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BRIGHTSPACELEARNINGENVIRONMENT10.6+..............................................................................................1
DOCUMENTCHANGEHISTORY.......................................................................................................................4
CONTENT........................................................................................................................................................6
Buildingacourse.................................................................................................................................................6
Contenttooloverviewforinstructors..............................................................................................................6
Aboutcoursecontentorganization.................................................................................................................7
Aboutaccessiblecoursesandaccessiblecoursecontent................................................................................8
WhatkindsoffilescanIuseforcoursecontent?..........................................................................................10
Createanewmodule....................................................................................................................................10
Createanewtopic.........................................................................................................................................11
AddanexistingcourseobjecttoContent......................................................................................................11
Addsubtitlestovideotopics..........................................................................................................................12
AboutSRTfiles...............................................................................................................................................13
Managingcoursecontentusingdraganddrop............................................................................................13
SetupaquicklinktoadiscussionforumortopicinContent.........................................................................14
Setacontenttopicormodule'sstatus..........................................................................................................14
Stylingcontenttopicsconsistently................................................................................................................14
EnableHTMLtemplatesinContent...............................................................................................................15
ApplyanHTMLtemplatetoanewdocumentinContent.............................................................................15
Addalearningobjectivetoacontenttopic...................................................................................................15
CreateaSCORMobject'sgradeitem.............................................................................................................16
RemoveSCORMsimplesequencing..............................................................................................................16
WhyareYouTubevideosandotherembeddedmediausingInsertStuffnotworking/loading?..................16
Whycan'tlearnersseetheContentIposted?...............................................................................................17
Deliveringacourse............................................................................................................................................17
Notifylearnersaboutupdatedcoursecontent..............................................................................................17
AddavailabilityandduedatesinContent.....................................................................................................18
EvaluateAssignmentssubmissionsfromContent.........................................................................................18
Monitoringacourse..........................................................................................................................................19
TrackactivityanduserprogressonSCORMobjects......................................................................................19
WhatdoesBrightspaceLearningEnvironmentreportonforSCORMobjects?.............................................19
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WhatdoesBrightspaceLearningEnvironmentreportonforusersofSCORMobjects?...............................20
Abouttrackingcontentcompletionandparticipation..................................................................................20
Managecompletiontrackingsettingsforatopic.........................................................................................20
Checkcompletiontrackingforacontenttopic..............................................................................................20
Checkcoursecontentstatistics.....................................................................................................................21
Checkcoursecontentfeedback.....................................................................................................................21
Changecontentdisplaysettings....................................................................................................................22
ViewuserprogressinContent.......................................................................................................................22
HTMLEDITOR................................................................................................................................................23
WhatarethebasicsofHTMLEditor?................................................................................................................23
AboutinsertingequationsintheHTMLEditor..................................................................................................25
AbouttheGraphicalEquationEditor................................................................................................................25
TabsintheGraphicalEquationEditor...............................................................................................................26
Createanequation............................................................................................................................................26
Editanequation................................................................................................................................................27
LINKS.............................................................................................................................................................28
Aboutlinks........................................................................................................................................................28
Createalink......................................................................................................................................................28
Createalinkcategory........................................................................................................................................29
Deletelinksandlinkcategories.........................................................................................................................29
FixbrokenlinksinContent................................................................................................................................29
RELEASECONDITIONS...................................................................................................................................30
AccessReleaseConditions................................................................................................................................30
Toolsthatsupportreleaseconditions...............................................................................................................30
Howdoreleaseconditionswork?.....................................................................................................................31
Bestpracticesforcreatingreleaseconditions..................................................................................................31
Releaseconditiontypes....................................................................................................................................33
ABOUTD2L....................................................................................................................................................36
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DocumentChangeHistoryThisversionofthedocumentreplacesallpreviousversions.Thefollowingtabledescribesthemostrecentchangestothisdocument.
RevisionDate SummaryofChanges
October6,2016 • UpdatedCheckcoursecontentstatisticstopicwithinformationonResetStatisticsandExportStatisticsoptions.
September1,2016 • UpdatedAddanexistingcourseobjecttoContenttopicwithanoteregardingadditionalmenuoptionsbeingavailableintheAddExistingdrop-downmenu.
August4,2016 • UpdatedtheCreateanewtopictopictoreflectaccuratemenunameaspertheUI.
• UpdatedtheAddavailabilityandduedatesinContenttopictoexplainthatcontentduedatesoverrideenddatesinCalendar.
• UpdatedtheCheckcompletiontrackingforacontenttopictopicindicatingthecompletionsummarylimitof1000learnersinacourse.
July7,2016 • UpdatedtheReleaseconditiontypestopictoincludeaconfigurationvariablethatrequiresspecialconsiderationwithareleasecondition.
April7,2016 • Awardshavebeenaddedtoexistingreleaseconditions.Existingawardreleaseconditionscannowbereusedanywhereintheorgunitthatsupportsaddingreleaseconditions
March3,2016 • Addedthefollowingtopics:
• FixbrokenlinksinContent
• SetupaquicklinktoadiscussionforumortopicinContent
• WhyareYouTubevideosandotherembeddedmediausingInsertStuffnotworking/loading?
• Whycan'tlearnersseetheContentIposted?
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RevisionDate SummaryofChanges
February4,2016 • UpdatestoWhatdoesBrightspaceLearningEnvironmentreportonforSCORMobjects?andWhatdoesBrightspaceLearningEnvironmentreportonforusersofSCORMobjects?topics.
December3,2015 • UpdatestoReleaseConditions-additionalinformationaboutreleaseconditionswiththe"not"operator.
November5,2015 • Removedbulktoolconfigurationsection.
July2,2015 • MinorupdatestoContenttooloverviewforinstructorsandadditionaldetailsonoverdueactivitiesinAddavailabilityandduedatesinContent.
May7,2015 • Initialrelease.
ThecontentinthisguideisapplicabletothemostrecentversionofBrightspaceLearningEnvironmentunlessotherwisenoted.
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Content
BuildingacourseContent too l overv iew for ins t ructors
Figure1:TheContenttoolinterface
1)Whenusersaccessacourse'sContenttoolforthefirsttime,thefirstpagetheylandonistheOverview.UsetheOverviewpagetoorientuserstothecourse,contentmaterials,andcourseexpectations.Ifyoudecidenottoaddanythingtothispage,theOverviewlinkandpageishiddenfromlearners'view.
2)TopicsyoubookmarkappearinalistontheBookmarkspage.ThenumberbesidetheBookmarkslinkindicateshowmanybookmarksyouhave.
3)TheCourseSchedulepagelistscoursematerialduedates,startdates,enddates,overduecourseactivities,andothercourseeventsforthenextsevendays.Ifyousetavailabilitydatesoraduedateforacourseobject,itappearsintheCourseSchedulepageandtheAgendaviewintheCalendartool.Ifyousetaduedateforacourseactivitythathasnoenddateorithasanenddatethatoccursaftertheduedate,theactivityappearsontheOverduetabforlearnerswho
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misstheduedate.TheOverduetablistsoverduecourseactivitiesthatlearnerscanstillcompletebeforetheitemorcoursebecomesunavailable.
Thedateslistedonthispagearenotexclusivetocontenttopics;upcomingeventsincludealleventswithinthecoursefromtheCalendartool.ThenumberbesidetheUpcomingEventslinkindicateshowmanyupcomingeventsyouhave.
4)TheTableofContentspanellistsallmodulesavailableinyourcourse.ThenumberbesideeachmodulenameintheTableofContentspanelindicatesthenumberoftopicsyouhavesetcompletiontrackingfor.ThenumberbesidetheTableofContentslinkindicatesthetotalnumberoftopicsyouhavesetcompletiontrackingfor.Usethenumbertotalstodeterminethetaskloadbeingputonlearnerspermodule.
5)ThecoursecontentadministrationoptionslocatedontheTableofContentspageallowinstructorstoimportandcopycoursecontent,bulkCourseAdmincontentproperties,managecoursefiles,viewreportsoncoursecontent,andrestoredeletedcourseitems.
About course content o rgan iza t ion
Yourcoursecontentisorganizedusingcontenttopicsandmodules.Usemodulestoorganizetheunitsofyourcourseoffering(forexample,week1,week2,week3,andsoon)andtopicstoorganizethecontentofeachmodule(forexample,lesson1,lesson2,lesson3,andsoon.)
