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Grading Discussions

janelmacintyre — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 18:03:33 +0000

Setting Up Graded Discussions
1. Link a Discussion Topic to a Grade Item
2. Enable Assessment of Individual Discussion Posts
Grading Discussions
Viewing Discussion Statistics
Video Tutorials
1. Related Support Topics

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There are multiple ways to grade student participation in discussion topics. In order to grade a discussion, you will need to configure your discussion topic for assessment in your topic settings.

Setting Up Graded Discussions
Grading Discussion Topics

Setting Up Graded Discussions

If you want to grade a discussion, you need to link a grade item to the discussion topic. Once a grade item is linked, D2L Brightspace will automatically include the assessment of the discussion topic in the final grade. The score will be calculated based on an overall grade for the discussion topic unless you choose to enable assessment of individual discussion posts. If individual assessment is enabled, the discussion topic score will then be calculated based on the assessment of each individual post.

Linking a Discussion Topic to a Grade Item – Link an existing grade item to a discussion topic or create a new grade item within your discussion settings
Enable Assessment of Individual Discussion Posts (Optional) – Allow individual posts within a discussion topic to be assessed individually.

Link a Discussion Topic to a Grade Item

If you chose to create your Grade Items in the Gradebook, you can associate those Grade Items with each Discussion that you create. You also have the option to create a grade item for your discussion topic in your topic settings. To learn more about grade items, see the Setting up Grades page.

Log in to using your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- - Click on the course tile under the My Courses widget.
  - Click the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, click Tools.
Select Discussions in the drop-down menu.
Locate an existing discussion or create a new discussion.
- To edit an existing discussion: Click the arrow next to the discussion topic you want to connect to a grade item, then select Edit Topic.
- To create a new discussion: Click the New Button, then select New Topic.
  
  NOTE: You will need to add a Topic name before you can access grade item settings in the Assessments tab.
Click the Assessment tab.
Do one of the following:
- Select a grade item from the Choose a grade item drop-down menu
- Click New grade item to create a new item (see instructions below)
Enter a score value in the Score out of field.
Add or attach a rubric if you will be using a rubric to grade the discussion.
Click Save and Close when you are finished editing your settings.

To create a new grade item within a Discussion:

Under the Assessment tab, click New Grade Item.
Enter the name of the Discussion into the Name field.
Include a Short Name (abbreviated item name) for the gradebook, if needed.
If you have set up categories in your gradebook, select a grade category from the drop-down menu.
Enter the maximum points (your grading range) students can receive for the discussion.
Enter the weight (%) that you want the grade item to contribute to the category or final grade.

NOTE: If a grade item is within a category you must specify the weight as a % of the category, not the final grade.
E.g. 25% of a category worth 30%
Click Save.

You will now see a grade item for your discussion topic in your gradebook.

Enable Assessment of Individual Discussion Posts

Log in to with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- - Click on the course tile under the My Courses widget.
  - Click the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, click Tools.
In the drop-down menu, select Discussions.
Locate your discussion topic, then click the arrow next to the topic name.
In the drop-down menu, select Edit Topic.
Click the Assessment tab.
Select the Allow assessment of individual posts checkbox.
Select one of the following Calculation Methods from the drop-down menu:
- Average post score: This calculation method averages all of the post scores included per user.
- Maximum post score: This calculation method identifies the highest score of all the post scores included per user.
- Minimum post score: This calculation method identifies the lowest score of all the post scores included per user.
- Mode post score – Highest on multiple: This calculation method looks at the frequency of scores on posts, then selects the highest occurrence of a score per user. Once it picks the frequency, the system looks to see if multiple scores occur at that frequency. If not, it assigns that score to the user. If there are multiple scores with the same frequency, it will choose the highest of those scores. For example, if a score of 7 occurs 2 times, a score of 8 occurs 3 times, and a score of 9 occurs 3 times, the system will choose the frequency 3 and the score of 9.
- Mode post score – Lowest on multiple: This calculation method looks at the frequency of scores on posts, then selects the highest occurrence of a score per user. Once it picks the frequency, the system looks to see if multiple scores occur at that frequency. If not, it assigns that score to the user. If there are multiple scores with the same frequency, it will choose the lowest of those scores. For example, if a score of 7 occurs 2 times, a score of 8 occurs 3 times, and a score of 9 occurs 3 times, the system will choose the frequency 3 and the score of 8.
- Sum of post scores: This calculation method sums up all the scores on posts within a topic.
By default, the Include unassessed posts when calculating the topic score option is disabled. If you want unassessed posts to receive a score of zero in the calculation, select the Include unassessed posts in the calculated score as zero checkbox.
Click Save and Close to return to your Discussion List page, or click Save to continue editing your discussion settings.

Grading Discussions

There are multiple ways to grade a discussion forum in Brightspace. When grading a discussion, you will be taken to an assessment pop-up window where you can review a student’s posts, enter a topic score, and provide feedback.

Ways to grade discussion forums in Brightspace:

Assess a Discussion Topic – Assess all posts/replies in a topic and assign a score for the entire topic.
Assess Individual Discussion Posts within a Discussion Forum – Assess every post and reply in a topic individually. Brightspace will calculate a score for the entire topic based on the calculation method selected when the topic was created.
Grade Discussion Forums in the Gradebook

Assess a Discussion Topic

Log in to with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- - Click on the course tile under the My Courses widget.
  - Click the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, click Tools.
In the drop-down menu, select Discussions.
Click the arrow next to the discussion thread you want to grade, then click Assess Topic.
Click Topic Score below the name of the student you want to assess.
A new page will open showing all posts and responses the selected student has made for this discussion. If you are using a rubric for this discussion, the the interactive rubric will appear in the panel above the Overall Grade and Overall Feedback fields.
- Enter an Overall Grade in the top-right corner of the window.
- Enter feedback in the HTML Editor under Overall Feedback.
When you are finished assessing the topic, click Publish. You can click Save Draft to save your feedback if you want to publish at a later date.

Assess an Individual Discussion Post

NOTE: In order to grade an individual discussion post, you need to select Allow assessment of individual posts in your discussion topic settings.

Log in to with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- - Click on the course tile under the My Courses widget.
  - Click the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, click Tools.
In the drop-down menu, select Discussions.
Click the Discussion topic that you want to grade.
Locate the thread you want to grade, then click the arrow next to the thread name.
In the drop-down menu, select Assess Student.
A new page will open showing all posts and responses the selected student has made for this discussion. If you are using a rubric for this discussion, the the interactive rubric will appear in the panel above the Overall Grade and Overall Feedback fields.
- Enter an Overall Grade in the top-right corner of the window.
- Enter feedback in the HTML Editor under Overall Feedback.
When you are finished assessing the topic, click Publish. You can click Save Draft to save your feedback if you want to publish at a later date.

Grading Discussion Forums in the Gradebook

Grades and feedback can be provided on student participation in a discussion topic.

Log in to with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- - Click on the course tile under the My Courses widget.
  - Click the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, click Progress.
Select Grades from the drop-down menu.
The Grades page will open. Click the Manage grades tab.
Click the arrow beside the title of the topic of you want to grade and select Enter Grades from the drop down menu.
You will see a table displaying the grading information for your students. Students that have made new posts in the discussion will be indicated with an orange discussion icon
Locate the name of the student whose posts you want to grade, then click the discussion icon under the Submission column.

NOTE: It is a best practice to avoid entering grades directly into the gradebook. It is recommended to grade in the Evaluation panel by clicking the discussion icon under the Submission column.

TIP: You may filter students by group or name using the search feature.

A new page will open showing all posts and responses the selected student has made for this discussion.

If you are grading with a rubric:

If you are using a rubric for this discussion, the the interactive rubric will appear in the panel above the Overall Grade and Overall Feedback fields.
Click the appropriate level for each criteria. The assigned points will automatically appear in the Criterion Score column.

