The Quizzes tool in Brightspace allows instructors to create and evaluate question-based assessments. This page covers the steps for evaluating quizzes. To learn more about setting up a quiz, please visit Creating and Managing Quizzes.Why Use Quizzes for...
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Creating and Managing Quizzes
The Quizzes tool in Brightspace allows instructors to create and evaluate question-based assessments in their courses. In the UVic instance of Brightspace, the Quiz Tool is nested under Course Tools on the blue NavBar. This page covers creating and managing quizzes....
Advanced Gradebook: Bonus Grade Items and Exemptions
Bonus grade items and exemptions provide additional ways for instructors to fine tune their grade book and create personalized solutions for each student. This post covers bonus grade items and exemptions. To learn more about creating a gradebook, please view Set up a...
Set Up a Gradebook
The Brightspace Grades tool allows instructors to create and manage their gradebooks, which includes grading system, grade calculations, grade scheme, grade items, and view and display options. The gradebook can be linked to assessments such as quizzes, assignments...
Entering and Releasing Grades
The Brightspace Grades tool allows instructors to enter grades either numerically or based on a grading scheme. It is required to set up the grade book and associate each quiz, assignment and discussion with a grade item, which makes an entry in the grade book. This...
Track Attendance for Activities in a Course
The Attendance tool enables you to create registers that track attendance for course-based activities in Brightspace. Use the Attendance tool to track attendance for mandatory face-to-face sessions, group discussions and project presentations. This tool is not linked...
Managing Course Components
Import/Export/Copy Components is a tool that is used to help with various aspects of a course, more specifically, course content. Some of the features that are used to move course components include copying, importing, and exporting different materials.What can I do...
Manage Course Events with the Calendar Tool
The Calendar tool can be used by instructors to manage course events and activities. Associating a due date with an assignment, for example, will cause the course calendar to be populated with that date, which will help remind students of the upcoming task. Moreover,...
Creating and Managing Rubrics
The Rubrics tool in Brightspace allows instructors to assess activities consistently based on chosen criteria.Types of RubricsAnalytic Analytic rubrics are two-dimensional rubrics with levels of achievement and assessment criteria displayed as columns and rows,...
Evaluating Assignments
The Brightspace learning environment allows instructors to evaluate assignments directly in the platform, improving efficiency. Students can receive feedback online in real time following rubrics and core competencies. This page covers evaluating assignments. To learn...
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