Delete activity from course

To delete all content from your course, you have to go to each activity and follow the steps stated below: Course Materials: Click on drop down arrow beside the Table of content, then select Delete all modules. Discussions: Go to discussions > Click on More actions > Select Delete >  Check the box beside Select […]

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Managing course content using drag and drop

In the Content tool, you can arrange your course content by dragging and dropping modules and topics using the module or topic’s drag handle (). If you drag a module or topic above or below other modules and topics, a gray line appears to indicate you can drop the module or topic there. If you […]

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How do I publish content to the LOR?

In order to publish content into the LOR, you must first determine whether you have publishing rights into a specific repository.  Please consult with an Edtech Instructional Assistant or your Department Chair.

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Using Video/Audio

When you go into the Upload/Create menu in Content, you may see an option entitled “Video or Audio.” This allows you to upload a video or audio file directly to Brightspace, using Brightspace’s native, built-in media tools. We do not recommend the use of these tools. Brightspace’s native media player has issues with playback for […]

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Completion Tracking

What is Completion Tracking? Completion tracking enables instructors to set the method of completion for an activity and provides progress indicators for learners as they complete course activities. The following options are available: Changing an automatically tracked topic to manual completion resets completion tracking for that topic. This means that users might have to return […]

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Copyright and Online Instruction

Use of copyright-protected content on campus is governed by the Copyright Act, legal precedent, international treaties, and license agreements between the College and content providers. These form the foundation of Langara’s copyright policies and directives. This guide provides information on how to effectively incorporate copyrighted materials into your Brightspace courses, by format type: For more information […]

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Content

The Content Tool is a central Table of Contents for your course. Use the Content tool to post and organize course content so that information about course expectations, course syllabus, lecture notes, and important dates are clearly displayed to students. Materials you post in Content can include documents, images, Kaltura videos, both internal and external […]

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Quizzes

The Quizzes tool enables you to create and manage points-measured assessments. As part of your quantifiable assessment procedures, you can use quizzes to help evaluate users’ learning progress and learning outcomes. Create and manage quiz questions from the Question Library, and organize quizzes into categories to make it easier to find assessments with similar or […]

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Exporting Course Content to Share

If you would like to share content from one of your courses with another instructor but don’t want to grant them access to your course, you can use the “Export” capability in D2L.  Exporting your course will create a file in a .zip format that can subsequently be imported by another instructor into their D2L […]

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