As you grade in the rubric, the Overall Grade will automatically update. This is the score that will be transferred to the gradebook.

TIP: You may grade between levels of a rubric for partial marks by using the “Criterion score” column of a rubric. For example, you feel that the student earned a 1.5 which is between 1 and 2 on the rubric score. Edit the criterion score and always choose the lower of the two numbers within a rubric!

If you are grading without a rubric:
1. Enter an Overall Grade in the top-right corner of the window.
2. Enter feedback in the HTML Editor under Overall Feedback.

When you are finished assessing the topic, click Publish. You can click Save Draft to save your feedback if you want to publish at a later date.

Grading Discussions with Quick Eval

Quick Eval is a grading tool that allows you to view a list of ungraded submissions that need to be evaluated. Quick Eval syncs with all graded tools in Brightspace (Assignment, Discussions, Quizzes, etc.) . All activities that need to be evaluated will appear in Quick Eval until they are graded and feedback is published.

To grade using Quick Eval:

Log in to using your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- - Click on the course tile under the My Courses widget.
  - Click the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, click Progress.
In the drop-down menu, select Quick Eval.
You will now see the Quick Eval Dashboard. From your dashboard, you can view Assignment , Discussion , and Quiz submissions.

You can view the Quick Eval list by Submissions or Activities. Use the buttons next to View by: to toggle between views.

TIP: You can filter your submissions by Activity name or date by clicking Filter on the top-right side of the page. You can also use the search field to search for a specific student or activity.

Submissions – View a list of ungraded student submissions. The list can be sorted by clicking on the First Name, Last Name, Activity Name, and Submission Date links at the top of the list.
Activities – View a list of activities with ungraded submissions. The list displays the number of New Posts, and the percentage of Completed, Evaluated, and Published submissions.

Navigate to the submission(s) you want to grade in the Quick Eval list.
- If you are viewing the Submissions list, click on the name of the student you want to assess.
- If you are viewing the Activities list, you can view ungraded posts in the following ways, click the New Posts # to grade new discussion posts. To view all posts (graded and ungraded), click Evaluate All or click Submission List to view a list of all Submissions.
A new page will open showing the posts the selected student has made for this discussion. If you are using a rubric, the interactive rubric will appear in the panel above the Overall Grade and Overall Feedback fields.
- Enter an Overall Grade in the top-right corner of the window.
- Enter feedback in the HTML Editor under Overall Feedback.
  
  TIP: Use the arrows on the top-right side of the screen to navigate between submissions.
When you are finished assessing the post, click Publish. You can click Save Draft to save your feedback if you want to publish at a later date. When a submission has been graded, it will no longer appear in the the Quick Eval list.

Viewing Discussion Statistics

The Discussion tool includes a statistics feature that provides an overview of discussion activity in your course. Discussion statistics are useful for measuring student engagement and tracking participation.

Viewing Statistics by User

Log in to with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- - Click on the course tile under the My Courses widget.
  - Click the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, click Tools.
In the drop-down menu, select Discussions.
Click the Statistics tab.
You will be taken to the Users tab where you can access the following statistics:
- Org Unit Statistics: Displays the total number of threads and replies in all forums.
- User Statistics: Displays a table with discussion post data for each student.
To view statistics for an individual student, click on a student’s name. A pop-up window will open with the “User Discussion Statistics” for the selected student.

Viewing Statistics by Group

Log in to with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- - Click on the course tile under the My Courses widget.
  - Click the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, click Tools.
In the drop-down menu, select Discussions.
Click the Statistics tab.
You will be taken to the Users tab where you can access the following statistics:
- Org Unit Statistics: Displays the total number of threads and replies in all forums.
- User Statistics: Displays a table with discussion post data for each student.
To view statistics for a group, click the View by drop-down menu and select Groups.
Click Apply.
A Groups dropdown menu will appear. Select a group and click Apply to view only that group.

Viewing Statistics by Forum or Topic

Log in to with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- - Click on the course tile under the My Courses widget.
  - Click the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, click Tools.
In the drop-down menu, select Discussions.
Click the Statistics tab.
Click the Forum and Topics tab.
You will now see the following statistics:
- Org Unit Statistics: Displays the total number of threads and replies in all forums.
- Forum and Topic Statistics: Displays a table with a list of all forums and topics in your course.
To view statistics for a specific forum or topic, click on a forum or topic name. A pop-up window will open with the “Discussion Forum Statistics” or “Discussion Topic Statistics” for the selected forum or topic.

Video Tutorials

Using Role Switch

janelmacintyre — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 21:46:10 +0000

Switch Your Role
To Return to Instructor View
Related Support Topics

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Instructors can view how other course members (e.g. students, TAs) see their courses using the role switch feature in D2L Brightspace. For more information on role types and privileges in Brightspace, see Roles and Permissions in Brightspace. When viewing your course a learner (student), you can see the student view of course content, discussions, announcements, etc.

NOTE: For certain Brightspace tools you will need to use the “preview” feature to see the accurate student view. Role Switch will not provide an accurate student view for Grades or Quizzes.

Switch Your Role

Log into using your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- - Select the course tile under the My Courses widget.
  - Select the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
Select your personal menu (your name) in the mini-bar at the top of your course page.
In the drop-down menu, select one of the following:
- View as learner – View your course from the perspective of a student
- Change – This option will expand a list of role types (e.g. Teaching Assistant, Guest).
You will now see your chosen role status below your personal menu (name) at the top of the page. (e.g. If you are viewing as a Learner, your status will be “as Learner“)

To Return to Instructor View

Select your personal menu (your name) in the mini-bar at the top of your course page.
Select the X next to Viewing as (role type).

Adding Existing Activities to Modules

janelmacintyre — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 15:36:29 +0000

In the content area of your course, you have the option to add existing activities to modules or sub-modules. If you have created an assignment, quiz, discussion, etc. through the Tools menu in your course navbar, it will not display on your course page unless you add it to a module using the Existing Activities menu. The Existing Activities menu is also where you can access external tools, such as BigBlueButton and Zoom (see a full list of existing activities below).

You can add the following existing activities to your course:

Assignments – Add an existing assignment to your course module.
Checklists – Add an existing checklist to your course module.
Discussions – Add an existing discussion to your course module.
External Learning Tools – Add an external learning tool (ARES, BigBlueButton, Zoom, etc.) to your course module.
Insert Mediaspace – Insert a media file that you have uploaded to .
MS Teams Meeting – Add a link to an MS Teams Meeting.
Pearson MyLab and Mastering – Add Pearson MyLab & Mastering to your Brightspace Course.
Quizzes – Add an existing quiz to your course module.
Self-Assessments – Add an existing self-assessment to your course module.
Surveys – Add an existing survey to your course module.
WileyPLUS Assignments – Add a link to an existing Wiley PLUS assignment.
WileyPLUS Resources – Add a link to existing WileyPLUS resources.

To Add an Existing Activity to a Module

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- Select the Course Selector Grid����and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
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Select the Existing Activities button.
In the drop-down menu, select an activity.
In the Add Activity pop-up window, select the existing activity you would like to add, or follow the steps to add your chosen activity.

NOTE:��For certain activities, such as MS Teams or WILEY, you will be prompted to sign in or enter your course ID before you can access your content.

Using HTML Templates

janelmacintyre — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 21:17:23 +0000

Important Processes for Using HTML Templates
1. Related Instructional Design Resources
Creating HTML Templates

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HTML templates can be used to create engaging and interactive content layouts within a D2L Brightspace course. Templates include both text layout pages, such as introduction and conclusion layouts, and dynamic pages with interactive elements, such as accordions and tabs. You can view examples of HTML templates in the (self-enroll through this link) under the HTML Content Pages module. HTML Templates are powerful, but can be tricky to setup and configure. You must create your HTML Templates carefully to ensure that the page elements do not break. Heed the warnings on the page below, and reach out to TLS Support if you have questions or need assistance.

