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Bulk Deactivate Courses?
Is there a way to bulk deactivate courses by semester? I know it's possible to do this via IPSIS and the course offerings .csv file but we have courses going back to 2015 that were added manually. It was only in the last year or so we started using IPSIS. You can obviously delete courses manually in bulk but not deactivate…
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Adjusting course layout and sections
Course POWT2395 is currently listed in the spring term, term 1243, has the first Brightspace offering transferred from Moodle. This is listed as POWT2395X01. The X01 designates the course section. We need there to be two sections, so we need to have an X01 and X02 to align with all their other courses. I need some help to…
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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?
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Disabling Email, Instant Messages, and Alerts with Brightspace if you're using the Lockdown Browser
In a quiz's settings, under Timing & Display, you can disable Email, Instant Messages, and Alerts with Brightspace. If you're using the Respondus Lockdown Browser with the quiz, is it necessary or redundant to use the setting to disable access to email and instant messages? Is there any benefit to using the two settings…
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Cannot overwrite files anymore!
Hello! Last fall, I was able to upload a file with the same name and could choose whether to replace the file with this new one or upload as a copy. This feature is not there anymore, and it is SUCH A HASSLE. I have to delete the old file, upload the new file, and then relink any linked documents in D2L. Has this feature…
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Learning types?
Is Online learning better than physically learning?
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Hidden Grades
I am having trouble with viewing my grades for a class in bright space. At the start of the semester, it worked fine, now 4 weeks in, I can no longer view feedback or grades for one of my classes. Anyone has any idea how to correct this?
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Respondus quiz with Excel attachments
I'm administering a quiz using Respondus, and I'd like to provide students an Excel attachment which they will then modify and upload back into their quiz. I believe I can do this by creating a Written Response question, but then (I believe) students will have a copy of the excel which they can share with other sections.…
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Flip cards stopped flipping?
Has anybody else noticed that Creator+ flip cards have lost the spinning animation in certain browsers? Clicking the card still goes to the other side, but instantly without the animation. I haven't been able to narrow it down to being on specific browser versions (I have a slight unconfirmed suspicion that it could be a…
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"View as Learner" option missing
May i ask how do i activate the "View as Learner" option when i click on my username. It is missing. Thank you.
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Is the Bookmarks feature limited to the (classic) content experience?
I'm new to using Brightspace VLE. We are using the New Content Experience in Brightspace. I have seen documentation that refers to a bookmarking feature where students can bookmark content to return to. However, I cannot see this in the course Content. There is 'Bookmarks' option on the 'Content Browser' homepage widget,…
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How to see quiz preview results
I want to take a quiz I wrote that requires a lockdown browser and then be able to see which questions I got wrong. If I preview the quiz, and select the box to allow the preview attempt on the grade quiz page, nothing shows up on the grade quiz page, i.e., if I select the quiz/grade/attempts it reports "there are no…
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Peer to Peer grading
Hello, We have a course that uses rubrics (in another system) for Peer to Peer grading. It is desired to move this exercise to Brightspace. Can we assign rubrics to users in the student role, giving them the ability to evaluate their peers?
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Updating a written response quiz question
I had to add a feedback box to WR question after the students had already submitted the quiz. Now Brightspace says that that question is not in the quiz anymore. If I update all attempts, will the submissions, feedback, scores be removed from the student's record?
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CUNY College of Staten Island
I have a few classes on Brightspace, but only one is giving me an error message and asking me to contact my administrator. I emailed the professor of Math 34 (31558) College Alegbra, and Professor Mormin says it's working correctly on his end. However, I still have no access to all the class materials as I did before. This…
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How to access quiz answers "attempt details" from API?
I would like to see what users have answered to each question, so I can make a leaderboard. In one question they answer the name for the leaderboard. The page shows various ways of getting the number correct they have, but I can't see how to get the actual answers, or to see if which question a specific user got…
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Outcome Naming Configuration
Hello! I am wondering if anyone has been successful in creating distinct student learning outcomes (SLO) in Brightspace by labeling them within each course. Presently, our system measures each SLO aligned to the parent code. Is there a way to write SLO 1 so it can be distinctly different in each course? New here and…
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Announcements Data Set - IsPinned flag?
Are there plans to add a field to the Announcements Brightspace Data Set to indicate if it is a pinned announcement or not?
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has anyone found a way to insert YouTube videos without the advertisements?
I used to use TedTalk videos, but the embed code no longer works in Brightspace, so I found the videos on YouTube. Unfortunately, I can't find a way to embed the videos without commercials. Does anyone have a solution?
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Start date in module
I set start dates for each module. This week, though, I needed to delay the start of the module by one day, so I changed the start date over 12 hours before the original start time. However, the next day I got an email from a student who clearly could see the module even though the new start date is not here yet. I was…