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About access ib le courses and access ib le course content
Organizingyourcourseinawaythatsupportsthelearningneedsandstylesofalluserscanbeadifficulttask.Yourlearningmaterialsneedtoengage,educate,evaluate,andaccommodatepeopleeffectively.
Guideline Explanation
Setclearcourseexpectations Therearesomedesigndecisionsyoucanmakethatwillhelpalllearnersuseyouronlinecourseeffectively:
• UsetheContentOverviewpagetohelpfamiliarizeyourlearnerswithyourcoursecontent.
• AddyourcoursesyllabustotheContentOverviewpage.Thishelpsallusersclearlyunderstandyourcourseexpectationsupfront.Linkeachsyllabusitemtotheactualiteminyourcourse.Thisprovidesanavigationshortcuttoimportantcontentandhelpsstudentswithlearningdisabilitiesclearlyseehowcoursecontentrelatestocourseexpectations.
• SetupenumerationsintheContenttool'sSettingstoestablishaclearhierarchyinyourcoursecontent.Well-definedcoursestructureiseasiertonavigateforscreenreaderusersandlearnerswithlearningdisabilities.
Maketimelimitsanddeadlinesflexible
• Providereadingswellinadvanceofdeadlinessouserscanworkaheadandprepare.Manylearnersneedtheextratimetoreadthroughcontentmultipletimes.Ifyouusereleaseconditionstocontrolwhentoreleasecoursecontentonamodulebymodulebasis,makesureyougivelearnersplentyoftimetocompleteeachcomponent.
Providealternativelearningmaterials
Oneofthemosteffectivecoursedesigndecisionsyoucanmaketoimproveengagementistooffercoursematerialsthatappealtomorethanonesense.Forexample,thesamematerialcanhaveanaudio,video,andtextcomponent.Thistypeofredundancyhelpsengagelearnerswithdifferentlearningtypes,reinforcesimportantconcepts,andhelpsensurethatuserswithphysicaldisabilitiescanaccesscontentinasuitableformat.
• UsetheContenttoolforreadingsandcoursematerial.HTMLcodeiseasierforassistivetechnologiestointerpretthanapplication-basedfilessuchasMicrosoftWord.Followwebstandardswhencreatingyourcontent.
• IfyouneedtousePDFfilesforadditionalcontent,useopticalcharacterrecognition(OCR)ifyouarescanningdocumentssothetextcanbereadbyscreenreaders.Alsoconsideraddingtagstoyourdocumentstoenablescreenreaderuserstonavigatethemmoreeasily.FormoreinformationaboutPDFaccessibility,gotohttp://webaim.org/techniques/acrobat.
• Ifyourreadingsandlecturematerialsusemanygraphics,tables,videos,oraudiorecordings,provideatext-onlyalternative.Text-onlymaterialshould
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Guideline Explanation
supplement,notreplace,otherdeliverymethods.Videos,graphics,andaudiofilesareagreatwaytogenerateinterestinatopic,presentmaterialfromdifferentperspectives,andhelpstudentswithlearningdisabilitiesthroughredundancy.Makethetext-onlyalternativeseasytocompileforprintsothatalllearnerscanusethemasstudyaidsattheirleisure.
MostofthefollowingtipsprovidedarewebcontentstandardssetbytheWorldWideWebConsortiumintheWebContentAccessibilityGuidelinesandshouldbeconsideredwhencreatingHTMLcontent.
• Useasimplelayoutthatdoesnotorganizecontentintablesorcolumns.Simplyorganizedmaterialiseasierforlearnerstoreadandunderstand,iseasierforassistivetechnologytointerpretandpresent,andiseasierformobileandhandhelddevicestoresize.
• Useheadingstocommunicatetherelationshipsbetweensections.UseHeading1forthetitle,Heading2formajorsections,Heading3forsubsections,andsoon.Ifheadingsareusedcorrectly,screenreaderuserscanquicklysearchapagebyheadingandparticipantswithcognitivedisabilitiescanunderstandhowsectionsandcontentrelateeasier.
• Makesureeachheadingisunique.DonotusethesametextforaHeading3(subsection)thatyouusedforyourHeading1atthestartofthedocument.Thesameprincipleappliestofile/itemnames.Makesureeachfileoritemyoucreatehasauniquename.
• Forlongertopics,includeatableofcontentsthatlinkstoeachsectionand"Backtotop"linksattheendofeachsection.
• Includealternativetextdescriptions(alttext)forallgraphics.Usedoublequotes(null)""asthealttextiftheobjectisadecorativeelementthatdoesnotaddmeaning.Ifthegraphicisalink,beginthealttextwith"Linkto".TheHTMLEditorinBrightspaceLearningEnvironmentautomaticallypromptsyoutoincludealttextwhenyouinsertanimage.
• Includedetailedcaptionsbelowtablesandgraphs.Thesecaptionsshouldexplainwhattheobjectsconvey,includingimportanttrendsandstatistics.Thiswillhelpalllearnersinterprettheobjects.Fortables,includeacaptionusingthecaptionelementthatexplainshowthetableisorganized.Checkthattablesmakesensewhenreadfromlefttoright.Screenreadershavedifficultyconveyinginformationthatreadsfromtoptobottom.
• Usethesametexton-screenandinthealttextforlinks.Makesurethetextdescribestheactionthatwilloccur.Neverusetextsuchas"ClickHere"asthelink.Screenreaderusersoftenusealistoflinkstoquicklynavigateactionsonapage;thisisnotpossibleiflinksarenotdescriptive.
• Includetextalternativesofmultimediacontent,suchasaudioorvideofiles.Ifyoudonothavethetimetocreateacompletetextalternative,includeadescriptivelabelthatsummarizesthecontent.
• Donotuseblinkingorflashingmultimediaasitcancauseseizuresinindividualswithphotosensitivity.Useanimationwhenithelpsconveyaconceptandnottodrawattentiontoanunchangingobject.Useacombinationofsize,color,andprominencetodrawattentiontoobjects.
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• Neveruseonlycolortoconveymeaning.Ifyouwanttoshowhowconceptsandobjectsrelatetoeachotheruseacombinationofsize,color,andtextlabels.
• Ensurethereisastrongcontrastbetweenthetextandbackgroundcolorsusedinyourcoursematerials.
• Userelativefontsizesandmakesurethetextandpagelayoutadjustswhenfontsizesarechanged.Usersshouldnothavetoscrollhorizontally.
• IfyoucreatePDFdocumentsfromMicrosoftWordoranotherwordprocessor,makesureyouformattitlesandsectionsusingheadingssotheyaretaggedcorrectlyinthePDF.
• Ifuserscanusetext-to-speechsoftwaretoreadtextaloudorhighlighttextastheygothroughit,testthesoftwaretoensureitfunctionscorrectlyforspecifictoolsandsettingsyouwanttocreate.Forexample,disablingright-clickinquizzescanpreventsometext-to-speechsoftwarefromtrackingtext,sotryyoursoftwaretoseeifyouexperiencesimilarissues.
• TakeadvantageofD2L-compatibletools,suchasOpenDyslexicfont,ReadSpeaker,Visualcoursewidget,andaudiotopics.
What k inds o f f i l e s can I use fo r course content?
Extension FileType Notes
HTM,HTML,MHT,MHTML Webdocument BrightspaceLearningEnvironmentstripsthe<title>tagandtextwithinthetagfromusercreatedwebdocuments
RTF,PPT,PPS,PDF,DOC,DOCX,PPTX,XML,XLS,TXT,WPD
Textdocument
JPG,JPEG,PNG,GIF,BMP,TIF,TIFF Image
SWF,MPG,MPEG,RM,MP3,MP4,M4V,M4A,AVI,WAV,RAM,ASF,MOV,RA
Media TheextensionsMP4,M4V,andM4Aallowuserstodragentirealbums,videopodcasts,andmoviesfromiTunes
Create a newmodu le
Youmustcreateamodulebeforeyoucanaddtopics.Youcancreatesubmodules(moduleswithinexistingmodules)toestablishadeeperhierarchy.
IfyourcourseisSCORM2004-compliant,newmodulesthatyoucreateareoutsidethesequencingandnavigationbuiltintotheSCORMpackage.
1. Onthenavbar,click Content.
2. Inthe TableofContentspanel,intheAddamodulefield,enterthenameofyournewmoduleandthenpressEnter.
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Toaddasubmodule,clickintothemodule.IntheAddasub-modulefield,enterthenameofyournewsub-moduleandthenpressEnter.
