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Best Practices for
Brightspace Admins
Dan Semi –Sr Solutions Engineer
Brightspace Admin
Helpdesk
In this session we’ll discuss …
• Making your constituents happy
• High level understanding of the
Organization Structure
• High level understanding of the tools
• Developing engagement and
adoption
• Sharing (What? Really??)
• Some tips from experience
Considerations
Org Structure
-Config Variable Browser
-Org Unit Editor
-Org Unit Type Editor
-Form Elements
Making your constituents happy
-Communicate, events, workshops
Managing the system
-Daily/Weekly/Monthly
-Quarterly
-Semester, Annual, Seasonal
Admin Tools
User Related
SIS Integration
Bulk User Management
Organizational Related
Shared Files
Language Management
Course Related
Course creation
Course management
Security
Roles and Permissions
Integrations
LTI, O365, Google Apps
Promote the
Learning Environment
• Developing engagement and adoption
• Build it … they will come (Really?)
• Communication
• Faculty/Groups
• Tech Mentors
• New functionality (Releases)
• Sharing (What? Really??)
• Some tips from experience
• Resources in the Community
• Institutional Policies
• Security/Data Retention
Resources
dan.semi@d2l.com
Community:
Release notes
Product Preview (90 days out)
Documentation (CVB)
DevCoP
Brightspace API’s
Test sites
Language Management
Data

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Roundtable: Effective Practices for D2L Admins Discussion

  • 1. Best Practices for Brightspace Admins Dan Semi –Sr Solutions Engineer
  • 3. In this session we’ll discuss … • Making your constituents happy • High level understanding of the Organization Structure • High level understanding of the tools • Developing engagement and adoption • Sharing (What? Really??) • Some tips from experience
  • 4. Considerations Org Structure -Config Variable Browser -Org Unit Editor -Org Unit Type Editor -Form Elements Making your constituents happy -Communicate, events, workshops Managing the system -Daily/Weekly/Monthly -Quarterly -Semester, Annual, Seasonal
  • 5. Admin Tools User Related SIS Integration Bulk User Management Organizational Related Shared Files Language Management Course Related Course creation Course management Security Roles and Permissions Integrations LTI, O365, Google Apps
  • 6. Promote the Learning Environment • Developing engagement and adoption • Build it … they will come (Really?) • Communication • Faculty/Groups • Tech Mentors • New functionality (Releases) • Sharing (What? Really??) • Some tips from experience • Resources in the Community • Institutional Policies • Security/Data Retention
  • 7. Resources dan.semi@d2l.com Community: Release notes Product Preview (90 days out) Documentation (CVB) DevCoP Brightspace API’s Test sites Language Management Data