This guide details how to set up a final exam in Brightspace. There are several settings that can affect the testing experience, and we will go into each in detail. Basic details and questions Availability and conditions Timing and display Attempts and completion...
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Course Team Lifecycle
Course team creation: Course Teams are created for a given course when the Office of the Registrar register the course section and CRN. Course team membership: Course teams are populated with members (students) and owners (instructors) overnight. It can take up to 24...
How can I record my Zoom session and share it with students?
Zoom recording options Hosts and co-hosts can record a Zoom meeting to the cloud (temporarily) or locally on their personal device. By default, participants cannot record a Zoom meeting unless the host grants them specific permission to do so during the meeting....
Importing Final Course Grades into FAST Student from Brightspace
After recent integration efforts, final course grades can now be imported into FAST Student directly from Brightspace. This page contains instructions on how to prepare your grades in Brightspace, steps on how to access FAST, and details on how to run the import...
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Student Online Learning Retention Strategies
Overview The shift to online instruction is to support the continuity of learning and teaching during COVID-19. While the online format has been found to increase the opportunities for flexible learning, it also poses some challenges that warrant consideration. For...
Higher Education Learning Outcomes: A Briefing Paper
Overview Learning outcomes are a core topic in pedagogic theory and practice in higher education. This paper functions as a general briefing and update. The paper outlines the history of learning outcomes, their evolving and perceived value and benefits, and explains...
Teaching Excellence: A Briefing Paper
Overview This paper reviews the concept of teaching excellence in both global and local terms, including an examination of the many factors that influence the definition of teaching excellence, and the measurement of teaching effectiveness. A singular definition is...
Using Activity Feed and Alignment Standards (New Content Experience)
Activity Feeds and Alignment Standards are two pieces of advanced course content which can be used for communicating with your students in a centralized manner. Activity Feeds can be used to post messages and content on your course's front page, allowing students to...
Using Checklists for Learning Outcomes
Checklists are made up of items that refer to important or required assignments, readings, or other activities learners are expected to complete. Checklists may contain multiple categories to help keep the items within organized.Why use a Checklist?The Checklist...
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