Create a new top ic
1. Onthenavbar,click Content.
2. Inthe TableofContentspanel,clickonthemoduleinwhichyouwanttocreateanewtopic.
3. FromtheNewdrop-downmenudooneofthefollowing:
• Toaddavideooraudiotopic,click VideoorAudio.
• ToaddaBrightspaceCapturetopic,click Capture.
• Toaddexistingfilesfromyourcomputer,courseofferingfiles,orSharedFilesarea,clickUploadFiles.
• Toaddanewfile,click CreateaFile.
• Toaddalink,click CreateaLink.
• ToaddexistingfilesfromManageFiles,click AddfromManageFiles.
• ToaddfilesfromBrightspaceLearningRepository,click AddObjectfromLOR.
• Toaddanewchecklist,click NewChecklist.
• Toaddanewdiscussiontopic,click NewDiscussion.
• Toaddanewassignmentsubmissionfolder,click NewAssignments.
• Toaddanewquiz,click NewQuiz.
• Toaddanewsurvey,click NewSurvey.
4. Followthepromptsonthescreentomodifyyournewtopic.
Add an ex i s t ing course ob jec t to Content
1. Onthenavbar,click Content.
2. OntheTableofContentspage,forthemoduleyouwanttoaddacourseobjectto,clickAddExistinganddooneofthefollowing:
• Toaddanexistingchat,click Chat.
• Toaddanexistingchecklist,click Checklist.
• Toaddanexistingdiscussiontopic,click Discussions.
• Toaddanexistingassignmentsubmissionsfolder,click Assignments.
• ToaddanexistingBrightspaceePortfolioitem,click BrightspaceePortfolio.
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• Toaddanexistingexternallearningtool,click ExternalLearningTools.
• Toaddanexistingformtemplate,click Forms.
• Toaddanexistingonlineroom,click OnlineRooms.
• Toaddanexistingquiz,click Quizzes.
• Toaddanexistingselfassessment,click SelfAssessments.
• Toaddanexistingsurvey,click Surveys.
• Note:Additionalmenuoptionsmaybeavailabledependingonyourinstitution.
3. Dooneofthefollowing:
• Toinsertanexistingactivity,intheAddActivitywindow,clickontheactivity.
• Tocreateandinsertanewactivity,intheAddActivitywindow,clickCreateNew[activity].EnteryouractivitydetailsandclickCreateandInsert.
Add subt i t les to v ideo top ics
YoucanaddsubtitlestouploadedvideosbyuploadinganSRTorWebVTTfile.Youcanalsoattachmorethanonesubtitlefiletoavideotoaccommodatemorethanonelanguage.Thiscanmakeyourvideoavailabletoabroaderaudience.Subtitlesappeartostudentsasclosedcaptionswithinthevideoplayerandtheycandecideiftheywanttoviewthevideowithsubtitlesenabled,aswellaswhichoftheavailablelanguagestheywanttouse.Subtitlesarenotautomaticallygeneratedforvideos,andtheyarenotautomaticallytranslatedintodifferentlanguages.Theclosedcaptionfileuploadsintoasubfolderinthesamelocationasthevideofile.Youcanonlyaddsubtitlestothevideosthatyouupload.Ifyouwanttoincludesubtitlesforwebvideoshostedonanothersite,suchasYouTube,youmustfollowthepracticesofthatsite.
1. Onthenavbar,click Content.
2. Inthe TableofContentspanel,clickonthemoduleinwhichyouwanttocreateanewvideotopic.
3. FromtheUpload/Createbutton,click VideoorAudio.
4. IntheUploadtab,uploadyourvideo.
5. ClickAddSubtitles.
6. FromtheSubtitleLanguagedrop-downlist,selectalanguage.
7. TouploadtheSRTorWebVTTfilecontainingyourclosecaptionsforthevideo,clickBrowse.LocateyourfileandclickOpen.
8. ClickDone>Save.
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About SRT f i le s
AnSRTfileisa.srtextensionfilethatcontainsaformattedplaintextlistoftimecodes(HH:MM:SS,MIL)matchedwithsubtitles.Eachitemonthelistisnumberedsequentiallystartingwith1.YoucancreateyourownSRTfilewithaplaintexteditorsuchasNotepadorTextEdit,andsavethefilewithextension.srt.Thefollowingisa.srtfileexample:
1
00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,000
Hello, welcome to this CaptureCast presentation.
2
00:00:07,050 --> 00:00:12,000
Today I will be speaking about changes in eLearning technology.
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00:00:12,050 --> 00:00:20,000
This is a thirty minute seminar. If you wish, you may take notes during this presentation.
Manag ing course content us ing drag and drop
IntheContenttool,youcanarrangeyourcoursecontentbydragginganddroppingmodulesandtopicsusingthemoduleortopic'sdraghandle( ).
Ifyoudragamoduleortopicaboveorbelowothermodulesandtopics,agraylineappearstoindicateyoucandropthemoduleortopicthere.Ifyoudragamoduleortopicoveranothermodule,themoduleappearsorangetoindicateyoucandropitthere.
Youcanalsoautomaticallyupdateyourexistingfilesbydraggingthenewestversionofyourfilefromyourcomputerintotheappropriatemodule.Whenamodulecontainsnotopics,anuploadtargetdisplays.Ifyoudragafileoveranuploadtarget,thatareaappearsorangetoindicateyoucandropitthere.Whenamodulecontainstopics,youcanstilldragafileintoit.Ahorizontallineindicateswherethefilewillbedropped,allowingyoutocreatenewtopicsbetweenpre-existingones.YoucanalsodropfilesfromyourcomputerdirectlyintotheTableofContentspanel.
Whenyoudragfilesfromyourcomputerintoamodule'suploadtargettoaddorupdatetopics,thefileswillsaveintheManageFilestool.AdialogpromptwillappearaskingyouwhereinManageFilesyouwanttosavethenewfile.
InternetExplorer9andoldercurrentlydonotsupportdragginganddroppingfilesfromyourdesktopintoBrightspaceLearningEnvironment.
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Set up a qu ick l ink to a d i scuss ion fo rumor top ic in Content
YoucansetupaquicklinktoadiscussiontopicorforumsothatitexistsasaContenttopicunderaparentmoduleorsub-module.YoucanalsosetupaquicklinktoadiscussiontopicorforumwithinanexistingContenttopicbylinkingtothediscussiontopicorforuminsidethebodytextoftheContenttopic.
TosetupaquicklinktoadiscussiontopicorforumsothatitexistsasaContenttopicunderaparentmoduleorsub-module:
1. Fromthecoursehomepage,click Content.
2. Inthemoduleorsub-moduleyouwanttoaddthequicklinkto,clickExistingActivitiesandthenDiscussions.
3. Clickthediscussionforumthatyouwanttoaddaquicklinkto:
• Toaddadiscussionforum,clicktheInserticonfortheforum.
• Toaddadiscussiontopic,clickthetopic.
TosetupaquicklinktoadiscussiontopicorforumwithinanexistingContenttopic:
1. Fromthecoursehomepage,click Content.
2. Clickthecontentmoduleorsub-moduleforthetopicyouwanttocreateaquicklinkin.
3. Fromthecontextmenuofthetopicyouwanttoaddaquicklinkto,clickEditHTML.
4. IntheContenteditor,enterthetextyouwanttohyperlinkto,highlightthetext,andthenclicktheQuicklinkicon.
5. IntheCourseMaterialsdialogbox,clickDiscussions.
• Toaddadiscussionforum,clicktheInserticonfortheforum.
• Toaddadiscussiontopic,clickdirectlyonthetopic.
Set a content top ic o r modu le ' s s ta tus
Ifyousetamodule'sstatusasdraft,themoduleandallitstopicsarehiddenfromstudents.
1. Onthenavbar,click Content.
2. Dooneofthefollowing:
• Tosetatopic'sstatus,ontheTableofContentspage,fromthecontextmenuofthetopicyouwanttoset,
click ViewTopic.IntheActivityDetailstab,fromthestatusdrop-downlist,selecteitherPublishedorDraft.
• Tosetamodule'sstatus,fromtheTableofContentspanel,clickonthemodule'sname.Fromthestatusdrop-downlist,selecteitherPublishedorDraft.
Sty l ing content top ics cons i s tent ly
YoucancreateanewHTMLdocumentbasedonanyexistingHTMLfile.IfyousetupapathtoadirectorycontainingHTMLtemplatesinManageFiles,thesetemplatechoicesappearinadrop-downlistwhenyoucreateanewdocument.
