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Is Dropbox a default option in Brightspace, or an "extra"?
I have been using Brightspace since I started teaching in 2019 and have grown to love the platform (having used Web-CT/Blackboard and Moodle in a previous role). I recently started as a part-time sessional instructor for another college, and thankfully, they also are using Brightspace. However, a third-party "lab" platform…
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Students uploading "unusual" assignment file types
Greetings! I teach an introductory stats class and have introduced my students to an open-source application called JASP. That platform can create files in a .JASP format. In the past, I have asked students to upload file formats like .doc and .pdf, but this is a new file format for me. I'd like for my students to be able…
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Different Assignment options when accessed via NCE?
Hello, An instructor has run into an issue in which she created a text-submission assignment that students can only access via the New Content Experience (She removed the link to Assignments in the Nav bar to ensure students view the lesson). Unfortunately, when students access the assignment via NCE, they don't have all…
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Evaluating an assignment (6 points) - asked for 'overall grade' (4% weighting)
I had set an assignment to be weighted as 4%, marked out of 6 points. However, when I go to do the actual evaluation I'm only presented with the 'overall grade' showing a mark out of 4. How do I get the 'points' to show up instead of (or at least in addition to) the weighting mark?
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Can I view inline feedback for a student who has been withdrawn?
Sometimes I need to find the feedback left on an assignment for a student who has been withdrawn from a course. So what I usually do is go into Classlist --> Enrollment Statistics to find the student who was withdrawn, select the option to view their grades, then I can click on the link to their assignment folder…
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Assignment Text Annotations not saving
We are seeing an issue where we try to edit text annotations with typos and the the edit is not saving. After the change has been made, it seems to revert to the original version with a typo. According to a Brightspace Community post, I saw that this was fixed in July 2024, but this is still happening.
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Automate drop lowest grade
Is there a way for to automate dropping the lowest grade in the gradebook? I found an article where you can go into the individual user and manually find the lowest grade and drop it, but I want to see if there is a way that Brightspace can find the lowest grade and automatically drop it. So for example, it may drop quiz 1…
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Previewing text files that do not have the ".txt" extension
Within our programme (and I suppose any computer science-related programme), students work with text files that do not have the ".txt" extension, but, for example, ".c", ".cpp", ".py", ".h" and ".md". For assignments, they also submit these files to Brightspace via the submit points. When reviewing these assignments, it is…
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Adding third party tools in Brightspace Assignemnts
What is the best practice for adding third party tools in the Brightspace Assignments tool? Should faculty use the Insert Stuff button or the Add Existing Activity button at the bottom of the page? Which will interact better with the gradebook and cause less confusion for the students?
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Automatically Enable TurnItIn Inside Assignments
After copying over content to a new course, the TurnItIn settings need to be re-enabled. Can this be configured to be enabled by default as soon as assignments are copied over to a course?
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Where are student submissions after a course merge occurs stored?
I'm aware the data such as assignment submissions already submitted in a course does not reflect in the new merged course (once this happens). Is there any way for administrators or instructors to access this student data? Is it stored somewhere accessible? A use case for this would be papertrail or a backup of student…
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Please direct me to Paws assignment
Show me how to navigate through Paws assignment
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Gating of Videos & Creator+ content
Hello - my question is two fold. I know that release conditions are available for Course Content files and then also assignments. Is there a way to create a condition to ensure that if say a Video was added to a Content File - that a student must view the video before they can move on? And the same question applies to a…
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Surveys in NCE and feature in Assignments tool
Hello, Are there plans to make the surveys look and function the way that quizzes, assignments, and discussions do in the NCE? Currently, adding an existing survey prompts students to open the link in a new tab taking them away from Content. Also, the Survey tool has a much requested feature that Assignments is missing:…
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edit comment on assignment submission issue?
Has anyone else had instructors report they cannot edit a comment they've made on an assignment submission with the annotation tools? I want to correct a comment I have previously added, it allows me to edit it but will not save the new edit ie. it reverts back to the old comment? is this a known issue please or is it…
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Some of my assignments say they are overdue even though I have long turned in the assignment.
Is it me or brightspace?
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Written Response questions need .* wild card auto grade option.
Written Response questions should have .* wild card auto grade option like short answer questions so. We are teaching 720 students this semester. Autograding all question types is critical. Also, it should able to be autograded for full credit if a file is attached.
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Display multiple images in-line in evaluation
Is there any way to display images in-line for evaluation? I am an art professor using BrightSpace and I regularly have students submitting 5-10 jpg images which I then have to click and open each link individually to view the jpg. As you might imagine, this is arduous when assessing a large class. For PDF files, the…
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How to use a form template in the course content?
I've read the documentation that tells me a form template I create can be added to the content of my course by selecting "Add existing" then selecting "Form" - however, I don't see form listed anywhere as an option. Has anyone else used forms in their course and know what I'm missing? It also says forms can be uploaded to…