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Everything You Need to Explore Data and Analytics with Brightspace
Whether you’re new to data and analytics or have been working with it for some time, here are a set of assets and resources that will support your success with data and analytics in Brightspace. Just started thinking about data and analytics? Part One: Easy Analytics (within a course) (30 min video) Audience: Instructors…
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Outcomes Assessment: How-To
Outcomes Assessment: Trialing or Using This guide describes how to enable the Learning Outcomes features of Brightspace Platform trial or production courses. In Brightspace Platform December 2018/10.8.8 release (10.8.8), we introduced the first features for Learning Outcomes. The guide was updated for Brightspace Platform…
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Preparing for Upcoming Changes in the Google File Picker
Preparing for Upcoming Changes in the Google File PickerThe multiple Google files pickers currently used in Brightspace are now updated to be one file picker. While there is no change to the mechanics of selecting files, features related to account types and permissions are changing. The updated file picker supports PIE…
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Getting Started with Brightspace Data: Instructor Usage and Microsoft Excel
We continue to hear great stories about how our clients are leveraging Brightspace Data Sets to help drive better student outcomes. Back in June, we provided a simple Excel example to help you get started using the Learner Usage Advanced Data Set. The Learner Usage example focused on aggregating data across your…
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Addressing the Skills Gap with Micro-Credentialing: Part 1
Recognizing Your Brilliance! As the skills gap in our workplaces increases, more organizations are having to rapidly contend with the problem in their own backyards. Essential technical and software skills are falling behind, and almost half (44%) of CEOs from 500 major corporations across the U.S. report that durable…
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Getting Started with Brightspace Data Sets (BDS)
Originally Published February 19, 2019 This article highlights the differences between Advanced Data Sets (ADS) and Brightspace Data Sets (BDS) and focuses on the process needed to maximize your use of Brightspace Data Sets. BDS and ADS are both located in the Data Hub. Both consist of data exports in a standard CSV format…
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Brightspace Data Sets - Differential Data Sets Client Example
Written by Mark Tse, Software Developer, Platform Development D2L Starting in 10.7.5, administrators can schedule differential extracts in addition to full extracts, allowing for higher frequency reporting. These differential extracts are generated at a set interval, and contains data newly available since the previous…
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Course Learning Outcome Evaluation (CLOE) Template Usage Considerations
CLOETemplateUsageConsiderations.pdf Originally published Mar. 4, 2019 The Course Learning Outcome Evaluation (CLOE) data export is one of the Advanced Data Sets which is now available in the Data Hub. We explore this in more detail in our Course Learning Outcome Evaluation (CLOE) Walkthrough article, which includes an…
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Intent to End of Life Notice for: OpenDyslexic Font Option in Account Settings
Originally published June 5, 2019; references updated April 18, 2024 End of Life Date: August 2019 release The OpenDyslexic font option is available to all users under Account Settings. The intention of this feature was to increase readability of Brightspace for individuals with dyslexia. Why Are We Making This End of Life…
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End of Life Process at D2L
Other Useful Links: All Release Notes High Impact Changes Timeline Known and fixed Issues List At D2L, we are passionate about creating solutions that can ignite the desire to learn in everyone. We are constantly updating our product offerings to bring new solutions and features to market. As part of the ongoing life cycle…