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Alllinkstoassetssuchasimages,CSS,andJSfilesaremaintainedwhenyoucreateanewHTMLdocumentfromatemplateinContent.
Therefore,youcanbuildmanydocumentsfromonecentraltemplatehousedinthetemplatedirectory,withstandardstylesandimagesalreadyincluded.
IfyouhavealreadycreatedanentirelynewHTMLdocument,youcansaveitinyourtemplatedirectoryforotherdocuments.
Enab le HTML templates in Content
1. Onthenavbar,click Content.
2. Click Settings.
3. IntheContentAuthoringarea,selecttheEnableHTMLTemplatescheckbox.
4. Ifyouwanttochangewhereyourtemplatesarelocated,clickChangePath.Selectyournewlocation,thenclickSelectPath.
5. ClickSave.
App ly an HTML template to a newdocument in Content
1. Onthenavbar,click Content.
2. OntheTableofContentspage,fromtheUpload/Createbuttonofthemoduleyouwanttoaddanewdocument
withanHTMLtemplateattached,click CreateaFile.
3. Dooneofthefollowing:
• Ifyouhaveadefinedtemplatedirectory,fromthedrop-downlist,clickSelectaDocumentTemplate.
• Ifyoudonothaveadefinedtemplatedirectory,click BrowseforaTemplate.Locatethetemplateyouwanttouse,thenclickAdd.
4. Customizeyourtopicaccordingtoyourneeds.
5. Dooneofthefollowing:
• Topublishyourtopic,clickPublish.
• Tosaveyourtopicforfurtheredits,clickSaveasDraft.
Add a learn ing ob jec t ive to a content top ic
YoucanassociatetopicswithlearningobjectivesdirectlyfromtheContenttool,butyoumusthaveexistinglearningobjectivesintheCompetenciestoolbeforeyoucancreatetheseassociations.
1. Onthenavbar,click Content.
2. OntheTableofContentspage,clickonthetopicyouwanttoassociatewithalearningobjective.
3. IntheLearningObjectivestab,clickAddLearningObjectives.
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4. Locatethelearningobjectivesyouwanttoaddtoyourtopic.Selectthecheckboxforeachlearningobjectiveyouwanttoadd.
5. ClickAddSelected.
Create a SCORMob ject ' s g rade i tem
YoucaneditSCORMpackageswiththesameoptionsthatareavailablewhenyoucreatecontenttopics.AlthoughyoucanaddagradeitemtoaSCORMobject,completingaquizincludedinaSCORMpackageautomaticallygeneratesagradeiteminthegradeslist,populatedwiththequizresults.
1. Onthenavbar,click Content.
2. OntheTableofContentspage,clickontheSCORMtopicforwhichyouwanttocreateagradeitem.
3. IntheActivityDetailstab,intheAssessmentarea,clickAddagradeitem.
4. EnteraPointsvalueforthegradeitem.
5. Dooneofthefollowing:
• Toaddanexistinggradeitem,fromthedrop-downlist,selectyouritem.
• Tocreateandattachanewgradeitem,clickthe NewGradeItemicon.Enteryournewgradeitem'sdetails.ClickCreate.
6. ClickSave.
Remove SCORMs imp le sequenc ing
YoucanremovethesequencingandnavigationrulesfromaSCORMpackageifyouwanttousesomeofthemodulesortopicsinanothercourse,orreordermodulesandtopicsinthecurrentcourse.
RemovingsequencingandnavigationfromaSCORMpackageresetsprogresstrackingforthosetopics.
1. Onthenavbar,click Content.
2. FromtheTableofContentspanel,clickonthemodulefromwhichyouwanttoremovesimplesequencing.
3. Fromthecontextmenuofthemodule,click RemoveSequencing.
4. ClickYes.
Whyare YouTube v ideos and other embedded med ia us ing Inser t S tu f f not work ing/ load ing?
WhenusingtheInsertStuffframeworktoaddaYouTubevideo/otherembeddedmediainaContentframe,theFirefoxinternetbrowserblocksthecontentbecauseitisunsecurewithoutinformingtheuserthatthereisactuallyaninvisibleblockaroundwherethemediashouldbe.Thismakesitappearasiftheinsertfailedeventhoughthebrowserisactuallyblockingtheunsecurecontent.
Toresolvethisissue,theURLthatislinkedfromwithintheContentframesmustusehttps://andNOTanhttp://URL.Ifthedestinationsitedoesn'thaveanhttps://URL,thenyoumightreconsiderlinkingtothiscontent.Ifitisnecessary,ensurethatyourstudentsknowthattheyneedtoenabletheabilitytoviewunsecurecontent.
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Whycan ' t learners see the Content I posted?
Iflearnersindicatethattheycan’tseeaContentModuleorTopicthatyouposted,reviewthefollowingsettingsforthatContentModule/Topic:
1. Fromthecoursehomepage,click Content.
2. SelecttheContentmodule/sub-modulefromthecontentssection.Iflearnerscan'tseeacontenttopic,clickthetopic'scontextmenuandselectEditProperties.
3. ClickAdddatesandrestrictions.
4. Reviewthefollowing:
1. EnsurethatthestartandenddatessetontheContentModule/Topicareaccurate.IfthereisastartorenddatesetontheContentmodule/topicthatwasn’tintended,removethedatesfilledintheStartDateandEndDatefieldssothattheyareblank.
2. UnderReleaseConditions,ensurethatthereleaseconditionssetontheContentModule/Topicareaccurate.Iftherearereleaseconditionssetthatweren'tintended,removethereleaseconditionsbyclickingtheDeleteicon.Ifthestartdate,enddate,andreleaseconditionsaresetaccurately,andstudent(s)stillcan’tviewtheContentmodule/topic,thenthereasonthestudent(s)cannotviewtheContentisduetothemnothavingmetthereleaseconditionstobeabletoviewtheContent.
DeliveringacourseNot i fy learners about updated course content
YoucannotifylearnerswhenupdatingorchanginganHTMLtopicinContent.TheyreceiveanUpdatealertnotificationintheirminibar;clickingthealertbringsthemtotheupdatedtopic.
1. Onthenavbar,click Content.
2. Inthe TableofContentspane,clickonthemodulethatcontainstheHTMLtopicyouwanttoupdate,thenclickonthetopic.
3. Dooneofthefollowing:
• Toeditthecontentsofthetopic,fromthecontextmenuofthetopic,click EditHTML.Makeyourchanges.
• Toreplacethetopic,fromthecontextmenuofthetopic,click ChangeFile.Touploadanewfile,click Upload.Followthepromptstoaddyournewfile.
4. SelecttheNotifystudentsthatthecontenthaschangedcheckbox.
5. Ifyouwanttodescribeyourupdatechanges,enteradescriptionintheAddasummaryofthechangesfield.
6. Ifyouwantlearnerstorevisitthetopictocompletetheactivity,selecttheResetcompletiontrackingcheckbox.
7. ClickUpdate.
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Add ava i lab i l i t y and due dates in Content
Startandenddatesspecifywhenlearnerscanaccessatopicormodule.Ifyousetastart,end,orduedateforatopicormodule,itwillappearontheUpcomingEventspageandtheAgendaviewintheCalendartool.SettinganenddatelaterthantheduedateforatopicenableslearnerstoaccessandcompletethetopicfromtheOverduetabontheCourseSchedulepage.TopicswithaduedateandnoenddatealsoappearintheOverduetabontheCourseSchedulepage.
NoteAddingaduedatetoacontentitemthatisassociatedtoanassignmentsubmissionfolderoverridesanexistingenddatethatisfurtherinthefuture.TheduedatealsooverridestheenddateintheCalendartool.
1. Onthenavbar,click Content.
2. Onthe TableofContentspage,click BulkEdit.
3. Foranytopicormoduleyouwanttoaddavailabilityorduedatesto,clickAdddatesandrestrictions.
4. Doanyofthefollowing:
• Toaddastartdate,clickAddstartdate.Enteryourstartdatedetails.
• Toaddaduedate,clickAddduedate.Enteryourduedatedetails.
• Toaddanenddate,clickAddenddate.Enteryourenddatedetails.
