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BrightspaceLearningEnvironment10.6+

CollaborationandCommunication-InstructorGuide

BrightspaceLearningEnvironment10.6+Contents

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ContentsDOCUMENTCHANGEHISTORY.......................................................................................................................6

BLOG..............................................................................................................................................................7

Createablog.......................................................................................................................................................7

Writeablogentry...............................................................................................................................................8

Viewyourownblog.............................................................................................................................................9

Editblogentries..................................................................................................................................................9

Addblogcomments............................................................................................................................................9

Deleteblogcomments........................................................................................................................................9

Findandfollowotherusers'blogs......................................................................................................................9

SetupRSSfeeds................................................................................................................................................10

CHAT.............................................................................................................................................................10

Changeyourchatsettings.................................................................................................................................10

Managechathistory.........................................................................................................................................11

Personalandgeneralchats...............................................................................................................................11

Createageneralchat........................................................................................................................................11

Createapersonalchat......................................................................................................................................12

Addorremoveusersfromachat......................................................................................................................12

CLASSLIST......................................................................................................................................................12

Enrollanewuser...............................................................................................................................................12

EnrollusersfromaTXTorCSVfile....................................................................................................................13

Unenrollusers...................................................................................................................................................13

Impersonateauser...........................................................................................................................................13

Checkuserprogress..........................................................................................................................................13

WhyaretabsimportantintheClasslisttool?...................................................................................................14

SetwhichtabsappearinClasslist.....................................................................................................................14

Whatisanauditor?...........................................................................................................................................14

Enrollorunenrollanauditor.............................................................................................................................15

DISCUSSIONS.................................................................................................................................................15

Gettingstartedwithdiscussions.......................................................................................................................15



Createadiscussionforum.............................................................................................................................15

Createadiscussiontopic...............................................................................................................................16

Createadiscussionthread............................................................................................................................16

Replytoadiscussionthread..........................................................................................................................17

Subscribetoadiscussion...............................................................................................................................17

Unsubscribefromnotifications.....................................................................................................................18

Restrictaforumortopictospecificgroupsorsections.................................................................................18

Restrictmultipleforumsortopicstospecificgroupsorsections..................................................................18

Automaticallycreaterestrictedtopicsforgroupsorsections.......................................................................18

Copyadiscussionthreadwithreplies............................................................................................................19

BestpracticesforusingDiscussions..............................................................................................................19

Viewdiscussionstatistics...............................................................................................................................20

Bestpracticesforusingandinterpretingdiscussionstatistics......................................................................20

Exportdiscussionstatistics............................................................................................................................20

Moderatingdiscussions.....................................................................................................................................21

Aboutlockingdiscussionforumsandtopics..................................................................................................21

Lockadiscussionforumortopic....................................................................................................................21

Abouthiddendiscussionforumsandtopics..................................................................................................21

Hideadiscussionforumortopic...................................................................................................................21

Aboutmoderateddiscussiontopics...............................................................................................................22

Moderatediscussions....................................................................................................................................22

Assessingdiscussions........................................................................................................................................23

Assessmentmethodsavailableforadiscussion............................................................................................23

Configureatopicforassessment..................................................................................................................23

Assessusersindiscussionthreads.................................................................................................................24

AssignscorestousersfromtheAssessTopicpage.......................................................................................25

Linkadiscussionassessmenttoagradeitem...............................................................................................26

Linkadiscussiontopictoalearningobjective...............................................................................................26

Addanassessmenttoadiscussiontopicwithalearningobjective..............................................................26

DisplayingrubricscoresontheAssessTopicpage........................................................................................27

Restoredeleteddiscussions...........................................................................................................................27



EMAIL............................................................................................................................................................28

Emailoverview..................................................................................................................................................28

Disableyourcourseaddressbook.....................................................................................................................28

FAQ...............................................................................................................................................................28

CreateanFAQquestion....................................................................................................................................28

CreateanFAQcategory....................................................................................................................................28

GROUPS........................................................................................................................................................29

Bestpracticesforsettingupgroups..................................................................................................................29

Whathappenswhenyoumoveuserstoanewgroup?....................................................................................29

Bestpracticesforgroupenrollment.................................................................................................................30

Createagroupcategory....................................................................................................................................31

Createagroup...................................................................................................................................................32

Groupenrollmenttypes....................................................................................................................................33

Whathappenswhenyoudeleteagrouporgroupcategory?...........................................................................35

Setupself-enrollmentingroups.......................................................................................................................36

Restrictaforumortopictospecificgroupsorsections....................................................................................36

Enrollcourseleadersingroups.........................................................................................................................37

Deleteauserfromagroup...............................................................................................................................37

LOCATIONSANDSEATINGCHART..................................................................................................................38

Locationsandlayoutbasics...............................................................................................................................38

Whatarelocationsandlayouts?...................................................................................................................38

Setalocationasactiveorinactive................................................................................................................38

Resetalayout................................................................................................................................................38

Addalocationtocalendarevents.................................................................................................................38

Seatingchartbasics...........................................................................................................................................39

Whatisaseatingchart?................................................................................................................................39

Whatisaseatingchartcoldcall?..................................................................................................................39

Createaseatingchart...................................................................................................................................39

Assignaseattoalearner..............................................................................................................................39

Sessionsbasics..................................................................................................................................................41

Whatisaseatingchartsession?...................................................................................................................41



Createasessioninseatingchart...................................................................................................................42

Tracksessionattendanceandparticipation..................................................................................................42

ANNOUNCEMENTS........................................................................................................................................42

CreateanAnnouncementsitem.......................................................................................................................42

DeleteanAnnouncementsitem.......................................................................................................................43

EditanAnnouncementsitem............................................................................................................................43

ReorderinganAnnouncementsitem................................................................................................................43

RestoreadeletedAnnouncementsitem..........................................................................................................44

SECTIONS......................................................................................................................................................44

WhatisthedifferencebetweenSectionsandGroups?....................................................................................44

ConsiderationswhensettingupSections.........................................................................................................45

CreateoraddmoreSections.............................................................................................................................45

EditpropertiesofallexistingSections..............................................................................................................46

WhathappenswhenyoudeleteSections?.......................................................................................................46

EnrollstudentsinSections................................................................................................................................46

ABOUTD2L....................................................................................................................................................48

BrightspaceLearningEnvironment10.6+DocumentChangeHistory


DocumentChangeHistoryThisversionofthedocumentreplacesallpreviousversions.Thefollowingtabledescribesthemostrecentchangestothisdocument

RevisionDate SummaryofChanges

July7,2016 AddedtopicCopyadiscussionthreadwithreplies.

June2,2016 UpdatedGroupenrollmenttypestopictoincludenewSingleuser,member-specificgrouptype.

AddedGettingstartedwithdiscussionssectiontotheDiscussionschapter.

May5,2016 UpdatedtopicsAssessmentmethodsavailableforadiscussion,ConfigureatopicforassessmentwithcontentonSumofpostscores.

UpdatedtopicsAssessusersindiscussionthreadsandAssignscorestousersfromtheAssessTopicpagetoreflecttheautomatictransferoftheoverallscoretothetopicscoreandtheclearoverridefunctionalities.

UpdatedtopicGroupenrollmenttypestoincludeinformationaboutunenrollmentandGroupsof#scenarios.

March3,2016 AddedaBestpracticesforusingDiscussionstopic

February4,2016 MinorupdatestotopicsConfigureatopicforassessmentandLinkadiscussionassessmenttoagradeitemtospecifynumericgradeitemsonlycanbeassociatedwithdiscussiontopics.

January7,2016 AddedanewtopicScorerubricsassociatedwithtopicposts.

September3,2015 UpdatedCreateagroupcategory,Groupenrollmenttypes,Setupself-enrollmentingroups,andBestpracticesforgroupenrollment

AddedanewtopicRestoreatDeletedAnnouncementsitem.

June4,2015 UpdatedAssessingusersindiscussionthreads.

May7,2015 InitialRelease

ThecontentinthisguideisapplicabletothemostrecentversionofBrightspaceLearningEnvironmentunlessotherwisenoted.

BrightspaceLearningEnvironment10.6+Blog


Blog

CreateablogUsetheBlogtooltopostandrespondtoquestions,engageindiscussions,andshareopinionsandcommentswithotherusers.Youcancreateprivateblogentries,orchoosetomakepublicentriesforotheruserstoview.

TheBlogtoolhasthreemainareas:

• MyBlogforcreatingandmaintainingyourownblog.

• BlogWatchforreadingotherusers'blogs.

• BlogListforsettingupwhichotherusers'blogsyouwanttofolloworread.



FromtheMyBlogpageortheBlogWatchpage,youcanchangethefollowingsettingsforyourblogonthe Settingspage.

Setting Description

Showalinktoyouruserprofilefromyourblog

Allowuserswhoareviewingyourblogtoalsoviewyourprofile

Makeentriespublicbydefault SelectstheMakePublicoptionfornewblogentriessotheyareautomaticallysharedwithotherusersbydefault.

Allowcommentsbydefault SelectstheAllowcommentsoptionfornewblogentriesbydefault.NotethatthisoptionisonlyavailableiftheMakeentriespublicbydefaultoptionisselected.

Receiveemailwhencommentsareadded Selectthisoptiontoreceiveanemailnotificationwhenanewcommentismadeononeofyourblogentries.

Allowblogtobereadbyanyone AllowuserswhoarenotloggedintoBrightspaceLearningEnvironmenttoviewyourblogthroughanexternalURL.TheExternalURLfieldcontainstheURLtoshareyourblog.NotethatprivateblogentriesarenotaccessiblebyURL.

PublishyourblogasanRSSfeed AllowreadersofyourblogtolinktoyourSiteFeedandviewyourblogusinganexternalRSSaggregator.Topublishyourbloginthisway,youmustenteratitleforitintheFeedTitlefield.

Persistence EnteravalueinthePersistencefieldtodeterminehowlongblogentriesstayinyourBlogWatchlist.Forexample,ifyouenter10,entrieswillremaininyourBlogWatchfor10daysafterbeingposted.Ifyousetthevalueto0,blogentriesremaininyourBlogWatchindefinitely.

Writeablogentry1. OntheMyBlogpage,clickNewEntry.

2. Enteratitle.Thetitleappearsintheblogentrylistafteryoupublishit.

3. Addcontenttoyourblog.

4. Ifyouwanttoallowotheruserstoviewyourblogentry,selectMakeentrypublic.

5. Ifyouwanttoallowotheruserstocommentonyourblogentry,selectAllowComments.



6. Ifyouwanttheblogentrytoshowadifferentdatefromthecurrentdateandtime,changetheEntryDate.Toreverttothedefaultvalues,clickNow.TheBlogdisplaysthemostrecententriesfirst,accordingtotheentrydateyouset.

7. ClickSave.

Afteryoucreateyourblogentry,clickPreviewtoviewyourblogasitappearstoothersandtoviewthepermalinkandsocialmedialinkstoshareyourblogoutsideofyourcourse.

Viewyourownblog1. OntheMyBlogpage,usetheAllEntries,PublicEntries,andPrivateEntriestabstoviewyourblogentries.

2. Toviewhowyourblogappearstoothers,clickPreviewBlog.

Tip:ThePermalinkfieldatthetopofthePreviewpagelistsaURLforyourblogthatcanbeaccessedfromanybrowser.

