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Migration FAQs
Recommended Testing Procedure The generally-recommended process for testing to ensure migration is successful is the three-step process shown below but completed in a testing environment. Before completing this workflow, it is recommended that the admin has received confirmation that the tool is ready for migration to 1.3;…
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Intelligent Agent Templates: Increase Instructor To Learner Engagement
Written by Lynsey Duncan Originally published on August 14, 2018 Attachment Introduction Studies are starting to show that in online courses, the most important type of engagement for learners is that between instructors and learners; however, instructors are quite busy and don’t always have time to do everything they want…
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New Content Experience: Content Is Getting A Refresh
By: Susan Kleisath, Product Manager Originally published June 2018 History behind why we initially introduced the New Content Experience Adopting new technology can be a daunting challenge; however, online and hybrid learning has become a reality. A challenge in getting set up online is organizing your course content. One…
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Deciding Between Using Manage Files, Public Files, or LOR
Originally published August 8, 2019 Updated June 1, 2022 D2L offers three ways to store and share files within your course or organization: Manage Files, Public Files, or Learning Object Repository (LOR). Deciding which tool to use is often seen as a challenge. This effective practice can help you make that decision.…
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Extending The Engagement Dashboard With The New Learner Engagement Dashboard
Originally published 14 July 2021 With the introduction of the new Engagement Dashboard and some of the great additional updates to it since its launch, we would like to introduce to you the New Learner Engagement Dashboard. As an extension of the Engagement Dashboard, the new Learner Engagement Dashboard provides you with…
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Understanding How Student Success System Works
Originally published 2 January 2020 What is Student Success System (S3)? Student Success System is an Early Intervention System that empowers institutions with predictive analytics to improve student success, retention, completion, and graduation rates. Student Success System can measure student performance starting from…
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Common Reporting Questions For All Data Comfort Levels Using Data Hub
Originally published March 27, 2020 There are many ways to get answers to common reporting questions via Data Hub. Here we have organized some ways to get your answers into three categories based on your familiarity with Brightspace Data and tools and experience working with data in general. You may find that you may need…
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Brightspace Data Sets Vs Advanced Data Sets
By Megan Walker, Product Manager, Data and Analytics, Product Management Originally published July 11, 2019 What’s the Difference between Advanced and Brightspace Data Sets? We often get asked the difference between Advanced Data Sets and Brightspace Data Sets. They each have their time and place so below is a description…
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Mail Exchanger (MX) Records Requirements
As part of the alignment to industry standards, depending on the type of mail being used, you might be required to maintain several additional DNS records. One of the following scenarios might apply to your organization: Scenario 1: Client uses D2L mail domain D2L handles the creation and management of the required email…
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Getting Started with Data: Metrics for Success and Data-driven decision making
Originally published February 15, 2019. Are you looking at your data? Do you know what data you have access to from your Brightspace learning environment? Do you know what decisions you could be (should be) making based on this data? The answer that I hear to at least one of these questions often is ‘No’. So, let’s take a…