Carley Whittle

D2L uses Brightspace, a learning management system (LMS), to provide elearning solutions for K-12 learners and institutions, as well as Higher Education and Corporate Learning environments. The company was founded by John Baker on April 20, 1999. D2L/The Brightspace system is compatible with all devices, available in both app and web-based formats.

Brightspace Core

Brightspace Core is a cloud-based LMS for "creating, hosting, and editing online learning resources". It contains tools for LDAP Authentication, single sign-on (SSO), standard SIS integration, APIs, custom content creation, automation, course conversion, disaster recovery, personalization, parent connections, portfolio-creation, and closed captions for video notes. Other features include data hubs (for administrators), progress dashboards (for instructors), badges and certificates (for student awards), an activity feed, learning paths, as well as options for self-enrollment.

Add-On Packages

Performance Plus

The Performance Plus add-on package includes analytic tools for administrators and educators, such as:

• an Adoption Dashboard designed for educational administrators to see how Brightspace is being used
• an Engagement Dashboard designed for educational advisors to identify at-risk and succeeding groups and individuals
• an Assessment Quality Dashboard designed for "educators and instructional designers to quickly evaluate the effectiveness of quizzes and quiz questions"
• an Adaptive Learning tool that "automatically links learning objectives, content, and quiz questions a teacher has already created for a topic or chapter" and presents content to assist in closing identified learning gaps
• predictive analytics and integrated workflows

Engagement Plus

The Engagement Plus add-on package includes a course catalog for fully online supplemental learning opportunities as well as enhanced video capabilities. Features include:

• Video library to teachers and students
• Teachers can record or upload their own video and multimedia presentations
• Catalog for online course registration, with options to collect registration fees
• Game-Based Learning
• Map creation tools
• Awards "upon completion of map activities"

Other Information

Security Monitoring

D2L is partnered with Amazon Web Services for environmental security and, with real-time monitoring teams, uses a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM). The Brightspace platform supports Single Sign On (SSO) and integration with various authentication solutions including Active Directory, LDAP, Kerberos, CAS and SAML. Client data is transferred securely through TLS cryptographic protocols with RSA encryption. The Brightspace application code is developed and tested following principles set out in the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Top Ten framework. System and client data are backed up on a regular basis using asynchronous encrypted data transfer to offsite storage.

D2L offers services for the following categories:

• Implementation
• Brightspace Training
• Learning and Creative
• Support
• LearningLearning Administration Management
• Technical Account Management
• Learning Strategy and Consulting
• Data Solutions Consulting
• D2L Open Courses

Blogs:

• Education Blog
• Corporate Learning Blog
• Learning 2030 Blog

D2L Support:

• FAQ page with articles offering help for learners, instructors, and administrators.
• Community page (forum)
• Video tutorials for administrators, instructors, and learners
• Technical Documentation
• Virtual events: webinars, product tours, learning tutorials

Partners:

• Channel Partners
• Integration Partners
• Affiliate Partners

Locations:

• Global Headquarters in Kitchener, ON, Canada
• North American Locations: Kitchener, ON, Toronto, ON, Winnipeg, MB, and Vancouver, BC, Canada
• Asia Pacific Locations: Melbourne, AU, and Singapore, with partners located across Asia
• European Locations: London, UK

Code CombatCodeCombat is an educational coding game using either JavaScript or Python. This web-based program is designed for students of reading age or above and all educators regardless of experience. The game includesis self-paced with a standards-aligned curriculum withincluding six computer science units, project-based game development units, and web development units, alongside instructional resources and professional development. Code CombatCodeCombat is designed to suit the needs of all levels of coding and computer science learners, as students progress from syntax to recursion. The learning is scaffolded based on millions of data points; there are practice levels and hints when students are stuck, and challenge levels that assess student learning. The game is also designed to teach 21st century21st-century skills, such as critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication.

Code CombatCodeCombat has two coding programs: Code CombatCodeCombat and Ozaria.

Code CombatCodeCombat is the company’s original coding game recommended for parents, individuals, educators, and students.

Code CombatCodeCombat’s Mission and Goals:

As stated on the “About” page of their website, Code CombatCodeCombat’s mission is to “make programming accessible to every student on Earth.”

Code CombatCodeCombat strives to “engage every student” with coding, “empower any educator to feel confident when teaching coding”, and “inspire all school leaders” to create a quality computer science program.

Teaching with CodeCombat

CodeCombat is designed with a Teacher Dashboard, where students connect to the CodeCombat classroom via a computer-generated (or self-generated) class code or a URL. On the Teacher Dashboard, teachers can view data on their students’ progress, access curriculum resources, as well as real-time support from CodeCombat educators. CodeCombat offers built-in formative and summative assessments throughout the program, as well as automatic differentiation with practice levels that adapt to the learning needs of each student.

CodeCombat is a Community Project

As an open-source community project, CodeCombat offers volunteers an opportunity to contribute to the code to "add features, fix bugs, playtest, and...translate the game" into other languages. There are three types of editors:

1. Level Editor: This type of editor creates and edits levels.
2. Thang Editor: This type of editor modifies CodeCombat's source artwork. A "Thang Editor" can upload vector sprites, alter animation direction, change a unit's hit points, and allow units to throw projectiles.
3. Article Editor: This type of editor can make adjustments to CodeCombat's documents and make instructions for personalized code creations.

Code Combat is an educational coding game using either JavaScriptJavaScript or Python. This web-based program is designed for students of reading age or above and all educators regardless of experience. The game includes a standards-aligned curriculum with six computer science units, project-based game development units, and web development units, alongside instructional resources and professional development. Code Combat is designed to suit the needs of all levels of coding and computer science learners, as students progress from syntax to recursion. The game is also designed to teach 21st century skills, such as critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication.

Code Combat is an educational coding game using either JavaScript or PythonPython. This web-based program is designed for students of reading age or above and all educators regardless of experience. The game includes a standards-aligned curriculum with six computer science units, project-based game development units, and web development units, alongside instructional resources and professional development. Code Combat is designed to suit the needs of all levels of coding and computer science learners, as students progress from syntax to recursion. The game is also designed to teach 21st century skills, such as critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication.

Description

Code Combat is an educational coding game using either JavaScript or Python. This web-based program is designed for students of reading age or above and all educators regardless of experience. The game includes a standards-aligned curriculum with six computer science units, project-based game development units, and web development units, alongside instructional resources and professional development. Code Combat is designed to suit the needs of all levels of coding and computer science learners, as students progress from syntax to recursion. The game is also designed to teach 21st century skills, such as critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication.

Code Combat has two coding programs: Code Combat and Ozaria.

Code Combat is the company’s original coding game recommended for parents, individuals, educators, and students.

Ozaria is an adventure game, fantasy story, and Computer Science program where students “master the lost magic of coding to save their world”. It is recommended for educators and students.

Code Combat’s Mission and Goals:

As stated on the “About” page of their website, Code Combat’s mission is to “make programming accessible to every student on Earth.”

Code Combat strives to “engage every student” with coding, “empower any educator to feel confident when teaching coding”, and “inspire all school leaders” to create a quality computer science program.

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