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,...
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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...
Creating Assignments
Instructors can use the Assignments tool to create and edit assignments, view submissions and submission times, associate assignments to rubrics and competencies, and return submissions with grades and feedback to learners. This page covers how you can use the...
Format HTML Course Content
The HTML editor is available for all Brightspace creation tools that use HTML. For example, the HTML Editor is available when you edit discussion topics, create custom instructions for assignment folders, create quiz instructions, and create content topics. The HTML...
Add URLs to a Course
A URL in Brightspace connects students to websites or online files outside the course or to other areas within the course. Use the Links tool to provide students access to informative and useful external websites or to help students navigate to other areas within your...
Create and Manage Course Material (New Content Experience)
The New Content Experience provides instructors with an alternate way to organize and present their course content. It has a clean visual presentation that makes getting started simple and clearly separates the navigation from the main content panel. It supports the...
Quiz and Grade Setup for Cross-listed Courses
Instructors have the ability to create content for cross-listed courses with multiple sections. Although the content may be the same across sections, instructors may decide to adminsiter different quizzes to each group (i.e. different times or set of questions). This...
How to add course level accommodations for quizzes using the Classlist tool in Brightspace
This feature lets instructors grant learners accommodations for extended time for tests/exams through the Classlist tool. Accommodations set up from the Classlist tool apply to all exams in the course that use the Quiz tool. For exams that use the Assignment...
How to support students with accommodations during Brightspace exams
Where to find student accommodation information?Instructors can find a student’s letter of accommodation by logging into the Centre for Accessible Learning (CAL) Online Instructor Services. Students are responsible for making their letters available to instructors on...
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