What are the benefits of using HTML templates?

Templates improve the look and feel of courses, and can help you organize your content more meaningfully by adding page elements. HTML templates are designed to meet Universal Design for Learning and Accessibility standards (WCAG). Templates include formatting styles, such as heading levels and paragraphs, that help create content that is accessible for assistive technologies.

WARNINGS:

Applying a template to an existing page will overwrite the content and you will lose your work. We recommend selecting and applying the HTML template before adding content (images, videos, etc.) to the Brightspace editor.
Most HTML Templates will not require you to make any changes to the HTML code. We do not recommend editing the original templates as this can break the HTML code.

Important Processes for Using HTML Templates

When building HTML pages, you will need to follow a specific workflow to ensure the elements in the template won’t break. Follow this process as you build your templates:

Bring your images and documents to the Manage Files tool in Brightspace first. See the support page on Uploading a File to Manage Files.
Re-name your files meaningfully to ensure you know what that image or document is about. This will make the process easier for you when embedding these elements on your web pages.
Create folders in the Manage File section that correspond to the elements you are bringing in. For example: Create a main folder called Module 1 and inside that folder create sub-folders called Module 1 Images, Module 1 Documents, and then insert all the images and documents in their specific folders. This will help you get organized and locate the items you need faster once you are creating your pages.
Once all your documents and images are named and placed in the proper folders, then you can proceed to the creation of the webpages.
You might also want to add a sub-folder in each module in the Manage File section called Html Pages. Once you create your webpages, you can change the new path to those pages in that folder. This way all your webpages will be located in a specific folder allotted to them.

WARNING: Be careful with content in the Manage Files area of Brightspace. Do not re-name the images and documents you place inside the folders, and do not re-name the folders, nor move items from a folder to another folder after you have created the webpages. Doing so is likely to break the elements you have on your webpages.

Related Instructional Design Resources

Creating HTML Templates

To use and edit HTML templates, you first need to create a file in the course module you wish to add the template.

WARNING: Brightspace loads all videos to an HTML page even if they are “hidden” in accordions or tabs. We recommend only uploading 4-5 videos per webpage to minimize page loading time.

Log into    with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- - Select the course tile under the My Courses widget.
  - Select the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, select Content.
Under Table of Contents in the left sidebar, select the module or submodule  where you would like the HTML Template to be located.

TIP: When beginning to build your course, it is considered best practice to create a hidden module that houses every content template, so you can use this as a reference. For instructions on how to add or edit a course module, see Adding Modules or Sub-Modules.
Select Upload/Create.
In the drop-down menu, select Create a File.
Enter a Title.
Select the Select a Document Template button to view the available template options.

NOTE: Each template offers instructions on how to customize its contents to fit your content.

TIP: Replace the default images in the templates to make the visuals more meaningful to your learners and course content.
In the drop-down menu, select a template you want to apply to the file. Template options include:
- intro: This template features a full-screen image for visual impact and a clean area for a course description.
  
  NOTE: the images on a template can be replaced by any images of your preference.
  
  Intro Template Example
- module_intro: This template features a prominent banner image across the top and a numbered list could be used to list a module’s learning objectives. This makes it ideal as the first page of a module in a course.
  Module Intro Template Example
- meet_your_facilitator: This template can serve as a dedicated space to present facilitator’s expertise, experience and personality.
  Meet Your Facilitator Example Template
- basicpage: This template offers a general-purpose layout.
  Basic Page Template Example
- elements: This template includes samples of some commonly used page elements which you can copy to other pages.
  Elements Template Example
- images: This template illustrates the different ways images can be used. If you wish to have images on your page, select this template and customize it using your own images.
  Image Template Example
- video_lecture: This template is a great way to present video content, while accompanying it with supporting context, explanations and activities.
  Video Lecture Template Example
- accordions: This template allows you insert information within collapsible topics, which are very useful when you need to add a lot of information.
  Accordion Example Template
- conclusion: This template makes an excellent page to conclude each module and prepare students to what comes next.
- tabs: This template allows you to display your content in a tab format, which is useful for elaborating on an idea that has set structures or categories of sub-information.
  Tabs Example Template
Once you select the template, start editing and customizing it in the HTML Editor (see example below). For instructions on how to upload or format content in the HTML editor, see Using the HTML Editor.

TIP: To view how the template will appear to students, select the Preview icon
When you finish editing. Select Save and Close.

Watch the video tutorial below for an overview of using HTML Templates in Brightspace:

Creating Self Assessments

janelmacintyre — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 19:59:09 +0000

Create Questions in the Question Library
Question Types Available in Brightspace
Import Questions in a CSV File
Creating a Self Assessment
Preview your Self Assessment
Add a Self Assessment to a Module
Edit Questions in an Existing Self Assessment

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The Self assessment tool can help students evaluate their contributions and performance for individual or group work. Self-assessments can encourage student involvement and responsibility, as well as provide an opportunity for reflection. Self assessments are often phrased using “I” statements and you can include hints for students to clarify the meaning of individual questions or statements.

NOTE: Self-assessments in Brightspace cannot be evaluated or tracked. They are meant to provide students with in-the-moment feedback or hints as they are going through the assessment. The answers that a student chooses on a self assessment are not visible to either the student or the instructor once the assessment is completed.

Create Questions in the Question Library

Log into with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- Select the course tile under the My Courses widget.
- Select the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, select Course Admin.
Under Assessment, select Self Assessments.
Select the Question Library tab.
Select New to add new questions manually from the dropdown menu (to Import questions select links to Upload a File as a csv file or by Browsing Existing Questions) [Link these to the sections below]
Type the question and the answer options, as required by the question type.
Select Save and New to add another question or Save and Copy to copy the question (if only minor changes are required, such as changing the question or statement but using the same answer options). Continue until all questions have been added.
Select Done Editing Questions.

Question Types Available in Brightspace

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The table below is copied with expressed permission from the .