Editblogentries1. OntheMyBlogpage,fromthecontextmenubesidethetitleoftheentryyouwanttoedit,click Edit.

2. Updatetheentryasdesired.

3. ClickSave.

Addblogcomments1. Intheblogentryyouwanttocommenton,clicktheAddCommentlink.Thewritermustenablecommentsontheir

bloginorderforyoutoseetheAddCommentlink.

2. IntheCommentfield,enteryourcomment.SelectMakethiscommentanonymoustosubmitananonymouscomment.

3. ClickSaveComment.

DeleteblogcommentsYoucanremovecommentsonyourownblog.Youcannotdeletecommentsonanotheruser'sblog.

1. OntheMyBlogpage,click EditfromthecontextmenuoftheblogentryorclicktheCommentslinkinsidetheentry.

2. Clickthe Deleteiconbesidethecomment.

Findandfollowotherusers'blogsTheBlogWatchkeepsalistofblogsbyyourpeersandotherusersthatyouwanttofollow.TopopulateyourBlogWatch,youaddblogsfromtheBlogList.YourBlogWatchisemptybydefault.

1. ClickBlogList.

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2. Dooneofthefollowing:

• Searchforauser'sblogbyenteringanyportionoftheirfirstorlastnameintheSearchForfield.

• Navigatethelistofusers.Youcansortthetablebyclickinganyofthecolumnnames.Ifyougotoanewpage,youlosetheusersthatyouselectedonthepreviouspage.

3. Selectthecheckboxbesideanyuserthatyouwanttowatch.

4. Click Add.

Toseerecentpostsfromtheblogsthatyoufollow,clickBlogWatch.

SetupRSSfeedsYoucanpublishyourblogasanRSSfeedwhichanyexternalnewsreader(RSSaggregator)canread.Dependingonyourorganization,youmightnothavepermissiontousetheRSSfeedfunctionality.

1. Click Settings,thenselectPublishyourblogasanRSSfeed.

2. Enteratitleandadescription.

3. ClickSave.

4. SharetheExternalURLwithotheruserstoshareyourblog.

Chat

Changeyourchatsettings1. Onthenavbar,click Chat.


• OntheChatListpage,click Settings.

• Insideachat,click Settings.

3. IntheAliasfield,enteranewalias.Dependingonyourpermissions,youcanchangeyouralias,orchatname,ifyouwanttoappearasadifferentname,suchasanickname,tootherchatparticipants.

4. SelectthecheckboxesforBoldorItalics.

5. SetanAliasColor.

6. Ifyouwanttochangethemessageorder,selectNewtoOldorOldtoNew.Ifyouwanttoseenewmessagesonly,selectNewMessages.Thisrequiresyoutomanuallyrefreshthescreen,toseenewmessagesandremovealloldones.Youcanchangebacktoseeallmessages,whichrestoresallmessagesforthatsession,eveniftheywerenotvisiblewhileNewMessageswasselected.

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7. Youcanchangeyoursoundsettingssoyoucanhearasoundwhensomeoneentersthechat,leavesthechat,orwhenthereisanincomingmessage.Selectasoundfromthefollowingdrop-downlists:

• IncomingMessageSound

• PersonEntersChatSound

• PersonLeavesChatSound

8. ClickSave.

ManagechathistoryThechat’sarchivestoreseachchatsession,whereyoucanviewitatalatertime.

Thesystemarchivesachatsessiononceallchatmembersleavetheroomoraftermorethan20minutesofinactivity.ChatsappearintheChatSessionslist.

1. Onthenavbar,click Chat.

2. OntheChatListpage,fromthecontextmenubesidethechatyouwanttoview,click ViewSessions.

3. IntheStartDatecolumn,clickthelink.

4. Whenyouaredonereviewingthesession,clickDone.

PersonalandgeneralchatsTherearetwotypesofchats:

• Personalchats-Personalchatsareprivateandvisibleonlytouserswhoyouhaveaddedtothechat’sparticipantslist.Personalchatsareidealforkeepingintouchwithfriendsandcolleaguesorforclubsandothergroupswhosemembersdonotshareasingleorgunit.Anyonewiththeproperpermissionscancreatepersonalchatrooms.

• General(course)chats-Generalchatsarepublicchatsvisibletoeveryoneenrolledintheorgunitwheretheyarecreated.Instructorscancreategeneralchatroomstoincorporatechatdiscussionsintotheteachingofacoursesincetheyareautomaticallyopentoallusersenrolledinthecourse.

CreateageneralchatGeneralchatsexistwithinspecificorgunitsandareonlyaccessiblefromtheorgunitinwhichtheyarecreated.

Allusersintheorgunithaveaccesstothegeneralchat.Youcancreatemultiplechatsforthesameorgunit,suchas"MidtermReview"and"FinalReview."Itisagoodideatoenteradescriptiontohelpotherusersidentifythechat,sincetheymighthaveaccesstootherchatswithsimilarnames.


2. OntheChatListpage,clickNewChat.

3. Enteratitle.

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4. ClickGeneralChat.

5. Enteradescriptionofthechat.

6. ClickCreate.

CreateapersonalchatYoucancreatepersonalchatstotalkwithpeersorotherfriendsatyourorganization.Youcancreatepersonalchatsfromanyorgunit,andyoucanaccessthemwithinanyotherorgunit.

Personalchatroomscanonlybeaccessedbyuserswhohavebeenaddedtothepersonalchat’sParticipantList.Whenusersareadded,thechatroomdisplaysunderPersonalChatsintheirlistofchats.


2. OntheChatListpage,clickNewChat.

3. Enteratitle.

4. ClickPersonalChat.

5. Enteradescriptionofthechat.Giveyourchataunique,descriptivenameandprovideadescriptionforitusingtheDescriptionfieldtohelpusersdistinguishthechatfromotherchatstheyareenrolledin.

6. ClickCreate.

Addorremoveusersfromachat1. Onthenavbar,click Chat.

2. OntheChatListpage,fromthecontextmenuofthepersonalchatyouwanttomodify,click ViewMembers.


• Toaddamembertothechat,clickAddMembers.ToaddusersfromdifferentcourseofferingsclickSelectDifferentCourse.Selectthecheckboxbesidethenameofusersyouwanttoadd.ClickAdd>Done.

• Toaddapersonalcontact,clickAddPersonalContact.Selectthecheckboxbesidethenameofusersyouwanttoadd.ClickAdd>Done.

• Todeleteamemberofthechat,ontheChatMemberspage,selectthecheckboxbesidetheusersyouwanttoremove.ClickDelete>Done.

Classlist

Enrollanewuser1. Onthenavbar,click Classlist.

2. FromtheAddParticipantsbutton,selectCreateandenrollanewuser.



3. Fillintheuser’sinformation.

4. Ifyouwanttosendtheuseranenrollmentemail,selecttheSendEnrollmentemailcheckbox.

5. ClickEnroll.

EnrollusersfromaTXTorCSVfile1. Onthenavbar,click Classlist.

2. FromtheAddParticipantsbutton,selectImportusersfromafileonyourcomputer.

3. Ifyouwanttoensureyourfilemeetsimportcriteria,downloadtheSampleTextFile.

4. Tosearchandselectthefileyouwanttoimport,clickBrowse.

5. Ifyouwanttosendanenrollmentemailtonewusersand/ortoexistingusers,selectthecheckboxesintheImportOptionssection.

6. ClickImport.

Unenrollusers1. Onthenavbar,click Classlisttool.

2. Selecttheusersyouwanttounenroll.

3. Click Unenroll.

ImpersonateauserAusercanimpersonateanotheruserfromtheClasslisttool.Forexample,itwouldbebeneficialtoimpersonateauserwhensubmittingaquizontheirbehalf.TheabilitytoenableuserimpersonationissetintheUserstool'spermissions.Contactyouradministratorformoredetails.

1. Onthenavbar,click Classlist.

2. Fromthecontextmenuoftheuseryouwanttoimpersonate,click Impersonate.

CheckuserprogressYourviewoftheUserProgresstoolmaydifferdependingonwhetheryouaccesstheUserProgresstoolfromtheorglevelortheorgunitlevel,aswellasdependingonyourrolesandpermissions.

1. Onthenavbar,click Classlist.

2. Fromthecontextmenuoftheuseryouwanttoview,click ViewProgress.

3. Toviewprogressonaspecificprogressindicator,clicktheindicatorfromtheReportsListarea.ThereportwilldisplayintheReportDetailsarea.



4. Clicktheexpandableandcollapsiblelinkstoexpandorcollapsethereportdetails.

WhyaretabsimportantintheClasslisttool?Classlisttabsgenerallycorrespondtospecificroles.Atabcanshowallroles,onerole,oracombinationofroles.Youradministratormayhavegivenyoupermissiontocontrolwhichtabstodisplayinyourclasslist.

Thetabsyouchoosetodisplaywillbevisibletostudentswhentheyviewyourclasslist.Therefore,ifthereisaparticularrolethatyoudonotwantstudentstoseeintheclasslist,youcanchoosetonothaveitappearthere.

SetwhichtabsappearinClasslist1. Fromthenavbar,click Classlist.

2. OntheClasslistpage,click Settings.

3. Fromthedrop-downlistintheDisplaycolumn,selectYesorNoforthetabyouwanttoshoworhideonyourClasslistpage.

4. ClickSave.

Whatisanauditor?AnauditorinBrightspaceLearningEnvironmentisauserwithpermissiontosee(audit)anotheruser'sinformationintheUserProgresstool,whichenablesthemtoview:

• Gradestool

• Quizzesactivity

• Discussionsactivity

• Contentviewingactivity

• Assignmentsactivity

• Loginhistory

• Checklistcompletion

• Competenciesachievement

Thisfeatureisusefulifyouwanttograntaccesstoparentstoviewandmonitortheirchildreninaspecificcourseoffering.

Note:YoushouldplacetheAuditorswidgetontheorganizationhomepagesothatauditorscanaccesstheinformationontheuserstheyaudit.Onlyuserswithpermissionforauditing,andexistingauditorrelationshipscanseethiswidget.

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Enrollorunenrollanauditor1. Onthenavbar,click Classlist.

2. OntheClasslisttoolpage,fromthecontextmenuoftheuseryouwanttoaddauditorsto,click ManageUserAuditors.

3. TocreateordeletemultipleauditorswithaTXTfile,clickAddAuditors,orBulkAuditorManagement.

4. Selecttheusersyouwanttoaddasauditors.Todeletetheauditor,selectthecheckboxbesidetheuserandclick

Delete.Toselectusersyouwanttoaddauditeesto,clicktheUsers{user}auditstabontheManageAuditorspage.

5. ClickAdd.

Discussions

GettingstartedwithdiscussionsCreate a d i scuss ion forum

Useforumstoorganizeyourdiscussiontopicsintocategories.Yourcoursecanhavemultipleforumsandtopics,butyoumustcreateaforumbeforeyoucancreateatopicsincealltopicsbelongtoforums.

1. Onthenavbar,click Discussions.

2. OntheDiscussionsListpage,fromtheNewbuttondrop-downmenu,clickNewForum.

3. Enteratitleforyournewforum.

4. Enteradescriptionforyournewforum.

5. UnderOptions,selectanyofthefollowingcheckboxes:

• Allowanonymousposts-toenableuserstopostanonymously.

