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What are the best practices for administration of course that are 'open'?
I'm looking for information about how to best administer courses that are not restricted to a term, but that have continual enrolment. How can they be best created and archived so that the class lists do not become unwieldy? Apologies if this question has already been asked; I appreciate any information about this that is…
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Attendance
I'm curious to know what others in higher ed are using to track and manage attendance. We're using the Brightspace attendance registers but are finding the reports in the Data Hub to be limited. Are there any other vendors who do a really great job with tracking attendance and reporting. It would be great if it integrated…
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How do I replace a video in the Welcome Widget?
We currently have a 2 page welcome widget that includes a video. I need to upload a new video but the Customize widget "…" link does not work for me. Would appreciate where to find instructions for doing this. Can't seem to find anything in D2L community or even in google.
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Where would a previous course not being offered be stored for the future?
I have other courses that i need to save for a later date. Do i have to store old course information locally or is there a place on Brightspace?
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What is the best laptop/brand for using bright space? Thoughts on ipad??
Was thinking about getting an IPad with the pen and keyboard, but I wasn’t sure if this would be okay. Do I need a laptop specifically? If so, what brand works best with bright space. I will be in a nursing program.
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Where can I upload my custom css to the it applies globally ? to avoid adding in each page.
I can paste my css through HTML editor and it works fine but having to add in 100s of pages is not very productive. Is there a way to upload or paste my CSS to make them work globally ?
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Adding Outcomes to Grades Mastery view
Once you have your Outcomes imported into your Course and set your achievement levels, how do you select outcomes to evaluate within the Gradebook?
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How can I include more than one paragraph in Stylised Quote?
In multiple occasions I need to include individual lines or short paragraphs in a Stylised Quote. Creator+ doesn't allow this. Does anyone know any workaround? Thanks
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Where can I download this: Free Higher Education Module Outlines
Free Higher Education Module Outlines
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Open Attendance on Last Previously Opened Date
Hi - is there a way to have the attendance open to the last previously opened date? This would save instructors from having to scroll across to find the correct date every time they enter attendance.
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Can you copy attendance registers?
Is there the ability to copy an attendance register from one course to another? Many of our instructors teach 4 different classes per semester, but the dates are all the same for attendance.
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How do I add Creator Plus to one course in D2L
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How do I contact the people who create content for Master Courses?
I have questions regarding content in a visual art master course that I copied to my Brightspace class page. Is there a way to contact the people who create this content?
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Visible release conditions
Is there a way to set content to appear but not be available when the release conditions haven't been met? Right now, the content is hidden until the release conditions are met. However, this is problematic for learners because they cannot see how much course content they need to plan for or where the course is taking…
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grade item exemption
I have instructor who has exempted a midterm grade item for a student. They want to know how to get brightspace to calculate the weight of that exempted midterm grade item onto another midterm grade item. Does the fact that the gradebook item exemption is already in place already take of this essentially? The instructor…
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Is a late deduction option for quizzes or assignments being developed?
I am aware that late assignments completed after a due date but before an end date are flagged. However, will an automatic deduction function be developed in the future for late quizzes or assignments? Has this been considered? This function is available in Canvas and publisher products such as Pearson Mastering.
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Changing value of question in a quiz after writing
I've done all the logical things to make this happen, and it seems like such a simple issue is unfixable at present. One of my quizzes has a question valued at 5 points but it should have been 30. It appears it's impossible to correct this for anyone who has written the quiz. It boggles my mind that something so simple is…
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Lack of continuity between Community and PIE
I am trying to @mention someone from the Community in the PIE but there is no continuity between user ID's. For instance, I am Mike.B.559 on Community and Mike Barker on the PIE. But there is no way (other than maybe my photo) for other users to connect the two IDs. Specifically, I am trying to mention @Megan.S.88 but when…
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Deactivating Courses in Bulk
Hi there, Does anyone know if there's a way to deactivate all courses in bulk? Essentially, we're looking to deactivate academic courses at the end of the semester. Thank you, Saafi
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Student uploaded new paper and overwrote my comments and grades... can I get it back??
I just finished grading my student's paper and I had added annotated comments to the paper throughout. At some point today my student uploaded another copy of her paper and because I had the settings turned on to keep the latest submission only, the original paper with all my comments has disappeared. I had saved it as a…