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Using the Learner Awards widget
Learner Awards is a customizable system widget that can be added to the homepages of course offerings, if enabled for your organization. The Learner Awards widget can help inspire learners with friendly competition by displaying the top 10 users who have earned badges (Awards) in the course. Course administrators with…
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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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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. To display course grouping tabs 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…
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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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Create a widget-based homepage
Course widgets can help you engage with your learners by featuring useful tools on your course homepage. The first step is to create a widget-based homepage. Widget-based homepages display a standard homepage that contains various widgets. After you create the homepage, you can add or remove widgets, customize their…
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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 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…
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Homepage Widget Expansion Pack
The Homepage Widget Expansion Pack offers a catalog of homepage system widgets to provide a more customized learning experience for your homepages. System widgets are available for purchase individually or in packages of three, as an add-on to your Brightspace product plan. Some may have been included in your…
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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 Single Profile Widget
You can use the Single Profile Widget to showcase your photo, share social media details, and write other important biographical information. Important: The Single Profile Widget is a widget included with the Homepage Widget Expansion Pack. This widget is intended for instructors who may not otherwise have the permissions…