D2L/Brightspace Videos and Help
D2L Webinars and Videos on demand
Brightspace/D2L Guided Training Webinars
Brightspace/D2L Guided Training webinars help you get started quickly with Brightspace. A D2L expert will guide you through workflows and share tips and tricks. Access the information here. Fill in your personal information to register for Live webinars and/or to watch On-Demand videos. Sessions include:
Getting Started with Brightspace On-Demand
The ABCs of Content (Classic Content Version) On-Demand
Assignments On-Demand
Discussions On-Demand
Quizzes On-Demand
Grades On-Demand
Brightspace Tutorials
Brightspace Tutorials are videos resources for learning how to use the D2L products that power Brightspace solutions. Videos are created and maintained by the D2L Training Designers.
Available on YouTube here.
D2L Lessons for Instructors Playlist
Getting Started
Add a new unit and lesson
Add new materials
Rearrange units, lessons, folders, materials
Edit course standards alignment
Attach a release condition
D2L Getting Started for Instructors Playlist
Getting Started--Navigate Brightspace/D2L
Manage account settings
Create a profile
Manage notifications
D2L Lessons for Instructors Playlist
Getting Started
Add a new unit and lesson
Add new materials
Rearrange units, lessons, folders, materials
Edit course standards alignment
Attach a release condition
D2L Semester Start for Instructors Playlist
Import/export/copy components
Create and manage a homepage
Create a group
Create an announcement
Add a module
Create a file and insert stuff
Attach a release condition
Create a discussion form and topic
Create an assignment (and enable Turnitin)
Create a new quiz with randomized questions
Create a grade item and associate with activity
More Advanced D2L Techniques and Videos
D2L Teaching Tips for Instructors Playlist
Itemize assignments using checklists
Use self-assessments as study aids
Measure how long a learner takes to complete Quiz questions
Make regular announcements
Customize content paths using release conditions
Import and edit HTML templates to content
Create a weighted rubric
Disable spell check during a quiz attempt
D2L Quick Eval for Instructors Playlist
(allows for quick grading across ALL shells)
Grade submissions Using Quick Eval
Evaluate by activity
D2L Intelligent Agents for Instructors
Create an Intelligent Agent
View and edit the schedule of intelligent agents
Delete and restore intelligent agents
Perform practice runs and manually run
D2L Dropbox Annotations
Use the annotations feature in the dropbox for speedier and more helpful feedback on student work
D2L Group Function
Use the Group function on D2L to create small groups and smaller discussion sections
D2L Intelligent Agents: A Quick Start Guide by Professor Kristen Griffith, Temple College
D2L/Brightspace Quiz Generator
Algonquin College’s D2L/Brightspace quiz generator provides an easy way of creating a collection of questions that can be imported into D2L/Brightspace quizzes and pools, saving you time in the process: https://plato.algonquincollege.com/BrightspaceQuizGenerator/