5. ClickUpdate.
6. ClickDoneEditing.
Eva luate Ass ignments submiss ions f romContent
Youcanevaluatealearner'sAssignmentssubmissionsfromContentevenifthelearnerdidn'tsubmitanythingtotheassignmentsubmissionsfolder.Asaresult,youcanassigncommentsandgradestolearnerswithnosubmissions(forexample,agradeof0),andtolearnerswhosubmittedworkoutsideofBrightspaceLearningEnvironment.
1. Onthenavbar,click Content.
2. Inthe TableofContentspane,clickonthemodulethatcontainstheassignmentsubmissionsfolderforwhichyouwanttoevaluatesubmissions.
3. Clickontheassignmentsubmissionsfolder.
4. IntheCompletionSummarytab,clickonauser'sname.
5. EnteryourfeedbackintheEvaluationarea.
6. Dooneofthefollowing:
• Topublishyourfeedback,clickPublish.
• Tosaveyourfeedbackwithoutpublishing,clickSaveDraft.
7. Dooneofthefollowing:
• Tonavigatetothenextuserinthelist,clickNextStudent.
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• Tostopevaluatingusers,clickBacktoFolderSubmissions.
MonitoringacourseTrack ac t iv i ty and user p rogress on SCORMob jects
IfyourcourseisbasedonSCORM,orusesSCOsaspartofthecoursecontent,youhaveaccesstoadditionalactivityreportsforeachSCORMobjectanduser.Thereportstracktheactivityonatopicandindividuals’progresswithmeetingdefinedobjectives,andindefinedinteractionswiththecoursecontent.
ThedatainthesereportsdependsonthedatacommunicatedtoBrightspaceLearningEnvironmentbyyourSCOs.Forexample,iftheSCOdoesnotsetvaluesforobjectives,thennoobjectiveinformationisavailableintheSCORMreportsforthatSCO.
YoucanexportSCORMstatistics;however,unlikenon-SCORMcourses,youcannotresetthestatistics.
1. Onthenavbar,click Content.
2. Onthe TableofContentspage,fromtheRelatedToolsbutton,click ViewReports.
3. Inthe SCORMReportsarea,dooneofthefollowing:
• Toviewinformationonuserprogressandwhethertheirprogressiscompleteorincomplete,theirstatus,theirscore,numberofattempts,timespent,averagetimespent,andwhentheylastaccessedit,intheSCORMObjectstab,clickthe Summaryicon.
• Toviewinformationonuserprogresswiththecourseobjectivesincludingtheirscore,status,progress,andprogressmeasure,intheSCORMObjectstab,clickthe ObjectiveDetailsicon.
• Toviewinformationonuserattemptsattheinteractionsinanobjectiveincludingquestiontype,correct
response,learnerresponse,result,weighting,andtimespent,intheSCORMObjectstab,clickthe InteractionDetailsicon.
• Toviewinformationonaspecificuser,intheUserstab,clickonauser'sname.Formoreinformationaboutauser'sprogresswithaspecificobject,clickthe Detailsicon.
What does Br ightspace Learn ing Env i ronment report on for SCORMob jec ts?
ForeachSCORMobject,BrightspaceLearningEnvironmentrecords:
• Thenumberofuserattemptsontheobject.
• Thenumberofattemptscompleted.(Someattemptsappearasincompleteifauserendstheattemptatanobject).
• Thenumberofattemptspassed,thepassingscore,andtheaveragescore.
• Averagetimespentontheobject.
Youcanalsoviewdetailsonuserattempts,objectives,andinteractionsforeachitem.
Note:Ifalearnerviewsacontenttopicusingadirectlinktothetopicinfull-screenmode,theSCORMReportswon’treflectthatthelearneraccessedthetopic.
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What does Br ightspace Learn ing Env i ronment report on for users o f SCORMob jec ts?
ForeachuserofSCORMcontent,BrightspaceLearningEnvironmentrecords:
• Theuser’snameandIDnumbers.
• ThenumberofSCORMobjectsattempted.
Youcanalsoaccessdetailsonauser'sprogress,status,scores,attempts,timespent,datelastaccessed,objectivedetails,andinteractiondetails.
Note:Ifalearnerviewsacontenttopicusingadirectlinktothetopicinfull-screenmode,theSCORMReportswon’treflectthatthelearneraccessedthetopic.
About t rack ing content complet ion and par t i c ipat ion
Completiontrackingenablesinstructorstosetthemethodofcompletionforanactivityandprovidesprogressindicatorsforlearnersastheycompletecourseactivities.Therearetwotypesofcompletiontrackingyoucanuseinyourcourseofferings:
• AutomaticCompletion-Completiontrackingthatautomaticallydetermineswhetherusershavecompletedatopicwhentheyclicktoviewit.Forsomeactivities,automatictrackingrequiresuserstoparticipateinachatordiscussion,submitafileorform,orcompleteanassessmentsuchasaquizorsurveybeforecompletionissuccessful.
• ManualCompletion-Completiontrackingthatismanuallysetbyusers.Userscanselectthecompletioncheckboxbesideeachcontenttopictoindicatetheyhavecompletedit.Althoughuserscanusemanualtrackingtoindicatethattheyhaveaccomplishedataskbeforeitiscompleted(forexample,selectingthecompletioncheckboxbesideaquizactivitybeforeattemptingthequizatall),thisdoesnotaffectassessmentscoresoruserattemptscountedtowardsanactivity.
Changinganautomaticallytrackedtopictomanualcompletionresetscompletiontrackingforthattopic.Thismeansthatusersmighthavetoreturntothetopictomarkitcomplete;usersdonotneedtoresubmitfilesorassessmentactivities.
Manage complet ion t rack ing se t t ings fo r a top ic
1. Onthenavbar,click Content.
2. Onthe TableofContentspage,click BulkEdit.
3. Foranytopicyouwanttomanagecompletiontrackingfor,fromtheChangecompletionmethoddrop-downlist,selectoneofthefollowing:
• Required:Automatic
• Required:Manual
• NotRequired
Check complet ion t rack ing fo r a content top ic
1. Onthenavbar,click Content.
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2. Clickonthetopicyouwanttoviewcompletiontrackingresultsfor.
3. IntheCompletionSummarytab,doanyofthefollowing:
• Toviewallusers'resultsforthetopic,clickAll.
• Toviewalluserswhohavecompletedthetopic,clickCompleted.
• Toviewalluserswhohavenotcompletedthetopic,clickIncomplete.
NoteYoucanonlyviewaCompletionSummaryforcourseswithfewerthan1000learnersenrolled.
Check course content s ta t i s t i c s
Coursecontentstatisticscandisplaythetotalnumberofusers,thenumberofuserswhovisitedcoursecontent,andtheaveragetimeusersspentviewingcontent.Youcanviewoverallcoursecontentstatisticsaswellasspecificstatisticsforindividualtopics.
Somethingstoconsiderwhencheckingcoursecontentstatistics:
• Auserwhovisitsmultipletimesisonlycountedonce.
• ThetotalnumberofuserscountedinstatisticsdoesnotincludeanyuserswiththeManageContentpermission.
• Calculatedtimeusersspentviewingoverallcontentorindividualtopicsdoesnotincludeusersessiontimeoutsanduserscurrentlyvisitingcontentandtopicsasyouviewstatisticdetails.
• ResetStatisticsonlyresetsthenumberofvisitsto,andthetimespentineachcontenttopicthatisdisplayedontheContentStatisticspageandintheUserProgresstool.
• ResetStatisticsdoesnotresetthecontentcompletionstatusofanycontenttopic(s)foranyuser,intheContenttoolorintheUserProgresstool.
• ExportStatisticsallowsyoutogenerateaCSVfilecontainingallofyourstatisticsforviewingandanalysisoutsideofBrightspaceLearningEnvironment.
1. Onthenavbar,click Content.
2. Onthe TableofContentspage,fromtheRelatedToolsdrop-downlist,click ViewReports.
3. Inthe Statisticsarea,doanyofthefollowing:
• Toviewallstatisticsforatopic,intheContenttab,clicktheUsersVisitedlinkforthetopic.
• Toviewstatisticsforaparticularuser,intheUserstab,clicktheuser'sname.
Check course content feedback
Feedbackshowstheratingsandcommentsuserssubmitaboutspecificcoursecontent.Userscansubmitratingsandcommentsanonymouslyorincludetheirusernames.
1. Onthenavbar,click Content.
2. Onthe TableofContentspage,fromtheRelatedToolsdrop-downlist,click ViewReports.
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3. Inthe Feedbackarea,clicktheRatingslinkforthetopic.