• Amoderatormustapproveindividualpostsbeforetheydisplayintheforum-toensurethatpostsareapprovedbyamoderatorbeforetheydisplayintheforum.

• Usersmuststartathreadbeforetheycanreadandreplytootherthreadsineachtopic-toensureuserparticipation.

• Displayforumdescriptionsintopics-toprovideinstructorstheoptiontodisplayadiscussionforumdescriptionwithinadiscussiontopicdescription.

6. UnderAvailability,selectVisibilityoptionsforyourforum.

7. SelectLockingOptionsforyourforum.Lockingyourforumpreventsusersfromaccessingituntilitisunlocked.

8. ClickSaveandClose.



Create a d i scuss ion top ic

Useforumstoorganizeyourdiscussiontopicsintocategories.Yourcoursecanhavemultipleforumsandtopics,butyoumustcreateaforumbeforeyoucancreateatopicsincealltopicsbelongtoforums.


2. OntheDiscussionsListpage,fromtheNewbutton,clickNewTopic.

3. Fromthedrop-downlist,selecttheForumyouwanttoplaceyourtopicin.Ifyouwanttocreateanewforumforyourtopic,clickNewForum.

4. EnteryourNewTopicDetails.

5. SelectAvailabilityoptionsforyourtopic.

6. SelectLockingOptionsforyourtopic.Lockingyourtopicpreventsusersfromaccessingituntilitisunlocked.


Create a d i scuss ion thread


2. Clickthetopicwhereyouwanttocreateathread.

3. ClickStartaNewThread.

4. Enterasubject.

5. Enteryourpost.

6. Setanyofthefollowingpostingoptions:

• Tokeepthethreadatthetopofthelist,selectPinThread.

• Topostanonymously,selectPostasAnonymous.

• Toreceiveupdatesonthethreadusingyourselectednotificationmethod,selectSubscribetothisthread.

• Toattachafile,intheAttachmentsarea,clickBrowsetolocatethefilethatyouwanttoattach.

• Toattachanaudiorecording,intheAttachmentsarea,clickRecordAudio>Record.Tomakeadjustmentstoyourmicrophoneselectionandvolume,clickFlashSettings.Tolistentoyourrecording,clickPlay.Toeraseyourrecording,clickClear.Ifyouhaveprerecordedaudioandareusingasupportedbrowser,youcandragaudiofilesontotheattachmentsuploadtarget.

• Toattachavideorecording,intheAttachmentsarea,clickRecordVideo>Allow>Record.Whenyoufinishrecording,clickStop.Toeraseyourrecording,clickClear.Toaddtherecording,clickAdd.Ifyouhavepre-recordedvideoandareusingasupportedbrowser,youcandragvideofilesontotheattachmentsuploadtarget.

• Topostyourthreadtomorethanonetopic,clickPosttoothertopics.ClickAddTopics.Selectthetopicsthatyouwantyourthreadtoappearin.Topostineverytopicsimultaneously,selecttheSelectAllcheckboxandthenclickAddTopics.



7. ClickPost.Ifthetopicismoderated,yourpostwillnotappearuntilamoderatorapprovesit.

Rep ly to a d i scuss ion thread


2. Locatethethreadyouwanttoreplyto.

3. Doeitherofthefollowing:

• Toreplytothemainthreadpost,clickReplytoThread.

• Toreplytoaparticularpostinsidethethread,orclick Reply.

4. EnteryourreplyintheHTMLEditor.Toincludetheoriginalpost’stextinyourreply,clicktheAddoriginalposttextlink.(Ifthisoptionisalreadyenabledbyyourcourseadministrator,thismessagewillnotdisplay.)

5. Setanyofthefollowingoptions:

• Topostanonymously,selectPostasAnonymous.

• Toreceiveupdatesonthethreadusingyourselectednotificationmethod,selectSubscribetothisthread.

• Toattachafile,intheAttachmentsarea,clickBrowsetolocatethefileyouwanttoattach.

• Toattachanaudiorecording,intheAttachmentsarea,clickRecordAudio>Record.Tomakeadjustmentstoyourmicrophoneselectionandvolume,clickFlashSettings.Tolistentoyourrecording,clickPlay.Toeraseyourrecording,clickClear.Ifyouhavepre-recordedaudioandareusingasupportedbrowser,youcandragaudiofilesontotheattachmentsuploadtarget.

• Toattachavideorecording,intheAttachmentsarea,clickRecordVideo>Allow>Record.Whenyoufinishrecording,clickStop.ClickCleartoeraseyourrecordingorAddtoaddtherecording.Ifyouhavepre-recordedvideoandareusingasupportedbrowser,youcandragvideofilesontotheattachmentsuploadtarget.

6. ClickPost.

Subscr ibe to a d i scuss ion



• OntheDiscussionsListpage,fromthecontextmenuoftheforumortopicyouwanttoreceivenotificationsofnewpostsfor,click Subscribe.

• OntheViewTopicspage,besidethethreadyouwanttoreceivenotificationsfor,clickSubscribe.

3. IntheCustomizeNotificationspop-upwindow,selectyourNotificationMethod.Ifyoudonothaveanemailaddresssetupinyouruserprofiletoreceivenotifications,intheCustomizeNotificationspop-upwindow,clicktheAddanemailaddressinanewwindowlink.ClicktheEnableemailnotificationslink,thensetyouremailpreferencesintheEmailSettingspop-upwindow.ClickSave.

4. ClickSubscribe.



Unsubscr ibe f romnot i f i ca t ions



• Fromthecontextmenuoftheforumortopicyouaresubscribedto,click Unsubscribe.

• Besideathreadyouaresubscribedto,click Subscribed.

3. Intheconfirmationpop-upwindow,clickYes.

Rest r i c t a fo rumor top ic to spec i f i c g roups or sec t ions

Usingtopicorforumrestrictions,youcancreatediscussionareaswheremembersofagrouporsectioncancollaborateonassignmentsordiscusscoursematerialinsmallteams.Youcanalsouserestrictionstocreateseparateforumsortopicsforeachgrouporsectioninacourseoffering.


2. OntheDiscussionsListpage,fromthecontextmenuoftheforumortopicyouwanttorestrict,click Edit.

3. IntheRestrictionstab,selecttheRestrictthis<forum/topic>tothefollowinggroupsandsectionscheckbox.

4. ClickAddGroupsandSections.

5. Selectthegroupsorsectionsyouwanttoadd,thenclickAdd.

6. Toremoveaspecificgrouporsection’saccess,clickthe Removeiconforthegrouporsection.

Toopentheforumortopictoeveryoneagain,cleartheRestrictthis<forum/topic>tothefollowinggroupsandsectionscheckbox.

Rest r i c t mu l t ip le fo rums or top ics to spec i f i c g roups or sec t ions

Afteryouhavecreatedgroupsorsections,youcanrestrictaccesstoaforumortopicusingyourgroupsorsections.Restrictingforumsortopicsenablesyoutocreatediscussionareaswheremembersofagrouporsectioncancollaborateonassignmentsordiscusscoursematerialsinsmallgroups.Youcanalsousecreateseparateforumsforspecificgroupsorsectionsinacourseoffering.

1. ClickGroupandSectionRestrictionsfromthetoolnavigation.

2. SelectyourViewOptions.

3. IntheEditRestrictionsarea,selecttheRestrictedcheckboxforanyforumortopicyouwanttorestrict,thenselectthecheckboxforanygrouporsectionyouwanttohaveaccesstotheforumortopic.Toopenaforumortopictoeveryone,cleartheRestrictedcheckbox.

Automat ica l l y c reate res t r i c ted top ics fo r g roups or sec t ions

Youcanautomaticallycreateadiscussiontopicforeachgrouporsectioninaselectedcategory.Topicsgettheirnamesfromthegrouporsectiontheyassociatewith.




2. Fromthetoolnavigation,clickGroupandSectionRestrictions.

3. ClicktheAutomaticallycreaterestrictedtopicslink.

4. SelectaGrouporSectionCategoryandtheForumwhereyouwanttocreateyourtopics.Ifyouwanttocreateanewforum,clickNewForum.

5. ClickCreate.

Copy a d i scuss ion thread w i th rep l ies

1. IntheDiscussionsListpage,viewthediscussiontopicyouwanttocopy.

2. Fromthethread'scontextmenu,clickCopyThread.

3. IntheCopypop-upwindow,selecttheDestinationForumandtheDestinationTopicfromtherespectivedrop-downmenus.

4. UnderCopyOptions,selecttheCopyrepliescheckbox.

5. ClickCopy.

Best p ract i ces fo r us ing D i scuss ions

Ensurethattherearediscussiontopicscreatedforyourdiscussionforum(s)

Forumsareusedtogrouptopicsintopredeterminedthemes,courseunits,etc.Youcanonlypostindiscussiontopics.Iftherearenotopicscreatedforaforum,thenstudentswillnotbeabletoparticipateindiscussions.

1. Onthecoursehomepage,clickDiscussions.

2. Makesurethattherearetopicsnestedunderthediscussionforum.

3. Ifyoudonotseetopicsnestedunderthediscussionforum(s),youmustcreatetopics.

Ensurethatdiscussionforumsandtopicsarenotunintentionallyhidden

TheoptiontohideadiscussionforumortopicislocatedontheNewForumorNewTopicpage(ortheEditpageforexistingforumsandtopics),inthePropertiestabundertheAvailabilitysection.

IfyouselectedHidethis[topicorforum],thenstudentswon’tbeabletoseeit.Ifadiscussionforumhasthissettingenabled,allofthetopicsnestedunderitwillalsobehidden.

Ensurethattherearenounwanteddaterestrictionssetforthediscussionforumortopic

Studentscannotaccesstopicsthatfalloutsideofsetdaterestrictions.Ifadiscussionforumhasdaterestrictionsattached,thenalltopicsnestedunderitwillbehiddenoutsideofthosedaterestrictions.

TheoptiontosetdaterestrictionsislocatedontheNewForumorNewTopicpage(ortheEditpageforexistingforumsandtopics),inthePropertiestabundertheAvailabilitysection.SelecttheForumisvisibleforaspecificdaterangecheckbox,thenfilloutyourstartandenddates.Ifyouwanttheforumortopictobecurrentlyvisible,ensurethatthe



EndDatehasnotpassedyetandtheStartDatehasalreadybegun;ifyouwantittobeavailableatalatertime,setthedaterestrictionsaccordingly.

Ifyoudonotwantdaterestrictionsenabled,select[Forum/Topic]isalwaysvisible.

Ensurethattheappropriategrouprestrictionsettingsareapplied

Ifgrouprestrictionsareenabledforthediscussionforumortopic,thenonlystudentswithinthegroupselectedcanseethediscussion.

TheoptiontosetgrouprestrictionsislocatedontheNewForumorNewTopicpage(ortheEditpageforexistingforumsandtopics),intheRestrictionstabundertheGroupandSectionRestrictionssection.SelectRestrictthisforumtothefollowinggroupsandsectionstoenablegrouprestrictionsforaforumortopic.

Viewd i scuss ion s ta t i s t i c s



• Toviewstatisticsforaspecificforumortopic,fromthecontextmenuoftheforumortopicyouwanttoview,click View<Forum/Topic>Statistics.

