Enabling digital transformation in higher education in South Africa
A global leader in online learning, D2L is the creator of Brightspace, the world’s first integrated learning platform. Millions of learners and academics in educational institutions around the world count on Brightspace to deliver reliable technology that helps put learners first, enhances teaching success, and improve learning outcomes while partnering with a learning expert.
Brightspace is a cloud-based learning management system (LMS) built by educators, for educators that work on any device. It is a secure, reliable platform that lets you create engaging courses using your technology to fit your needs. With Brightspace, you can easily set up individualised learning paths for your learners, keep them on track with automated nudges, give them personalised feedback and engage them through gamification, social tools, video and other powerful features.
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High-quality learning experiences built on technology are fundamental to this goal, and after more than 23 years with our previous LMS provider, D2L is quite a breath of fresh air. The innovative, customisable and easy to implement learning models that Brightspace unlock will see us transcend traditional silos, expedite our digital transformation and achieve our strategic priorities
– Dr Annette Sadie
When it comes to the implementation, D2L was brilliant. We would never have achieved our goals to that point as quickly, without their help. Whenever we had a problem, it would be resolved within 24 hours. I cannot say enough about how grateful we are to their team.
Personalise the learning experience
Make sure all learners reach their full potential with personalized learning from Brightspace.
Quickly and easily set up individualized learning paths. Allow learners to learn on their terms, proceed through content at their own pace, and access learning from any device.
Easily deliver personalized feedback to keep learners motivated, on track, and engaged with automated nudges.
Set up rules to manage enrollments for things like study groups—all based on a learner’s activities within courses.
Increase learner engagement by making it easy for students to connect with one another and discover achievements by displaying each learner’s picture and profile throughout the system.
Use portfolios to reflect on learning, showcase growth, and celebrate achievements.
Identify and track high-risk learners and let Brightspace proactively alert you when it’s time to step in and offer help.
D2L was very clearly focused on education, so working with them was very helpful to think through our education and implementation strategy with pedagogy at its core, getting what we needed based on our educational goals and not the IT aspect of the implementation.
We set up a whole change programme where teachers and students were involved in advisory boards, which was really helpful when rolling out Brightspace, and getting a lot of people enthusiastic about it. Wich they are! We wanted to offer the same learning experience for everyone.
– Timo Kos, Director, LDE Centre for Education and Learning Delft, University of Technology
Our learners are often eager to learn, yet they are time-constrained and on-the-go, which means they require an adaptable, flexible learning platform that they can engage with when and where it suits them. Brightspace stood out in this respect. The platform is extremely easy to use and can be tailored to each learner’s lifestyle and skillset ¾ something that is very important for us.
– Munib Hadi, Head of Academic Innovation Hub, the University of Derby
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