted"? Our system defaults to "Visible with access restricted" which is painful to change on all assignments and discussions that's due dates vary from week to week. I may just be missing something simple, but would love any help…
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Awards that issue PDF certificates with replace strings strip out PDF accessibility tags
Issue: Awards that issue PDF certificates with replace strings strip out PDF accessibility tags Related issues: 01918625 Steps: Follow instructions, steps 1 through 8: Create a Custom Certificate that uses Replace Strings I used {FullName} and {AwardDate} replace strings Only change I made was on step 6 of the linked…
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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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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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Quiz section grades
I have a quiz with 6 sections. Is there a way that I can have each section be graded seperatly from the whole quiz. for example the quiz has a section called Safety which has 7 questions and a section called rigging with 4 questions. I would like for the student to know what grade they achieved in each section. Thanks…
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Give individual feedback for a group assignment
Hi, I would like to be able to give individual feedback to students even when they are doing a Group Assignment. Is this possible? I heard about the option to provide feedback to multiple students for individual assignments, but this is still a Group Assignment. Thanks, Jordi
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Attendance functions help please
I cant see the name of the student after about the 5th week when scrolling through attendance chart, Also, how do i connect attendance chart to the grades book? appreciate any help rudy
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How to delete unused files and images from Manage Files database
As I update my course and bring it forward from term to term, I'm probably storing a lot of images that are no longer embedded in lesson material. Is there a way to see where each item in the Manage Files library is being used in the course material? Or a filter to show which items are not currently used so I can delete…
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feedback
What could be the reason that feedback that a teacher has given to a student at a submission point, differs in text and letters from what it should actually be? Normally, that should be the same. The only thing I can think of is that it is due to the student's laptop, but then the student should encounter it more often. I…
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Copying discussion "starter" threads from semester to semester
Hello. We are using the Classic Content experience. Does anyone know if it is possible to copy "starter" threads that the instructor creates from semester to semester? Here's the use case: Instructor has created a Discussion forum. Within it, she has 5 different "starter" threads that she would like students to reply to.…
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How do I make the display fit a now-standard widescreen monitor?
The Brightspace screen only covers about the center 60% of my laptop screen or monitor, leaving blank swaths on the right and left as if it were created for a squarish screen from the 1990s. I have not yet found the right setting to change that to fit today's screens, which are all wider than they are tall. This is a…
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Has anyone hosted live events with their students (i.e trivia quizzes for socialisation purposes)?
I'm exploring the idea of hosting live events on our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) to enhance social interaction and engagement rather than focusing solely on assessing course content knowledge. I’m curious if others have experience with this or are implementing something similar. What platform or video conferencing…
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Example making a submission to an assignment using the API?
Hi all, I'm trying to use the Brighspace API to make submissions to assignments from an instructional programming environment (IPE). The students submits their work in the IPE, then the IPE submits the names of the files submitted to Brightspace. I'm using this API:…
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Assignment submission receipt email
Hi everyone, I’ve noticed that Brightspace sends an automatic email to learners every time they submit an assignment, even though I didn’t add an email address in the Notification Email field when setting up the assignments. I would like to stop this automatic submission receipt email but still want learners to receive…
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AI Detection on Discussion Posts?
Hi there, Our college uses Turn it In as an AI detection tool and am wondering if there is a way to enable Turn it In on student's discussion posts? Is this something that needs to be done in the back end of our LMS? Any ideas would be appreciated! Thank you, Melanie
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Password reset email
The user initiated password reset email is not sending out to them. This doesn't seem to happen to everyone and cannot find or see a pattern of why this is happening. It's actually been this way for a while. If I look up a user, I can send them the password reset link email and they will get it. What could be causing this?…
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Arithmetic Question with multiple formulas
I know I have seen posts since 2023 asking for arithmetic questions with multiple formulas so we can ask multiple part questions that generate new values for each student. Is this anywhere close to becoming a reality? If so, can you tell me when we might see this feature? I have been teaching with D2L Brightspace for…
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Certificate
Hi team Please note that I cant get my certificate of WHMIS even after completing it twice, What can I do? Thank you, Noah
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Word count limit in written response quiz questions
I would like to limit the word count in written response questions. Is there a way to do this?