Change content d i sp lay se t t ings
1. Onthenavbar,click Content.
2. Click Settings.
3. MakeyourchangesandclickSave.
Viewuser p rogress in Content
Youcanviewgeneraldetailsofauser'scompletiontrackingintheUserProgresstool.
IfyouaccesstheContentsectionintheUserProgresspage,youcantrackhowmanyvisitsausermakestotheContenttool,howmuchtimeisspentviewingcoursematerial,andhowmanytopicswerevisited.Expandthereportdetailsundereachmoduletofindafurtherbreakdownofauser'sactions.Theexpandeddetailsshowalltopicsandsub-moduleswithinthemodule,howmanyvisitstheusermadeforeachtopic,andhowmuchtimewasspentineachtopic.Clickingonthemoduleortopic'snamebringsyoutothatmoduleortopicintheContenttool.
1. Onthenavbar,click Content.
2. OntheTableofContentspage,clickonthetopicyouwanttoviewprogressfor.
3. IntheCompletionSummarytab,hoveryourmouseovertheprofilepicturefortheuseryouwanttoreviewprogressfor.
4. Intheuser'sprofilebadgethatdisplays,click UserProgress.
TheProgressSummarypagedisplays,showingoveralluserprogressresultsforthecurrentcourse.ToonlyviewContentresults,fromthecoursesidepanel,clickContent.
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HTMLEditor
WhatarethebasicsofHTMLEditor?
Equation1:DesignviewofHTMLEditorwitheditingoptionscalledout
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TheHTMLEditorhasthreeoptionsyoucanchoosewhenviewingcontent:
View Description
Designview ThedesignviewloadsautomaticallywhentheHTMLEditorisaccessed.UsethisviewtoquicklycreateandformatcontentwithoutneedinganypriorknowledgeofHTML.Enteryourcontentandusetheavailablecontrolstoapplyformattingtoyourtext,insertimagesandtables,andcreatelinks.
SourceEditorview Clickthe HTMLSourceEditoricontodisplaythesourceeditorview.Thisviewdisplaysthecodethatstructuresandformatsyourcontent.UsethisviewifyouhaveexperiencewithHTMLandprefertoauthoryourcontentinHTMLorwanttoapplystylesfromacascadingstylesheet(CSS).IfyouhaveHTML-basedcontentfromanotherapplication,youcanalsocopyandpastethatcodeintothesourceeditorview.
Preview UsetheviewtodisplayapreviewofyourHTMLcontentinanewwindow.Thisallowsyoutopreviewcontentandensurethatitdisplaysasexpectedpriortosavinganychanges.
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AboutinsertingequationsintheHTMLEditorTheGraphicalEquationEditorenablesuserstoinsertmathematicalequationswithintheHTMLEditor.ItsupportstheinputofMathMLandLaTeX,andincludesagraphicaleditorwhereyoucanvisuallycreateequations.Dependingonyourorgsettings,youmaynothaveaccesstoallinputmethods.
TheGraphicalEquationEditorinBrightspaceLearningEnvironment10.2andnewerdoesnotrequireJavasupportorhavespecificbrowsercompatibilityconsiderations.ExistingequationscreatedbeforeBrightspaceLearningEnvironment10.2willstillrequireJavaAppletsupportbutareup-convertedtoMathMLuponanedit.
Concept Description
MathML MathMLisastandardadoptedbytheWorldWideWebConsortium(W3C).ItusesXMLtodescribemathematicalnotationbycapturingbothitsstructureandcontent.ThisenablesMathMLtosupportvisualdisplayandassistivetechnologyaccess.
Asastandard,BrightspaceLearningEnvironmentstoresanddisplaysallequationsintheMathMLformat,regardlessoftheformatyouusetoenterequations.BrightspaceLearningEnvironmentusestheMathJaxJavaScriptenginetodisplayMathMLequations.
Gotohttp://www.mathjax.org(http://www.mathjax.org)tolearnmoreaboutMathJaxfeatures.
LaTeX LaTeXisatypesettingsystembasedonTeX.Itprovidesatextsyntaxforcomplexmathematicalformulae.BrightspaceLearningEnvironmentstoresequationsenteredinLaTeXformatasMathMLtoensureconsistencyandaccessibility.
AbouttheGraphicalEquationEditorTheGraphicalEquationEditorisaJavascript-basedapplicationintheHTMLEditortoolthatenablesuserstoaddgraphical,MathML,andLaTeXequationstotheircontent.Theeditorprovidesthenecessaryelementstoconstructequationsquicklyandeasily.Eachbuttonintheeditortoolbaropensapaletteofrelatedmathematicalsymbols.
Beforeusingtheeditor:
• EnsurethatyouhaveinstalledthelatestversionofyourinternetbrowserandthatyouenableJavascript
• Disableanysoftwareorbrowsersettingsthatblockpop-upwindows
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TabsintheGraphicalEquationEditorIcon Name Description
Generaltab • Addatemplateforbuildingequations.
• AddandedittextintheequationusingtheCut,Copy,Paste,Undo,Color,andothertexteditingfunction
Symbolstab Addmathematicalsymbolstoequations
Arrowstab Updateoraddarrowstoequations
Greekandletterstab UpdateoradduppercaseandlowercaseGreekcharacterstoequations
Matricestab Updateoraddmatricestoequations
Scriptsandlayouttab Addscriptsorlayoutstobuildequations
Decorationstab Addfencessuchasbracketsandverticalbarsaroundtextfields
Bigoperatorstab Updateoraddbigoperatorstoequations
Calculustab AddatemplateforbuildingCalculusequations
Createanequation1. NavigatetotheHTMLEditorwhereyouwanttocreateanequation.
2. FromtheGraphicalequationdrop-downlist,dooneofthefollowing:
• Toinsertagraphicalequation,clickGraphicalequation.
• ToinsertaMathMLequation,clickMathMLequation.
• ToinsertaLaTeXequation,clickLaTeXequation.
3. IntheInsertEquationwindow,enteryourequation.
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4. ClickInsert.
Equation2:Anexampleofagraphicalequation
Editanequation1. Navigatetothecourseitemthatcontainstheequationyouwanttoedit.
2. Fromthecontextmenuofthecourseitem,click EditHTML.
3. InsidetheHTMLEditor,clickontheboxwiththe capitalsigmasign.
4. FromtheGraphicalequationdrop-downlist,dooneofthefollowing:
• Toedittheequationusingthegraphicalequationformat,clickGraphicalequation.
• ToedittheequationusingtheMathMLequationformat,clickMathMLequation.
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• ToedittheequationusingtheLaTeXequationformat,clickLaTeXequation.
Figure2:Clickthesigmasignandselecttheformatwithwhichyouwanttoedittheequation
5. Makeyourchanges.
6. ClickInsert>Update.
Links
AboutlinksUsetheLinkstooltoprovideURLlinkstoexternalwebsites,quicklinks,andinternalcourseofferingareasthatareusefultousersinyourcourse.
Alllinksareorganizedintocategories.Forexample,apsychologycoursemightprovidethelinkcategoriesGeneral,Psychology,ReferenceMaterials,OnlinePublications,andsoon.Categoriesensurebetterorganizationoflinksandenableuserstoquicklyfindtheinformationtheyneed.
Createalink1. Onthenavbar,click CourseAdmin.
2. Click Links.
3. OntheManageLinkspage,clickNewLink.
4. Dooneofthefollowing:
• Toaddyourlinktoanexistingcategory,fromtheCategorydrop-downlist,selectacategory.
• Toaddyourlinktoanewcategory,clickNewCategory.Enteryourcategorydetails.ClickSave.
5. Enteratitleforyourlink.
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6. Dooneofthefollowing:
• Toaddanexternallink,intheURLarea,entertheURLinthefieldprovided.
• Toaddaquicklink,intheURLarea,clickthe Quicklinkicon.IntheInsertQuicklinkdialog,navigatetothelinkyouwanttoinsert.
7. ClickSave.
Createalinkcategory1. Onthenavbar,click CourseAdmin.
2. Click Links.
3. OntheManageLinkspage,clickNewCategory.
4. Enteryourcategorydetails.
5. ClickSave.
DeletelinksandlinkcategoriesDeletingacategoryalsodeletesallthelinksinthatcategory.
