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self registration for external learners
Hi all, I have 5 compliance based courses on Brightspace. Is it possible to set them up so that all I have to do is send a generic link to external individuals and they can self register onto the courses themselves? Or self register into the learning environment so that the courses are available to them? Context and…
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When copying quizzes to a new course, quizzes with images will have the images continue to be linke
The instructors or tech support don't notice these linked images being an issue because they are enrolled in both the old course and the current course. But students writing the quiz are not able to see the images because they do not have access to the old course. Is there an instructor-friendly workflow for copying…
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API Question - Automatic upload of an externally created 4MB JSON File to "Org files" each night
I have an external (to Brightspace) automated overnight batch process that outputs a single JSON file (approx. 4MB). I would like the JSON file to be automatically uploaded into Brightspace (Content folder in the main Organisational Files) replacing yesterday's file. The JSON is used by a custom Widget and currently this…
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An assignment has been updated with a new rubric. Can I delete the old rubric without disruptions t
The old rubric is archived but still remains in the evaluator's view. The old rubric is associated with Competencies. If I remove the association and delete the archived rubric, will the student still have record of the deleted rubric and previously associated competencies? Is there a way for archived rubrics to not…
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In documentation.brightspace.com, it seems it is possible to restore a deleted discussion post that
Link to current documentation for instructors to restore deleted discussion post: https://documentation.brightspace.com/EN/le/discussions/instructor/restore_deleted_discussions.htm?Highlight=restore discussion I don't see a separate config variable that would allow students to delete and restore their own posts (ideal) or…
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Can't turn on Portfolio - no toggle in Org Tools?
The page "Turn On Brightspace Portfolio" says under Admin Tools > Organization Tools, Switch the Portfolio toggle to On. https://documentation.brightspace.com/EN/portfolio/administrator/turn_on_portfolio.htm Under both Availability & Org Unit Defaults, there is no Portfolio toggle. ePortfolio is on, but that's a separate…
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Activity Feed Usage Data?
Is there any way to see usage data for the activity feed widget? I'd like to see a list of courses where it is in use at the very least. I've checked the reporting tool and valence, and neither of them give any way to see any data regarding the Activity Feed at all.
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Is there a way to publish test scores to the gradebook or export the grades without publishing the
Exporting the scores this way (please see screenshot below) does it in a format that's difficult to understand, is there a better way?
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What is the best way to name sandboxes?
I was wondering if any other college/university admins can share the naming mechanisms for their sandbox including Course Offering Name and Course Offering Code. I am not sure we are naming our sandboxes right at my institution.
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I get a 500 Internal Server Error when trying to create a demographics field via the POST /d2l/api
The JSON I'm sending in the body via Postman is: { "Name": "IsEmployed", "Description": "Are you employed?", "DataTypeId": "{{$guid}}"}
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Is it possible to share a card visualization on self-serve analytics (DOMO) to non LMS admins?
I seem to get an error when I try to type in an email address and share a card. Not sure if I need to invite or add users to DOMO first? They aren't creating cards, I just want them to be able to view the visualizations.
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Can anyone from D2L tell me why there is delay in retiring the Old Rubrics Creation Experience? And
According to Brightspace Documentation: https://community.brightspace.com/s/article/Welcome-to-the-Updated-Creation-Experience-for-Rubrics?t=1616682012791 The old experience was expected to be turned off by November 2020 and yet it is still available.
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Anybody else experiencing significant problems with Rubrics? (began Tuesday, March 16th)
No UI to attach or remove a Rubric to an Assignment or Discussion via any "experience." Existing Rubrics are visible when editing the respective activities.Existing Rubric attached to an Assignment is no longer visible on the Evaluate page for scoring a student submission unless using the new activity evaluation…
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Hello,
Running into some issues with updating a user's profile image through the POST /d2l/api/l
*Update* So far I have:// from multer — upload.single(‘file)const fileInfo = { name: file.originalname, contentType: file.mimetype, buffer: file.buffer, size: file.size,}; const form = new FormData();form.append('profileImage', fileInfo.buffer);const config = { method: 'post', url:…
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Has anyone found a way to use ungrading in Brightspace?
