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Who is starting their Masters in instruction at AU this August?
I would like to reach out and get to know people taking the same coursework as I am.
Tools
What are some of the best tools for organization for a student?
Discussions API Issue: Unable to create a topic under forums ?
I'm able to create a forum successfully but unable to create a topic, could you please help me what went wrong here. POST /d2l/api/le/(version)/(orgUnitId)/discussions/forums/ Create a new forum for an org unit. - Successful Response: { "ForumId": 39, "Name": "New Post 2", "Description": { "Text": "Forum description 2",…
How to monitor instructor usage duration in their course shell offerings in Brightspace?
Hi, I would like to know if there are data sets in LMS Brightspace that covers the time spent by an instructor in their course shell offerings.
Tweak UX when creating New Forum
I don't think it constitutes a PIE item but, could the UX Team to take a look at what happens when you click "New Forum" in the "New Category" interface? A little tweak would improve the user's experience of the tool. (see video) This is what the pop-up window looks like when it loads: This is what it could look like:…
Change default settings in discussion to show the entire post?
Is there a way to set the default for discussion forum to show the entire post? When I want to follow a conversation, it is annoying to have to click "more" on each post. It breaks the flow. If there were a way to make the discussion forum act more like a blog or social media app, that would greatly enhance the discussion…
Merged: How can I download the PPT or transcripts for my course?
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Do I choose my own subject or, are there subjects in discussion tips?
Do I choose my own subject or, are there subjects in discussion tips?
Discussion settings:post and completion
In the discussion forum settings, I can choose "learners must start a thread before they can view or reply to other threads". The other option is "allow learners to hide their name from other learners". Is there any way I can apply both?
How do I set discussions to display entire messages by default?
Is there a way to set the discussions so that all comments are displayed in their entirety as opposed to having to click the more button to display the entire message? Having to manually click the more button to read each message breaks the flow of reading the comments and responses. Thanks Rene
Why did D2L let me choose to keep the original formatting of a copy/paste and then not do it?
Hello, I used Discussion for the first time this weekend. The assignment was to practice APA style 7 writing so it needed to be written in a word processor application and then copy/pasted into the Discussion field. When I pasted the assignment to D2L, a prompt successfully asked me to choose to either keep or discard the…
Voice to Text/ Dictate
Can that option be added for discussion boards, please?
Option to add a DUE date when creating a Discussion
Why is there no option for adding a DUE date (not END date) when creating a Discussion? I would like to see the options for adding dates to be the same as they are when creating a quiz (dates for DUE, START, and END) so that the student still has the ability to submit past the due date. At this time we only have the option…
Dropping the lowest grades from an assessed discussion post
Hi there, my institution has recently switched to Brightspace, and I am helping our educators move their assessments into the new system. It's been going well but I have hit a wall with a very specific problem; In this course, students must write weekly responses to articles (the educator wants to use the discussion board…
Visibility settings
Is there a way to globally change the default for visibility to "Visible with Submission Restricted"? Our system defaults to "Visible with access restricted" which is painful to change on all assignments and discussions that's due dates vary from week to week. I may just be missing something simple, but would love any help…
Feedback
I am seeking clarification regarding the timestamping of feedback provided to students on their discussion posts within the Brightspace platform. Specifically, I would like to understand if the system automatically records the date and time when feedback is posted by an instructor., in a discussion post. This information…
Downloading Discussion Threads?
Hi there, I am interested in downloading an entire discussion thread from D2L, including names, who said what, and when. I need this in a single file, either in a doc or pdf format. My goal is to analyze the patterns using content analysis techniques. However, I'm having trouble figuring out how to do this on D2L. Could…
Integration of Turnitin with assessable Discussion Topics
Question from academic: Is there a simple way to bulk down discussion forum posts and check in Turnitin? I can see how to download to pdf, but this was a highly engaged cohort and this will take a considerable amount of time. Looking for more efficient way if possible please? I think the answer is that currently,…

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