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Explore the First Entry of the Developer Diaries
In the Creator+ Community Group, you can follow instructional designer, Joey Stapleton, as he shares his tips and tricks for the Creator+ suite in his Developer Diaries series. Even if you haven't started using Creator+ yet, many of the best practices he shares can be applied to your own design and build processes!…
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Alt text character limit
Hi all, I have noticed that when adding alt text to an image when uploading the alt text limit is 200 characters. However, when adding alt text to an existing image, there does not appear to be a character limit? Is this a bug? Is there a reason for this? While alt text should be succinct, I don't think 200 is a useful…
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PowerPoint file not presenting some slide titles
Despite carefully ensuring slide titles in my PowerPoint presentation before uploading to Brightspace, it seems that not all titles are displayed in the documenttopdf embedded view within the content area viewer. Notice in the navigation sidebar that the presented slide should read as "Slide Titles" where the sidebar…
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Audio Display - any options?
Is there any way to display the audio differently so that it doesn't take up so much space on the page? For example, even just display the play button rather than what I'm seeing here: I'm trying to minimize the footprint on the page, so even just showing the first play arrow would be ideal. Are there any options for the…
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Is this page saying that when using an iPad that Chrome, Edge and Firefox should not be used?
Scroll down to ….. Tablets and Mobile Devices Brightspace is supported on the following tablets and mobile devices with the latest browser versions:
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Are there suggested features/tools that support/map to UDL (universal design principles)?
Please see attached - we are looking to use icons or 'signposts' that were available in our previous LMS to support students in knowing what is required of them (eg, read, discuss, watch, etc). This is to reduce cognitive load, but also to allow better access in line w UDL.
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How to create an accessible equation in learning?
Context: At the Canada School of Public Service we create online courses for federal employees. A team in my department is developing a new online course that introduces several mathematical equations. They want to add the equation as an image and create hot spots on the various parts that learners can click on to learn…
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Accessibility gauges
How/why would accessibility gauges no longer be present in a course? How do I turn them back on?
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Brightspace template and accordion accessibility
Does anyone have guidance on the accessibility of the Brightspace template with accordions? It seems to navigate well with the keyboard and read aloud but does not work with NaturalReader. Is this just a NaturalReader quirk or are there issues with other screen/text readers? Thanks so much, Liz Prickett Interim Director,…
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Change <code> colour?
A colleague pointed out that text in <code> tags shows up as red. This is not ideal for people with colorblindness. Does anyone know the default css file that can be updated? I poked through four css files our templates link to (all default), and can't find where I'd change this setting. We checked: bootstrap.min.css…
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Instructions for JAWS screen reader
Are there instructions for using JAWS in Brightspace as a learning and as a content builder. Thankyou Sharon
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Images marked as decorative are reset after saving
We use decorative images in our units and lessons, as shown for a unit in figure 1: After adding such images to a unit (or lesson) one gets the option to mark the image as decorative by ticking the box, as shown in figure 2 (in Dutch): After inspecting the code the image uses a null alt text and null title attribute. This…
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Integration of subtitle tools with brightspace
Hi, Has anyone successfully integrated subtitle generation tools with Brightspace for video content? Found this [url=https://wavel.ai/solutions/subtitles]AI subtitle tool[/url] form Wavel but looking for more options like this. I'm exploring options to enhance accessibility and wondering if there are recommended tools or…
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Reader accommodation / Read aloud for Brightspace quizzes?
I'm hoping folk might have suggestions as to how to provide a reader accommodation for students taking online quizzes. Previously, we had used Read & Write's chrome extension with the hover speech function, however, it has stopped reading answers and only reads question headings. I have checked MCQ's with NVDA so I know…
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Use of GLOSSING for ASL Videos
We are rewriting our current ASL courses. We would like to have both GLOSSING and CC at the bottom of our Video Notes. Has anyone been successful with adding both?