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About Org administration
In Brightspace, the organization (org) is the top tier of the organization unit type hierarchy. Within an org, there are org units, the standard building block of Brightspace. Org units are organized into an org structure and can have multiple org unit types (for example, department, semester, or course offering). Each org…
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Language Management glossary
The following table indicates the terms used in the Language Management tool. Term Definition Tool package A group of language terms that are used in the same tool Collection A group of language terms that are used on the same page or for similar functionality Parent language The parent language determines which language…
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About Manage Locales
Use the Manage Locales tool to configure cultural formatting and languages for your organization. It extends the Manage Languages tool to provide additional display options for various cultural groups. A locale incorporates a language from Manage Languages and settings for the user interface display. The system can…
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Add a location to a layout
You can use the Locations tool to define the location name, building, and room dimensions to represent real rooms within your institution. Use the Seating Chart's drag-and-drop interface to view and track attendance and participation for your course and group events. Seating Chart enables you to assign students to seats…
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Customize the login page
Use the Login Page Management tool to customize the login page for your organization. Administrators can create a single sign-on option on their Brightspace login page. The Login Page Management tool provides the ability to add single sign on buttons within the Login Widget based on registered SAML identity providers.…
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About Metadata
Metadata is information about a learning resource that you add to the resource to help other users locate it and understand its purpose. Administrators can create views, templates, and taxon schemas for your organization to enable users to enter repetitive metadata information quickly and consistently. You can add and edit…
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About the My Courses widget
The My Courses widget enables learners to access their favorite courses by pinning them to the top of their course list. In the mobile view, widgets now stack on top of each other, and the My Courses widget offers many new options to instructors. With this widget, instructors and learners see courses by enrollment date,…
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About My Org Units widget
About My Org Units widget Normally, organization administrators are the only users at an institution who can view and navigate to all org unit types through the Org Unit Editor tool found in the Admin Tools menu. Instructors and learners cannot easily navigate to org unit types other than course offering org units they are…
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Properties for the Welcome Window Widget
The following table provides details for the config settings available for the widget. Property NameDescriptionPossible Values moduleTitle To create content for the Welcome Window widget, a module must be created along with the content topics to be used. moduleTitle is the name of the module the widget will grab its…
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About the Create Course widget
The Create Course widget provides a simplified option for users to create courses quickly without access to the Course Management tool. Using this widget, instructors and other non-administrative roles can quickly create a new course offering directly from their organization homepage. To create a course using the widget,…