• Toviewstatisticsfortheentirecourse,fromthetoolnavigation,clickStatistics.

Best p ract i ces fo r us ing and in terpret ing d i scuss ion s ta t i s t i c s

Statisticsgiveyouanoverviewofuseractivityinyourdiscussiontopicsandforums.

Onlyuserswhoappearintheclasslistdisplaywhenviewingstatisticsbyuser;however,totalsincludepostsbyallusers,includinginstructors.

• TheForumsandTopicstabcontainsspecificstatisticsyoucanusetodeterminewhichforumsandtopicsstimulateconversationandwhichdonot.

• TheUserstaballowsyoutotrackwhichstudentspostandreplyfrequently,aswellaswhichstudentsarenotactivelyparticipatingindiscussions.

• Asthesemesterunfolds,youcanusestatisticstopinpointtopicsinneedofconversation-starters.

• Whenthesemesterends,statisticshelpyouidentifythetopicsthatweremosteffectiveandtheonesyoumightwanttoomitormodifyforthenextcourse.

• Sortstatisticsbyclickingonanycolumnheading.

• Postcountsdonotincludeunapprovedanddeletedposts.

Export d i scuss ion s ta t i s t i c s

YoucanexportstatisticstoaCSVfileandthenimportthedataintoaspreadsheetapplicationtoperformfurtheranalysis.




2. Fromthetoolnavigation,clickStatistics.

3. Click ExporttoCSVFile.

4. Oncethefilehasfinishedprocessing,clickthefilenametodownloadthefile.

ModeratingdiscussionsAbout lock ing d i scuss ion forums and top ics

Lockingatopicpreventsusersfromcreatingnewpostsormodifyingexistingposts,makingtheconversationreadonly.Userswithpermissioncanmodifythecontentsofalockedtopic.Lockingatopicisaneffectivewayofclosingaconversationwhileallowinguserstoreferbacktoposts.Considerlockingatopictoendaconversation,thenusingapinnedsummarypostinsidethetopic.Whenusersaccessthetopic,yoursummaryappearsatthetop.

Youcanspecifystartandenddatesforwhenaforumortopicunlockssoyoucansetthingsupaheadoftimetomatchyourcourse’scalendar.

Lock a d i scuss ion forumor top ic


2. Fromthecontextmenuoftheforumortopicyouwanttolock,click Edit.

3. SelectyourLockingOptions.

4. ClickSave.

About h idden d i scuss ion forums and top ics

HiddentopicsdonotdisplayontheDiscussionsListpage,excepttouserswithpermissiontoseehiddenforumsandtopicsortomanagediscussions.Byhidingtopics,youcancontrolwhichtopicsuserscanaccessatdifferenttimesthroughoutthecourse.Forexample,youcancreateweeklydiscussiontopicsforuserstoreflectonthematerialcoveredineachweekofthecourseandmakeeachtopicavailableforoneweekonly.

Youcanspecifystartandenddatesforwhenaforumortopicisvisiblesoyoucansetupvisibilityaheadoftimetomatchyourcourse’scalendar.

Insteadofschedulingatopictodisappearassoonasyouwantthediscussiontoend,considerlockingthetopicatthatpointandkeepingitvisibleforanotherfewdays.Thisallowsuserstoreviewthediscussionafteritclosessothattheydon’tmissthelastpostsadded.

Hide a d i scuss ion fo rumor top ic


2. Fromthecontextmenuoftheforumortopicyouwanttohide,click Edit.

3. IntheAvailabilitysection,selectyourVisibilityoptions.

4. ClickSave.



About moderated d i scuss ion top ics

Ifatopicrequirespostapprovalormoderation,postsonlyappeartouserswithpermissiontoapprovethem.Youmustmanuallyapprovethesepoststomakethemvisibletoallusers.Userswithpermissiontoapprovepostsinatopiccancreateapprovedpostsautomatically.

YoucanenableanddisablepostapprovalfromthePropertiestabwhencreatingoreditingaforumortopic.Onceyouenablepostapproval,a Moderatednotificationappearsbesidetheforumortopicname.

Ifapostisnotappropriateforthetopicandyoudonotwanttoapproveit,youcandoanyofthefollowing:

• Leavethepostunapproved.

• Editthepostbeforeapprovingit.

• Deletethepost.

Moderate d i scuss ions

Youmustmanuallyapprovepostsandthreadsintopicsthatrequireapproval.Onceyouapproveapostorthread,itisvisibletoallusers.Tohidethepostorthread,youmustunapproveit.


2. Doanyofthefollowing:

• Besidethepostyouwanttoapprove,clickthe ApprovePostlink.

• Fromthecontextmenuofthepostyouwanttoapprove,click ApprovePost.

• Toapproveallpostsinathread,click ApproveAllRepliesinThread.

• Fromthecontextmenuofthepostyouwanttounapprove,click UnapprovePost.

• Fromthecontextmenuofthethreadyouwanttounapprove,click UnapproveThread.



AssessingdiscussionsAssessment methods ava i lab le fo r a d i scuss ion

Thefollowingcalculationmethodsareavailabletoassessdiscussions.

Calculationmethod Definition

Averagepostscore Thiscalculationmethodaveragesallofthepostscoresincludedperuser.

Maximumpostscore Thiscalculationmethodidentifiesthehighestscoreofallthepostscoresincludedperuser.

Minimumpostscore Thiscalculationmethodidentifiesthelowestscoreofallthepostscoresincludedperuser.

Modepostscore-Highestonmultiple

Thiscalculationmethodlooksatthefrequencyofscoresonposts,thenselectsthehighestoccurrenceofascoreperuser.Onceitpicksthefrequency,thesystemlookstoseeifmultiplescoresoccuratthatfrequency.Ifnot,itassignsthatscoretotheuser.Iftherearemultiplescoreswiththesamefrequency,itwillchoosethehighestofthosescores.Forexample,ifascoreof7occurs2times,ascoreof8occurs3times,andascoreof9occurs3times,thesystemwillchoosethefrequency3andthescoreof9.

Modepostscore-Lowestonmultiple

Thiscalculationmethodlooksatthefrequencyofscoresonposts,thenselectsthehighestoccurrenceofascoreperuser.Onceitpicksthefrequency,thesystemlookstoseeifmultiplescoresoccuratthatfrequency.Ifnot,itassignsthatscoretotheuser.Iftherearemultiplescoreswiththesamefrequency,itwillchoosethelowestofthosescores.Forexample,ifascoreof7occurs2times,ascoreof8occurs3times,andascoreof9occurs3times,thesystemwillchoosethefrequency3andthescoreof8.

Sumofpostscores Thiscalculationmethodsumsupallthescoresonpostswithinatopic.

Conf igure a top ic fo r assessment


2. Fromthecontextmenuofthetopicyouwanttoconfigureforassessment,click EditTopic.

3. IntheAssessmenttab,configureyourtopicforassessmentbydoinganythefollowing:



• Ifyouwantyourassessmentstocounttowardthelearner'sFinalGrade,andyouwantthelearnertoseetheirassessmentscoreandfeedbackintheGradestool,associatethetopictoanumericgradeitem.UsetheGradeItemdropdownlisttoattachanexistingnumericgradeitemorclicktheNewGradeItemlinktocreateanewnumericgradeitem.Notethatyoucanonlyassociatenumericgradeitemswithdiscussiontopics.

• GivethetopicaScoreOutOftoevaluatetheoverallscoreofthelearner'scontributionstothetopic.

• ClicktheAddRubricbuttontoattachanexistingrubricorclicktheCreateRubricinNewWindowlinktocreateanewrubricforthetopic.Youcanassessarubricforeachlearnerinthecourse,andlearnerscanviewcompletedrubricsinUserProgress.

• Ifyouwanttoscoreindividualposts,selecttheAllowassessmentofindividualpostscheckbox,thenselectyourcalculationmethodtoallowassessmentofindividualpostsinthetopic.Whenthischeckboxisnotselected,youcangiveasingleoverallscoretothelearnerfortheirparticipation.

• Ifyouwanttoscoreallthepostswithinatopic,selecttheAllowassessmentofindividualpostscheckbox,andthenselecttheSumofpostscorescalculationmethod.

• IfyouselectAllowassessmentofindividualposts,theIncludeunassessedpostsinthecalculatedtopicscoreaszerocheckboxbecomesavailable.Whenyouselectthischeckbox,thesystemautomaticallyassignsascoreofzerotoindividualpoststhatyouhavenotyetevaluated,andtheoverallscoreforthelearneriscalculatedfromthescoreofallposts,includingthosenotevaluatedwithascoreofzero.SelectingthischeckboxdoesnotaffecttheSumofpostscoresoption.IfyoudonotselecttheIncludeunassessedpostsinthecalculatedtopicscoreaszerocheckbox,postswithoutascoreareignoredanddonotfactorintotheoverallscore.


Assess users in d i scuss ion threads

Youcanassesslearners'participationindiscussiontopicsfromwithinthreadsfortopicstowhichyou'veaddedanassessment.

Ifyourtopicismoderated,youmustapprovepostsbeforeyoucanassessthem.Toassessindividualposts,youmusteditthetopictoenabletheAllowassessmentofindividualpostscheckboxintheAssessmenttab.


2. OntheDiscussionsListpage,clickthetopicyouwanttoassess.

3. Dependingonyourviewsettings,dooneofthefollowing:

• InReadingview,instructorscanassessanindividuallearnerwhileviewingallofalearner'spoststogetherononescreen.ClickthecontextmenubesideathreadnameandselectAssessStudent.

• InGridview,instructorscanselecteitherthethreadorreplyforapost.ClicktheMoreActionsbuttonandthenselectAssesstoassesstheindividuallearner.

1. Inthepopupdialogbox,doanyofthefollowing:



• IfassessmentofindividualpostsisenabledandyouareinReadingView,enterascoreintheScorecolumnbesideeachpostyouwanttoassess.IfassessmentofindividualpostsisenabledandyouareinGridView,addtheassessmentinthePostScorefield.

• Ifassessmentofindividualpostsisnotenabled,enterascoreintheTopicScorefield.Thisscoreistheassessmentyouareprovidingtothelearnerforparticipationinthetopic.

• Completeeachrubric,choosingalevelandenteringfeedbackforeachcriterionorchooseanoverallscore.NotethatthecalculatedorchosenOverallScore(ifthereisone)isautomaticallypopulatedintheTopicScorefield.ClickClearOverridetoreturntheTopicScoretothecalculatedscorefromtherubric.

• EnterfeedbackcommentsintheGeneralFeedbackfield.

• SelectthePublishscoreonsavecheckbox.Thischeckboxisonlyavailablewhenthetopicisassociatedwithagradeitem.Whenyouselectthischeckbox,theTopicScoreorcalculatedtopicscoreandcommentsfromtheGeneralFeedbackfieldaresenttoGrades.Whenthischeckboxisnotselected,thelearner'sscoreandfeedbackareclearedfromGrades.


Ass ign scores to users f romthe Assess Top ic page

YoucanassessusersfrominsideadiscussiontopicwhilereadingpostsorfromtheAssessTopicpage.WhenassessingusersfromtheAssessTopicpage,youcanseetopicscoresforallusersandviewallofauser’spoststogetherononescreen.

