365 Data Science vs Brightspace | TrustRadius

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Score 8.5 out of 10

Based on 4 reviews and ratings

Score 7.1 out of 10

Based on 62 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

365 Data Science

Brightspace

Course authoring

Course catalog or library

Player/Portal

Learning content

Mobile friendly

Progress tracking & certifications

Assignments

Compliance management

Learning administration

Learning reporting & analytics

Social learning

Pros

Well-structured courses.
Easy to use platform.
Great customer support.

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Vladimir Ninov, MBA

Co-founder & Marketing Director

WebcoinMarketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees

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File sharing capability between users is largely unparalleled in the LMS space (from my experience).
The user interface has continued to receive valuable updates that have created an incredibly efficient platform to navigate.
Brightspace offers a single source of truth for standardized learning outcomes based on company objectives.

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Process Optimization Analyst

QuadPrinting, 10,001+ employees

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Cons

There was no coding in the browser supported. I know that other platforms offer this, but the 365 Team suggested that having all files on your PC resembles real-life coding much better.

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CFO (Chief Financial Officer)

RUDReal Estate, 51-200 employees

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D2L should find a way to allow markup of student writing directly in the review panel of the dropbox. Blackboard and Canvas do this.
When you set the number of points an item is worth in the dropbox, it doesn't carry this value over into the grade book automatically, which means you have to be careful to enter the same information in two different interfaces.
The rubric function needs a wider range of options. It should be possible to upload rubrics from external files and make them usable within D2L.
The discussions are hard to reorganize. Grading discussions using a rubric is not possible inside D2L, as far as I know.
When using the Record audio function to provide student feedback, the audio quality is too poor to be used in many situations.

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Instructional Academic Staff

University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireHigher Education, 501-1000 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

No score

No answers yet

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Brightspace 9.0

Based on 25 answers

I would never give any system a perfect score. In the technology environment today we need to be constantly looking at ways to improve the user experience and LMS companies like Desire2Learn need to know that we have options today with other systems and they need to stay current with features and listen to their customers.

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Director, Distance Learning

Johnson County Community CollegeHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees

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Usability

No score

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Brightspace 6.4

Based on 11 answers

Overall, the learning environment works as expected. However, there are plenty of bugs. For example, for a few versions, trying to print out a PDF from the Content screen in several browsers would produce a blank page. We inform D2L support about these issues, most of which are known issues. However, they are very slow to respond. D2L seems to spend more time selling than actually coding and testing their product. Most of the issues are not major -- however, there have been a few that are unbelievable. In fact, this past week we had a sudden issue where the "Submit" button in quizzes would not appear if users had a certain browser/operating system combination. This is a major problem, if students cannot submit their exams! D2L is slow to respond to these kinds of situations, which do occur more often than I would like.

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Verified User

Program Manager in Information Technology

Higher Education Company, 501-1000 employees

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Reliability and Availability

No score

No answers yet

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Brightspace 9.0

Based on 1 answer

Both students and instructor enjoy the 24-hoiur access. After, all isn't that the point of online learning. As an instructor located in an Eastern time zone state it is great to connect with students located in a Pacific time zone state. I have gotten comments about the early hours I am in the course room grading assignments . . . 4:00 a.m. PST; 7:00 a.m. EST So, it's sleep time for my students and "first cup of coffee" time for me.

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Randi Tucker Barr, MBA, PhD

Online Course Professor

Trine UniversityHigher Education, 201-500 employees

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Performance

No score

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Brightspace 9.0

Based on 2 answers

Easy to navigate; little to no delay from one section of the course room to another; actually fun to use after overcoming the learning curve.

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Randi Tucker Barr, MBA, PhD

Online Course Professor

Trine UniversityHigher Education, 201-500 employees

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Support Rating

365 Data Science 9.6

Based on 2 answers

Their support is very friendly and it answered all my inquiries in a timely manner.

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Vladimir Ninov, MBA

Co-founder & Marketing Director

WebcoinMarketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Brightspace 9.9

Based on 5 answers

I have had excellent support from Desire2Learn. Any ticket that I submit is acknowledged immediately and the correction is usually almost as quick. We use this for thousands of classes and it is pretty well liked by both faculty and students. We have been using it for almost 4 years now and most of our instructors have become pretty proficient with it.

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Steven Mitchell

Microcomputer Systems Specialist II

Southern Illinois UniversityHigher Education, 5001-10,000 employees

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In-Person Training

No answers on this topic

Did not participate in the in-person training due to distance; training was completed online

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Randi Tucker Barr, MBA, PhD

Online Course Professor

Trine UniversityHigher Education, 201-500 employees

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Online Training

No score

No answers yet

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Brightspace 4.0

Based on 2 answers

The training provided online did not, necessarily, fit the version of the system that I was using. Screens were somewhat different and not all options were readily available. This could have been due to customization on the part of my institution however, I rather believe it was due to version changes and training materials not yet being updated.

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Instructional Development Specialist

The Ohio State UniversityHigher Education, 10,001+ employees

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Implementation Rating

No score

No answers yet

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Brightspace 1.6

Based on 3 answers

The D2L implementation team listened to our concerns and built a system based upon our needs. We wanted to keep them after the initial implementation.

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Director, Distance Learning

Johnson County Community CollegeHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

I've tried several alternatives, but 365 Data Science really provides the whole package.

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CFO (Chief Financial Officer)

RUDReal Estate, 51-200 employees

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Desire2Learn is similar to Blackboard but with less functionality and intuitiveness in terms of use. Grading options are more limited. Desire2Learn uses a cluttered interface with many tabs and options needing to be used to create even basic assignments for upload and grading. When entering grades in Blackboard, changes are instantly saved but Desire2Learn requires you hit a Save button at the bottom of the interface. If you fail to hit save, your grade changes will not be entered.

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Verified User

Professional in Research & Development

Higher Education Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Scalability

No score

No answers yet

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Brightspace 9.0

Based on 1 answer

During my first semester working with Desire2Learn the integrated learning management system was more down than up. This meant reconfiguring assignment due dates, frustration for both the instructor, students, and help desk staff. After an upgrade, Desire2Learn has been reliable.

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Randi Tucker Barr, MBA, PhD

Online Course Professor

Trine UniversityHigher Education, 201-500 employees

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Return on Investment

It helped me to learn on how to better use big data and apply it to my business and research.

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Vladimir Ninov, MBA

Co-founder & Marketing Director

WebcoinMarketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees

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D2L has allowed us to create master courses that are regularly updated and then copied over from semester to semester. The copy process is very quick and easy so this have been a time saver for us.
Sometimes the learning curve for end users has been a little difficult as the recent upgrades (9.4 to 10 to 10.1) have had some very significant changes. In the end I think the changes are an improvement but sometime faculty and students get nervous because "things look different".

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Jennifer Hendryx

Instructional Technology Coordinator

University of Wisconsin Colleges OnlineHigher Education, 11-50 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

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