D2L Brightspace
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I use D2L as our LMS for the Nursing program. We use it for content and student tracking.
What do you like best about the product?
I like that everything is easy to use and the use of rubrics is awesome.
What do you dislike about the product?
I think the help files could be improved.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use D2L for exams in conjunction with Respondus Lockdown browser/monitor for test security.
A LMS That Treats You Like Family
What do you like best about the product?
Over the years I have loved to see how D2L has never once stopped in its mission to create an outstanding LMS for all audiences.
The best part is that as fast as D2L is moving they never once have left me behind! I appreciate the support, encouragement, relationships, and friendships I created in the D2L realm.
The best part is that as fast as D2L is moving they never once have left me behind! I appreciate the support, encouragement, relationships, and friendships I created in the D2L realm.
What do you dislike about the product?
My biggest dislike for a while was the instructional videos created and posted on YouTube. However, these have gotten so much better recently.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Supporting out the entire campus and all its diverse needs
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Great support when you need it!
Continues to amaze!
What do you like best about the product?
D2L Brightspace continues to evolve and grow to the needs of the teaching community. It's intuitive to use and it provides great tools for both the learner and the instructor.
What do you dislike about the product?
Haven't found anything that I don't like or needs improvement.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
In my job as a faculty support I'm able to assist faculty with their online coursework through the many videos and steps that Brightspace offers.
Why I Love D2L!
What do you like best about the product?
I love the simplicity of building a new course from scratch in just minutes. It is so simple to grade assignments and leave feedback. The Activity Feed gives a social media feel to the course. We have been with D2L for over a decade.
What do you dislike about the product?
I wish students could see their current running grade at any time in their courses. I also am not sure why I can't add due dates to discussions. There is not really anything else that I have any issues with.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I was able to keep my students feeling engaged when the pandemic hit. I can meet with them virtually and let them present virtually using Bongo. We can keep a uniform design to all of our courses, and course reset allows us to quickly reset a course and recopy it if it is ever needed.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
The people at D2L Brightspace are passionate about what they do. They make even the tiniest organization feel like a big part of their family.
Why d2L Brightspace is the Right Platform for you!
What do you like best about the product?
D2L's platform is easy to maneuver around. I find that it is straightforward to use. It offers a wide range of tools that allow for you to promote student-to-student interactions, student-to-content interactions as well as student to instructor interactions. Automation, flexibility and HTML templates provide great opportunities increating student-centered courses.
What do you dislike about the product?
I do not like that all of the functions in the old view do not work in the new school view.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
D2L brighspace is allowing me to build courses that provide interactivity online. We can drive students to use anLMS to deepen their understanding and addressing pinch points.
Couldn't have done online teaching during Covid without D2L Brightspace
What do you like best about the product?
D2L Brightspace is intuitive, and there are many multiple ways to add information to your homepages. I like that there are so many different functions that D2L Brightspace affords its users that the sky is the limit on what you can create. Brightspace can handle videos, add-ins, external links, discussions, paper assignments, quizzes....you name it! All grades are recorded directly to the grade book so at any time students are able to see where they are in the class. The grade book also allows you to have weights on the different assignments/categories and will do the math automatically for both the student and instructor. Another upside to using D2L is that if a student misses class, they can go to the homepage and download the materials that were covered during that class time. This helps the students out as they will not miss out on the class work and lectures. Another upside of using D2L Brightspace was that it was easy to transfer my face-to-face classes to fully online as I was already using D2L Brightspace in those classes. It just required me to upload my lectures.
What do you dislike about the product?
Recently D2L Brightspace changed the appearance of the rubric grading screen when grading assignments. While I'm not too fond of the new look, it does allow me to toggle back to the look they had before that I liked better. I would also like to see a better file system. The file system should parallel that of a computer. Once individually uploaded, you aren't easily allowed to move files into folders. The only other item I would like to see changed is to have the information update on assignments and discussions. When you do the "edit-in-place" through content on an assignment, it populate to the same restrictions as when you are editing the assignments and discussions through the assignments/discussions section themselves. For example, changing the availability dates during an edit-in-place and a deadline doesn't affect the locked date range--you have to go under the assignment/discussion for that. When you are in the assignment/discussion, if you add in the availability, locked and deadline dates, they don't show under the assignments/disscussions in the content area. I find that I have to go back and change things in 2 places.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I'm using D2L to grade larger lecture classes. Using the rubric tool as well as the initial feedback and audio feature helps to be able to give individualized feedback to all students on their work. The individualized feedback allows for students to know what they can do to improve their grades the next time. This leads to higher amounts of student success.
