D2L Brightspace is the learning management system used by all colleges and universities in the Minnesota State system.
FACULTY: This article explains how to apply a quiz timing accommodation once for a student and have it apply to all quizzes in a course.
FACULTY: Create a blank site for your development use within D2L Brightspace.
Faculty: Sometimes having a list helps students understand the content and assignments and how to tackle them. D2L Brightspace has a simple to use tool called Checklist for such a task.
ALL: This article describes the D2L Brightspace class progress tool for faculty and students and how to access it, and provides links to documentation that goes into greater detail.
FACULTY: When a D2L Brightspace course is copied into another course site and all previous announcements are brought into the site, there is a prescribed method for faculty to clear their previous announcements.
FACULTY: Create modules, upload files, and add activities to your course.
FACULTY: Step by step instructions on how to copy course content from one D2L Brightspace course to another.
Most Metro State courses use a default navigation scheme, this article presents the the navigation bar and tools available in it. This new navigation will hit Metro State on May 10, 2025.
FACULTY: This article explains how to create and manage Announcements in your D2L course shell.
FACULTY: Discussions are no longer tabular in setup but have moved to a familiar accordion layout. This article speaks to the layout.
FACULTY: This article reviews the various email options available to faculty in D2L Brightspace. Email in D2L functions much like a postal drop box; you can send messages out to student accounts, but you cannot interact with your university email inside of D2L.
FACULTY: D2L Brightspace has a purge cycle that can delete your content without recourse. We recommend you export your content each semester. Also covered in this article is the export of the gradebook.
FACULTY: D2L Brightspace is a platform that can aid faculty supplement their in-class courses. It is also available to support the in-class courses when there is need to close school for an emergency.
FACULTY: There are multiple ways to set up grades in D2L’s grade book. This article will focus on two: setting up the grade book in the Manage Grades section of the grade tool first, and setting up the grade book as you create the activities in the course.
FACULTY: This article explains the nuances of the options in D2L Brightspace's Groups tool. It also gives step by step instructions on setting up individual discussion boards which can be used by faculty to keep all course communications within the course site.
FACULTY: This article is for faculty who want to know how to confirm a file attachment to an assignment folder in D2L Brightspace
FACULTY: Instructors can automate communications and monitoring for students based on activities or lack thereof. Faculty can set release conditions to monitor login activity, course activity and grade accomplishments, setting up notifications to themselves or to students directly.
ALL: Learn what Brightspace is and how to access the Login portal for Metro State D2L Brightspace.
FACULTY: Use Manage Dates to quickly and efficiently modify dates for any given course. (This is particularly handy to use after a course copy has been completed.)
FACULTY: The Manage Files tool is the file management solution in D2L Brightspace. Only instructors have access; students can only see what is shared through Content.
ALL: This article describes the D2L Brightspace Media Library tool, how to access it, links to instructions for its use, and provides links to related resources.
ALL: Set up notifications to be informed of changes and announcements within your D2L Brightspace courses.
FACULTY: The article explains how faculty can quickly publish an announcement from one course to other courses.
FACULTY: Describes the D2L Brightspace Quick Eval tool for viewing all unevaluated student submissions in a course, including limitations and links to comprehensive guide to usage.
FACULTY: This article focuses on setting up a quiz in D2L and some of the tools available to help with the process.
FACULTY: D2L does not release the grades to students without faculty action. The Final Calculated or Final Adjusted grades are only visible to students inside D2L Brightspace when the faculty has released the grades. This article walks faculty through releasing final grades within the D2L Brightspace platform.
FACULTY: Create a rubric in D2L Brightspace and connect it to an assignment or discussion.
FACULTY: Preparations for semester starts can always be hectic. Center for Online Learning created a checklist for some of the common areas of concerns.
STUDENTS: D2L Brightspace is a platform that can enhance and drive learning for students. It is also available to support classes should there be a need to close school for an emergency.
STUDENTS: Step by step instructions on how to submit files into assignments in D2L and review feedback
STUDENTS: This article will cover how to navigate to a quiz and explain the user interface a student would see when you take a quiz.
FACULTY: Create an Assignment submission folder in D2L Brightspace utilizing the Turnitin integration. This may help reduce plagiarism and increase academic writing skills of students. This article addresses the Turnitin integration setup necessary for faculty to use Turnitin in their D2L Brightspace course.
FACULTY: Create an Assignment folder inside D2L Brightspace for student submission of assignments.