Brightspace Pulse

D2L Corporation

About this app

Help instructors and learners stay connected anytime, anywhere, with the Brightspace Pulse App. The app allows you to visualize upcoming activities, manage your time, and stay on top of coursework. 
-See all important dates and deadlines for each of your courses, plus add your own 
-Stay up to date about course-related updates such as Announcements, Activity Feed, Grades, Quizzes, and Assignments, all through push notifications 
- Review course content off-line without a data connection, including video and audio content 
- Participate in Activity Feed discussions 
-Seamlessly log in to D2L Brightspace via browser to complete additional tasks 

Ratings and reviews

Used as a student for college, and this is by far the worst app I've had to use for my education. Unlike it's competitors, the mobile app doesn't allow for most of the functionality of the desktop experience, often having to redirect you to the mobile site that's equally flawed. Content (including urgent notifications) can take over an hour to produce a notification. I'm told the professor/teacher experience is somehow even worse.

The app is great at taking care of needs. However, there isn't a link to directly access the email, which would be convenient. The reason for the low rating is the lack of a "create event" option for assignments that are not directly in Brightspace (be they in another program or in-person). This feature did exist at one point and removing it proves to be majorly inconvenient.

Overall, does its job well and doesn't overcomplicate things. Pulse can definitely make parts of your class smoother, especially if you like to pop in randomly throughout the day. As a small critique, please get rid of the "swipe to reveal" for grades. It's not a game, and it doesn't make it exciting. I'd rather just see the grade in the notification and move on with my day. Thanks for considering. :)

What’s new

Bug fixes and stability improvements.