Assessabletopicsdisplayan IncludesassessmenticonbesidethetopicnameontheDiscussionsListpage.IfyouselectthetopicsettingAmoderatormustapproveindividualpostsbeforetheydisplayinthetopic,youmustapprovepostsinthetopicbeforeyoucanassessthem.

Toassessindividualposts,youmusteditthetopictoenabletheAllowassessmentofindividualpostscheckboxintheAssessmentstab.


2. Fromthecontextmenuofthetopicyouwanttoassess,click AssessTopic.IftheScorecolumnisemptyontheAssessTopicpage,clicktheManageColumnsbutton,selecttheScoreValuecheckbox,andclickSave.


• IntheUserstab,clickTopicScorebeneaththenameoftheuseryouwanttoassess.

• IntheAssessmentstab,clickthenameoftheuseryouwanttoassess.

4. IntheTopicScoreDetailswindow,doanyofthefollowing:

• IfAllowassessmentofindividualpostsisenabled,enteravalueintheScorecolumnbesideeachpostyouwanttoassess.

• IfAllowassessmentofindividualpostsisnotenabled,assignavalueintheTopicScoretoreflectthelearner'sparticipationinthewholetopic.



• Completeeachrubricwithalevelandfeedbackforeachcriterion.

• EntercommentsintheGeneralFeedbackfield.

5. Ifthetopicisassociatedwithagradeitem,selectthePublishscoreonsavecheckbox.Whenthischeckboxisselected,theTopicScoreorcalculatedtopicscoreandcommentsfromtheGeneralFeedbackfieldaresenttoGrades.Ifthischeckboxisnotselected,thelearner'sscoreandfeedbackareclearedfromGrades.

L ink a d i scuss ion assessment to a g rade i tem

Whenyoulinkadiscussiontopic’sscoretoanumericgradeiteminyourgradebook,yourusers’scoresautomaticallytransfertothegradebook.Thisenablesyoutofactorthetopicscoreintousers’finalgradesforthecourse.ItalsoenablesyoutodisplaytheresulttouserssinceuserscannotviewtheirtopicscoredirectlythroughtheDiscussionstool,butcanviewtheirgradesinthegradebook.

YoumustpublishthescoretothegradebookinorderforBrightspaceLearningEnvironmenttoupdatethegradeitem.Thispreventsthedisplayofinaccurategradesbeforeyoufinishassessingusers.Whenyoupublishthetopicscore,BrightspaceLearningEnvironmentupdatesthegradeiteminthegradebook.Anyadditionalchangesyoumaketoauser’sscoreautomaticallyreleasetothegradebook.Notethatyoucanonlylinknumericgradeitemstodiscussiontopics.


2. Fromthecontextmenuofthetopicyouwanttoassess,click AssessTopic.

3. OntheAssessTopicpage,dooneofthefollowing:

• Topublishscoresforspecificusers,selectthecheckboxinthePublishtoGradescolumnbesideeachuserwhosescoreyouwanttorelease.ClickSave.

• Topublishscoresforallusers,clickPublishAllScorestoGrades.

L ink a d i scuss ion top ic to a learn ing ob jec t ive

Associateatopicwithlearningobjectivestomeasureauser'smasteryofskills,abilities,andknowledge.Youcanusearubrictoevaluateauser'ssuccessatmeetingthelearningobjective.

Youmusthavelearningobjectivescreatedbeforeyoucanlinkthemtodiscussiontopics.


2. Fromthecontextmenuofthetopicyouwanttoassociatewithlearningobjectives,click EditTopic.

3. IntheObjectivestab,clickAssociateLearningObjectives.

4. Browseorsearchforthelearningobjectivesyouwanttoassociatewiththediscussiontopic.

5. SelectthecheckboxesbesidethelearningobjectivesyouwantandclickAddSelected.

Add an assessment to a d i scuss ion top ic w i th a learn ing ob jec t ive




2. Fromthecontextmenuofthetopicthatcontainsthelearningobjectiveyouwanttoassociatewithanassessment,

click EditTopic.

3. IntheObjectivestab,fromthecontextmenuofthelearningobjectiveyouwanttoevaluate,click AddAssessment.

4. ClicktheSelectRubricbuttontoattachanexistingrubricorclicktheCreateRubricinNewWindowlinktocreateanewrubricforthetopic.

5. SelectyourCriteriafromthedrop-downlist.

6. Ifyouwanttomaketheactivityrequired,selectTheactivityisrequiredtocompletelearningobjective.ThenselectalevelfortherubricfromtheThresholddrop-downlist.

Disp lay ing rubr ic scores on the Assess Top ic page

WhentheAssesswithEmbeddedRubricsfeatureison,theViewOptionsmenubecomesavailableontheAssessTopicpage.

ThedefaultoptionisShowTopicScore.ThisoptiondisplaysonlytheTopicScorelinks.RubricsandrubricscoresdonotappearontheAssessTopicpage.Thisoptionprovidesasinglelistoftopicscoresthatinstructorscanuseforvisualcomparisonacrosslearners.

TheShowAllScoresoptiondisplaysthelearners'topicscoresandrubricscores.ThisoptionprovidesthesameviewaswhentheAssesswithEmbeddedRubricsfeatureisdisabled.

Restore de le ted d i scuss ions

Inordertorestoredeletedforumsandtopic,youmusthavetheDeleteandRestoreForumsandTopicspermissionenabled.Iftheforumyourestorecontainsoneormoretopics,youwillbegiventheoptiontoalsorestoretheforum'sassociatedtopics.

Inordertorestoredeletedthreadsandposts,youmusthavetheSeeDeletedPostspermissionandDisplaydeletedpostsoptionontheSettingspageenabled.Ifthepostyourestoreisareplytoanotherpost,andtheotherpostwasalsodeleted,bothpostsarerestored.



• Torestoreadeletedforumortopic,ontheDiscussionsListpage,fromtheMoreActionsbutton,click Restore.ClickRestorebesidetheforumortopicyouwanttorestore.

• Torestoreadeletedthreadorpost,clickthe Restore<Thread/Post>linkinthethreadorpostyouwanttorestore.

BrightspaceLearningEnvironment10.6+Email


Email

EmailoverviewTheEmailtoolallowsyoutosendemailfromwithinBrightspaceLearningEnvironment.YoucanalsoorganizereceivedmailusingfoldersandstoreemailaddressesusingtheAddressBook.

Disableyourcourseaddressbook1. Dooneofthefollowing:

• Inthecoursethatyouwanttomakechangesto,click CourseAdmin>CourseOfferingInformation.

• Fromthe AdminToolsmenu,clicktheCourseManagementlinktosearchforthecoursethatyouwant.ClicktheOfferingNametoaccesstheCourseOfferingInformationpage.

2. CleartheShowcourseaddressbookcheckbox.

FAQ

CreateanFAQquestion1. Onthenavbar,click FAQ.


• ClickNewQuestion,thenselectaCategoryfromthedrop-downlist.Ifyouneedtocreateacategoryforthequestion,clickNewCategory.Enteryourcategorydetails.ClickSave.

• Ifyouknowwhichexistingcategoryyouwanttoplacethenewquestionin,fromthecontextmenuofthat

category,click NewQuestion.

3. Enteryourquestionandanswerdetails.

CreateanFAQcategory1. Onthenavbar,click FAQ.

2. ClickNewCategory.

3. Enteryourcategorydetails.

BrightspaceLearningEnvironment10.6+Groups


Groups

Bestpracticesforsettingupgroups• Ifyouwantuserstoseeallusersandcontentforacoursebutbeapartofagroupforaspecificprojectoractivity,

usetheGroupstool.Howeverifyouwantuserstoonlyseelearningmaterialsandusersfromtheirownsection,usetheSectionstool.

• Toorganizeusers'workonprojectsandassignmentsortocreatespecialworkareasforuserswithdifferentlearningneeds,usetheGroupstool.

• Userscanbelongtomultiplegroupswithinthesamecourse.

• Foreachgroup,createseparatediscussionforums,Assignmentsubmissionfolders,andLockerareastoworkin.

• Grademembersofgroupsindividuallyorasateam.

• Beforesettingupgroups,knowhowyouwanttoorganizethem.Thefollowingfactorscanaffecthowusersenrollingroups:

• Settinggroupsupbeforeorafteryou'veenrolledusers.

• Enablingauto-enrollmentingroups.

• Enablingrandomizationofusersingroups.

• Enablingself-enrollmentingroups.

• TheEnrollmentTypeyouchoose.

• Setupgroupsafterthemajorityofusersenrollinyourcourse.Thisgivesyouabetterideaofhowmanyusersyouareorganizingandhowmanygroupsyouneed.Settingupgroupsafterenrollmentcanalsoensurebetterdistributionofusersbetweengroups.

• Foruserstoenrollingroupsautomatically,theCanbeautoenrolledintogroupspermissionmustbeenabled.Contactyoursiteadministratorifyouexperiencedifficulties.

Whathappenswhenyoumoveuserstoanewgroup?Discussionpostsremainintheoldgroupanddonotcounttowardsauser’sgradeiftheforumortopicisassociatedwithagradeitem.Theusermustsatisfythediscussionpostrequirementsinthenewsection.YoucanoverrideagradeusingtheGradestool.

Lockerfilesremainintheoldgroup.UsersmustaddanyfilestheywanttokeeptothenewLockerareathemselves.

Assignmentssubmissionssubmittedfortheoldgroupremainwiththeoldgroup.Theuserreceivesthegradeachievedbythenewgrouponanygroupassignmentsubmissionfolders.Youcanchangetheuser’sgradebacktotheoriginalgroup’smarkintheGradestool.



Bestpracticesforgroupenrollment• Toillustratebestpracticesforgroupenrollment,thefollowingscenarioincludesaclassof185users.

Yourlatestassignmentrequiresuserstouseasoftwareprogramthatisonlyavailableincertainlabswhichmustbebookedandsupervised.Youbook4labsthatcanhold50userseachandcreate4correspondinggroups.Youselectthefollowinggroupoptions:FortheEnrollmentType,youselect#ofGroupsandsettheNumberofGroupsto4.YouleavebothAuto-enrollnewusersandRandomizeusersingroupsclearedbecausenewuserswillnotbejoiningyourcourseandyouarenotworriedabouthavinganunbiaseddistributionofusers,sincegroupmembershipwillnotinfluenceusers’grades.YouselectSetupdiscussionareasandcreatediscussionforumswhereuserscanpostandanswerquestionsaboutthecomputersoftware.YouleaveSetuplockersandSetupassignmentssubmissionfoldersclearedbecauseyoudonotwantuserscollaboratingontheirprojectsandyoualreadyhaveyourassignmentsorganized.Note:OntheEnrollUserspage,iftheoptionisconfigured,anAdvancedSearchOptionslinkdisplays.OrganizationscancreatetheirowncustomsearchandenrollpageusingBrightspaceValencethatopensinanewbrowserwindowviathislink.Instructorscanusethiscustomsearchandenrollpagetofilterstudentsaccordingtocertaincriteria,suchasageordemographicdata,todeterminewhotoputintoeachgroup.

