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SCORM: Know Which Player You Are Using
There are two different SCORM players used in Brightspace, and which player is used depends on how the SCORM package has been uploaded into the course: If you use the Add Existing > SCORM/xAPI workflow in the Content tool, the file plays on the new SCORM player. If you use the Import/Export/Copy Components tool to upload…
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How To Get Started With Data Hub's APIs: Advanced Data Sets
This article introduces using the Data Hub APIs to retrieve an Advanced Data Set and gives a practical example using the process. Data Hub houses data exports from Brightspace. Data Hub contains a selection of data set that authorized users can run and export to CSV. Once Data Hub has been enabled for your Brightspace…
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How Brightspace Can Enhance In-person Learning
Written by Amanda Darling, Instructional Designer Brightspace excels with self-guided online courses, but it can also be used to support in-person learning. This article explores how Brightspace can enhance a traditional classroom experience. As an in-person college instructor for years before becoming an instructional…
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Quiz Timing Improvements - Summary
Written By Natalie Deane, Senior Product Manager Quiz Timing Improvement Summary D2L is updating the quiz creation and quiz taking experiences to simplify existing workflows and add useful new quiz timing options. These quiz timing improvements are released in three stages. Quiz Timing Improvements & Auto-submission –…
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Brightspace Data Sets - Additive Changes Support Client Example
by Mark Tse, Software Developer, Platform Development D2L originally published 24 March 2018 Adding a column, provided it's appended to the end of a data set and therefore doesn't disrupt the order of the existing columns, is deemed low impact. Any system ingesting the previous versions of the data set that didn't contain…
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Share Awards to your LinkedIn Profile
LinkedIn is used by over 900 million people around the world for professional networking, job seeking, and showcasing their achievements. As of March 2023, you can share the achievements you’ve earned in Brightspace directly to your LinkedIn Profile! Figure: Use the Share to LinkedIn option on the Share My Award modal to…
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How to Restore Data
In Brightspace, if data is accidentally deleted, how can you restore the deleted data? This article describes which objects can be restored (unassisted) by any course admin or instructor and which deleted content will require intervention from D2L. Brightspace Data Restoration Guidelines Restoring unintentionally deleted…
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Getting Started With App Id-Key Authentication
Originally posted on 4/10/2012 on the Valence Developer Blog by Craig Dunk. When developers get started with Valence one of the first challenges is understanding how the authentication system works. This is particularly true for developers with previous experience using D2LWS SOAP calls. From a high level the IDKey Auth…
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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…