Question Type	Description	Benefits	Challenges	Tips
True/False (T/F)	True or false is a type of question where the question-creator indicates whether a statement is truthful or not.	Automatically graded. Easy to create simple low level recall questions.	Learners have a chance of guessing the correct answer. Difficult to create challenging questions. Without e-proctoring, learners could cheat.	Works best if you create a Question Pool by selecting a sub-set of questions from the Question Library. [:30]
Multiple Choice (MCQ)	Multiple choice questions give users multiple possible answers to a question and asks them to select the correct or best answer	Automatically graded. Easy to create simple low level recall questions. Options can be randomized.	Difficult to create challenge questions. Without e-proctoring, learners could cheat. NOTE: If using “All of the Above” or “None of the Above” as options, the options should not be randomized.	Works best if you create a Question Pool by selecting a sub-set of questions from the Question Library. [:30]
Multi-Select (MS)	Multi-select is a type of question where the user selects one or more correct answers from a group of possible answers.	Automatically graded. Easy to create simple low level recall questions. Can enable students to receive partial marks. Options can be randomized.	Difficult to create challenge questions. Without e-proctoring, learners could cheat.	Works best if you use a question pool in the library. Better than multiple choice for higher order items. [1:00]
Written Response (WR)	In Brightspace Learning Environment, written response (formerly know as long answer) is a type of question that is more than a few words long. It is an open-ended text response. You can allow learners to upload files to this question type, as well.	Easy to create. More challenging questions can be asked. More difficult for learners to cheat/copy.	Automatic grading is not possible, although an answer key is available. Students do not have time to polish their response.	A rubric would help with marking. Useful for Math or Science as students can solve problems on paper, take a picture, and upload the image in the question response. [10:00-30:00]
Short-Answer (SA)	A short answer question is a type of question where the user responds to a prompt with a short, one or two-word text response. Traditionally, many people think of a short answer question as a sentence or two in length, but for the short answer question type in Brightspace Learning Environment, it can be automatically graded, and for this reason, is shorter.	Can be graded automatically. Easy to create. More challenging questions can be asked. Part marks are possible.	Automatic grading is more challenging. Learners need to have correct spelling.	Good for 1-2 sentence responses. [2:00]
Multi-Short Answer (MSA)	Like the short answer question, multi-short answer is a few short-word text responses. It is well-suited for situations that require an answer in the form of a list	Can be graded automatically. Easy to create. More challenging questions can be asked. Works well if the answer comes from a pool of possible answers.	Automatic grading is more challenging. Learners need to have correct spelling.	Good for 1-2 sentence responses per space. [4:00]
Fill in the blanks (FIB)	A fill in the blanks question is a question type where the user has to insert the correct response into a blank space in order to complete a sentence. You can have more than one blank in this question type, and it can be automatically graded.	Can be graded automatically. Easy to create. More challenging questions can be asked.	All correct/acceptable answers need to be included. Learners need to have correct spelling.	Good for lower level skills, knowledge. [1:00]
Matching (MAT)	Matching questions ask users to pair correct items together for points. For example, users may be asked to match a term to its proper definition or a date to its event.	Can be graded automatically. Easy to create. Options can be randomized. Can have a 0:1 match, 1:1, 2:1, or a combination.	Directions need to be clear. May take longer for students to complete.	Good for lower level skills, knowledge. [:30 per response]
Ordering (LA)	An ordering question is a type of question where the user places the answers in the correct order.	Can be graded automatically. Easy to create. Options can be randomized.	There has to be one linear sequence.	Good for lower level skills, knowledge. [:30 per response]
Arithmetic Questions (2+2)	An arithmetic question is a question type in which numbers can be randomly chosen for each variable. The numbers used for each variable in the question are based on specific number ranges.	Can be graded automatically. Easy to create. Arithmetic symbols embedded in the software. Supports unique question generation using variables.	It may take students time to orient themselves to the function of inserting symbols.	Good for basic arithmetic problems. [varies]
Significant Figures (x10)	The significant figures question type is most applicable to science and math related questions. Users are able to enter their answers in scientific notation format.	Easy to create. Can be auto graded. Equation Editor and Sig Fig symbols embedded in the software. Supports unique question generation using variables.	It may take students time to orient themselves to the function of inserting symbols.	Great for introductory science courses. [varies]
Likert Question (LIK)	The Likert question is unique to the Survey tool. Likert questions are a way to gather feedback by creating questions with answers based on one of the six scales available.	Used in Surveys only.	Ungraded.	Great for conducting surveys for people’s perceptions, attitudes, and preferences towards a topic. [varies]

For more information on how to use the Brightspace question library, you can visit the D2L support page .

Import Questions in a CSV File

Log into with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- Select the course tile under the My Courses widget.
- Select the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, select Course Admin.
Under Assessment, select Self Assessments.
Select the Question Library tab.
Select Import.
In the drop-down menu, select Upload a File. A pop-up window will appear.
Upload a CSV file containing questions if you have already created one or select Download template CSV and save the file to your computer. Add questions to the CSV document and upload it.
Select Import All or Review if you need to review the questions being uploaded.
Select Done Editing Questions.
Add questions to a new Self Assessment or an existing Self Assessment. See the instructions for creating a Self Assessment below.

Creating a Self Assessment

Log into with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- Select the course tile under the My Courses widget.
- Select the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, select Course Admin.
Under Assessment, select Self Assessments.
Select New Self Assessment to create the new self assessment.
Enter a name for the Self Assessment.
Select or add a category if needed. This is optional but may be helpful if you will have multiple Self Assessments in your course.
Under Hints, you have the following options:
- Select allow hints if you want them to be visible to students
- Select Shuffle Questions at the self assessment level to randomize your questions.
Select Expand page header or footer if you would like to include additional instructions or information for students. These can be added in one or both of the HTML editor boxes provided. You will need to select on to enable students to view comments in either the header or footer.
Select Save.
Select Add/Edit Questions.
Select Import, then select Browse Question Library from the dropdown menu.
Select the checkboxes to select your questions.
Select Import.
Select Done Editing Questions.
Select Save and Close.

Preview your Self Assessment

Log into with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- Select the course tile under the My Courses widget.
- Select the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, select Course Admin.
Under Assessment, select Self Assessments.
Select the arrow next to the Self Assessment and select Preview. This will allow you to see all questions, hints and feedback included in the Self Assessment.
Select Exit Preview when done.

Add a Self Assessment to a Module

Log into with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- Select the course tile under the My Courses widget.
- Select the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, select Content.
Select the module/week section where you’d like to add the Self Assessment.
Select Existing Activities and select Self Assessment from the drop-down menu.
Select the self assessment from the list. Note that it will be added at the bottom of the module.

Edit Questions in an Existing Self Assessment

Log into with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- - Select the course tile under the My Courses widget.
  - Select the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, select Course Admin.
Under Assessment, select Self Assessments.
Select the title of the self assessment you want to edit.
Select Add/Edit Questions.
Select the individual question you want to edit.
Select Save when you are done.

Import/Export/Copy Course Components

janelmacintyre — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 22:42:03 +0000

Copy an Entire Brightspace Course
Copy Specific Course Components From One Course to Another
1. Export Brightspace Course Content (Brightspace Packages)
2. Import Brightspace Course Content (Brightspace Packages)
Related Resources
Brightspace Support

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Course content can be moved from one course to another in D2L Brightspace using the Import/Export/Copy Components function in the Course Admin panel. You can easily transfer content from an entire course into another course shell or only copy only select specific components (Announcements, Files, Assignments, etc.) to a new course.

NOTES:

The classlist, student data (submitted assignments, discussion posts, etc.), release conditions, and manually added calendar events cannot be imported. .
Imported Intelligent Agents will be inactive by default and must be manually enabled. The import/copy function will replicate all associated settings and restrictions except for Release Conditions, which require the additional “Release Conditions” option to be selected as well. If these Release Conditions are related to the Classlist (e.g., course enrolment, group enrolment, etc), these conditions will not become associated with the new course when copied. In any case, it is always a good practice to double check and adjust your settings before activating them.

WARNING: Copying course content works best at the whole course level. Copying smaller portions of the course, such as Modules or HTML Templates, can cause unexpected results, such as broken links, missing images, and broken content.

Be aware, however, that Copying an entire course will transfer the origin course’s Calendar as well. This will cause certain course-specific Calendar entries, such as Zoom Meeting events and manually created entries, to copy over to the destination course.

To avoid unwanted course items, we recommend following the “Copy Specific Course Components” method below and selecting every component except the Calendar. Any dates generated by tools, such as Assignments and Quizzes, will create new entries in the destination course.

If you are not sure which method is best for your situation or are unsure how to do this, please create a support request using the .

Copy an Entire Brightspace Course

Sign into with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
Locate the new/empty course where you want to bring content into in one of the following ways:
- Select the course tile under the My Courses widget.
- Select the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, select Course Admin.
Under Site Resources, select Import/Export/Copy Components.
Select the Copy Components from another org unit checkbox, then select Search for Offering.
In the Select Course Offering pop-up window, enter the course code or CRN that you want to import materials from and select Search.
Select the checkbox to select the name of the course. Your selected course should now appear under Course to Copy.
Select Copy All Components. Your course content will automatically begin importing.
Select View Content to view your imported content.

NOTE: If you need to import only select components from your course, please create a support request using the .

Copy Specific Course Components From One Course to Another

If you are not sure which method is best for your situation or are unsure how to do this, please create a support request using the .

