D2L Brightspace

Transform the Learning Experience

by D2L Corporation · Learning & Development

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Executive Summary

D2L Brightspace is a learning management system (LMS) from D2L, offered to higher education, K-12, training organizations, associations, government and business customers. For business customers, D2L for Business positions it as a corporate LMS for employee onboarding, upskilling and certification, and product enablement, with role-based learning, a Manager Dashboard and compliance training tracking. D2L says it connects with HRIS systems and other applications, including through D2L Link, and offers optional add-ons such as D2L Lumi for AI, Creator+ for course content and Performance+ for learning insights.

Use Cases

  • Onboarding new hires with role-based learning
  • Upskilling and certification through personalized learning paths
  • Product enablement for teams
  • Compliance training with automated completion tracking
  • Tracking professional development activity with a manager dashboard
  • Teaching in higher education and K-12

Features

Visibility

  • Data and Analytics: Analyze trends and make data-driven decisions with actionable insights.
  • Outcomes-Based Education: Simplify reporting and effortlessly oversee learning outcomes with a dashboard aligned to your educational goals.
  • Learning Insights: Empower your organization to uncover course and learner data with insights that help you make better decisions faster.

Intelligence

  • Adaptive Learning: AI-powered personalized learning with adaptive recommendations and an AI assistant that tailors learning to individual learner needs and roles
  • Personalized Education at Scale: Create personalized educational experiences that adapt to each learner’s performance.

Support

  • Customizable Learning Paths & Content: Role-based content delivery and structured learning paths
  • Mobile Accessibility: Mobile-friendly access —anytime, anywhere—with built-in accessibility that exceeds industry standards
  • Course Authoring: Boost engagement and completion rates by delivering engaging, interactive course content.
  • D2L Course Merchant: Enable anyone to discover, browse, purchase and self-enroll in course offerings through your own branded storefront.

Technical Specifications

Architecture
Cloud-native SaaS, Microservices-based architecture
Deployment
SaaS

Infrastructure

  • AWS

AI/ML Stack

  • LLM

Security & Compliance

Certifications: ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, ISO/IEC 27701, TX-RAMP, SOC reports, CSA STAR

Encryption: Secure connections using TLS

Data Residency: US,EU,APAC

Pricing

Model
Custom / Enterprise
Target Customer
SMB,Mid-Market,Enterprise

About D2L Corporation

D2L Corporation is a global learning innovation company that develops Brightspace, a cloud-based learning platform. It provides learning management software, content and assessment tools, and AI-powered features to support online, blended, and personalized learning for K-12, higher education, and enterprises.

Founded: 1999 · Headquarters: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada · Employees: 1,001-5,000 · Public

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