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Is it possible to make an mp3 non-dowloadable in a specific course?
I would like to upload an mp3 file to a course but not allow students to download it. Is this possible? I tried adjusting the 2 config variables related to the media player but it didn't work. I read in the help documentation that a permission for the learner role would need to be adjusted but I don't want learners in the…
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Quiz generator: How do I include a comma in exported CSV question?
Good morning everyone! I need your help, please. I have reached a dead end in my research and don’t know how to answer my math instructor with the following question. She asked: I have been using the (Brightspace) Question generator. I notice that if the question has a comma (,) when it downloads to excel csv, the question…
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Does the Reset Evaluation option work?
I've been trying to use the ‘Reset Evaluation’ option on quiz attempts because I've deleted questions. I did not like the questions and a majority of students answered them incorrectly. My quiz went from 52 questions to 47, and that is being reflected in the quiz attempt. I can see that I removed the questions because of…
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lms portfolio
hello, I have a question after i download the portfolio app I try to upload any content to the course portfolio There is no evidence here yet …
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Merged: I can't access the old community links
This discussion has been merged.
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System Link for Brightspace help Update ETA
Hello all, Currently the system link for Brightspace Help in the Navbar links to the old Community site and a great big scary notice about how it's going away. Since we cannot edit this system link ourselves to update it, I am curious when we can expect that to be corrected. Currently it's more confusing than helpful for…
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Student Feedback on Instructor Suggestions/Feedback
I am looking for a way for a student to be able to respond to inline comments and suggestions on writing assignments within D2L. We do have Turnitin, and the Feedback Studio integrated for assignments, but students would like to respond inline to comments made on assignments. Any suggestions?
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How do I link to a document to make this accessible across the org/faculty?
I have a privacy policy that I want to make available across the org via a link in every module. What's the best way to do this? I've added the doc to the org level but this is not accessible from the modules. Should I link the policy via the faculty Manage Files instead?
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Is it possible for students to choose 1 written response question out of 3 choices?
I’d like to create an essay test in BrightSpace where students can pick which essay question they want to answer. How do I do that?
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Migrating from Blackboard?
Hello, This is mostly for SysAdmins - Have any of you moved from Blackboard to Brightspace? What are some things that helped you through this process? Is there anything In Blackboard you are missing in Brightspace? What things do you feel Brightspace does better than Blackboard? Thanks in advance,
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Pulse Notification for Instant Message
We are trying to really make the transition for departments to utilize Brightspace to communicate with their students. Right now, some of them are sending messages in so many different apps that it gets confusing and overwhelming for students. Is there a way for a Learner to receive a push notification on their phone,…
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Admins: Is there a course archiving standard that you follow that you are willing to share?
We've been asked to see what other instutions are doing with regard to Brightspace course archiving. We are a higher ed institution with undergrad, grad, and doctoral programs. Is there a standard you try to adhere to (number of years before archiving)? Is there a publicly available best practice that you follow? Any…
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Grading groups of students
Hi, I have a course where there are inherently 4 groups of students, each group is coming from a different program, all taking the same course. Each group has an instructor who is monitoring their group of students and grading the assignments and discussions that their group of students submit. The assignments and…
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How do I exclude the observing instructor from the list of users when adding special access?
I created a new role and named it "Observing Instructor". Now this new role, as an Observer, can access what regular teachers can access, except to delete, from the assigned course. However, on the regular instructor's view, when they manage special access on the dropbox (or assignment), especially when adding users to…
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Discussion Board and topic notifications
Good Morning Everyone, I was wondering if anyone had an idea on how to resolve this particular request I received. I have an instructor that wants the student's minibar to receive notifications whenever they make a topic in a forum. I recommended the calendar but it doesn't give mini bar notifications. Subscribing to the…
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Why doesn't Chrome Android display any custom styles for HTML pages?
We use the Brightspace LMS learning platform at our university. Since the last update of the Brightspace Pulse app for mobile experiences it shows web content using your default browser app (Chrome Android in my case) instead of the Pulse embedded web browser. However, the web content doesn't display any custom styles when…
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D2L - Grammarly (word addon) issue
Good Morning Everyone, I am having a weird interaction between D2L downloads and Grammarly (the microsoft word addon, not the floating version). Whenever I download a Docx from D2L dropboxes the grammarly addon on the top right of my word program does not load in. This is before and after enabling edit to the document. The…
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Quiz Blocking ALL Notifications
In the new quiz tool there is an option under 'Timing and Display' that allows you to block emails, instant messaging and notifications until the quiz is done. It's blocking notifications for all courses, not just the one that the quiz is in. I just received a report of a student is this os thiissue and apparently…
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Shared Kaltura library videos issue
Has anyone else experienced an issue with accessing the Kaltura (insert media) feature to embed videos within their D2L instance directly with and using the instructor role? Until recently my coworker a sys admin could impersonate an instructor and access My Media and perform tasks normally. When users try to access My…
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Calculator Widget
Hello! I am wondering if anyone created a calculator widget. I wanted to be able to add this to quizzes. Thanks! Kathleen