D2L/Brightspace: Sync Grades Automatically
Reference Number: AA-00726 Last Updated: 2025-12-29 11:29

What is Automatic Grade Sync?

Student grades will automatically transfer from Hawkes to D2L/Brightspace. Depending on which version of the LMS tools you use, there are different options to automatically sync grades.

LTI-Advantage

  • Daily Sync: Automatically syncs grades every 24 hours, normally overnight.
  • Immediate Sync: Automatically syncs assignment grade a few seconds after assignment is completed in Hawkes.

LTI-1.1

  • Daily Sync: Automatically syncs grades every 24 hours, normally overnight.

How to Set Up Automatic Grade Sync

1. Select a D2l?Brightspace course and open the Hawkes Sync Tool.

2. Select the Schedule Sync tab.



LTI-Advantage

1. Select Enable Automatic Grade Sync and choose between "Daily" or "Immediate" sync.

Note: You cannot receive a daily success notification email for "Immediate" sync. This option is only available for "Daily" sync.

Note: If you toggle on "Immediate" sync after assignments have already been completed in Hawkes, grades will not retroactively sync. Please perform a manual sync to capture these assignment grades.


2. Click Save.


LTI-1.1

1. Select Enable Automatic Grade Sync and choose "Daily" sync.

Optional: Select the second checkbox to receive a sync confirmation email with each successful daily automatic sync to the email address associated with your D2L/Brightspace account. You can have this notification sent to an email address that is different from the one associated with your D2L/Brightspace account by entering an alternate email.


2. Click Save.