About D2L Brightspace
D2L Brightspace is a learning management system that enables educators to create, manage, and deliver online courses and learning experiences at scale. It provides tools for course content delivery, student engagement, assessment, and performance tracking across institutions and corporate training programs.
Saysimple customers in education can use this integration to extend student support beyond the LMS. Send course reminders, assignment deadlines, and enrollment notifications directly to students via WhatsApp. Handle student inquiries—course access issues, technical problems, deadline extensions—in a shared team inbox where your support staff can respond consistently and track every interaction. Reduce email overload and improve student engagement with messaging on the channel they use daily.
Popular use cases
Send Course Launch and Enrollment Notifications
When a new course launches in Brightspace, automatically send a WhatsApp message to enrolled students with course details, start dates, and access instructions. Students receive timely, clickable notifications they actually read—increasing course adoption and reducing support tickets from students who miss enrollment deadlines.
Handle Student Support Requests in One Inbox
Students message your support team on WhatsApp with LMS access issues, password resets, or technical problems. All inquiries land in Saysimple's shared inbox where multiple support staff can collaborate, see full history, and resolve issues faster than email. Tag conversations by course or issue type for better tracking and reporting.
Deliver Assignment Reminders and Deadline Alerts
Trigger automated WhatsApp reminders when assignment deadlines approach or when grades are posted in Brightspace. Students get timely nudges on their preferred channel, reducing missed submissions and improving academic outcomes while decreasing manual follow-up work for instructors.
