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Content experiences
Use the Content tool to post and organize course content so that information about course expectations, course syllabus, lecture notes, and important dates display to users clearly. Course materials you post in Content can include documents, images, media files, CaptureCast presentations, URL links, and existing course…
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About course content organization
Your course content is organized using content topics and modules. Use modules to organize your course offering units (for example, week 1, week 2, week 3, and so on) and topics and to organize the content of each module (for example, lesson 1, lesson 2, lesson 3, and so on.) New Content Experience (Lessons) Figure: An…
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What types of files can I use for course content?
You can upload various documents, images, and video file types to use for course content. Learners can view the files inline. To display documents inline, the Document Conversion Service converts documents uploaded to the Content tool into PDFs. The documents are converted during upload instead of during learner access,…
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Use HTML templates in Content
Use HTML templates in your course to improve the visual quality of your content and encourage learner engagement. Add HTML templates in the New Content Experience Navigate to Content. Select Create New > HTML Document. Figure: The HTML Document option. On the New HTML File page, click Select Template. Click an available…
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Add existing activities with Google Drive
Elevate existing content or create new content by adding existing files from Google Drive to your Brightspace course. Link your Google account to Brightspace Linking your Google account to Brightspace enables you to import content from your Google account into your Brightspace course. To link your Google account to…
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Improve navigation in multi-page content topics
To provide seamless navigation in multi-page content topics, course designers can add a D2L JavaScript solution to HTML content topics containing links to multiple HTML pages. With this JavaScript, when a learner navigates to a multi-page content topic, the links to the HTML pages are hidden in the multi-page content…
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Add existing activities with OneDrive
Elevate existing content or create new content by adding existing files from OneDrive to your Brightspace course. Connect your OneDrive account to Brightspace Linking your OneDrive account to Brightspace enables you to import content from OneDrive into your Brightspace course. To connect your OneDrive account to…
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Using Virtual Classrooms and Video Assignments by Bongo
You can use the Virtual Classrooms by Bongo integration to create a virtual classroom session or set up video meetings with learners. You can choose to save your sessions and post them within Brightspace as a resource. You can also use Video Assignments to create video assignments, allowing learners to respond to course…
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Notify learners about updated course content
You can notify learners when updating or changing an HTML topic in Content. They receive an Update alert notification in their minibar; clicking the alert brings them to the updated topic. Notify learners of changed content in the New Content Experience Navigate to Content. Click on the module that contains the topic you…
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Change content display settings
You can customize your content by changing your content display settings. To change content display settings in the Classic content experience From your course navbar, click Content. Figure: The Content button in the Course Home. On the Content menu, click Settings. Figure: The Settings button. Customize the following…