Instructor Documentation (Higher Ed)

RSS feeds in Brightspace Learning Repository

Repository RSS feeds

Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds provide notification support for workflow updates in local and harvested repositories. RSS feeds save time for users that manage learning object repositories and support efficient workflows. For example, content control specialists receive immediate notification of new publications to review versus spending time checking a repository for new learning objects.

Repository RSS feeds update when any of the following events occur:

A user publishes a new learning object to the Learning Object Repository (LOR).
The status of an existing object changes from hidden to unhidden.
An existing object moves from one repository to a different repository.

Browse path RSS feeds and subscribe to RSS feeds

Browse path RSS feeds help you keep track of new learning objects published to classifications of your interest.

You can also use browse path RSS feeds to do any of the following:

Track activity for all objects tagged with specific learning objectives.
Help accreditation committees track new assessment materials.
Make feeds available to students individually or within a homepage widget for remediation, enrichment, or general interest.

You can choose the degree to which your feeds are specialized, dependent on the granularity of the classifications specified by your institution.

To browse and subscribe to RSS feeds

Navigate to the LOR.
On the Search page, click RSS Feeds.

Figure: Locate RSS Feeds on the Search page.

On the Feeds page, do one of the following:
- To browse RSS feeds, in the Browse Path Feeds area, click the link for the feed to which you want to subscribe.
- To subscribe to a repository feed, in the Repository Feeds area, click the link for the feed to which you want to subscribe.
  
  Figure: Review the Repository Feeds and Browse Path Feeds areas.
From the Subscribe to this feed using drop-down list, select how you want to receive updates.
Click Subscribe Now.

You are subscribed to a repository RSS feed.

Subscribe to a collection's RSS feed

Collection RSS feeds help you keep track of learning objects that have been added to collections that interest or impact you. You can subscribe to an LOR collection's RSS feed.

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Note: To learn more about how to create a learning object repository collection, refer to the Add a learning object to a collection section of the Manage learning objects and collections topic.

To subscribe to a collection's RSS feed

Navigate to the LOR.
On the Search page, in the My Collections area, click the collection to which you want to subscribe.
Click the View [collection's] RSS feed icon.
From the Subscribe to this feed using drop-down list, select how you want to receive updates.
Click Subscribe Now.

You are subscribed to the RSS feed of an LOR collection.