Product blogs
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Introducing Learning Outcomes Data Sets
Originally published 19-May-2021 In the June 2021 release (20.21.06), Brightspace Data Hub will include nine new Brightspace Data Sets related to the Learning Outcomes tool. These data sets will allow you to extract data related to the Learning Outcomes tool for use outside of the Brightspace platform (for example, in your…
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Product And Services Preview
The Product and Services Preview document replaces the former 60/90 day Review/Preview. Along with Release Notes (which cover near-term delivery plans for December 2023), the Product and Services Preview document covers January 2024 and February 2024 to provide product and feature delivery plans for the 90 day preview…
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Introducing The Work To Do Widget
Originally published 5-May-2022 The Work To Do Widget We’re excited to introduce the new Work To Do widget! We know that learners sometimes have a hard time keeping track of what they need to get done. They may need to hop in and out of several courses to determine if there are upcoming assignments or projects with due…
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Upcoming Changes To Quizzes In July (20.21.07)
Originally published 15-April-2021 Recently, D2L has been focused on improving the platform in ways that improve instructor workflows. Both the Assignment creation and evaluation experiences have been released and we are now setting our sights on Quizzes and Discussions. In our analysis of the quiz creation…
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Configuration Variable Changes Timelines
Similar to the High Impact Changes Timelines article, this article will be used to provide a lifecycle view of our configuration variables. If any changes are related to a feature, these changes will continue to be called out in the respective Release Notes, please see Brightspace Community's Release Notes. Please see…
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Getting Started With Brightspace Course Connector For Microsoft Teams
The message is "Application Microsoft Teams v1.0 by Ivu is trying to access your information. Would you like to proceed?"The Brightspace Course Connector for Microsoft Teams® is available for purchase and is set up as a Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI®) integration. It allows administrators and instructors to…
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Data Hub - New Advanced Data Set: Course Offering Enrollments
As of the January 2021 (20.21.01 release) you will find a new Advanced Data Set (ADS) - Course Offering Enrollments - available within Data Hub. You may be wondering – why another enrollment ADS? We are providing the Course Offering Enrollments ADS for clients that are interested in knowing the current state of all…
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Portfolio Centralized Navigation
Originally published July 16, 2020 What is it? A centralized Portfolio experience where educators can view and navigate through students and evidence from the same page. Why are we doing this? We’ve heard your feedback! You’ve asked us to make Portfolio easier to navigate, especially switching between students and evidence…
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New Assignments Date Feature - Updated Date Availability, Visibility, And Access Options
Introduction In late summer 2021, we released a new feature in Discussions to consolidate availability dates and started on a journey of consistency with Brightspace dates, behavior of activity visibility, and access around dates and calendar event control. We’re at the next phase of that journey. This blog post details…
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Video Note Permission Change for Student Role
With the improvements to the audio-video experience releasing in January Permission changes are recommended for Student level users. The Permission within the Content Service section for Content Service > Can Manage All Objects should be switched off for students. The permission in question grants Admin level abilities to…