Sign into with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- - Select the course tile under the My Courses widget.
  - Select the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, select Course Admin.
Under Site Resources, select Import/Export/Copy Components.
Select the Copy Components from another org unit checkbox, then select Search for Offering.
In the Select Course Offering pop-up window, enter the name or number of the course that you want to import and select Search.
Select the checkbox to select the name of the course. Your selected course should now appear under Course to Copy.
Select the Add Selected button.
Select Select Components.
You will see an overview of all course components. Select the checkboxes to select or de-select a component. Once a component is selected, you will have one or more of the following options depending on your component content:
- Copy all items
- Select individual items to copy
- Include associated files
Select Continue.
Under Confirm Components to Copy, you will see a confirmation of the components to be copied.
Under Offset dates, you have the option to move the start dates and end dates forward or backward by a specified number of days
Select Finish.

Export Brightspace Course Content (Brightspace Packages)

Instructors can export course content into a package that can be imported into other Brightspace courses. A course package is an archive file (usually a .zip file) that contains all the components of your course (content, quizzes, discussions, etc.).

Sign into with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- - Select the course tile under the My Courses widget.
  - Select the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, select Course Admin.
Under Site Resources, select Import/Export/Copy Components.
Select the Export as Brightspace Package checkbox.

NOTE: The Brightspace Package is the standard export for Brightspace LMS, it contains all the necessary resources you need to share your course with another Brightspace site.
Select Start.
Select the course components you wish to export:
- To export select components:
  1. Select the checkboxes to select the components you want to export.
  2. Select the items you want to export for each component:
    - To export all items within a component, select the Export all items checkbox.
    - To export individual items within a component, select the Select individual items to export checkbox.
- To export the entire course, select the Select all checkbox.
Select Continue. If you are exporting individual items within a component, you will be prompted to select the individual items.
Confirm that the items you want to export are listed on the Confirm Components to Export page.
Select Export.
You will see the message “Your export has been started. You will receive a notification in the Update Alerts when it has completed.” Select Done.
You will receive a notification in the mini-bar when the export is complete. Select the Export finished notification message to return to the Import/Export/Copy Components tool in your course.
Select the Click here to download the export Zip package link. Save the .zip export file to your computer.

Import Brightspace Course Content (Brightspace Packages)

Instructors can import course content into Brightspace from an exported course package. A course package is an archive file (usually a .zip file) that contains all the components of your course (content, quizzes, discussions, etc.).
You can import from the following list of platforms and standards:

Brightspace by D2L
Angel Learning 8
Blackboard Learn 9.1
Moodle 1.x, 2.x, 3.x (.MBZ)
Sakai (Archive Format)

IMS Content Packaging 1.2
IMS Common Cartridge 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
IMS Thin Common Cartridge 1.3
QTI 1.2, QTI 2.1 (Partial)
SCORM 1.2 & 2004

To Import a Course Package

Sign into with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- - Select the course tile under the My Courses widget.
  - Select the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, select Course Admin.
Under Site Resources, select Import/Export/Copy Components.
Select the Import Components checkbox,
In the Import Course Package window, upload your course package in one of the following ways:
- Select Upload and select your course package file from your computer.
- Drag and drop the course package file into the upload area.
Select Import all Components to import the entire course package. To import only some components (eg. content, quizzes or discussions), select Advanced Options and select the components you want to import.
When the import is complete, you will see the message “Your course package was successfully imported.” Select View Content to view the imported content.

Related Resources

Brightspace Support

Teaching and Learning Services Contact Information

TLS Support – Visit��the to create a support request.
Drop-In Support – Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 10AM to 12PM at the Future Learning Lab, 4th Floor of the MacOdrum Library.
TLS Hours of Operation – Monday to Friday 8:30AM to 4:30PM.

D2L Brightspace Technical Support Contact Information

Available: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
EMAIL: Fill out the
PHONE: 1-877-325-7778

Editing Course Content

janelmacintyre — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:33:24 +0000

Edit a Module
Edit a Topic Item (Assignment, Quiz, etc.)
Bulk Edit Topic Items Within a Module or Within the Table of Contents
Reorder Modules or Topic Items
Related Support Pages

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Modules and topic items (Quizzes, Assignments, Files, etc.) can be edited in the content area of your course.

Edit a Module – Change your module title, edit or add a description, edit or add dates, delete a module, hide a module, add or edit release conditions, enable completion tracking.
Edit a Topic Item – Change your topic title, edit or add a description, edit or add dates, delete a topic, hide a topic, add or edit release conditions, enable completion tracking.
Bulk Edit Topic Items – Make all topic items editable within a module to bulk edit your content.
Reorder Modules or Topic Items – Move or reorder your modules in the Table of Contents or reorder the topics within a module.

NOTE: To add a new module or submodule, see the Adding Modules and Sub-modules page.

Edit a Module

Sign into using your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- Select the course tile under the My Courses widget.
- Select the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, select Content.
In the left sidebar under Table of Contents, select the module/week section you want to edit. Alternatively, you can go down the Table of Contents page to locate the module/sub-module you want to edit.

You have the following options for editing a module:

Edit a Module Title

Select the module title, then type your new title.
Select outside the text box or select enter on your keyboard to save your changes.

Edit or Add a Module Description

Select the existing module description or select Add a description…
Enter your description in the html editor.
Select Update.

Edit or Add Module Dates

Select the existing dates or select Add dates and restrictions… to enter a Start Date, Due Date or End Date.
- Start Dates specify when a student can view or access module content.
- Due Dates specify when a student should complete materials in a module. The due date will appear in the course Calendar and students will be able to access module content after the date has passed.
- End Dates restrict access to modules and remove all access once the end date has passed.
Select outside the text box or select enter on your keyboard to save your changes.

Delete a Module

Select the arrow to the right of your module title.
In the drop-down menu, select Delete Module.
You will be prompted to choose one of the following options:

Remove the module and all nested modules and topics from Content but keep all associated files and activities in the course.

Permanently delete and remove all nested modules, topics, and all associated files and activities from the course.

d. Select Delete.

Hide a Module

- - Select the eye icon on the top-right side of your module page to access the visibility toggle. The toggle will appear greyed out with a crossed out eye icon when hidden, and blue with an open eye icon when visible

Add or Edit Release Conditions

- - See the Creating Release Conditions page for more instructions.

Add or Edit Completion Tracking

- - See the Setting up Completion Tracking page for instructions.

Edit a Topic Item (Assignment, Quiz, etc.)

You can easily edit a topic using the Edit Properties in Place feature.

- 1. Log in to using your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
  2. On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
    - Select the course tile under the My Courses widget.
    - Select the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
  3. In the navbar, select Content.
  4. In the left sidebar under Table of Contents, select the module/week section you want to edit. Alternatively, you can go down the Table of Contents page to locate the module/sub-module you want to edit.
  5. Locate the topic item you want to edit, then select the arrow to the right of the topic title.
  6. In the drop-down menu, select Edit Properties in Place. The topic is now editable within your Table of Contents.

NOTE: You can also select view topic to access the settings page where you initially configured the topic.

Edit a Topic Title

- 1. Locate the topic item you want to edit, then select the arrow to the right of the topic title.
  2. In the drop-down menu, select Edit Properties in Place. The topic is now editable within your Table of Contents.
  3. Select the topic title, then type your new title. Select outside the text box or select enter on your keyboard to save your changes.

Edit or Add Topic Dates

- 1. Locate the topic item you want to edit, then select the arrow to the right of the topic title.
  2. In the drop-down menu, select Edit Properties in Place. The topic is now editable within your Table of Contents.
  3. Select the existing dates or select Add dates and restrictions… to enter a Start Date, Due Date or End Date. Select outside the text box or select enter on your keyboard to save your changes.
    - Start Dates specify when a student can view or access the topic content.
    - Due Dates specify when a student should complete the topic. The due date will appear in the course Calendar and students will be able to access the topic content after the date has passed.
    - End Dates restrict access to the topic and remove all access once the end date has passed.

