Showing posts with label user experience. Show all posts
Showing posts with label user experience. Show all posts

Thursday, August 10, 2017

Daylight Dawns August 17th

We are flipping the switch to Daylight on August 17th. 


D2L moose thinks Daylight is so bright he needs shades and wrote a chalkboard message asking if Bloomsburg students are ready for Daylight

The Daylight Experience is coming to BOLT to bring a new, modern, responsive design to BOLT. BOLT will display better on mobile devices and will have other user experience improvements, including a new My Courses widget.

the Daylight experience shown on laptop, tablet, and cellular phone
Daylight is coming to BOLT on August 17


If you want more information on Daylight, check out our student videos on our YouTube channel. We have a special Daylight playlist just for students to show you how to use the new user interface: https://youtu.be/RiUaeT04IUM?list=PLXjuCKxYK182fiunZmv-n2UyDFDIja7MG



We will also be updating our Student Support information at https://intranet.bloomu.edu/imdc-bolt-student. Help documentation will be updated to match the new look and feel in BOLT.

Thursday, July 20, 2017

What's Next in BOLT: Daylight, coming August 17th to BOLT



BOLT will have a new look and feel next month. The Daylight Experience is coming to BOLT to bring a new, modern, responsive design to BOLT. Have you seen Daylight? 


Friday, June 16, 2017

Have you seen Daylight?

We are flipping the switch to Daylight on August 17, 2017. Daylight will bring a modern, responsive experience to BOLT. Have you seen Daylight?




Click the link to read more and read the video transcript.

Thursday, February 16, 2017

Spring Ahead!

Get ready, Daylight is coming in 2018.


No, not Daylight Savings Time.


Daylight is the new look and feel coming to BOLT. It is a modern, responsive design to improve user experience in BOLT and emphasize your course Content.


Here is a sneak peak at Daylight on different devices:


Daylight coming in 2018 shown on laptop, tablet, and mobile phone screens
Brightspace Daylight Responsive Design


We will be sharing more information with all BOLT users as the dawn approaches.

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Language Changes in BOLT on May 20, 2016

Language changes  in BOLT will go live May 20, 2016.

If you are taking courses at the beginning of the Summer (May 16), old terms will be present until the end of the first week of classes. The changes will occur on FRIDAY, May 20, 2016.

Based on results of user experience testing, the terms changing in BOLT for students are:
  • News to Announcements
  • Dropbox to Assignments
a screenshot showing the change to Announcements and Assignments on the course homepage in BOLT

Again, please note these are language term changes and that functionality will remain the same. 

For more information on the changes and for support, follow the jump cut...

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Language Improvements On the Way in May

Language changes to update and improve user experience in BOLT are coming our way May 20, 2016.

If you are taking courses at the beginning of the Summer (May 16), old terms will be present until the end of the first week of classes. The changes will occur on May 20, 2016.

After in-depth testing and analysis, Brightspace identified key terminology to update and improve the user experience within BOLT. Updates will be display only; the tools will continue to function exactly the same as they do now.

Based on the results of the testing, the terms changing in BOLT for students are:

  • News to Announcements
  • Dropbox to Assignments
a screenshot showing the change to Announcements and Assignments on the course homepage in BOLT

Again, please note these are language term changes and that functionality will remain the same. 

For more information on the changes and for ways we plan to support you, follow the jump cut...

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

BIG Improvements Coming to BOLT May 20, 2016

After in-depth testing and analysis, Brightspace identified key terminology to update and improve the user experience within BOLT. Updates will be display only; the tools will continue to function exactly the same as they do now.

Based on the results of the testing, the terms changing in BOLT for students are:

  • News to Announcements
  • Dropbox to Assignments
a screenshot showing the change to Announcements and Assignments on the course homepage in BOLT

Again, please note these are language term changes and that functionality will remain the same. 

For more information on the changes and for ways we plan to support you, follow the jump cut...