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Homepage Widget Expansion Pack Widgets - Upgrading from the Hosted Widgets
What is changing? Several widgets that were once Custom Hosted Widgets are now being delivered inside Brightspace as System Widgets. The Homepage Widget Expansion Pack includes: Visual Table of Contents Widget Welcome Window Widget Photo Banner Widget Learner Awards Widget Slim Announcements Widget Profile Card Widget…
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A Guide to Coaching Students for Effective Peer Review
A Guide to Coaching Students for Effective Peer Review By Lynsey Duncan, Senior Instructional Designer, Learning and Creative Services Peer review can be a very useful and helpful tool to use in your class… when done correctly. Too often, learners don’t know how to be an effective peer reviewer, and therefore the value of…
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System Widget: Photo Banner - Best Practices
What is it? Figure: An example of the Photo Banner widget. Capture the attention of your learners by putting a gallery on your homepage. The Photo Banner widget allows admins and instructors to upload images in a customizable carousel with each photo linking to relevant information. Use this widget when… …you have image…
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System Widget: Profile Card - Best Practices
What is it? Figure: An example of the Profile Card widget. The Profile Card widget provides in-line authoring allowing instructors, facilitators, tutors, and other users to introduce themselves to learners. Your organization may refer to it as the Instructor widget, Teacher Profile widget, Meet your Teacher widget, or the…
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System Widget: Slim Announcements - Best Practices
What is it? Figure: An example of the Slim Announcements widget. The Slim Announcements widget presents a simplified, unified view of announcements, by trimming the display to a single image and a set length of text. The widget allows learners to read more with a click and presents a slimmed-down streamlined display to…
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System Widget: K12 Footer - Best Practices
What is it? Figure: An example of the K12 Footer widget. The K12 Footer displays a decorative footer on the homepage. Designed specifically for the K12 audience, the K12 Footer offers a choice of four thematic styles. Use this widget when… …your homepage needs to visually engage Use a K12 footer theme to add style and…
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System Widget: Welcome Window - Best Practices
System Widget: Welcome Window - Best Practices What is it? Figure: An example of the the Welcome Window widget. The first time a user logs into a course, the Welcome Window widget will display a pop-up message. This message can include text, images, and even short videos! Course creators and administrators can easily edit…
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System Widget: Visual Table of Contents - Best Practices
What is it? Figure: An example of the Visual Table of Contents widget. This widget is an information, navigation powerhouse. The Visual Table of Contents creates a card in the widget for every module created in the course. The card contains a unique image for each module; and pulls in the description and number of topics…