D2L Brightspace: Share an Award

Question

How do I share Awards from my course? How do I create a public link to share a Certificate? How do I download a digital Certificate from D2L Brightspace Awards?

Overview

Students can share a certificate from a D2L Brightspace course with a link and/or by download.

Download

To download a PDF certificate file:

  1. In your D2L Brightspace course click the Assessments menu.
  2. Click Awards.
  3. Click the Certificates tab.
  4. Click the title of the certificate.
  5. In the pop-up window click the Generate Certificate link.
  6. A PDF file will download, be sure to save the file to your device or to the cloud for later access.

Download a PDF certificate in Awards by clicking the title of the award and clicking generate certificate

Link Sharing

To share a certificate using a public link:

  1. In your D2L Brightspace course click the Assessments menu.
  2. Click Awards.
  3. Click the Certificates tab.
  4. Click the Share link in the certificate you wish to create a link for.
  5. Click the Create link button. (Note: This will only be available if your instructor has enabled this option.)
  6. A link will be created. Click the Copy link button.
  7. Save the link to your device or bookmark for later access.

In Awards create a  link to a certificate or badge you earned in the Share menu