• Inthefollowingscenario,youhaveaclassof29users.Yourlatestassignmentrequiresthatusersresearchaparticulartopic,writeareportonit,andholdaseminarfortheclass.Youknowthatyouwantuserstoworkingroupsof5,butyouwanttogivethemsomeflexibilityinchoosingbothwhotheyworkwithandwhattopictheyworkon.Youselectthefollowinggroupoptions:FortheEnrollmentType,youselectGroupsof#-SelfEnrollment.YousettheNumberofUserspergroupto5andrenameeachofthe6groupsafterthetopicthegroupwillworkon.YouselectSetupdiscussionareasandcreatediscussiontopicsforeachofthegroups.Youassociatethetopicswithagradeitemandtellusersthatyouexpectthemtocommunicatewitheachotherontheirprogressandconcernsinthediscussionstopicfortheirgroup.Theyreceiveindividualgradesbasedontheirparticipation.YouselectSetuplockersandencourageuserstosavetheircollaborativeworkintheirgroupLockerarea.YouselectSetupassignmentssubmissionfoldersandcreateseparateAssignmentsubmissionfoldersforeachgroup'sResearchNotes,Report,andSeminarNotes.Youassociatethefolderswithgradeitemsandassignthesamegradetoallmembersofthegroup.



CreateagroupcategoryToorganizeandmanagerelatedgroups,usecategories.Forexample,youcanhaveacategoryforAssignment1,Assignment2,Seminars,RemedialHelp,andBookReviews.

Beforeyoucreateanewsetofgroups,youmustsetupacategoryandcreaterestrictedworkareasforthegroups.

1. OntheManageGroupspage,clickNewCategory.

2. EnteraCategoryNameandDescription.

3. SelectanEnrollmentTypefromthedrop-downlist.

4. DependingonthechosenEnrollmentType,entertheNumberofGroupstocreate,theNumberofUserspergroup,orboth.

5. Toapplyadistinctiveprefixtoeachgroupnameandcodeinthecategory,enteritintheGroupPrefixfield.Ifyoudonotfillinthisfield,theprefixdefaultsto"Group".Tip:AddtheorgunitIDtothegroupcodetofurtherdistinguishitfromothergroupcodes.Toenablethisoption,askyouradministratortoturnond2l.Tools.Groups.IncludeOrgUnitIdInGroupCode.

6. DependingonthechosenEnrollmentType,toautomaticallyenrolluserstogroups,selectAuto-enrollnewusers.

7. DependingonthechosenEnrollmentType,torandomlyplaceusersingroups,selectRandomizeusersingroups.Ifyoudonotchoosethisoption,usersareplacedalphabeticallybasedontheClasslist.

8. IfyouselectanEnrollmentTypethatsupportsselfenrollment,tosetadeadlineafterwhichlearnerscannolongerselfenrollinthegroup,selectSetSelfEnrollmentExpiryDate.

9. IfyouselectSetSelfEnrollmentExpiryDate,butyouwantalllearnerswhodonotenrollbeforetheexpirydatetobeenrolled,youcanselectAllocateunenrolledusersafterSelfEnrollmentExpiryDatetoautomatically,randomlyandevenlydistributethemintotheavailablegroups. Note:Thisoptionwilladdgroupmembersbeyondthecapacityofgroups,ifapplicable.Theautomaticenrollmentrecursatasetintervalaftertheexpirydatetoensurethatalllearnersareassignedtoagroup.Note:EnabletheoptionsintheCreateWorkspaceareaonlyafteryou'vecustomizedyourgroupnames.TheDiscussionsareaswillthenbecreatedwiththecustomizedgroupnamesrightaway,andyouwillnothavetoedittheirnamesmanuallylater.

10. ClickSave.

11. Tocustomizeindividualgroupnames,clickthegroupandenteranewGroupName.

12. ClickSave.

13. Tosetupdiscussionareas,lockerareas,andassignmentsubmissionsfolderswiththecustomizedgroupname,

fromthecategoryname'scontextmenu,click EditCategory.

14. IntheCreateWorkspacearea,selectSetupdiscussionareas,Setuplockers,and/orSetupassignmentsubmissionsfolders.

15. ClickSave.



Createagroup1. Onthenavbar,click Groups.

2. OntheManageGroupspage,fromtheViewCategoriesdrop-downlist,selectthecategoryyouwanttoaddagroupto.

3. Fromthecontextmenuofthecategory,click AddGroup.

4. Ifyoudonotwanttousethedefaultnameprovided,enteragroupname.

5. Ifyoudonotwanttousethedefaultgroupcodeprovided,enteragroupcode.

6. Enteradescriptionforthegroup.

7. ClickSave.



GroupenrollmenttypesThefollowingdescriptionsexplaintheenrollmenttypeoptionsavailablewhencreatinganewcategoryandprovideconceptualinformationonwhenyoushouldusethem.

EnrollmentTypeOption Description

#ofGroups–NoAutoEnrollments

Selectingthisoptioncreatesaspecifiednumberofgroups,forwhichyoucanaddanynumberofusersusingtheEnrollUserspage.

Usethisenrollmenttypewhenyouknowhowmanygroupsyouwanttocreateandwhichusersyouwantineachgroup.Selectthisoptionwhenyouhaveateachingmodelthatdividescourseparticipantsintospecificlearninglevelsorwhenyouwanttodivideusersbyskillorinterests.

Groupsof# Selectingthisoptioncreatestheminimumnumberofgroupsneededtoplaceusersingroupsofaspecifiedmaximumsize.Moregroupsarecreatedwhentheyareneededtoaccommodateusers.IntheMemberscolumnoftheGroupstable,capacitymarkersdisplayintheformx/y,wherexisthenumberofenrolledstudentsandyisthecapacity.

Usethisenrollmenttypewhenyouknowhowmanyusersyouwantineachgroup.Selectthisoptionwhenyouhaveassignmentsthatrequireworktobedividedbetweenaspecificnumberofusers,orwhenyoucanonlyaccommodateasetnumberofusersinalaborworkareaatonetime.

IfusersareenrolledbeforegroupsaresetupandtheCanbeautoenrolledintogroupsoptionisenabled,usersareaddedusingabricklayingalgorithm.Forexample,ifamaximumgroupsizeof5usersischosenforaclassof23,then5groupsarecreated.ThefirstuserisaddedtoGroup1,thesecondtoGroup2,andsoon.ThesixthuserreturnstheenrollmentsequencetoGroup1.Groups1,2and3have5usersandGroups4and5have4users.Ifanewuserenrollslater,theyareputinGroup4.

IfyoualsoenabletheAuto-enrollnewusersoptionandalloftheexistinggroupsreachtheirmaximumsize,newusersareaddedtoanewgroup.Becausethereisnowaytoknowhowmanynewuserswilljoin,allnewusersareaddedtothesamegroupuntilitisfull.Thisiscalledabucket-fillingalgorithmbecausethelimitsofonegroupmustbemetbeforecreatinganothergroup.

Ifusersareenrolledaftergroupsaresetup,usersareaddedtogroupsusingabucket-fillingalgorithmbecausethereisnowayforthesystemtodeterminehowmanygroupsintotalareneeded.Forexample,ifamaximumgroupsizeof5usersischosenforaclassinwhich23userseventuallyenroll,thefirstfiveusersareaddedtoGroup1,thesixththroughtenthusertoGroup2,andsoon.After23usersareenrolled,groups1-4have5usersandGroup5has3users.

IftheCanbeautoenrolledintogroupsoptioniscleared,theminimumnumberofgroupsneededtocreategroupsunderthespecifiedsizearecreatedwithnousersenrolledinthem.



Ifnousersareenrolledinthecourse,onegroupiscreated.YoucanenrollusersusingtheEnrollUserspage.

Note:Ifalearnerisunenrolledfromacourse,andnewlearnersenrollinthecourse,andtheoriginallearnerre-enrollsintothecourse,thegrouptheoriginallearnerwasinwillexceedthemaximumnumberoflearners.Thisisdonetoensurelearnersareabletomaintaintheworktheycontributedtopreviously.Ifyouwouldliketomaintainastrictnumberoflearnerspergroup,reorganizationofgroupsafterunenrollmentsandre-enrollmentsmustbedonemanually.

#ofGroups Selectingthisoptioncreatesaspecifiednumberofgroups.

Usethisenrollmenttypewhenyouknowhowmanygroupsyouwanttocreate,butwantthesystemtoplaceusersingroupsforyou.Selectthisoptionwhenyouwantgroupmembershiptobeindiscriminate,orwhenclassroom,resource,orteachingassistantavailabilityrestrictsthenumberofgroupsyoucanhave.

IftheCanbeautoenrolledintogroupsoptionisenabled,usersareaddedusingabricklayingalgorithm,regardlessofwhethertheyenrolledbeforeorafterthegroupswerecreated.Forexample,ifaclasshas23usersand5groups,thefirstuserisaddedtoGroup1,thesecondtoGroup2,andsoon.ThesixthuserreturnstheenrollmentsequencetoGroup1.Groups1,2,and3have5usersandGroups4and5have4users.Ifanewuserenrollslater,theyareputinGroup4.

IftheCanbeautoenrolledintogroupsoptionisnotenabled,thespecifiednumberofgroupsarecreatedwithnousersenrolledinthem.YoucanenrollusersusingtheEnrollUserspage.

Groupsof#–SelfEnrollment

Selectingthisoptioncreatestheminimumnumberofgroupsneededtoaccommodateusersingroupsofaspecifiedmaximumsizeautomatically.UserschoosethegrouptheywanttoenrollinfromtheGroupspage.IntheMemberscolumnoftheGroupsgridlist,capacitymarkersdisplayintheformx/y,wherexisthenumberofenrolledstudentsandyisthecapacity.

Usethisenrollmenttypewhenyouknowhowmanyusersyouwantineachgroup,butyouwanttoallowuserstochoosetheirowngroups.Selectthisoptionwhenyouwantuserstochoosetheirgroupsbasedonfriendship,learningstyle,schedules,orgeographiclocation.

Iftherearenousersenrolledinyourcourseatthetimeofcreation,thenonlyonegroupisinitiallycreated.YoucanusetheEditCategorypagetoaddadditionalgroups.Addadditionalgroupsifyouwanttoensureallusershaveoptionswhenforminggroups.



#ofGroups–SelfEnrollment

Selectingthisoptioncreatesaspecifiednumberofgroups,whichusersenrollinfromtheGroupspage.

Usethisenrollmenttypewhenyouwanttomakeaspecificnumberofgroupsavailableforuserstojoin.Selectthisoptionwhenyouwanttoorganizegroupsonspecifictopics,whichuserscanjoinbasedoninterest,orforcreatinggroupsthatareresponsibleforspecificaspectsofalargerproject,whichuserscanjoinbasedonknowledgeortaskpreferences.

#ofGroups,Capacityof#–SelfEnrollment

Selectingthisoptioncreatesaspecifiednumberofgroupswithaspecifiednumberofenrollmentspergroup.UserschoosethegrouptheywanttoenrollinfromtheGroupspage.IntheMemberscolumnoftheGroupstable,capacitymarkersdisplayintheformx/y,wherexisthenumberofenrolledstudentsandyisthecapacity.

Usethisenrollmenttypewhenyouknowhowmanyusersyouwantineachgroup,youwanttoallowuserstochoosetheirowngroups,andyouwanteachgrouptohaveamaximumnumberofusers.Selectthisoptionwhenyouwantuserstochoosetheirgroupsbasedonareasofinterestorresponsibilityinlargerprojects,butyouwanttolimitmembershipineachgrouptoacertainnumberofusers.

