LMS Weekly Update: Summer News
Posted on Friday, August 14th, 2020
Reminder: Turnitin Mappings to be reset on August 21, 2020
Please take a moment today to schedule a reminder for yourself to export the content you wish to keep before August 21st, 2020. If you have any questions or need assistance, please email brightspace@algonquincollege.com, with the subject line “Turnitin Export”.
Instructions on How to Export/Import your QuickMarks and Rubrics:
- The Export/Import Process for Turnitin Quickmarks sets
- The Export/Import Process for Turnitin Rubrics
Reminder: New Assignment Create and Edit Experience
The June Brightspace release introduced a new assignment create and edit experience, available across all your courses, on an opt-in/opt-out basis.
- Access here the Knowledge Base article for instructions on how to turn it off or on.
- Access here the Knowledge Base article for on overview of the benefits and limitations of the new assignment experience in its current state.
The Release Conditions option will be added next week, followed by the Special Access next month.
Pinned Tab in the My Courses Widget
Any courses pinned, using the waffle icon, will now show on the Pinned tab in the My Courses widget, allowing you to more easily navigate to your most frequent courses.
New Evolve Link for Elsevier
We are happy to inform you that content acquired through Elsevier can now be added to the LMS by using the Evolve link External Learning Tool. You can add this link by navigating to your Course Content > Existing Activities > External Learning Tool and choosing the Evolve link from the list, or by following the instructions that came with the content you purchased from Elsevier.
A word on External Publishers and Brightspace
If you are looking to acquire content from an external publisher that offers an integration with Brightspace, please contact us before purchasing your content. Each publisher has to go through a security vetting process before their integration can be deployed. If you purchase content before contacting us, you run the risk of not being able to deploy the content that you already paid for. Vetting a new integration and deploying it to Brightspace can typically take a few months.
Brightspace Satisfaction Survey
The Brightspace satisfaction survey is coming, but it’s also changing. Since the response rate of the previous survey was very low, we are looking at ways to simplify the survey and boost the response rate. This survey is for you and will be used to make Brightspace and the Brightspace support better. I am interested in hearing from you: What would you like to see in this survey? How can we make you want to provide feedback? Is there a better way to get your feedback and comments on Brightspace than the survey model? I am open to anything – please let me know by emailing me at marchem@algonquincollege.com
Digital Learning Environment Knowledge Base (DLEKB)
Do you have a quick Brightspace question and support is closed? We have recently launched our knowledge base providing you with articles based on your most frequently asked questions.
This knowledge base does not replace our support team, who is still available to provide the assistance you require through brightspace@algonquincollege.com. Our goal for this is to augment our ability to easily get you what you need, when you need it.
Faculty PD
LTS will be offering several Brightspace sessions in the next couple of weeks.