For example I have been trying to think of a way to use ungrading and release conditions. I get that you can use release conditions to restrict access to content until a student has mastered it. What I am looking for is how to use the Brightspace tools in ungrading. Thanks.
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What exactly does the Office 365 integration do. Is this just a widget to be added to courses, or c
I'm looking to have a way for students to access information in fewer places. I suppose my main question is does this tool simply add a widget, or can it functionally replace the course mail tool in other places such as the classlist.
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I have one student in a course that doesn't have the writing options pop up when he's starting a di
This is what it should look like: But this is what his looks like:
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Anonymous marking and moderation - how to do it?
Hi everyone. At my institution, we have recently implemented anonymous marking. We are now struggling with how a moderation process would work. Traditionally, the first marker would provide the feedback in the annotations tool, and in the feedback box as usual. The second marker (moderator) would then add a comment in the…
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How do I bypass/resolve this error screen when trying to access manage grades link in course shell?
A professor is having trouble accessing the manage grades screen in his course shell. He syncs his gradebook with Connect and he's the only professor with this issue.
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How can I change the visibility status of an item from 'Hidden. Conditions are inactive' to 'Visibl
It seems the only way to achieve the 'Visible if conditions met' state is to 1. Make whatever it is you want globally visible 2. Quickly add start dates in the Manage Dates screen or whatever condition it is you want.3. Hope that no one noticed whatever it was was you were trying to hide but set a release condition for was…
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Impersonate user permissions.
We are trying to allow some of our roles to be able to impersonat
However we get this error: Cannot Impersonate UserYou do not have sufficient permission to impersonate this user; they are enrolled with a higher access level in other areas of the organisation The role that we want to be able to do the impersonate functionality is a Cascading Role, and we copied the permissions from the…
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Developer Instance: Manage Extensibility item missed for Data Admin and I can't add LTI 1.3 Tool Pr
It seems that DevCoPDataAdmin has no permissions to do that. Maybe there is some other way how I can add my LTI 1.3 tool to the dev instance? Please, advice. Thank you!
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What is the best way to manually grade quizzes comprised of written response questions?
I am looking for best process I should use to manually grade quizzes that include written response questions only. There is no set due date for these quizzes, so I grade them as they come in, usually 4 or 5 per day. Therefore, it does not make sense to grade by question. I also want the grade and feedback to be available…
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How to access the API using LTI Launch data
Hi everyone! I'm wondering how to use the data provided in an LTI launch (oauth_nonce, etc...) to make API calls. We are currently using an OAuth 2.0 App to access the API but would like to not have to deal with syncing up access tokens across instances. Thank you!
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405: Method Not Allowed error when attempting to delete Discussion Posts
I'm am trying to add support for Discussions to my web application and have run into an issue with deleting discussion posts in particular (endpoint reference link). I've tested my GET, POST, and DELETE endpoint calls for Forums and Topics, and all work without issue. I am also able to GET discussion posts without a…
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We would like to have a short answer or written response question where regardless of what the stud
Any creative ways on how we might accomplish this?
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Having trouble linking my Cengage MindTap course to my Brightspace course.
After I create a module named Access to Cengage Course and Registration and drag the Cengage icon into it, I have not been able to bring up the course from the Cengage resource list. It will find the ebook, but not the course platform. What needs to be entered into the search bar to bring up a course? Please help. Margaret…
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Is there a way to make discussion board responses private between an instructor and learner?
I'm looking for a way to personally respond to learners in a discussion board through a private thread once their initial thread has been posted. Is there a button allowing instructors to toggle responses between responding to all learners and individual learners?
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Does feedback that has been published appear to students even if the grade item is hidden?
I am working with a faculty member where students are able to view the feedback for the Final test with grade item hidden. The instructor says feedback was added when grading through Enter Grades in the course, and students are able to view the feedback when going and viewing their attempt on the Final test. I suspect this…
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Is there a way to put the same piece of content - in this case a survey - into hundreds of course o
I need to put a survey into lots of pre-existing course offerings. I know this is possible if you create a course offering from scratch by copying another, but what is the quickest way to put a survey (or other content) into lots of course offerings that already exist? Is it even possible?