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Using Discussion Forums for Sharing Practicum Reflections - ASSESSMENT
Hello, I am a Practicum Advisor for Teacher Candidates at the University of Windsor's Faculty of Education. I have created a Discussion Area titled, Practicum Reflections, and used the feature Single User Member Specific Groups to create private Topics for each Teacher Candidate to share ongoing reflections. My quesiton is…
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Attempt 1 grade re-sent to gradebook when attempt 2 is submitted but NOT published
TL;DR Why does attempt 1 grade get re-sent to gradebook when student submits attempt 2 (overwriting manually entered grade in gradebook) even though the attempt 2 grade is not published? The quiz is all Written Response questions and auto-publish attempt results is not checked. Synchronize to grade book on publish is…
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416 Error when initiating upload
I'm trying to initiate an upload by posting to: /d2l/api/lp/(version)/(orgUnitId)/managefiles/file/upload I'm including the required headers (with the actual token where the placeholder is): { 'Authorization': 'Bearer <TOKEN>', 'X-Upload-Content-Type': 'text/csv', 'X-Upload-Content-Length': '530', 'X-Upload-File-Name':…
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Adding Permissions
As per documentation following endpoint is used to add permissions, but when i try this it returned "Resource not found error" can anybody help me PUT /d2l/api/lp/(version)/permissions/tools/(toolId)/claims/allowed/(grantId)
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Brightspace Data Hub
Hello Brightspace Community, I am conducting a retrospective learning analytics study and would appreciate clarification on which Brightspace Data Sets (BDS) can be exported for research use. I am only interested in de-identified, historical data (no live course access or content). Specifically, I would like to confirm the…
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How to Keep Line Breaks when using CSV to Upload to Quiz Questions
I'm using a csv file to upload several questions into the D2L question library. The questions are created successfully. However, the separate lines in each question text are all merged into one line (or one paragraph). How to preserve the spacings including line breaks in question text in csv? I tried using \n, <br> or…
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Section titles/text in Question Library do not update in Quizzes (and vice versa)
I recently discovered that when the Section Title or Section Text is changed in the Question Library, the updates do not carry over to any Quizzes where that section is used. Similarly, if the text is edited directly within a Quiz, the changes do not sync back to the Question Library. This behaviour is different from how…
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Request for API Access to Start and Submit Quiz Attempts via REST API
Dear Brightspace Support Team, We are currently integrating Brightspace with our internal systems and would like to automate the quiz-taking process for users via API. Specifically, we are looking for REST API endpoints that allow us to: Start a quiz attempt for a user Submit answers to quiz questions programmatically…
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Discussion Name Change Not Reflecting in Gradebook – Brightspace
I would like to understand an issue related to Discussions and the Gradebook in Brightspace. When a Discussion topic is linked to the Gradebook and we later change the naming convention of that specific Discussion, the Gradebook continues to display the previous name instead of the updated one. As a result, we are required…
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Is there a replace string for grades obtained?
We're exploring the use of replace strings in Brightspace certificates. Apart from the replace strings here Create a Custom Certificate that uses Replace Strings - Brightspace, are there other replace strings we can use for Awards?
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Grading quizzes
I am manually grading written answers for final exams for four classes. I classified the exams as Quizzes. When I was grading the exams for one class, Brightspace entered every grade as a 100 even though I deducted points from many students' answers. The other three classes are working properly. Please advise how I should…
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Is there a page where I can access D2L training content suited to instructors?
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Analyzing Grades - Pivot Table Templates
Hello Brightspace Community, We are currently analyzing the Grades Report, and we are trying to break down the unique number of grades received overall by Majors, Years of Study etc. Wondering if there are any tips or templates for pivot tables in Excel. Thanks in advance!!
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End Date
How long after the end date can a student access a class? Once end date has passed, what can a student see if they can access a class?
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Welcome Widget. Can't save.
Hello everyone. I new to the community. This is my first post. I noticed since the recent update to the Admin Tool, I can't SAVE the "Configure Widget". I need to change the Module Title, but it doesn't change after I save it. -Richard
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Brightspace dropping incorrect grade
For just one student in my class, the "drop lowest grade" option is not dropping the lowest grade (it is dropping a 75 when there is also a 0), I have many students where it is working fine, so I'm not seeing where it is my error. I have another student whose grades are very similar (2nd lowest grade is on same assignment…
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Can I print a classlist from a D2L course and make it a spreadsheet?
I need to create a CSV from a D2L course classlist. How do I do that
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problem with doc permissions after creating course offering from template
Hi everyone, This is the process I use to set up a new course offering based on a template. I'm having problems with the occasional documents where the permissions don't seem to be consistent across all users, and I can't work out where to change them either in the template or the offering. Hope this makes sense: Settings…
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Final Calculated Grade doesn't match sum of displayed grade item contributions?
When viewing a student's Final Calculated Grade breakdown, the individual grade item contributions (shown as "X / Y% of final grade") add up to a different total than the Final Calculated Grade displayed at the top. For the gradebook I am working on, the displayed Final Calculated Grade is one percentage point lower than…
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Finding videos where captions have or have not been auto-generated?
Is there a way to find out which videos across our instance have had auto-captioning applied, or which ones haven't, or both? This would be very helpful for us for improving accessibility and ensuring compliance with our institutional digital accessibility policy. Sarah