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Start the term
This page outlines the basic steps you can follow to start the term. It provides information about how to set up and manage your courses. About importing existing content from another course To start your term, you can use the Content tool to import existing course content when creating a new course offering. You can…
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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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Best practices for creating a Course Homepage
The course homepage is likely the first page your learners see when they land in your course. Therefore it’s important to design the homepage with purpose in order to enhance the course experience. The goal is to place useful information in intuitive places rather than create a homepage so cluttered that your learners…
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Customize your course navbar
When you log in to Brightspace, you will notice that your course homepage is broken up into two sections. In the top half, you will see navigation tools, such as your navbar. You can customize your navbar to surface the tools most relevant to you and your learners . Your navbar can be enabled to be text-based or…
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File types supported by Annotations
The following file types are supported by the annotation tool in Assignments: * .doc * .docx * .rtf * .odt * .ppt * .pps * .pptx * .ppsx * .odp * .xls * .xlsx * .txt * .jpg * .jpeg * .png * .tif * .tiff * .gif (once converted to PDF, only the first frame of the .gif displays) * pdf
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Access course content using the ReadSpeaker docReader integration
Access course content using ReadSpeaker to seamlessly consume text-based content as an audio file. Supported document types for ReadSpeaker docReader The ReadSpeaker DocReader integration provides audio rendering of supported document types in the Content tool. If your organization has enabled this feature, you can hear…
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Auditors and Bulk Auditor Management
An auditor in Brightspace is a user with permission to see (audit) another user's information. This feature is useful if you want to grant access to someone who can view and monitor the learner in a specific course offering; for example, parents of learners or instructor assistants. User auditors don't have to have their…
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Manage learner self-enrollment with Discover
To provide learners with greater flexibility and control over their personal learning goals, the Discover tool allows them to search for active courses and self-enroll. In addition, learners can self-unenroll from the courses they self-enrolled in. You can also configure a course to require approval for self-enrollment and…
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Import and manage SCORM
Add a SCORM or xAPI package to the Content tool If you are using the new SCORM solution, upload SCORM or xAPI packages directly into the Content tool. To add a SCORM or xAPI package to the Content tool In Content, either create or select a module to include your SCORM or xAPI package in. Within your selected module, from…
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Automatically customize course content using replace strings
You can use replace strings to customize course content and communications in Brightspace. Replace strings automatically incorporate your learner's personalized information, such as their name or user ID. This enables you to developer better relationships with your learners, increase engagement levels, and improves the…