Presentation at 2019 D2L Connection at Normandale CC on April 5, 2019 Roundtable: Effective Practices for D2L Admins Discussion - Dan Semi, D2L

1. Best Practices for
Brightspace Admins
Dan Semi –Sr Solutions Engineer

2. Brightspace Admin
Helpdesk

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