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About roles and permissions
Use Roles and Permissions to set what functionality is available to different users. Permissions correspond to tools in Brightspace and D2L products, for example, the ability to create discussion topics or edit an org unit’s navbar. You assign permissions to roles and then assign roles to users for specific org units. When…
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About the Users tool
The Users tool enables you to: * Create and manage users and user collections * Enroll and unenroll users * Deactivate and reactivate users * End all active sessions for users * View user and role statistics You can create and manage users with the Bulk User Management tool. You can also import multiple users using SIS…
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About Discovery workflow
Discovery helps you connect your organization with Brightspace tools and D2L websites by helping you search for and find your Brightspace instance (Parent Org Unit) name and URL. Note: Brightspace also includes a tool called Discover. Discover tool is a tool that allows users to search for and self-enroll in course…
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About Profession Path for administrators
The Profession Path tool enhances career development for professional learners. This solution integrates self-assessment and learning recommendations for learners to benchmark themselves against standards, identify their skill gaps, and create a personalized plan for professional development. Note: The Profession Path tool…
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Where is the Integrations Documentation?
On 1 February 2024, all Integrations content migrated to the new Integrations Documentation knowledge base. This includes documentation about integration utilities such as IPSIS, as well as partner learning tools such as the Respondus LockDown Browser and integrations by Google. Please update your bookmarks!
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About Data Hub
Data Hub is part of the Brightspace Core package and provides access to your organization's data for data mining, research, and analysis. Data is the fundamental building block in the process to answer questions and enable conversations around usage, engagement, adoption, assessment, and more. Data Hub allows…
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Manage Local Repositories
Brightspace Learning Repository is an online library for storing, managing, and sharing your learning resources (learning objects). A learning object can be a quiz, a presentation, an image, a video, or any other kind of document or file you use to create course content and learning materials for online learning. When you…
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About Portfolio
Brightspace Portfolio provides an online artifact space that enables a learner to maintain their portfolio evidence from previous years as they progress through their education journey. Brightspace Portfolio consists of two pieces of software: * To collect evidence in the classroom, use the Portfolio App for iOS or Android…
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About Config Variable Browser
The Config Variable Browser allows you to define how specific functionality in D2L tools should operate for an organization, an org unit (such as a course), a role, or a user. A configuration variable is a specific setting for a tool or set of functionality. For example, configuration variables are used to integrate with…
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About Lumi Chat
Lumi Chat is an in-line help tool that is integrated into Brightspace. It is the first point of contact for end users to ask product questions directly within Brightspace and receive workflow steps from Lumi Chat's generative AI and documentation from Brightspace Community. The tool appears as a pop-up from the speech…