Delete a Topic

- 1. Locate the topic item you want to edit, then select the arrow to the right of the topic title.
  2. In the drop-down menu, select Edit Properties in Place. The topic is now editable within your Table of Contents.
  3. Select the trash can icon , then choose whether to remove from the Content view only or permanently delete from the course.

Hide a Topic

- 1. Locate the topic item you want to edit, then select the arrow to the right of the topic title.
  2. In the drop-down menu, select Edit Properties in Place. The topic is now editable within your Table of Contents.
  3. Select the eye icon to access the visibility toggle. The toggle will appear greyed out with a crossed out eye icon when hidden, and blue with an open eye icon when visible

Add or Edit Release Conditions

- 1. Locate the topic item you want to edit, then select the arrow to the right of the topic title.
  2. In the drop-down menu, select Edit Properties in Place. The topic is now editable within your Table of Contents.
  3. Select Create to add a new release condition or Browse to add an existing release condition. See the Creating Release Conditions page for more instructions.

Add or Edit Completion Tracking

- 1. Locate the topic item you want to edit, then select the arrow to the right of the topic title.
  2. In the drop-down menu, select Edit Properties in Place. The topic is now editable within your Table of Contents.
  3. Select the double dash icon to enable completion tracking or the checkmark icon to the existing completion tracking settings for a topic. See the Setting up Completion Tracking page for instructions.

Bulk Edit Topic Items Within a Module or Within the Table of Contents

NOTE: Only topics within a module can be bulk edited. Modules must be edited individually.

- 1. Log in to using your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
  2. On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
    - Select the course tile under the My Courses widget.
    - Select the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
  3. In the navbar, select Content.
  4. Select Table of Contents in the left sidebar. You can now choose to bulk edit either from the Table of Contents or from within a specific module.
    - To bulk edit via the Table of Contents, select Bulk Edit at the top of the page under the Table of Contents title.
    - To bulk edit within a module, select the Module title in the Table of Contents menu, then select Bulk Edit when the module opens in the right panel.
  5. You can now edit the following:
    - Edit a Topic Title – Select the module title, then type your new title. Select outside the text box or select enter on your keyboard to save your changes.
    - Edit or Add Dates – Select the existing dates or select Add dates and restrictions… to enter a Start Date, Due Date or End Date. Select outside the text box or select enter on your keyboard to save your changes.
    - Delete a Topic – Select the trash can icon , then choose whether to remove from the Content view only or permanently delete from the course.
    - Hide a Topic – Select the eye icon to access the visibility toggle. The toggle will appear greyed out with a crossed out eye icon when hidden, and blue with an open eye icon when visible
  6. Select Done Editing when you are finished making your changes.

Reorder Modules or Topic Items

- 1. Log in to using your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
  2. On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
    - Select the course tile under the My Courses widget.
    - Select the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
  3. In the navbar, select Content.
  4. In the left sidebar under Table of Contents, select the module/week section that holds the content you want to edit. Alternatively, you can go down the Table of Contents page to locate the module/sub-module you want to edit.
  5. Move a Module or Submodule in one of the following ways:
    - Under Table of Contents in the sidebar, select and drag the module or sub-module using the move icon
    - Select the arrow next to your module or sub-module title to expand the actions menu, then select one of the following options:
      - Move Up – Move a module or sub-module up one place in the Table of Contents menu.
      - Move Down – Move a module or sub-module down one place in the Table of Contents menu.
      - Move To – Move a sub-module to a different module within your course, or move a module into another module (this will convert the module into a sub-module).
  6. To move a topic within a module:
    - Select and drag the topic (Quiz, Assignment, etc.) using the move icon

Related Support Pages

Using Manage Files

janelmacintyre — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 00:05:41 +0000

Accessing the Manage Files Tool
Creating a File
Creating a Folder
Uploading a File
Updating a File (Overwriting)
Moving a File or Folder (Cutting and Pasting)
Downloading a File or Folder
Zip or Unzip a File or Folder
Deleting a File or Folder
Related Support Topics

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The Manage Files tool organizes your course files and provides an overview of your course content (PDFs, Powerpoint files, images, etc.). All files that have been uploaded or created in the Content area of your course will be automatically added to Manage Files. You can use the tool’s folder structure to view and manage the files in your course.

TIP: Create a folder for each module in your course to organize your course files.

Accessing the Manage Files Tool

Log in to with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- - Click on the course tile under the My Courses widget.
  - Click the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, click Course Admin.
Under Site Resources, click Manage Files.

Creating a File

Log in to with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- - Click on the course tile under the My Courses widget.
  - Click the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, click Course Admin.
Under Site Resources, click Manage Files.
Click New File.
Enter a file name.
Enter the content for your file.
Click Save.

Creating a Folder

Log in to with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- Click on the course tile under the My Courses widget.
- Click the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, click Course Admin.
Under Site Resources, click Manage Files.
Click New Folder.
Enter a name for the folder.
Click Save.

The folder will now appear in the tree in the left side bar and alphabetically in the list of files.

Uploading a File

Log in to with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- - Click on the course tile under the My Courses widget.
  - Click the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, click Course Admin.
Under Site Resources, click Manage Files.
Click Upload.
Click Upload and select the file or drag and drop the file into the upload area.
Click Save.

Updating a File (Overwriting)

Updating a file using the Manage Files tool (rather than replacing the file directly on your content page) will keep any content links to the file up to date. For example, if you have your course outline uploaded in the Course Details section and also have it linked in the first module of your course, you can replace the file in Manage Files to have it update on the Course Details page and in the content link.

To update a file:

Log in to with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- - Click on the course tile under the My Courses widget.
  - Click the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, click Course Admin.
Under Site Resources, click Manage Files.
Click Upload and select the updated file from your computer. The updated file must have the same name as the original file that was uploaded to Brightspace.

TIP: Check the name of the original file by finding it on the Manage Files page.
Click Save.
Select the original file you are looking to update from the pop-up table.

Click Overwrite.

WARNING: By clicking Overwrite you are deleting the original version of the file from Brightspace. Ensure that you have a backup of the original saved elsewhere in case you need to refer back to it.

Click on Content in the navbar to return to the course content page.

The file and any links to it will now open the updated version.

Moving a File or Folder (Cutting and Pasting)

WARNING: Moving a file that is currently in use in the Content area of your course might result in a broken link.

Log in to with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- - Click on the course tile under the My Courses widget.
  - Click the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, click Course Admin.
Under Site Resources, click Manage Files.
Select the checkbox next to the file(s) or folder(s) you want to move.
Click the Cut Icon in the toolbar.
Click the arrow next to the folder you want to move the content to.
Select Paste Here from the drop-down menu.

Downloading a File or Folder

Log in to with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- - Click on the course tile under the My Courses widget.
  - Click the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, click Course Admin.
Under Site Resources, click Manage Files.
Select the checkbox next to the file(s) or folder(s) you want to download.
Click the Download icon in the toolbar.
In the Downloading Files pop-up window, click the Zip file.
The file will automatically begin downloading to your computer. The location of the downloaded file is dependent on your Operating System and Browser.

Zip or Unzip a File or Folder

To Zip a File or Folder:

TIP: Zipping a file/folder is useful for archiving files in Brightspace.

Log in to with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- - Click on the course tile under the My Courses widget.
  - Click the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, click Course Admin.
Under Site Resources, click Manage Files.
Select the checkbox next to the file(s) or folder(s) you want to zip.
Click the Zip icon.
The files will now be compressed in the current folder and you will see a zip icon next to the file/folder name.

To Unzip a File or Folder:

TIP: Uploading a ZIP file and then unzipping the file is a great way to upload multiple files to Brightspace at once.

