Cidi Labs DesignPLUS | Digital & Technology Solutions

Overview

DesignPLUS is a suite of external tools integrated into Bruin Learn to help instructors and course designers create responsive, accessible course and collaboration sites. It includes three tools:

The Sidebar: An advanced HTML editor
The Multi-tool: A tool that allows rapid course setup
The Upload/Embed Image Tool: A tool that allows users to edit images

The Sidebar

The DesignPLUS Sidebar is an advanced content editor that helps you create and style engaging, organized, professional-looking content without requiring any HTML, JavaScript, or CSS experience. We strongly recommend reviewing the knowledge resources and tutorials linked below or reaching out to us for assistance to learn how to use the Sidebar.

New Sidebar Upgrade

The legacy sidebar will be retired on December 31, 2025. To ensure a smooth transition, we recommend you begin by reviewing this resource page: DesignPLUS New Sidebar. It provides detailed information, content upgrade instructions, and resources for the transition process.

Examples of Bruin Learn courses designed using the Sidebar (you will need to log in to Bruin Learn):

The Multi-Tool

The DesignPLUS Multi-Tool helps instructors and course designers save time when building course and collaboration sites from scratch by creating content and adjusting settings for multiple items at once.

The Multi-Tool Video Overview

The Upload/Embed Image Tool

The DesignPLUS Upload/Embed Image tool enables you to upload, crop, resize, and embed images anywhere in your Canvas course. You can also easily pull in free, high-quality images from Pexels or Unsplash.

Learn more about how to use this tool in the DesignPLUS User Guide.

Primary Benefits

Instructors and instructional designers create and style engaging, organized, professional-looking content without requiring any HTML or CSS experience.