1. Onthenavbar,click CourseAdmin.
2. Click Links.
3. Fromthecontextmenuofthelinkorlinkcategoryyouwanttodelete,click Delete.
FixbrokenlinksinContentLinksinContentmaybebrokenifusersreceivea"NotAuthorized"errormessagewhenattemptingtoaccessaresource/toolbyclickingonitsquicklink.
1. Onthecoursehomepage,click Content.
2. Clickonthemoduleorsub-modulethatcontainsthetopicwiththebrokenlink.
3. Dooneofthefollowing:
• Ifthetopicisadirectquicklink,clickEditLinkfromthecontextmenuofthequicklink,makechanges,andthenclickUpdate.
• Ifthebodytextofatopiccontainsaquicklink,clickEditHTMLfromthecontextmenuofthetopiccontainingthebrokenlink,highlighttheaffectedlinkinthetextbox,clicktheQuicklinkicon,andclickonthetool(Quizzes,Discussions,etc.)youwanttoquicklinkto,orselectUrlifthequicklinkisaURL.
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ReleaseConditions
AccessReleaseConditions1. Navigatetothecourseitemyouwanttoaddreleaseconditionsto.
2. Fromthecontextmenuofthecourseitem,click Edit[courseitem].
3. Doanyofthefollowing:
• Toaccessreleaseconditionsforadiscussionforumortopic,checklist,assignmentsubmissionsfolder,gradeitem,quiz,orsurvey,clicktheRestrictionstab.
• Toaccessreleaseconditionsforacustomwidget,clicktheReleaseConditionstab.
• ToaccessreleaseconditionsforaAnnouncementsitem,scrolltotheAdditionalReleaseConditionsarea.
ToolsthatsupportreleaseconditionsYoucanaccessreleaseconditionsforanyofthefollowingcourseitems:
• Awards
• Checklist
• Contentmodulesandtopics
• Customwidgets
• Discussionforumsandtopics
• Assignments
• Gradeitemsandcategories
• IntelligentAgents
• Announcementsitems
• Quizzes
• Surveys
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Howdoreleaseconditionswork?Releaseconditionsallowyoutocreateacustomlearningpaththroughthematerialsinyourcourse.Whenyouattachareleaseconditiontoanitem,userscannotseethatitemuntiltheymeettheassociatedcondition.Forexample,youcouldattachareleaseconditiontothesecondtopicinyourcourse’scontentareathatwouldhidethattopicuntilusersviewedthetopicbeforeit.Oryoucouldcreateaconditionthatrequireduserstoviewacontenttopicbeforegainingaccesstoaquiz,oronethatrequiredthemtoposttoadiscussiontopicbeforetheycouldseeacontentmodule.
Releaseconditionscanalsobeaddedtointelligentagentstocreateemailnotificationsforusers.Forexample,youcouldcreateanintelligentagentthatsendsareminderemailtouserswhohavenotyetcompletedarequiredquizorassignmentinthecourse.Thisscenarioisidealforusingreleaseconditionswiththe"not"operator.
Ifyouattachmultipleconditionstoanitem,usersmustmeetallconditionsbeforetheycanaccesstheitem.Forexample,youcouldrequireuserstovisitthefirstthreecontenttopicsinaunitbeforegainingaccesstoanassociatedquiz.
Onceausermeetsareleasecondition,theconditionisclearedforthatuserandcannotbereset.Forexample,ifyouattachareleaseconditiontoadiscussiontopicrequiringuserstoachievemorethan60%onaquizbeforetheycanaccessthattopic,andoneofyourparticipantsreceives72%onthequizbutyouadjusttheirgradeto55%theywillbeabletoaccessthetopicbecausetheydidmeettherequirementatsomepoint.
Bestpracticesforcreatingreleaseconditions• Setupconditionsbeforeusersaccessthecourse-Createallofyourcoursematerialsandsetupyourrelease
conditionsbeforethecourseopenstousers.Thisgivesyouachancetocheckformistakesintheconditionsorforcircular,contradictory,orunnecessaryconditions.Ifyouaddnewreleaseconditionsafterusershaveaccessedthecourse,usersmightbeconfusedbyresourcesdisappearing.Sinceconditionscannotbereset,youalsoriskhavingusersmeetconditionsbeforeyourresourcesareready(forexample,accessingacontenttopicbeforeitisfinished).
• Avoidunnecessaryconditions-EachconditionyouassociatewithatooltakesadditionaltimeforBrightspaceLearningEnvironmenttoprocess.Usingasfewconditionsaspossibletosetupalearningpathminimizestheamountoftimethatusersspendwaitingforpagestoload.Forexample,yousetupacontenttopic,aquiz,andanassignmentsubmissionsfolderforthesecondweekofclass.Youwantuserstoreadthetopicbeforetakingthequiz,andyouwantthemtoreadthetopicandattemptthequizbeforesubmittingtheweek’sworktotheassignmentsubmissionsfolder.Fortheassignmentsubmissionsfolder,youonlyneedtoattachtheconditionthatusersattemptthequiz.Sinceusersmustreadthecontenttopicbeforetheycantakethequiz,itisnotnecessarytoaddthisconditiontotheAssignmentsfolderassignmentsubmissionsfolder.
• Avoidcircularreferences-Acircularreferencemakesitimpossibleforuserstosatisfyasetofconditions.Forexample,ifyousettheconditionthatusersmustviewacontenttopicbeforetheycanaccessanassignmentsubmissionsfolder,andthensetaconditionthattheymustsubmitafiletotheassignmentsubmissionsfolderbeforetheycanaccessthecontenttopic,youhaveacircularreference.Userscan’tsatisfyeitherconditionwithoutsatisfyingtheotheronefirst.Circularreferencesaremorelikelytooccurwithlongchainsofconditions.Forexample,acontenttopicthatdependsonaquizthatdependsonanassignmentsubmissionsfolderthatdependsonachecklistthatdependsonthecontenttopic.
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• Avoidimpossibleconditions-Ensurethatyourconditionsarenotimpossibleforuserstosatisfy.Forexample,aconditionthatusersmustachievegreaterthan100%onagradeitemwouldbeimpossible(unlessbonusmarksareavailablefortheitem).Ifusersareunabletosatisfyacondition,theyareunabletoaccessthecontentortoolstowhichtheconditionisattached.
• Avoidcontradictoryconditions-Contradictoryconditionsoccurwhentwoormoreconditionsthatcanceleachotheroutareassociatedwithanitem.Forexample,theconditions“Usermustachievegreaterthan49.9%onGradeItem1”and“Usermustachievelessthan50%onGradeItem1”arecontradictory.Userscouldnotsatisfybothconditionsatthesametime;theywouldnotbeabletoseetheitemassociatedwiththeseconditions.
• Releasecontentbasedonlearningabilityandcourseperformance-Includeadditionalcontentinyourcoursespecificallyforuserswhoneedextrahelpandreleasethiscontenttouserswhoscorebelowaspecifiedthresholdonaquizorgradeitem.Alternately,releaseaspecialsurveytouserswhoattainahighscore.
• Releasecontentinstages-Torevealcontenttopicstousersonlyaftertheyhavereadpriorcontent,attachreleaseconditionsonthelatertopicsormodulesthatrequireuserstoviewearliertopics.Thiscanprovideaclearpaththroughthematerialandpreventusersfrombecomingoverwhelmedbyalargetableofcontentsatthestartofthecourse.
• Releasecontentbasedonenrollmentdate-Ifyourcoursehasrollingenrollment,youcansetcoursematerialsandassessmentstobecomeavailablerelativetoausers'enrollmentdate.Thisallowsyoutoprovideastructuredpaththroughthecourseforeveryuserregardlessoftheirenrollmentdate.
• Customizecontentforgroupswithinacourse-Ifyourcoursehasgroupprojectsandyouwanttoprovidedifferentinstructionsorresourcesforeachgroup,youcancreateseparatecontenttopicsormodulesforeachprojectandattachreleaseconditionsbasedongroupenrollment.Groupmembersworkingononeprojectwillseecontentrelatedtotheirworkwithoutbeingdistractedbycontentnotrelevanttothem.
• Useachecklisttoorganizeactivities-Youcancreateachecklistthatliststheactivitiesusersshouldcompletethroughoutthecourse.Forexample,achecklistforthefirstweekmightincludereadingthecourse’sintroductorycontent,postingtoanintroductorydiscussiontopic,andsubmittingalistoflearninggoalstoassignmentsubmissionsfolder.Youcansetreleaseconditionsbasedonuserscheckingoffitemsfromtheirchecklist.Forexample,youmightreleaseaAnnouncementsitemonyourcourse’shomepageonceuserscheckoffthattheyhavecompletedthefirstweek’sactivities.
