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Accessibility in the Annotations Tool
Annotations are a great aid for visual learners and individuals with cognitive or reading disabilities, as the in-context feedback can help them better understand the context and scope of feedback. Though instructors that use Screen Readers can interact with the toolbars, visual annotations made with our Annotations tool…
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Deep Dive: Using the Adoption Dashboard
Originally published May 1, 2019. The Adoption Dashboard is the place where users can understand Brightspace usage, drive broader adoption of the platform and inform ROI discussions. There are currently 5 visualizations: Login Trend, Course Access Counts, Tool Usage Trend, Tool Usage Comparison and Enrollment and…
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Comparing Assignment Creation Experiences
The following tables below compare Classic Assignment creation functionality to the New Assignment Creation Experience. Properties ClassicNewLocation in NewName??Primary panelInstructions?? 1Primary panelAttachments??Primary panelAssignment Type??Submission & CompletionSubmission Type??Submission & CompletionSubmission…
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D2L Email and DMARC - Improving the User Experience
D2L has recently invested in hardware and technology to implement DMARC policies in the D2L Cloud. This is not a product change, although that is being planned (see PIE # D2689!), it is foundational work to improve how the application generates, sends, and receives mail in the future. Many other well-known email providers…
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Visual Table of Contents - Did you Know?
Visual Table of Contents Widget - Did You Know? You might know the Visual Table of Contents widget can show course progress on a homepage, but did you know it also has lots of configurations that let you customize and optimize how you use this widget? Did you know... ...module tiles can display descriptions? If module…
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Common Accommodations using Brightspace
Often when we talk about accessibility in Brightspace, we focus on learners with visual impairments and the ways in which Brightspace just works with assistive technology. There are many other types of accommodations that Brightspace can help with as well. This article is meant to be a list of common accommodations that…
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How to upgrade from ILP 4 to ILP 5 within Brightspace ?
If you have recently decided to upgrade from Ellucian ILP 4 to ILP 5, you might be wondering what that entails on the Brightspace Learning Environment side. The good news is you don't need a D2L implementation project when moving from ILP4 to ILP5. As an administrator, you can make the required changes in your Brightspace…