Log in to with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- - Click on the course tile under the My Courses widget.
  - Click the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, click Course Admin.
Under Site Resources, click Manage Files.
Navigate to the ZIP file or folder that you want to unzip or upload your ZIP file (See Uploading a File for instructions).
Click the arrow next to the file or folder you want to unzip.
Select Unzip from the drop-down menu.
When the file successfully unzips, a notification will appears as a subscription alert in your minibar.

Deleting a File or Folder

Log in to with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- - Click on the course tile under the My Courses widget.
  - Click the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, click Course Admin.
Under Site Resources, click Manage Files.
Click the arrow next to the file or folder you want to delete.
Select Delete from the drop-down menu.
You will be prompted to confirm that you want to permanently delete the file in a pop-up window. Click Yes.

Using the Question Library

janelmacintyre — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 20:08:16 +0000

Access the Question Library
Organize Your Question Library
1. Add a Section to the Question Library
2. Add a Subsection to the Question Library
Add Questions to Your Question Library
Import Questions From the Question Library to a Quiz

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The Question Library is a repository for storing and managing quiz or survey questions in D2L Brightspace. As a best practice, we recommend creating and organizing all of your quiz question in the Question Library. Questions that are stored in the Question Library can be easily imported into a Brightspace quiz or survey.

TIP: To create a quiz in Brightspace, we recommend following these three steps:

Step 1: Add a section to your Question Library to organize your questions in a folder.
Step 2: Create or import your quiz questions in the section.
Step 3: Import questions from your Question Library into your quiz.

→Review the Quiz Question Migration Guide

Access the Question Library

Log into with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
Select your course under My Courses.
Find your course using the Course Selector Icon in the mini-navbar
In the navbar at the top of your course page, select Tools.
In the drop-down menu, select Quizzes or Surveys.
The quiz or survey homepage page will open. Select Question Library.

Organize Your Question Library

Questions can be organized into sections and subsections in the Question Library. Organizing your questions in sections helps make your questions easily findable when you are creating a quiz.

Add a section
Add a subsection

Add a Section to the Question Library

NOTE: A best practice when using the Question library is to create a section, then add your quiz questions to the section. This will allow you to seamlessly import your questions into a quiz.

Log into with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
Select your course under My Courses.
Find your course using the Course Selector Icon in the mini-navbar
In the navbar at the top of your course page, select Tools.
In the drop-down menu, select Quizzes.
The Manage quiz page will open. Select Question Library.
Select New, then select Section in the drop-down menu.
Enter a Section Title.

TIP: Enter a title that will help you easily identify your question section when importing your questions into a quiz.
Enter Section text (optional) if you want to add a description or additional information relating to your section.

NOTE: You can select Hide section text from learners if you want the text to be visible to you only.

TIP: If you are creating a section for a randomized quiz, select Shuffle questions in this section.
Select Save.

You will now see a section folder in your Question Library (see example below).

Add a Subsection to the Question Library

NOTE: Once you have created a section in your Question Library, you can create a subsection to further organize your quiz questions.

Log into with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
Select your course under My Courses.
Find your course using the Course Selector Icon in the mini-navbar
In the navbar at the top of your course page, select Tools.
In the drop-down menu, select Quizzes.
The Manage quiz page will open. Select Question Library.
Select the section in which you want to create a subsection. Sections are identified with a folder icon
Select New, then select Section in the drop-down menu.
Follow steps 8-10 in the Add a Section to the Question Library instructions above.

Add Questions to Your Question Library

There are multiple question types that can be added to your Question Library, including multiple choice, true or false, short answer, and fill in the blanks. You can create questions within your Question Library, import questions from an existing quiz,

NOTE: A best practice when creating a quiz in the question bank is to first create a section in your Question Library. Sections help organize your Question Library and make your questions easier to find.

Create a New Question in the Question Library – Create new questions that can be imported into a quiz.
Import Questions from a Quiz – Import questions from a quiz you have already created in Brightspace.

See the video tutorial below for an overview of all question types available in Brightspace:

Overview of Question Types in the Question Library

The table below is copied with expressed permission from the .

Question Type	Description	Benefits	Challenges	Tips
True/False (T/F)	True or false is a type of question where the question-creator indicates whether a statement is truthful or not.	Automatically graded. Easy to create simple low level recall questions.	Learners have a chance of guessing the correct answer. Difficult to create challenging questions. Without e-proctoring, learners could cheat.	Works best if you create a Question Pool by selecting a sub-set of questions from the Question Library. [:30]
Multiple Choice (MCQ)	Multiple choice questions give users multiple possible answers to a question and asks them to select the correct or best answer	Automatically graded. Easy to create simple low level recall questions. Options can be randomized.	Difficult to create challenge questions. Without e-proctoring, learners could cheat. NOTE: If using “All of the Above” or “None of the Above” as options, the options should not be randomized.	Works best if you create a Question Pool by selecting a sub-set of questions from the Question Library. [:30]
Multi-Select (MS)	Multi-select is a type of question where the user selects one or more correct answers from a group of possible answers.	Automatically graded. Easy to create simple low level recall questions. Can enable students to receive partial marks. Options can be randomized.	Difficult to create challenge questions. Without e-proctoring, learners could cheat.	Works best if you use a question pool in the library. Better than multiple choice for higher order items. [1:00]
Written Response (WR)	In Brightspace Learning Environment, written response (formerly know as long answer) is a type of question that is more than a few words long. It is an open-ended text response. You can allow learners to upload files to this question type, as well.	Easy to create. More challenging questions can be asked. More difficult for learners to cheat/copy.	Automatic grading is not possible, although an answer key is available. Students do not have time to polish their response.	A rubric would help with marking. Useful for Math or Science as students can solve problems on paper, take a picture, and upload the image in the question response. [10:00-30:00]
Short-Answer (SA)	A short answer question is a type of question where the user responds to a prompt with a short, one or two-word text response. Traditionally, many people think of a short answer question as a sentence or two in length, but for the short answer question type in Brightspace Learning Environment, it can be automatically graded, and for this reason, is shorter.	Can be graded automatically. Easy to create. More challenging questions can be asked. Part marks are possible.	Automatic grading is more challenging. Learners need to have correct spelling.	Good for 1-2 sentence responses. [2:00]
Multi-Short Answer (MSA)	Like the short answer question, multi-short answer is a few short-word text responses. It is well-suited for situations that require an answer in the form of a list	Can be graded automatically. Easy to create. More challenging questions can be asked. Works well if the answer comes from a pool of possible answers.	Automatic grading is more challenging. Learners need to have correct spelling.	Good for 1-2 sentence responses per space. [4:00]
Fill in the blanks (FIB)	A fill in the blanks question is a question type where the user has to insert the correct response into a blank space in order to complete a sentence. You can have more than one blank in this question type, and it can be automatically graded.	Can be graded automatically. Easy to create. More challenging questions can be asked.	All correct/acceptable answers need to be included. Learners need to have correct spelling.	Good for lower level skills, knowledge. [1:00]
Matching (MAT)	Matching questions ask users to pair correct items together for points. For example, users may be asked to match a term to its proper definition or a date to its event.	Can be graded automatically. Easy to create. Options can be randomized. Can have a 0:1 match, 1:1, 2:1, or a combination.	Directions need to be clear. May take longer for students to complete.	Good for lower level skills, knowledge. [:30 per response]
Ordering (LA)	An ordering question is a type of question where the user places the answers in the correct order.	Can be graded automatically. Easy to create. Options can be randomized.	There has to be one linear sequence.	Good for lower level skills, knowledge. [:30 per response]
Arithmetic Questions (2+2)	An arithmetic question is a question type in which numbers can be randomly chosen for each variable. The numbers used for each variable in the question are based on specific number ranges.	Can be graded automatically. Easy to create. Arithmetic symbols embedded in the software. Supports unique question generation using variables.	It may take students time to orient themselves to the function of inserting symbols.	Good for basic arithmetic problems. [varies]
Significant Figures (x10)	The significant figures question type is most applicable to science and math related questions. Users are able to enter their answers in scientific notation format.	Easy to create. Can be auto graded. Equation Editor and Sig Fig symbols embedded in the software. Supports unique question generation using variables.	It may take students time to orient themselves to the function of inserting symbols.	Great for introductory science courses. [varies]
Likert Question (LIK)	The Likert question is unique to the Survey tool. Likert questions are a way to gather feedback by creating questions with answers based on one of the six scales available.	Used in Surveys only.	Ungraded.	Great for conducting surveys for people’s perceptions, attitudes, and preferences towards a topic. [varies]

For more information on how to use the Brightspace question library, you can visit the D2L support page .