Singleuser,member-specificgroups

Usingthisoptioncreatesagroupwithasingleuserwherethefirstnameandlastnameofthelearneristhenameofthegroup.Whenanewlearnerisenrolledinthecourseagroupisautomaticallycreatedforthem.

Selectthisoptionwhenyouwanttocreatejournaltypegroupswithasinglemember.

Note:Thisenrollmenttypemustbeenabledbyyouradministratorusingconfigurationvariables.Ifyouarenotabletousethisoption,contactyouradministrator.

Whathappenswhenyoudeleteagrouporgroupcategory?Whenyoudeleteagroup,thefollowingthingshappen:

• Ifyou'veselectedtheAuto-enrollnewusersoption,usersareautomaticallydistributedintheremaininggroups.

• Ifgroupsaresetupformanualenrollment,youmustadduserstotheremaininggroupsusingtheEnrollUserspage.

• Groupdiscussionforumsremainavailableforreference.YoucandeletethemintheDiscussionstool.

• Grouplockerareasandthefilestheycontainaredeleted.

• groupassignmentsubmissionfoldersandthefilestheycontainaredeleted.

Whenyoudeleteacategory,thefollowingthingshappen:

• Usersarenolongerenrolledingroupsbecausetheydonotexist.

• Groupdiscussionforumsremainavailableforreference.YoucandeletethemintheDiscussionstool.



• GroupLockerareasandthefilestheycontainaredeleted.

• groupassignmentsubmissionfoldersandthefilestheycontainaredeleted.

Setupself-enrollmentingroupsSelf-enrollmentallowsuserstoenrollingroupsontheirown.Usethisoptionwhenyouwantuserstochoosetheirowngroupmembersortobeapartofagrouponatopicthatintereststhem.

Userscanself-enrollingroupsbyclickingtheChooseGrouplinkbesidethenameofagroupcategorysetupforself-enrollment.Alinkdisplaysatthetopoftheuser’sGroupspagewhenself-enrollmentisavailable.

Ifagroupisfull,theMemberscolumndisplaysthetotalnumberofgroupmembersinredwith"(Full)"besideit.Ifalearnerwantstoleaveagroupthattheyself-enrolledinbeforethedatespecifiedbytheSetSelfEnrollmentExpiryDateoption(ifselected),ontheMyGroupspage,learnerscanclickLeaveGroupiftheoptionisconfigured.

ClickingthecapacitymarkerorthetotallistedintheMemberscolumnopenstheGroupMemberspop-up,whichcontainsalistofcurrentgroupmembers.Youcannotclickemptygroups.

1. OntheManageGroupspage,clickNewCategory.

2. EnteraCategoryNameandDescription.

3. SelectoneofthefollowingoptionsfromtheEnrollmentTypedrop-downlist:

• Groupsof#-SelfEnrollment

• #ofGroups-SelfEnrollment

• #ofGroups,Capacityof#-SelfEnrollment

4. DependingonthechosenEnrollmentType,entertheNumberofGroupstocreate,theNumberofUserspergroup,orboth.

5. Toassociatediscussionareaswiththegroupsinthecategory,selectSetupdiscussionareas.

6. Toassociatelockerareaswiththegroupsinthecategory,selectSetuplockers.

7. Toassociateassignmentsubmissionsfolderswiththegroupsinthecategory,selectSetupassignmentsubmissionsfolders.

8. ClickSave.

RestrictaforumortopictospecificgroupsorsectionsUsingtopicorforumrestrictions,youcancreatediscussionareaswheremembersofagrouporsectioncancollaborateonassignmentsordiscusscoursematerialinsmallteams.Youcanalsouserestrictionstocreateseparateforumsortopicsforeachgrouporsectioninacourseoffering.


2. OntheDiscussionsListpage,fromthecontextmenuoftheforumortopicyouwanttorestrict,click Edit.



3. IntheRestrictionstab,selecttheRestrictthis<forum/topic>tothefollowinggroupsandsectionscheckbox.

4. ClickAddGroupsandSections.

5. Selectthegroupsorsectionsyouwanttoadd,thenclickAdd.

6. Toremoveaspecificgrouporsection’saccess,clickthe Removeiconforthegrouporsection.

Toopentheforumortopictoeveryoneagain,cleartheRestrictthis<forum/topic>tothefollowinggroupsandsectionscheckbox.

EnrollcourseleadersingroupsThewaytoenrollacourseleaderintogroupsdependsonwhethertheyhaveaccesstoallgroupsoronlyselectgroups.Usersshouldhaveaccesstoallgroupsiftheyareresponsibleformediating,grading,andworkingonmaterialfortheentireclass.Theyshouldhaveaccesstoselectgroupsiftheyareonlyresponsibleformediating,grading,orworkingonmaterialforaparticulargroup.

Addstaffthatareworkingwithselectgroupsthesamewayyouaddusers.However,ifanadministratorenablestheCanbeautoenrolledintogroupspermission,usersthatleadcoursesandassistusers(liketeachingassistants)areaddedtogroupsatthesametimeasregularusers;thiscouldmeanthatallormostofyourstaffendupinthesamegroup.MakesureyouevenoutenrollmentusingtheEnrollUserspage.

1. OntheManageGroupspage,clickEnrollUsersfromthecontextmenuofthecategorythatcontainsthegroup(orgroups)youwanttoenrollauserin.

2. SearchfortheuseryouwanttoaddintheSearchForfield.Toseealistofusersthatneedtobeenrolled,usetheNotEnrolledsearchoption.

3. Toadduserstogroups,selectthecheckboxesbesideeachuser'sname.Clearcheckboxestoremoveusersfromgroups.

4. ClickSave.

DeleteauserfromagroupWhenyoudeleteauserfromagroup,alloftheirfilesremaininthesystem,includingdiscussionposts,Assignmentssubmissions,andLockerfiles.

1. OntheManageGroupspage,fromtheViewCategoriesdrop-downlist,selectthecategorycontainingthegroupswithusersyouwanttodelete.

2. Fromthecontextmenuofthecategory,click EnrollUsers.

3. OntheEnrollUserspage,besidetheuser'sname,clearthecheckboxforeachgroupyouwanttoremovetheuserfrom.

4. ClickSave.

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LocationsandSeatingChart

LocationsandlayoutbasicsWhat a re locat ions and layouts?

LocationsareusedinCalendareventsandseatingcharts.Uselocationstoinformyourstudentswhereaneventorclasssessionisoccurring.

Layoutsareusedinseatingcharts.Youcanconfigurealayoutbytogglingseatsonorofftomimicyourclassroomenvironment.

Set a locat ion as ac t ive or inact ive

Locationsareinactivebydefault.YoucannotcreateaseatingchartforaninactivelocationorassociateaninactivelocationwithCalendarevents.

1. Onthenavbar,click Locations.

2. OntheLocationspage,selectthecheckboxbesidethenameofthelocationyouwanttomakeactiveorinactive.

3. Click SetActiveor SetInactive.

Reset a layout

Ifyouhavecustomizedlayoutsforindividualcourses,youcanrevertalayouttotheoriginallayoutsetbytheorganization.

1. Onthenavbar,click Locations.

2. OnthecourselevelLocationspage,clickthelayoutthatyouwanttoreset.

3. FromtheMoreActionsbutton,click ResetLayout.

Add a locat ion to ca lendar events

TheLocationstoolintegrateswithCalendar,enablingyoutoaddlocationstoeventsyoucreateinthecalendarforaspecificcourseorfortheorganization.Usethisfunctionalitytoquicklyandeasilynotifystudentswhereeventsaretakingplace.Whenacalendareventhasanassociatedlocation,thelocationappearsintheeventinformation.

Locationsmustbeactivetoaddthemtoevents.Ifyouhavetheappropriatepermissions,youcanactivatelocationswhenyoucreateeventsintheCalendartoolbyclickingtheManageLocationslink.

1. AccesstheCalendartool.

2. ClickCreateEvent.

3. Enterthedetailsoftheevent.

4. IntheLocationsection,dooneofthefollowing:

• Selectalocationfromthedrop-downlist.Allactivelocationsareavailabletoassociatewiththeevent.



• SelecttheCustomoptionfromthedrop-downlist.Enterthenameofthelocationforyoureventintheadjacentfield.

• Iftherearenoactivelocationsandadrop-downlistisnotavailable,enterthenameofthelocationforyoureventinthefieldprovided.

SeatingchartbasicsWhat i s a seat ing char t?

Seatingchartsprovideavisualrepresentationofyourclassroomseatingarrangement.Youcanactivateanddeactivateseatstomimicthephysicallayoutofyourclassandassignstudentspermanentspotsinthechart.

Usingtheseatingchart,youcanviewandtrackstudentperformance,attendance,andparticipationforyourcourseandgroupeventsonasession-by-sessionbasis.Youcanalsomonitorresponseratesofstudentswhentheyarecalledoninclassunsolicited(alsoknownasacoldcall).

SeatingChartintegrateswithboththeLocationsandCalendartools.BecauseseatingchartsaredependentonLocations,youmustfirstcreateoractivatealocationwithalayoutbeforeyoucancreateanyseatingcharts.

What i s a seat ing char t co ld ca l l?

Thecoldcallfeaturetracksthenumberoftimesyourequestaresponseorcommentfromastudentinclasswhohasnotvolunteeredtoparticipate.

Whenyoumarkastudentwhohasbeencoldcalledduringthesession,the ColdCalliconappearsbesidethestudent'sname.Thishelpsyoutrackusersyouhavecalledoninsessions.

Create a seat ing char t

Beforeyoucancreateaseatingchartforyourcourse,youmusthaveexistinglocationsandassociatedlayoutssetup.Ifyouareunabletoaddoreditlocationsandlayouts,contactyouradministratorasyoumaynothavethenecessarypermissions.

Youcancreateseatingchartsforanygrouporsectioninyourcourse.

1. Onthenavbar,click SeatingChart.

2. ClickCreateaChart.

3. Enteryourchartdetails.

Ass ign a seat to a learner

Theoptionsforassigninguserstoseatsareonlyavailablewhensettinguptheseatingchart;afterasessionlaunches,theseoptionslock.Anychangesmadetotheseatingchartafterasessionlaunchesapplyonlytofuturesessions.Allseatassignmentsandchangestoseatingchartssaveautomatically.


2. Clickaseatingchart.

3. Clickasessionfortheseatingchart.



4. Toassignseatingfromtheseatingchartview,bydoanyofthefollowing:

• Drag-and-dropcourseparticipantsonebyonetoassignorswapseats.

• Torandomlyplaceallunassignedstudentsontheseatingchartatonce,ortoassignthemspecificlocations

inthechart(forexample,bottomleft),click AssignAll.

• Toassignseatsindividually,fromthecontextmenuofeachunassignedstudent,click AssignUser.

5. Toremoveallstudentsfromtheseatingchart,fromtheMoreActionsbutton,select RemoveAll.

6. Torandomizeseatassignments,fromtheMoreActionsbutton,select Randomize.



SessionsbasicsWhat i s a seat ing char t sess ion?

Whenyouaddaneventtoaseatingchartwithalocation,itiscalledasession.Youcantrackattendanceandparticipationforsessionsandmakestudent-specificcomments.