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What do you like best about the product?
D2L is easy to learn for students and teachers
What do you dislike about the product?
I wish that it had more options, such as gamification options.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Syncing D2L to other learning outlets. IT has worked pretty well so far.
D2L for the Win!
What do you like best about the product?
I enjoy the availability of the HTML templates to support faculty in creating an attractive, consistent online learning experience. These templates free faculty to focus on content and the overall learning experience for students.
Additionally, I like the ability to add video or audio feedback. This allows for the improvement of the relationship between the instructor and the student. Also, allowing for these modalities in the discussion boards allows for greater participation.
I also enjoy the community as a resource when solving problems or suggesting ideas for improvements. I think that the availability of a resource such as this is an important move by the company to show an investment in its customers.
Additionally, I like the ability to add video or audio feedback. This allows for the improvement of the relationship between the instructor and the student. Also, allowing for these modalities in the discussion boards allows for greater participation.
I also enjoy the community as a resource when solving problems or suggesting ideas for improvements. I think that the availability of a resource such as this is an important move by the company to show an investment in its customers.
What do you dislike about the product?
Customer service always tries but does not always solve my problems. I am not an instructor; I am a designer and I find that customer service does not always help me. I have recently discovered that they might be a different level of service for me to contact, but I do not have that information.
I also find that some of the legacy vs new experiences can be confusing. At times, my experience will switch without my express involvement. This makes it difficult when providing professional development for faculty members.
I also find that some of the legacy vs new experiences can be confusing. At times, my experience will switch without my express involvement. This makes it difficult when providing professional development for faculty members.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are using the templates to facilitate accessible content. It is a comfort to know that the accessibility checker in D2L catches most issues and that D2L is working to ensure that all accessibility measures are met.
I am also working with faculty to support their experiences with rubrics. These tools provide a consistent approach when assessing students and helps maintain equality in evaluation between faculty members.
I am also working with faculty to support their experiences with rubrics. These tools provide a consistent approach when assessing students and helps maintain equality in evaluation between faculty members.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
D2L Brightspace has members who are excited to help individuals be successful. There are plenty of online resources to take advantage of through videos and interactives. I have found that PIE is receptive to new ideas and responsive to suggestions.
A bit of a dabbler with some very specific needs.
What do you like best about the product?
There is a fair bit of accessibility built in and/or available for implementation with it.
What do you dislike about the product?
I wish there was a way for people to join courses / post conversations anonymously. Some topics are sensitive, and people may not want to admit things publically. I work with patient populations and not everyone wants to have their name associated with their comments/questions/course enrollment on certain topics. Also, the course navigation can sometimes be a bit tricky for someone with cognitive difficulties. Some of my patients are elderly, have had strokes or head injuries, etc. It can be tricky for them to navigate the course.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I am very new to this, exploring to see if it will fit in our circumstances.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I'm too new to this to comment.
New D2L user
What do you like best about the product?
My favorite part about D2L is that it is customizable but within reason, which allows for unique course offerings while still allowing us to maintain a sense of cohesion across all the courses created by the different instructional designers in our team.
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't love the visual table of contents on the home page, and our team hasn't found a way to display the table of contents differently. Also, it is a bit jarring for our subject matter experts to see the instructor's view and not understand that the student's view is much different. Although they can view from the learner's perspective, it is still something that we have to explain to them often and that they are sometimes upset about.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The biggest problem we are solving with D2L Brightspace at the moment is internal training. We are moving employee onboarding into Brightspace and may also look into moving our team's professional development. This will allow us to better track completion and allows for the issuing of badges to encourage employee engagement and increase motivation.
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