• Useintelligentagentstomonitoruseractivityornon-activity-Youcansetupintelligentagentswithreleaseconditionsusingthe“not”operatortointervenewithstudentswhohavenotcompletedcoursework.Forexample,createanintelligentagentthatsendsareminderemailtouserswhohavenotyetcompletedaquizattemptorsubmittedanassignmenttoanassignmentsubmissionsfolder.
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ReleaseconditiontypesConditionType Description
<tool_award>-Awards Theusermusthaveearnedaspecificawardinordertofulfillthereleasecondition.
Checklist-Completedchecklist Theusermustcompleteallitemsontheselectedchecklistinordertofulfillthereleasecondition
Checklist-Incompletechecklist Theusermustnotcompleteoneormoreitemsontheselectedchecklistinordertofulfillthereleasecondition
Checklist-Completedchecklistitem Theusermustcompleteaspecificitemontheselectedchecklistinordertofulfillthereleasecondition
Checklist-Incompletechecklistitem Theusermustnotcompletethespecificitemontheselectedchecklisttofulfillthereleasecondition
Classlist-Groupenrollment Theusermustbeenrolledinaspecificgroupinordertofulfillthereleasecondition
Classlist-Orgunitenrollment Theusermustbeenrolledinaspecificorgunitinordertofulfillthereleasecondition
Classlist-Sectionenrollment Theusermustbeenrolledinaspecificsectioninordertofulfillthereleasecondition
Classlist-Roleincurrentorgunit Theusermusteither:
• beenrolledasaspecificrole
• notbeenrolledasaspecificrole
inordertofulfillthereleasecondition
Classlist-Dateofenrollmentincurrentorgunit
Theusermustbeenrolledinthecurrentorgunitforaspecifiednumberofdaysinordertofulfillthereleasecondition
Competencies-Competencyachieved Theusermustcompleteaspecificcompetencyinordertofulfillthereleasecondition
Competencies-Competencynotyetachieved
Theusermustnotcompleteaspecificcompetencyinordertofulfillthereleasecondition
Competencies-Learningobjectiveachieved Theusermustcompleteaspecificlearningobjectiveinordertofulfillthereleasecondition
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ConditionType Description
Competencies-Learningobjectivenotyetachieved
Theusermustnotcompleteaspecificlearningobjectiveinordertofulfillthereleaseconditions
Competencies-Scoreonassociatedrubric TheusermustachieveaspecifiedScoreandThresholdlevelonalearningobjective,basedonanassociatedrubric,inordertofulfillthereleasecondition
Content-visitedcontenttopic Theusermustvisitaspecificcontenttopicinordertofulfillthereleasecondition
Content-Notvisitedcontenttopic Theusermustnotvisitthespecifiedcontenttopicinordertofulfillthereleasecondition
Note:dependingonyourorganization'ssecurityconfigurations,especiallyiftheconfigurationvariabled2l.Tools.ManageFiles.UseContentRestrictedSecurityisON,usersmaynotbeabletoaccessspecifiedcontenttopicsatallwhenthisreleaseconditionisset.
Content-Visitedallcontenttopics Theusermustvisitallcontenttopicsinthecourseofferinginordertofulfillthereleasecondition
Discussions-Postsauthoredintopic Theusermustauthoraspecifiednumberandtypeofpostsinadesignatedmoduleortopicinordertofulfillthereleasecondition
Discussions-Nopostsauthoredintopic Theusermustnotauthoranynumberortypeofpostinadesignatedmoduleortopicinordertofulfillthereleasecondition
Discussions-Scoreonassociatedrubric TheusermustachieveaspecifiedScoreandThresholdlevelonadiscussionmoduleortopic,basedonanassociatedrubric,inordertofulfillthereleasecondition
Assignments-SubmissiontoAssignments Theusermustmakeasubmissiontoaspecifiedassignmentsubmissionsfolderinordertofulfillthereleasecondition
Assignments-NosubmissiontoAssignmentsAssignmentsubmission
Theusermustnotmakeasubmissiontoaspecifiedassignmentsubmissionsfolderinordertofulfillthereleasecondition
Assignments-ReceivefeedbackonAssignmentsubmission
Theusermustreceivefeedbackonasubmissiontoaspecifiedassignmentsubmissionsfolderinordertofulfillthereleasecondition
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ConditionType Description
Assignments-Scoreonassociatedrubric TheusermustachieveaspecifiedScoreandThresholdlevelonaassignmentsubmissionsfolderanassignmentsubmissionsfoldersubmission,basedonanassociatedrubric,inordertofulfillthereleasecondition
Grades-Gradevalueonagradeitem Theusermustachieveaspecifiedgradevalueonagradeiteminordertofulfillthereleasecondition
Grades-Nogradereceived Theusermustnotreceiveaspecifiedgradevalueonagradeiteminordertofulfillthereleasecondition
Grades-Scoreonassociatedrubric TheusermustachieveaspecifiedScoreandThresholdlevelonagradeitem,basedonanassociatedrubric,inordertofulfillthereleasecondition
Quizzes-Scoreonaquiz Theusermustachieveaspecifiedscoreonaquizinordertofulfillthereleasecondition
Quizzes-Completedquizattempt Theusermustachieveaspecifiednumberofattemptsofaquizinordertofulfillthereleasecondition
Quizzes-Scoreonselectedquestions Whenaquizhasalearningobjectivewithassociatedquestionsandanassessmentmethodattachedtoit,theusermustachieveaspecifiedgradevalueonthelearningobjectiveinordertofulfillthereleasecondition
Quizzes-Scoreonassociatedrubric TheusermustachieveaspecifiedScoreandThresholdlevelonaquiz,basedonanassociatedrubric,inordertofulfillthereleasecondition
Quizzes-Nocompletedquizattempt Theusermustnotcompleteanyattemptonaquizinordertofulfillthereleasecondition
Surveys-Completedsurveyattempt Theusermustachieveaspecifiednumberofattemptsofasurveyinordertofulfillthereleasecondition
Surveys-Nocompletedsurveyattempt Theusermustnotcompleteanyattemptonasurveyinordertofulfillthereleasecondition
BrightspaceLearningEnvironment10.6+
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AboutD2LAgloballeaderinEdTech,D2ListhecreatorofBrightspace,theworld’sfirstintegratedlearningplatform.
Thecompanypartnerswiththought-leadingorganizationstoimprovelearningthroughdata-driventechnologythathelpsdeliverapersonalizedexperiencetoeverylearner,regardlessofgeographyorability.D2L’sopenandextensibleplatformisusedbymorethan1,100clientsandalmost15millionindividuallearnersinhighereducation,K–12,healthcare,government,andtheenterprisesector—includingFortune1000companies.
ThecompanyhasoperationsintheUnitedStates,Canada,Europe,Australia,Brazil,andSingapore.www.brightspace.com(http://www.brightspace.com)|www.D2L.com(http://www.d2l.com)
ContactUs
Phone: 1.519.772.0325(Worldwide)
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Twitter: @Brightspace
Web: www.brightspace.com(http://www.brightspace.com)|www.D2L.com(http://www.d2l.com)
©2016D2LCorporation.TheD2LfamilyofcompaniesincludesD2LCorporation,D2LLtd,D2LAustraliaPtyLtd,D2LEuropeLtd,D2LAsiaPteLtd,andD2LBrasilSoluçõesdeTecnologiaparaEducaçãoLtda.Brightspace,D2L,andothermarks("D2Lmarks")aretrademarksofD2LCorporation,registeredintheU.S.andothercountries.Pleasevisitd2l.com/trademarksforalistofotherD2Lmarks.
BrightspaceLearningEnvironment10.6+
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MicrosoftandInternetExplorerareregisteredtrademarksofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand/orothercountries.iTunesisatrademarkofAppleInc.,registeredintheU.S.andothercountries.SCORMisaregisteredtrademarkofRusticiSoftwareInc.intheUnitedStatesand/orothercountries.W3C®isatrademark(registeredinnumerouscountries)oftheWorldWideWebConsortium;marksofW3CareregisteredandheldbyitshostinstitutionsMIT,ERCIM,Keio,andBeihang.MathJaxisatrademarkofTheMathJaxConsortiumintheUnitedStatesand/orothercountries.Allothertrademarksarepropertyoftheirrespectivetrademarkholders.