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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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How do I answer discussion questions?
Hello, I’m new to bright space I was wondering how do I submit and answer other students discussion questions for a grade?
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embed Discussion in Content - view as Learner
After I embed a Discussion into Content and view as la earner, this is what I see. Previously, there was no "Go To Discussion' button. The discussion was embedded in the Content main window. What happened? I contacted our helpdesk to check it for us. They said they can impersonate a learner/student, and it works correctly.…
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Images cropping in learner view
Hi all, I'm new to brightspace, so please forgive me if I'm asking something obvious! I have these flip cards where the images look great in my view, but crop awkwardly in learner view. I tried manually resizing, resizing the source images, aligning to centre etc, all to no avail. See the comparison below:
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How to TAG a user/student within Discussions or Forums
I want to use the "@ mention" function within Forums and Discussions to tag a specific student. How can I do this, I've tried using the @ symbol but i do not get a list showing me the names of students when I do so…
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Is there a way in templated versions of D2L to search for all forum posts by a named student?
I am using D2L at a University that uses templated provisioning so I have little control over what I can do on the platform. The templating is what our administrators do so that course-wide over our University all students and faculty see the same thing, thus minimizing multiple learning curves between courses and zero…
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Anyone integrated WooCommerce with an LMS like Brightspace?
Hey everyone, I’m trying to figure out how to use WooCommerce for selling online courses through an LMS like Brightspace. I want to manage enrollments and payments more smoothly, but I’m not sure how to connect everything properly. I was searching for solutions online and came across a few recommendations in Miami…
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Arithmetic Question with multiple formulas
I know I have seen posts since 2023 asking for arithmetic questions with multiple formulas so we can ask multiple part questions that generate new values for each student. Is this anywhere close to becoming a reality? If so, can you tell me when we might see this feature? I have been teaching with D2L Brightspace for…
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discussion topic views
HI, how do those get calculated please? for example, if a group restricted thread had 4 group members in it, and the Views on the post were at 15 , thanks!
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Issue with updating custom widget content
Hey everyone, I’m working on a custom widget in Brightspace and ran into something odd. When I update the HTML content inside the widget and save it, sometimes the changes don’t show up right away on the homepage. I’ve tried refreshing and even clearing the browser cache, but it still loads the older version for a while.…
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Specifying Forums for Notification and Counts
In my classes, I have multiple forums; - Graded discussion questions - Questions about class or assignments - Group discussions (student groups) Each forum should have the options (forum level) - Notify me when students post - useful for Questions - Use in count on home page - good to exclude student group discussions,…
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Is it possible to embed a forum/discussion in a web page (topic)
I would like to have a discussion embedded right in a web page so students can read a text blurb, answer a question, see other students comments and then go right to the next text blurb. Right now I can only link away from the text to a separate page for the discussion. Anyone know if this is possible? thanks!
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Is it possible to schedule a thread (post) in a discussion forum to publish at a later time?
Hello, I’m looking for a way to schedule a thread (post) within a discussion forum in D2L Brightspace so that it automatically becomes visible at a future date and time—similar to how we can schedule announcements or set availability dates for discussion topics. Is there currently a built-in feature that allows instructors…
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Copying discussion "starter" threads from semester to semester
Hello. We are using the Classic Content experience. Does anyone know if it is possible to copy "starter" threads that the instructor creates from semester to semester? Here's the use case: Instructor has created a Discussion forum. Within it, she has 5 different "starter" threads that she would like students to reply to.…
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How can I trigger custom JavaScript after a quiz submission?
Hi everyone, I’m currently working on a custom integration within D2L Brightspace, and I’m trying to figure out if there’s a way to trigger a JavaScript function or API call immediately after a quiz is submitted by a student. We’re trying to push quiz completion data into an external system in real time not just rely on…
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Export the Syllabus created using the Brightspace HTML tools
In either classic or new content experience, if we create our syllabi using the Brightspace HTML tools - can we then export the syllabi in a format that could be uploaded to a database?
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Special Access for Discussion Forums
My college has made the decision to lock down discussion forums with an end date. We are leaving visibility, but withholding the opportunity to post once the deadline passes. This solves a few problems for us. However, sometimes we have students with disability accommodations who are allowed extra days on their discussion…