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Using the Welcome Window Widget
The Welcome Window widget displays a pop-up message the first time a user logs into a course. This message can include text, images, and even short videos. Course creators and administrators can easily edit and update the content in the pop-up message, and you can include as many pages in the pop-up window as you need. The…
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Homepage Widget Expansion Pack
The Homepage Widget Expansion Pack offers a catalog of homepage system widgets to provide a more customized learning experience for your homepages. System widgets are available for purchase individually or in packages of three, as an add-on to your Brightspace product plan. Some may have been included in your…
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Using the Photo Banner Widget
The Photo Banner widget is a customizable, course-level widget that displays uploaded images in a carousel. Users with permissions can upload images, add a link to the carousel, and customize the background styling of the widget. Users with the appropriate permissions can also add or remove images and configure the…
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Using the Single Profile Widget
You can use the Single Profile Widget to showcase your photo, share social media details, and write other important biographical information. Important: The Single Profile Widget is a widget included with the Homepage Widget Expansion Pack. This widget is intended for instructors who may not otherwise have the permissions…
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Using the Slim Announcements Widget
The Slim Announcements widget presents a simplified, shortened view of announcements. This widget is great for when you have a lot to say – you can share as much as you want without sacrificing the visual design. Use the Slim Announcements widget to set default images, display a maximum number of announcements, and choose…
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About Course Builder
Use Course Builder to interact with your course materials, learning experiences, and assessments in one consolidated interface, allowing you to visualize and review your entire course at once. The Course Builder interface is straightforward and efficient, transforming the process of course design and setup from multiple…
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Using the Visual Table of Contents (TOC) Widget
The Visual Table of Contents (TOC) widget displays each course module’s title and image on the front of a tile. Learners can click on each tile to flip it over and reveal a description of the module. The Visual TOC also acts as a progress tracker, showing learners the topics completed out of those available. Topic…
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Create a course with Course Builder
Course Builder enables you to create course modules, placeholders, and other objects that are automatically added to Content. Add a module or placeholder Drag and drop modules and placeholders to create your course structure. This enables you to plan out your lectures, discussion topics, assignments, tests, and other…
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Customize your course navbar
When you log in to Brightspace, you will notice that your course homepage is broken up into two sections. In the top half, you will see navigation tools, such as your navbar. You can customize your navbar to surface the tools most relevant to you and your learners . Your navbar can be enabled to be text-based or…
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Best practices for creating a Course Homepage
The course homepage is likely the first page your learners see when they land in your course. Therefore it’s important to design the homepage with purpose to enhance the course experience. The goal is to place useful information in intuitive places rather than create a cluttered homepage that causes your learners to…