Create a New Question

Log into with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
Select your course under My Courses.
Find your course using the Course Selector Icon in the mini-navbar
In the navbar at the top of your course page, select Tools.
In the drop-down menu, select Quizzes.
Select Question Library.
Select the section that you want to add a question to. Sections are identified with a folder icon

NOTE:A best practice is to use sections to organize your questions, but you can also use the New button on your Question library page to add an uncategorized question. To add a new section for your quiz, follow the Add a Section to the Question Library instructions above.
Select New, then select a question type from the drop-down menu.
Enter the required and optional fields for your selected question type, which may include one or more of the following:
- Question Text: This is the text that is displayed to students.
- Points: The default is 1 point for certain question types. This is the point value for your quiz question.
- Answers: This is where you enter the answers for a multiple choice question, or select true or false for a true or false question.
When you are finished entering your question details, select Save.

You will now see your question listed in your quiz section.

Import Questions From a Quiz

Log into with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
Select your course under My Courses.
Find your course using the Course Selector Icon in the mini-navbar
In the navbar at the top of your course page, select Tools.
In the drop-down menu, select Quizzes.
Select Question Library.
Select the section that you want to add a question to. Sections are identified with a folder icon
Select Import.
In the drop-down menu, select Browse Existing Questions.
Select the Source drop-down menu and select an existing quiz.
Select the checkboxes to select the quiz questions you want to import.

TIP: You can preview a question by selecting the magnifying glass icon
Select the Import button.

You will now see your imported questions listed in your quiz section.

Import Questions From the Question Library to a Quiz

NOTE: A best practice is to create your questions in a Question Library section folder before importing your questions into a quiz. Follow the instructions above.

Log into with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
Select your course under My Courses.
Find your course using the Course Selector Icon in the mini-navbar
Locate your quiz in one of the following ways:
- In the navbar, select Tools and select Quizzes in the drop-down menu. Find your quiz on the Manage Quizzes page.
- In the navbar, select Content and select the module or submodule that holds your quiz.
Select the arrow next to the quiz you want to add questions to.
In the drop-down menu, select Edit.
Under the Questions heading, select Add Existing.
Select Browse Question Library from the drop-down menu.
Select the checkbox next to the section or question(s) you want to import.

TIP: Select the arrow next to a section name to view and select/deselect individual questions within a section. You can preview a question by selecting the magnifying glass icon
Select Import, or select the drop-down arrow to select one of the following import options:
- Import to bottom of Quiz
- Import to top of Quiz
- Import to Section

You will now see a list of all imported questions. Select the move icon to reorder your questions. To return to your quiz editing page, select Back to Settings for (quiz name).

Adding and Removing Links in Brightspace

janelmacintyre — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 15:23:36 +0000

Creating a Link in a Brightspace Module or Submodule
Editing a Link
Deleting a Link

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A URL (Universal Resource Locator) or “Link” in D2L Brightspace connects students to websites or online files outside the course or to other areas within the course. Links can be added in multiple ways in a course. Links might be used to connect student to relevant news sites, articles, video tutorials, or research sites.

Creating a Link in a Brightspace Module or Submodule

Log into with your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- Select the course tile under the My Courses widget.
- Select the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, select Content.
Find and select the module or submodule where you would like to add the link.

NOTE: If you do not yet have a module or submodule, you will need to add a module.

In the content area, select Upload/Create
Select Create a Link
Type a title for your link in the Title The title will become the link that your students select.
Type or paste the web address/URL into the URL.
You have two options:
1. Check the box beside Open as an External Resource if you’d like your students to be taken to the webpage outside of the course.
2. Leave unchecked if you want the webpage to be embedded in Brightspace.
Select Create to finalize. The website will load within Brightspace or the Link will display as an External Resource based on the settings enabled. The Link can be customized with dates and restrictions, and a description can be added.

Editing a Link

Log into using your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- Select the course tile under the My Courses widget.
- Select the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, select Content.
Go to the module or submodule where you would like to remove the link.
Navigate to the link you would like to edit.
Select the downward-facing arrow next to the link’s name.
From the pulldown menu, select Edit Link. This will cause a module with the link’s details to pop-up.
Change your link to suit your needs.
Select Update. This will cause the module to close.

You have successfully edited your link.

Deleting a Link

Log into using your My�Ӱ�ԭ��One credentials.
On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
- Select the course tile under the My Courses widget.
- Select the Course Selector Grid and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
In the navbar, select Content.
Go to the module or submodule where you would like to remove the link.
Navigate to the link you would like to delete.
Select the downward-facing arrow next to the link’s name.
From the pulldown menu, select Delete Topic.
Select the delete option that suits your needs.

WARNING!: If you select the permanent delete option, all files and activities associated to this link will be deleted from the course. These files and activities cannot be restored.
Select Delete.

Course Content Archives - Instructor Support

Grading Discussions

Setting Up Graded Discussions

Link a Discussion Topic to a Grade Item

Enable Assessment of Individual Discussion Posts

Grading Discussions

Assess a Discussion Topic

Assess an Individual Discussion Post

Grading Discussion Forums in the Gradebook

Grading Discussions with Quick Eval

Viewing Discussion Statistics

Viewing Statistics by User

Viewing Statistics by Group

Viewing Statistics by Forum or Topic

Video Tutorials

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Switch Your Role

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Adding Existing Activities to Modules

To Add an Existing Activity to a Module

Using HTML Templates

Important Processes for Using HTML Templates

Related Instructional Design Resources

Creating HTML Templates

Creating Self Assessments

Create Questions in the Question Library

Question Types Available in Brightspace

Import Questions in a CSV File

Creating a Self Assessment

Preview your Self Assessment

Add a Self Assessment to a Module

Edit Questions in an Existing Self Assessment

Import/Export/Copy Course Components

Copy an Entire Brightspace Course

Copy Specific Course Components From One Course to Another

Export Brightspace Course Content (Brightspace Packages)

Import Brightspace Course Content (Brightspace Packages)

To Import a Course Package

Related Resources

Brightspace Support

Teaching and Learning Services Contact Information

D2L Brightspace Technical Support Contact Information

Editing Course Content

Edit a Module

Edit a Module Title

Edit or Add a Module Description

Edit or Add Module Dates

Delete a Module

Hide a Module

Add or Edit Release Conditions

Add or Edit Completion Tracking

Edit a Topic Item (Assignment, Quiz, etc.)

Edit a Topic Title

Edit or Add Topic Dates

Delete a Topic

Hide a Topic

Add or Edit Release Conditions

Add or Edit Completion Tracking

Bulk Edit Topic Items Within a Module or Within the Table of Contents

Reorder Modules or Topic Items

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Using Manage Files

Accessing the Manage Files Tool

Creating a File

Creating a Folder

Uploading a File

Updating a File (Overwriting)

Moving a File or Folder (Cutting and Pasting)

Downloading a File or Folder

Zip or Unzip a File or Folder

Deleting a File or Folder

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Using the Question Library

Access the Question Library

Organize Your Question Library

Add a Section to the Question Library

Add a Subsection to the Question Library

Add Questions to Your Question Library