SessionsareaccessiblefromtheCalendartoolandtheSeatingCharttool.

Youcansetapositivethreshold(thetargetparticipationscoreexpectedfromstudentsinasession)andanegativethreshold(theminimumscorestudentsneedtoexceedtopassthesession'sparticipationrequirements)foryour

sessionsbyclicking SettingsintheSeatingCharttool.

Whenyouclickasession,itstartsautomaticallyandremainsinprogressuntilyouclick SetSessionCompleted.Thislockstheattendance,participationtracking,andcommentsthatyouenterforthesession.

Thefollowingarepossiblesessionstatusesthatcandisplaybesideseatingcharts:

Status Description

NotLaunched/NoSession Seatingchartswithsessionsthathavenotbeenlaunched,orthatdonothavesessionsattachedtothem,displaynoiconsbesidetheirseatingchartname.

InProgressSeatingchartswithsessionsinprogresshavean InProgressiconbesidetheseatingchartname.

CompleteSeatingchartswithcompletesessionshaveabox( )wherethenumberindicatestheparticipationscoreforthesessionandthecolorindicateswhatthresholdvaluethesessionattained.

SeatingChartusescolorcodingwhenviewingasessiontohelpdistinguishstudentprogress:

Color Studentprogress

Green Indicatesstudentswhoareachievingorexceedingthepositivethresholdvalue.

Yellow Indicatesstudentswhoarebelowthepositivethresholdvalue,butareequaltoorabovethenegativethresholdvalue.

Red Indicatesstudentswhoarebelowthenegativethresholdvalue.

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Create a sess ion in seat ing char t

Beforeyoubegin:Ifthelocationyouselectdoesnothaveaseatingchartassociatedwithit,youcancreateonebyclickingCreateaChart.Aftertheseatingchartiscomplete,clickSavetoclosethewindow.Thenewseatingchartshouldappearinthedrop-downlist.Ifyoudonotseeit,clickthe RefreshSeatingChartListicon.

Tocreateasession,associateaseatingchartwithanevent.

1. AccesstheCalendartoolforyourcourse.

2. ClickCreateEvent.

3. Enterdetailsoftheevent.

4. Selectalocation.Thedrop-downlistdisplaysonlyactivelocations.

5. Selecttheseatingchartyouwanttouseforthelocation.

6. ClickCreate.

Track sess ion a t tendance and par t i c ipat ion

Youcanusesessionstotrackstudentattendanceandparticipationduringlectures.Youcanalsoadd,edit,anddeleteuser-specificcommentsduringsessions.Allchangessaveautomaticallyinsidesessions.


2. Clickaseatingchart.

3. Clickasessionfortheseatingchart.

4. Clicktheuseryouwanttotrackfromthesessionseatingchart.


• Tomarkauserpresent,click Present.

• Tomarkauserabsent,fromtheAbsentbutton,select UnexcusedAbsenceor ExcusedAbsence.

6. Ifyoumarkauseraspresent,adjusttheirParticipationandColdCallscoresusingthe Lessand Moreicons.Youcanawardnegativescoresforparticipation,butnotforcoldcalls.

7. Togivepersonalizedsessionfeedback,clickAddComment.

8. Clickanywhereoutsidetheuser'ssessionsummarytoreturntothesession.

Announcements

CreateanAnnouncementsitem1. FromtheAnnouncementswidgetmenu,click NewAnnouncementsItem.

2. EnteraheadlineandcontentforyourAnnouncementsitem.

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3. Ifyouwanttohideyourheadline'sdateandtime,cleartheAlwaysshowstartdatecheckbox.Bydefault,anAnnouncementsitemstartdateandtimeappearsbelowtheheadlinewhendisplayedintheAnnouncementswidget.

4. IntheStartDateandEndDatefields,selectthepostingavailabilitydate.Announcementsitemspublishimmediately,unlessyouspecifyanalternatestartdatefromStartDate. Note: Post-datedAnnouncementsitemsdonotdisplayintheAnnouncementswidgetevenifusershavepermissiontoseefutureAnnouncementsitems.TheycanbefoundwithinthelistofAnnouncementsitemsontheAnnouncementspage.

5. YoucanremoveanAnnouncementsitemonaspecificdatebyselectingthecheckboxRemoveAnnouncementsitembasedonenddate.YouandadministratorscanstillseetheAnnouncementsitemafteritsenddate,butitwillnotappearintheAnnouncementswidget.

6. IntheAttachmentssection,addattachments,audiorecordings,andvideorecordingsaspartofyourAnnouncementsitem.

7. Toincludeadditionalreleaseconditions,clickAttachExistingorCreateandAttach.

8. TocontinueeditingtheAnnouncementsitem,clickSaveasDraft.StudentscannotseedraftAnnouncementsitems.ToreleaseAnnouncementsitemtousers,clickPublish.

DeleteanAnnouncementsitemDooneofthefollowing:

• FromthecontextmenuoftheAnnouncementsitemyouwanttodelete,click Delete.

• Todeletemultiplepostings,selectthecheckboxesbesidetheAnnouncementsitemyouwanttodelete.Click Deleteatthetopofthelist.

EditanAnnouncementsitem1. ClicktheAnnouncementswidget.

2. OntheAnnouncementspage,clicktheAnnouncementsitemthatyouwanttoedit.

3. EdityourAnnouncementsposting.

4. Toinformusersofmajorchangesandupdatestopostingsthattheymighthavedismissed,ensuringthatthoseheadlinesreappearwithcurrentinformation,selecttheMajoredit-sendanotificationandrestoreitforthosewhodismisseditcheckbox. YoucanalsomaketheeditedAnnouncementspostingreappearatthetopoftheAnnouncementswidgetbychangingthestartdatetothecurrentdateandtime.

5. ClickUpdate.

ReorderinganAnnouncementsitem1. ClicktheAnnouncementswidget.

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• OntheAnnouncementspage,fromtheMoreActionsbutton,click Reorder.

• FromtheAnnouncementswidgetmenu,click ReorderAnnouncementsItems.

3. Usethedrop-downlistsintheSortOrdercolumntoselectanitem'sorder.Otheritemsautomaticallyrepositionthemselvesaccordingtotheneworder.

4. ClickSave.

RestoreadeletedAnnouncementsitem1. ClicktheAnnouncementswidget.

2. ClickthecontextmenubesidetheAnnouncementswidget,andselectGotoAnnouncementsTool.

3. OntheAnnouncementspage,fromtheMoreActionsbutton,clickRestore.

4. OntheRestoreAnnouncementspage,selectthecheckboxoftheAnnouncementsitemoritemsyouwanttorestore.

5. ClickRestore.

Sections

WhatisthedifferencebetweenSectionsandGroups?WhenSectionsexistforacourse,usersonlyseelearningmaterialsandusersfromtheirownsection.Ifyouwantuserstoseeallusersandcontentforacourse,butbeapartofagroupforaspecificprojectoractivity,usetheGroupstool.



ConsiderationswhensettingupSectionsScenario Use

Youknowhowmanyusersyouwantineachsection

Sectionsof#-Createsanunlimitednumberofsectionswithamaximumnumberofusersineachsection.

Youofferacoursethatisalwaysavailable Sectionsof#-Youcanbeginthecoursewhenenoughusersenrolltofillasection.

Youdon'tknowhowmanyusersaregoingtoenrollinadvance

Sectionsof#-Ensureseachsectionisofamanageablesize.

Youknowhowmanysectionsintotalyouwillcreate

#ofSections-Createsaspecifiednumberofsectionswithanunlimitednumberofusersineachsection.

Youknowhowmanyassistantsyouhavetoassistwithgradingandtutorials

#ofSections-Createsaspecifiednumberofsections.

Youhavespecificclassroomhoursavailabletoyou


Youareusingateachingmodelthatdividesusersintosetsoflearninglevels


Youdon'twanttomanuallyaddnewuserstosections

Auto-enrollnewusers-Automaticallyaddsnewuserstothesectionwiththeleastusers,ortoanewsectiononcethemaximumsizeofallexistingsectionsismet.

IfyouchoosetheSectionsof#optionyoumightendupwithasectionthathasonlyoneorafewmembersinit.ClickEnrollUserstomanuallychangesectionenrollmentandadduserstofullsections.

Youdon'twantuserstobeaddedtosectionsbasedonalphabeticalorder

Randomizeusersinsections-Adduserstosectionsbasedonarandomorder.

CreateoraddmoreSectionsIfyourcoursedoesnothaveanySectionsyet,theCreateSectionsbuttonappearsontheManageSectionspage.ClickingtheCreateSectionsbuttonallowsyoutodefinesectionpropertiesatthesametimeasyoucreatethem.IfyouareaddingSectionstoacoursewithexistingSections,theAddSectionbuttonappearsontheManageSectionspageinstead.TheAddSectionbuttonallowsyoutoquicklyaddmoreSectionswithpre-definedproperties.ToeditthepropertiesofexistingSections,clicktheEditOverallSectionPropertieslink.

1. Onthenavbar,click CourseAdmin.



2. IntheLearnerManagementarea,click Sections.

3. OntheManageSectionspage,clickCreateSections.

4. Fromthedrop-downlist,selectanEnrollmentType.

5. EnterinformationintheNumberofSectionsfieldortheNumberofUsersfielddependingontheEnrollmentTypechosen.

6. Toenrollnewusersautomatically,selectAuto-enrollnewusers.

7. Toenrollusersinsectionsrandomly,selectRandomizeusersinsections.Ifyoudon’tselectthischeckbox,usersenrollinsectionsalphabetically.

8. Tocreatesection-specificdiscussiontopicsinsideaforum,selectSetupdiscussionareas.IfyouselectSetupDiscussionareaswhencreatingsections,youareautomaticallytakentotheCreateRestrictedDiscussionAreaspage.Onthispage,youcancreateaseparatetopicforeachsectionwithinanexistingornewforum,completewithautomaticallyconfiguredrestrictionsforeachsection.

9. ClickCreate.

EditpropertiesofallexistingSections1. Onthenavbar,click CourseAdmin.

2. IntheLearnerManagementarea,click Sections.

3. ClicktheEditOverallSectionPropertieslink.

4. Makeyouredits.

5. ClickSave.

WhathappenswhenyoudeleteSections?Deletingasectionunenrollsusersfromthesection,butnottheclasslist.YoumustmanuallyaddthoseuserstoremainingSections.

Section-specificdiscussiontopicsremainavailableforreferenceifasectionisdeleted.UsetheDiscussionstooltodeleteunnecessaryforumsandtopics.

EnrollstudentsinSectionsTheenrollmentoptionsyouchosewhilecreatingSectionsdeterminehowusersenrollintoSections.Whenyouareenrollingusersyoucanmanuallychangewhichsectionusersareenrolledin,searchforuserswithoutasectionenrollment,ormanuallyenrollusersintoasectionthathasexceededtheenrollmentlimit.

1. OntheManageSectionspage,clickEnrollUsers.

2. FromtheDisplaydrop-downlist,selectasection.



3. Tofindaspecificuserordoablanksearchtoviewallusers,usetheSearchForfield.Tofindusersthatstillneedasection,selecttheNotEnrolledcheckbox.

4. Modifyusers'sectionassignmentsasneeded.

5. ClickSave.

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