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:…
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?
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
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…
Can that option be added for discussion boards, please?
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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