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Manage widgets on your homepage
You can customize which widgets are placed on your widget-based homepage, as well where they are positioned on the page. Note: To add widgets to your homepage, you must set your homepage to Widget-based. This is accessed from the Edit Homepage page. System widgets Brightspace has a large selection of widgets to choose from…
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Displaying course grouping tabs in the My Courses widget
The My Courses widget can display tabs that sort courses by Semester name, Department, or Role below the course name. On the My Home or Course Home page, navigate to the My Courses widget. From the My Courses context menu, select Customize this widget. Do one of the following: * Select None to remove course grouping tabs…
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Change personal settings with the My Settings widget
You can change your user profile, account settings, notifications, and more using the My Settings widget found on the My Home page. To change personal settings with the My Settings widget On the navbar, click My Home. On the My Home page, navigate to the My Settings widget. Figure: Use the My Settings widget to change your…
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Using the My Org Units widget
My Org Units is a custom widget that allows all users to search and navigate to different types of org units they are enrolled in, such as colleges, departments, semesters, groups, sections, course offerings, and course templates. You can use the My Org Units widget to go to other org units aside from their enrolled course…
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Using the Photo Banner Widget
The Photo Banner widget is a customizable, course-level widget that displays uploaded images in a carousel. Users with permissions can upload images, add a link to the carousel, and customize the background styling of the widget. Users with the appropriate permissions can also add or remove images and configure the…
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Using the Slim Announcements Widget
The Slim Announcements widget presents users with a simplified, shorter view of announcements. It is a great option for course creators who want to regularly add announcements, anecdotes, or media – you can share as much as you want without sacrificing the visual design. The Slim Announcements widget can be purchased as…
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Using the Visual Table of Contents (TOC) Widget
The Visual Table of Contents (TOC) widget displays each course module’s title and image on the front of a tile. Students can click on each tile to flip it over and reveal a description of the module. The Visual TOC also acts as a progress tracker, showing students the topics completed out of those available. The Visual TOC…
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Using the Welcome Window Widget
The Welcome Window widget displays a pop-up message the first time a user logs into a course. This message can include text, images, and even short videos. Course creators and administrators can easily edit and update the content in the pop-up message, and you can include as many pages in the pop-up window as you need. The…