D2L Brightspace Training Resources
Click on the following topics to access written step-by-step tutorials from the System Office.
Knowledge Articles:
Navigating D2L Brightspace
- Access your classes in D2L Brightspace
- Navigating D2L Brightspace using Homepages, Navbars, and Minibar
- Navigating your D2L Brightspace class from a student’s perspective
The Announcements Tool
- Create an Announcement in D2L Brightspace
- Add Replace Strings to personalize text in D2L Brightspace
Creating Course Content
- Design accessible online courses in D2L Brightspace
- Add course materials in Content in D2L Brightspace
- Add links, images, and media using the HTML Editor in D2L Brightspace
- HTML Content Templates in D2L Brightspace
- Adding an Instructor Bio Widget to your Course Homepage
Managing Date Restrictions
Exporting and Copying Courses
Restoring Deleted Files
Setting Up Discussions
- Create a Discussion topic in D2L Brightspace
- Create Group Discussions in D2L Brightspace
- Date restrictions on Discussions in D2L Brightspace
Managing Discussions
Grading Discussions
Creating and Enrolling Students in Groups
- Create and manage Groups in D2L Brightspace
- Bulk Group enrollment or unenrollment from CSV or TXT file in D2L Brightspace
Exporting Group Enrollment Data
Quiz Set-Up
- Create a Quiz in D2L Brightspace
- Create questions for Quizzes and Surveys in D2L Brightspace
- Convert an exam from Word and import into Quizzes in D2L Brightspace
- Import questions in the Question Library in D2L Brightspace
- Design accessible online courses in D2L Brightspace
Quiz Settings
- Accommodations feature in D2L Brightspace
- Create custom Quiz submission view in D2L Brightspace
- Hide question point values from students taking attempt at a quiz in D2L Brightspace
- Print a D2L Brightspace quiz for offline assessment needs
Managing Student Quiz Attempts
- Reopen a student’s submitted quiz attempt
- Submit a student’s in-progress Quiz attempt in D2L Brightspace
- Delete and restore a student’s Quiz attempt in D2L Brightspace
Grading Student Quizzes
Creating Assignments
- Create an Assignment in D2L Brightspace
- Design accessible online courses in D2L Brightspace
- Date restrictions on Assignments in D2L Brightspace
Grading Assignments
Getting Started with Grades
Gradebook Set-Up
- Create custom Grade schemes in D2L Brightspace
- Create Grades in the grade book in D2L Brightspace
- Assessing External Learning Tool or SCORM Content in D2L Brightspace
- Grades export or import into D2L Brightspace
Gradebook Settings
- Display the current course grade to students in Grades in D2L Brightspace
- Bonus grade items in D2L Brightspace
- Exempt students from graded items from Grades in D2L Brightspace
- Automatic zero grading for missing and late submissions in D2L Brightspace
Recording Grades
Final Grades
Release Conditions
Checklists
Intelligent Agents
- Create Intelligent Agents in D2L Brightspace
- Add Replace Strings to personalize text in D2L Brightspace
Calendar Events
Attendance
Accessibility+
D2L’s new access tool – we expect to be able to use this tool in early 2026. In the meantime, here are the guides released by the System Office –
Additional D2L Resources:
- Minnesota State D2L Brightspace Webinars
- Faculty MN State D2L Brightspace Helpdesk
- Sign in with your StarID@minnstate.edu credentials
- Click on Instructor Knowledge
- Search knowledge articles by keyword or topic
- Navigate to Faculty Resources
- D2L Brightspace Resource Center
- To provide you with the help you need, Brightspace Help is a comprehensive and fully searchable responsive collection of step-by-step and conceptual information for D2L products.
- D2L Brightspace Community
- Join the Brightspace Community site to gain access to resources, ask questions, and participate in discussion forums.