Product blogs
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End of Life Information for: Brightspace Community Search Widget
Written by: Jeannette McNamara, Director, Product Management Summary The custom Community Search widget (English only) is being retired on September 7th as part of the 20.23.09 Release. The widget was available to most new customers from the 20.18.09 release until the 20.22.12 release as part of their initial deployment to…
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Brand Your Organization with Login Logic
Written by: Priyanka Pathak, Implementation Consultant and Project Lead Login Logic allows users to land on different org units (campus, course offering, department, programs, etc.) in their org structure after they log in or when they click on the My Home icon in Brightspace. Users have a branded experience right after…
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Intent To End Of Life Notice For: Internet Explorer Support
Originally published July 31, 2019 Key Dates and Information End of Life Date: January 1, 2020 Internet Explorer is an older generation browser from Microsoft. Edge has been the latest Microsoft browser since 2015. Internet Explorer 11, the last version of Internet Explorer, has been in ‘maintenance’ mode for Brightspace…
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This WILL Be On The Quiz: Enhancements To Quiz And Survey Data In Brightspace Data Sets
In the past few months we’ve been hard at work improving Brightspace Data Sets (BDS) related to quizzing. In addition to adding fields not previously available, we’ve restructured how we present this data, so you can get more out of it. Here are some of the questions we’ve heard from you and how they have been addressed:…
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Engagement+ Is Evolving To Creator+ : A Client FAQ
Engagement+ package is Evolving to Creator+ How the release of Creator+ impacts Engagement+ package subscribers The Engagement+ to Creator+ Package Transition On November 8th 2022, D2L will be launching Brightspace Creator+, the first release of a bold new vision to empower content creators to create and curate…
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Introducing Sharing Awards with a Public Link
Introducing Sharing Awards with a Public Link Learners can share their awards with a Public URL directly from the Awards tool using the Awards Sharing option. Earning an award is something to be proud of! From girl scout badges and first-place ribbons to Oscars and Nobel Prizes, awards symbolize an achievement worth…
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Intent to End Of Life Notice for: Chat
By: Megan Shuker, Senior Manager, Product Management, and Elaine Jones, Product Manager EOL Date: January 2024 release (20.24.01) Figure: The Course Chat window. What is Chat? Chat is a tool that allows users to setup spaces to conduct online, synchronous, text-based communication. Chat is NOT the same as Instant Messages.…
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What Is The New System Access Metric And How Do I Use It?
By Megan Walker, Senior Product Manager D2L Originally published 3-Sept-2020 In the September 2020 release, we will introduce the concept of system access in several places in Brightspace. As a Brightspace Data Set: System Access LogAs a column in Class ProgressAs a page in User ProgressSystem access is very similar to…
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Intent to End of Life Notice for: App Finder
At D2L, we are dedicated to continuous innovation and providing the best learning solutions to our customers. With this in mind, we have decided to retire the legacy App Finder and replace it with IntegrationHub. As of August 31, 2023, App Finder will no longer be supported and all references to App Finder will be removed…
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Choose The Right Scale For Your Course
By: Mike Moore, Sr. Manager Product Management From the May 2023 Release (23.05), individual course instructors and course designers can select the appropriate achievement scale for use within a course when evaluating the achievement of learners related to the learning outcomes of the course. Previously, users could select…