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Creating exams using Brightspace
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...
Frequently Asked Brightspace Questions
If you are building your course from scratch in Brightspace, our Teaching with Brightspace resource is the place to start. It is a centralized hub which includes topics such as; how to create course content (including activities and assessments), the new Classic/New...
Learning Technology Update | July 2023
On Monday, July 10th Brightspace will be introducing updates to user experience, assessment, evaluation, and timing in order to make tools like Assignments, Discussions, and Quizzes more consistent and user-friendly. In addition, an integration with the new UVic...
Switching between the Classic Content Experience and New Content Experience
Brightspace now allows instructors to switch between the Classic Content Experience and New Content Experience in their course pages on their own, without having to submit a request. You can switch between the New Content Experience and Classic Experience by following...
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...
Brightspace Update – December 2021
Every month, UVic's learning technologies release new features and updates.This post will give you a quick overview of what's new and exciting.Brightspace The December update to Brightspace includes changed to the way dates are handled by the discussion module,...
Learning Technology Update | December 2021
This month's news includes saying goodbye to CourseSpaces, easy export of Brightspace grades to FAST, an important Zoom update, updates to Echo360 group functionality, a Crowdmark demo and more!CourseSpaces CourseSpaces de-commissioning is continuing, with access...
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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