Widgets
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System Widget: Content Navigator - Best Practices
What is it? Figure: An example of the Content Navigator widget. The Content Navigator is a streamlined widget that gives users quick access to course topics. Users can select to move from module, to submodule, to content for more direct access. This widget tracks and displays navigational history and allows one-click…
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System Widget: Multi-Profile Widget
What is it?Figure: An example of the Multi-Profile widget. The Multi-Profile Widget provides a flexible, dynamic homepage solution that allows multiple roles and functions to be presented directly to learners on a course homepage. Drawing on Classlists and User Profiles, the Multi-Profile Widget automatically pulls in the…
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3 Quick Tools To Get You Teaching a Course in D2L’s Brightspace
1. Add Announcements Have to post an announcement for your course? Don’t be stressed- you can do this! Follow along with this video, and post your first Announcement in less than 2 minutes. Does your class use Activity Feed instead of Announcements? No sweat- We have an Activity Feed Tutorial too! 2. Add Content Need to…
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System Widget: Learner Awards - Best Practices
What is it?Figure: The Available Awards tab for the Learner Awards widget. Challenge your users to compete against themselves. The Learner Awards widget will show learners the badges they’ve already earned, and, more importantly, the badges that are available that they haven’t earned yet. Users can gauge their progress and…
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System Widget: Visual Table of Contents - Best Practices
What is it?Figure: An example of the Visual Table of Contents widget. This widget is an information, navigation powerhouse. The Visual Table of Contents creates a card in the widget for every module created in the course. The card contains a unique image for each module; and pulls in the description and number of topics…
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System Widget: Welcome Window - Best Practices
System Widget: Welcome Window - Best Practices What is it?Figure: An example of the the Welcome Window widget. The first time a user logs into a course, the Welcome Window widget will display a pop-up message. This message can include text, images, and even short videos! Course creators and administrators can easily edit…
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System Widget: K12 Footer - Best Practices
What is it?Figure: An example of the K12 Footer widget. The K12 Footer displays a decorative footer on the homepage. Designed specifically for the K12 audience, the K12 Footer offers a choice of four thematic styles. Use this widget when……your homepage needs to visually engage Use a K12 footer theme to add style and flair…
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System Widget: Slim Announcements - Best Practices
What is it? Figure: An example of the Slim Announcements widget. The Slim Announcements widget presents a simplified, unified view of announcements, by trimming the display to a single image and a set length of text. The widget allows learners to read more with a click and presents a slimmed-down streamlined display to…
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System Widget: Profile Card - Best Practices
What is it? Figure: An example of the Profile Card widget. The Profile Card widget provides in-line authoring allowing instructors, facilitators, tutors, and other users to introduce themselves to learners. Your organization may refer to it as the Instructor widget, Teacher Profile widget, Meet your Teacher widget, or the…
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System Widget: Photo Banner - Best Practices
What is it?Figure: An example of the Photo Banner widget. Capture the attention of your learners by putting a gallery on your homepage. The Photo Banner widget allows admins and instructors to upload images in a customizable carousel with each photo linking to relevant information. Use this widget when……you have image…