D2L Brightspace
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Graduate student utilizing bright space for doctoral degree.
What do you like best about the product?
The way subjects are categorized is intuitive. Items under the communication tab are items you would expect to find under communication, the same can be said for resources, etc.
What do you dislike about the product?
Recently brightspace was updated, and it has become entirely too bright. Organization of tabs and pages do not make sense. It would make much more sense to have things in a grid format rather than a list.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I utilize brightspace as a student, and I have found it provides convenient ways to communicate with classmates via discussion boards. It is also easy to download course material.
Loving Brightspace!
What do you like best about the product?
Brightspace, Desire2Learn's learning management system, is great! I love the simple interface and the ease of use. Whether you are a new user or someone who wants to create a complex course online, Brightspace will work!
What do you dislike about the product?
Because this platform was initially built a while ago, some of the features are a bit dated and do not integrate well with the rest of the system. For the most part, these are functions that are not widely used (attendance, seating charts, etc.) but every now and then there are users who ask about them.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It is the primary learning management system for our university.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Definitely worth paying extra for the TAM - better support.
Great for students and teachers
What do you like best about the product?
Brightspace is easy to navigate for both students and teachers.
What do you dislike about the product?
Brightspace has a few glitches occasionally but overall its functionality is very impressive.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It provides easy ways to give feedback to students. As a teaching assistant, I am also able to directly contact students through Brightspace which facilitates my teaching.
Great LMS but missing a few key features
What do you like best about the product?
Discussion board forums and topics are easy to set up. You can restrict viewing of threads until after the student has posted their own. Another great feature is the ability to require students to complete modules in order, rather than viewing the entire course at the same time. You can also post due dates which remind students of what is coming up.
What do you dislike about the product?
Quiz results reporting lack some key statistics, including KR-20/21 (reliability) and point biserial for incorrect items. This is important for faculty to understand how reliable the test was, and how to revise individual test items to improve questions.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use D2L as our Learning Management System. It is a great way to communicate with students and share course materials in a centralized location.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Get to know the platform to see what it can do. Advocate for inclusion of test statistics.
Fantastic tool for all classrooms
What do you like best about the product?
The website is organized in a way that makes it an accessible and easy-to-use classroom tool for all. A calendar is displayed on the main page for each class, and there is also a calendar available that shows you the schedule of all classes at once.
What do you dislike about the product?
There are some sections that seem unnecessary or repetitive. For example, the assignments and grades tabs seem to show the same things most of the time.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Allows for collaboration and communication between students and professors for all types of classes. Makes it easy for students to access anything they will need for a course, from the syllabus to assignments and grades, all in one place. Communication tabs allow for easy assessment of student understanding and creating connections even in online courses.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Utilize all of its features! There are plenty of ways to communicate with your students and peers, assess understanding, and more.
User friendly.
What do you like best about the product?
The software is easy to use and has made a positive impact on the learning environment.
What do you dislike about the product?
They tend to have recently radically updated their interface.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Classroom and course management.
Great Features for Interaction, but....
What do you like best about the product?
I like the aspects that are geared to allow for interaction in feedback, announcements, etc. For example, being able to leave a video or audio comment, insert links, pictures and more. I truly believe this helps engage the students and allows for a broad variety of input that are absent in other platforms.
What do you dislike about the product?
In a word; grading. I have worked on 3 other LMS platforms, and have since 2005. Two of the others are lower budget systems. This platform is by far the most time consuming on which to grade. I am not a technology expert but it seems the things that take most time are avoidable, such as having to open a separate window for each individual student for each assignment. On the previous platform for our school there was a page on which the numerical score and detailed feedback could be entered for the entire class all on the same page. Because I work on a spreadsheet to track work reviewed as I log on each day, this made it easy to copy and paste my feedback into the course all at once in an efficient manner.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The biggest area would be student engagement. As mentioned above in the comments about what I like, this is what I believe to be truly the most advantageous aspect of Brightspace.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Carefully review the pros and cons. Honestly I do believe it is better for the students which is of concern to most Universities. However, be aware of the additional time commitment for professors.
Love it
What do you like best about the product?
I love all of the features that are available on BrightSpace. My school switched from another LMS about a year ago, and I like BS much more.
What do you dislike about the product?
I cannot think of anything that I do not like about BS as a program. However, I think that the way that particular schools set up their LMS could improve. The school I attend and the school I work at have it set up different, and the school I work at is not utilizing some of the features I use as a student.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
BrightSpace gives students many more options than our old LMS.
D2L's Review
What do you like best about the product?
D2L's Brightspace is a very user-friendly, and interactive Learning Management Platform. I enjoy the built in HTML Editor, as well as the built in content templates. Additionally, you are able to create rubrics to easily evaluate activities based on a predefined set of criteria.
What do you dislike about the product?
The customer service is not ideal. If you require support with an issue, they make you sign a "ticket" and THEY will rate your priority from high to low on how important they make this it is. Often takes weeks for them to fix issues. Furthermore, you cannot put accents on people's names when adding them to the LMS - which is not great when you work in a bilingual association and several of your student's have accents in their names!
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
it is a way better host-site for our content then the previous company we used. I've received good feedback, however there are still many glitches that need to be solved behind the scenes.
Great, simple to use
What do you like best about the product?
I like the fact that this software, Brightspace, is very user friendly. Took me no time at all to figure it out when I started working here!
What do you dislike about the product?
If you sign in from a mobile device, the mobile platform looks different enough, it can throw off a new user until they get used to it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It keeps everything in one spot, and I feel like it helps me stay organized and efficient.
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