Comments on: Organizing Content in D2L Brightspace

By: Clea

Clea — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 20:10:18 +0000

Just wanted to share a huge thank you from NYU for this resource. Your website is a tremendous source of wisdom and experience for us as we roll through our implementation, and I’ve learned a lot from your team. Thank you, PCC!

By: Edward Ross

Edward Ross — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 02:48:43 +0000

How do you reorganise the layout of the Assignments list? I’ve tried the Reorder options, but that doesn’t seem to help…

-EJR

By: Barbra Steinhurst

Barbra Steinhurst — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 17:56:28 +0000

I can appreciate this no-submodule advice, but I’m struggling with it a bit. I am teaching a synchronous remote-due-to-COVID19 class that would normally be F2F. I have long used Modules corresponding to each class period, and have until now used submodules much as you described the two cases above. This time, in order to maximize flexibility, the students have options how they earn certain points (participation and homework) in the course. For each day I have the same 4 submodules: Before class, During Class, If You Miss Class, and After Class. There are up to 24 items distributed among some days’ submodules. I have carefully avoided any further layers of submodules for many of the same reasons you cited above. I am already using dedicated icons to indicate which type of grade points, if any, each activity can earn. Of course, as you point out, since the icons are in the description, the students can’t see the icons unless they drill into the submodule. I’ve never actually watched students try to navigate this, though. I’m not sure how many layers of icons students can sort through (eg, if I had icons for the four categories rather than submodule names), as opposed to layers of submodules. Any thoughts?

By: bryan

bryan — Thu, 10 May 2018 21:23:33 +0000

Rondi was great to work with when I realized that even my face to face students were struggling with submodules. (I could see them in class not being able to navigate them.) So, together (Rondi and myself) we came up with icons that help visually organize my course content!

By: Jennifer Ward

Jennifer Ward — Tue, 08 May 2018 21:25:44 +0000

This is great, Rondi! I’m going to get rid of my sub-modules today! It’s nice to have another opinion on how many items is too many before moving content to a sub-module.