👋Welcome Aboard!
Hello Community Tourists and Members!
On behalf of the D2L Community Tours I’d like to extend a warm welcome to all of you to our ever evolving and growing Community.
What's in this new Community?
- Updated Documentation for each role and segment we serve
- Discussions
- Community Groups
📝NOTE: We're in early access phase for you to connect with the following community spaces through a single sign on experience!🎉
To learn how YOU can connect with a single sign on experience, check out the documentation that best applies to you based on if you are an:
New or Existing Brightspace Community Member
🚎 Let's Tour!
Join us on a quick 10-minute bus tour to learn how to navigate your way through the resource filled Community and make the most of your stay. I’d like to request that you keep your seatbelt fastened - all the amazing support opportunities available to you might cause you to jump out of your seat with excitement! Enjoy your visit to the D2L Community.
💬 Destination #1: Discussion Forum
This is our first stop, and I know most of you would be excited to explore this awesome platform. This destination allows Community visitors and Members to post questions about anything D2L related. The best part is that you get your question viewed and answered by fellow Community Members, D2Lers and Brightspace users 24/7. The forum hosts awesome conversations and engagement from all our Community members, showcasing the Brightspace Community spirit!
📝NOTE: Although everyone can view questions and answers on the Discussion forum, only Community Members can post and answer questions on the forum.
🧑🏻🤝🧑🏻Destination #2: Community Groups
This is where the professionals and specialists come to work. Are you looking for answers in a niche area to enhance your education experience? This is the place to be, where you can find effective practices, build connections and collaborate with special interest groups & projects.
📝NOTE: Everyone can review the list of groups and discussions, however, only members can join, and post discussion questions on the groups.
💡Destination #3: Product Idea Exchange
Did we mention D2L and our community’s commitment to learn, adapt and grow? Our Product Managers are constantly innovating, looking for inspiration and check in with this space to further improve the tools with your feedback and ideas. A lot of these PIE suggestion are implemented in our monthly release notes!
📝NOTE: This platform is available only for access and use for Community Members who are also Administrators or Instructors.
- PIE access is connected to your Legacy Community Account
- You must have or create a Legacy Community Account to access PIE
- You must register with your institution associated email address to access PIE
- Verification can take up to 2 business days
🚌Destination #4 : Learning Center
Here is where we train our world-class educators, administrators, and developers to help unlock the true potential of their Brightspace product. All they need to access this amazing resource is to Sign-up in Community with their professional email address. This is where the game-changing Freemium and Premium courses are hosted.
📝NOTE: Instructors or Administrators using their professional emails to sign into the Community can access, browse and complete courses on the Learning Center.
- Learning Center access is connected to your Legacy Community Account
- You must have or create a Legacy Community Account to access Learning Center
- You must register with your institution associated email address to access Learning Center
- Verification can take up to 2 business days
📄 Destination #5: Documentation
Curious how to complete task inside Brightspace. We've got resources for everyone, be it Administrators, Educators or Learners, all in one place! Experience the new and improved Documentation inside the Brightspace Community for your segment: K12, Higher Ed and Corporate.
With this I would like to end the tour of our community! We are constantly looking to grow, share and connect, and would love for you to join our Community. Community Members feel free to share with our tourists any additional must visit places where they can find additional support to help them navigate their D2L products better in the comments section below!
😊Become a Member of the New Brightspace Community
There are a ton of benefits to Joining the Community!
- It's Free
- Access Discussion Forums 24/7
- Access Groups
- Learning Center, PIE, ASC Homepage, Fix and Known Issues Access Available with registration to Legacy Brightspace Community
🍎Learning Extension: Access Free Course
Brightspace Clients can access a free course on Brightspace Community and Support in the Learning Center.
Access Course: Introduction to Brightspace Community
*Learning Center Access is provided to Instructors and Administrators who are currently using Brightspace. You must be signed into the Community with your School or Organization's email address to verify your access to freemium and premium Learning Center content.