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Brightspace Accessibility Checker
Article Author: Barry Dahl May 18, 2017 Just in time for GAAD 2017 Today (May 18) is 2017 Global Accessibility Awareness Day, or GAAD. Here at D2L, we pay attention to accessibility concerns every day, but still, this day is very special. It seems timely to toot our own horn today since we very recently added an…
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Register Brightspace Learning Environment with Microsoft Azure
Changes have been made to how you register Brightspace Learning Environment with Microsoft Azure due to Microsoft deprecating the Microsoft Discovery Service API. The updated information below directs you to Microsoft documentation on integrating applications with Azure Active Directory and is reflected in…
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Intent to End of Life Notice for IPSCT (Online Rooms)
End of Life Date: July 1, 2022 At D2L, we are constantly updating our product offerings to bring new solutions and features to market. As part of the ongoing life cycle of product innovation, we sometimes discontinue the sale and support of certain products and services. That time will be coming for the Integration Pack…
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Everything You Need to Explore Data and Analytics with Brightspace
Whether you’re new to data and analytics or have been working with it for some time, here are a set of assets and resources that will support your success with data and analytics in Brightspace. Quick links to sections below:* Just started thinking about data and analytics? * Resources for Administrators * Working with…
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Outcomes Assessment: How-To
Outcomes Assessment How To.docx Table of Contents Outcomes Assessment: Trialing or Using 1.0 Setup and Configuration 1.1 Config Variables 1.2 Enable the Learning Outcomes Tool 1.3 Permissions 2.0 Create an achievement scale 3.0 Create a Program (Optional) 4.0 Import standards into your course 4.1 Import standards via the…
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Preparing for Upcoming Changes in the Google File Picker
Preparing for Upcoming Changes in the Google File Picker The multiple Google files pickers currently used in Brightspace are now updated to be one file picker. While there is no change to the mechanics of selecting files, features related to account types and permissions are changing. The updated file picker supports PIE…
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Updates to the New Content Experience
O artigo em português está aqui: [BROKEN LINK]Atualizações Da Nova Experiência De Conteúdo El artículo en español se encuentra aquí: Actualizaciones A La Nueva Experiencia De Contenido What is the New Content Experience? The New Content Experience (also referred to as Lessons) is a streamlined content view that simplifies…
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Getting Started with Brightspace Data: Instructor Usage and Microsoft Excel
InstructorUsage-CommunityExample.xlsx We continue to hear great stories about how our clients are leveraging Brightspace Data Sets to help drive better student outcomes. Back in June, we provided a simple Excel example to help you [BROKEN LINK]get started using the Learner Usage Advanced Data Set[BROKEN LINK]. The Learner…
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Addressing the Skills Gap with Micro-Credentialing: Part 1
Recognizing Your Brilliance! As the skills gap in our workplaces increases, more organizations are having to rapidly contend with the problem in their own backyards. Essential technical and software skills are falling behind, and almost half (44%) of CEOs from 500 major corporations across the U.S. report that durable…
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Getting Started with Brightspace Data Sets (BDS)
Originally Published February 19, 2019 This article highlights the differences between Advanced Data Sets (ADS) and Brightspace Data Sets (BDS) and focuses on the process needed to maximize your use of Brightspace Data Sets. BDS and ADS are both located in the Data Hub. Both consist of data exports in a standard CSV format…