Granting Special Access and Extended Quiz Time Limit in D2L Brightspace

Question

How do I set a quiz in D2L to give a student time and a half to take the quiz? How do I give one student an extended due date or access date on a D2L quiz?

Overview

There are two ways to provide extended availability and time limits on D2L Brightspace Quizzes:

• Accommodations: Grant extended timing/controls in all quizzes in a course for a specific student.
• Special Access: Grant extended availability/timing, additional attempts, on one quiz for a specific student.

Accommodations

Grant extended timing/controls in all quizzes in a course for a specific student with Accommodatons.

1. Navigate to your course, click the Communication menu.
2. Click Classlist.  
3. Locate the Student needing extended timing/settings, click the down arrow Actions menu next to their name.
4. Click Accommodations from the menu.  
5. Select the Timing and Controls you would like to change.
   1. Multiplier will multiply quiz timing for every quiz in the course. Example: 1.5-time limit extension.
   2. Extra Time will give students a specific number of additional minutes on every quiz. Example: 20 extra minutes added to every quiz.
   3. Always Allow Right Click provides the ability to use of screen readers and other assistive technology while taking the quiz.
6. Click Save.

Special Access

Grant extended availability/timing, additional attempts, on one quiz for a specific student with Special Access.

To add Special Access:

1. Edit the Quiz.
2. Click the down arrow next to Availability Dates & Conditions widget.
3. Click the Manage Special Access link.
4. Select Allow selected users special access to this quiz.
5. Click the Add Users to Special Access button.
6. Make changes to this specific quiz availability/timing/controls in Special Access.
   • Under the Due Date section, Check Has Due Date and choose the date and time of the extended due date for this quiz and student. Note: This will flag a submission as late if it is completed by a Special Access student after this date and time.
   • Under the Availability section, Check Has Start Date and/or Has End Date and choose the date and time to add extended availability for this quiz and student. Note: The Special Access student will only be able to access or take the quiz within these dates.
   • Under the Timing section,
     • Select Enforced time limit, then enter the special access enforced time limit.
     • Check Assign alternative grace period, enter the grace period to grant special access to an extended grace period.
     • Check Assign an alternative behavior for exceeding time limit, select the option you wish to grant special access to.
   • Under the Attempts section, check the box next to Override attempts allowed. Select the number of attempts you wish to grant special access to, click the Apply button. Enter optional Advanced Attempts settings if you wish.
7. Under the Users section, check the box next to the name of the Student(s) you wish to grant Special Access to this specific quiz.
8. Click the Save button.
9. You will see now see the Special Access changes listed by student. Note: If you have set an Accommodation for the student in Classlist, you will see the accommodation listed below the student(s) name in the Users section of Special Access – this helps avoid duplicating accommodation on quizzes.
10. Click the Save and Close button.