Product blogs
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Challenging Oppressive Terminology in Software Development Practices
Originally published June 30, 2020 In the last few weeks, the anti-racism protests and movements around the world have sparked a need for action and impact in many of us. At D2L, we stand against racism and support equality and justice, always. We are using this opportunity to take an inward look at ourselves, our…
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IPSIS - Legacy CSV to D2L Standard CSV - Versions, Migrations and Capabilities
Information System Integration Updates for D2L Standard CSV About this article D2L Standard CSV is one of the many Information System Integration options that are used by our customers to typically load and manage courses, semesters, users and enrollments into Brightspace from an Information System source via a series of…
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Brightspace Data Sets – Factors That Shape Your Data
By Mark Tse, Software Developer, Platform Development D2L With the launch of Brightspace Data Sets, our data strategy has evolved to provide clients with the raw, user-level data they need to answer nuanced questions that are specific to their institution. In this article, we will explore various factors that shape your…
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Impact of Minor & Major Version Changes on Insights Report Builder
In Insights Report Builder, part of Performance Plus, all the data is sourced from our Brightspace Data Sets. Therefore, as the Brightspace Data Sets (BDS) evolve over time, you will be able to benefit in Insights Report Builder as well. Changes to Brightspace Data Sets follow our Change Management Policy. Adopting Minor…
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Video Note Automatic Captioning
Video Note Automatic Captioning In Brightspace Core, Video Note can automatically transcribe video note recording as they are uploaded and provide captions to videos without the need to manually create and upload a .vvt file. Updates to the user interface allow you to modify the auto-generated transcript to correct any…
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Updates to the New Engagement Dashboard
What is the Engagement Dashboard in Insights? The Engagement Dashboard provides advisors, and roles interested in cross course engagement for individual learners, a tool to identify non-engaged or at-risk learners and take informed action by including a holistic view of engagement. It pulls together all the ways a learner…
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Rate Limiting and API Response Headers
What variables are in the API Response Header? For all Brightspace API Apps (that are not currently on our API Rate Limiting SafeList) every Brightspace API Response now includes 3 additional pieces of data in its response header: X-Rate-Limit-Remaining - the remaining number of credits available within the current minute.…
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How to obtain an OAuth 2.0 Refresh Token
By Alex Bedley – September 1, 2016 Updated February 4th, 2021 Who are OAuth 2.0 refresh tokens for? This article is of interest for developers creating applications that interact with Brightspace APIs on behalf of their users. This method of authentication is only recommended if your application is headless (not…
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Intent to End of Life Notice for: D2L Binder
In order to better deliver products and features that meaningfully improve the lives of learners and educators, we are constantly evaluating where to focus our efforts. It’s natural for all products to go through a cycle from introduction, growth, and maturity, to an eventual end of life. That time will be coming for…
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End of Life Notice for: SIS - Holding Tank
Originally published June 30, 2020 Key Dates and Information End of Life Date: September 1, 2022 Holding Tank has been a core piece of integration technology at D2L since 2003. Prior to the introduction of a CSV option within the IPSIS tool in 2014, Holding Tank (HT) was the main technology used by new clients to integrate…