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How do I create grade items and associate them with assignments or quizzes?
Creating a Grade Item 1. Go to your course in Brightspace and click on Grades in the navigation bar. 2. Click on the Manage Grades tab. 3. Click New and select Item from its drop-down menu. 4. Select the Grade Item Type that you would like to assign....
How do I create an assignment in Brightspace?
The Assignments tool allows instructors to create a space in Brightspace where they can build, collect and eventually grade class assignments. Students can submit their work by uploading files or by using the text box. In addition to typing in text, learners can use...
How do I rearrange my topics, modules and sub-modules?
To build and structure course pages more easily, instructors can use drag handles to reorder topics between sub-modules and move entire sub-modules to other modules by using the table of contents panels. The video below shows how to rearrange content in the Classic...
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...
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...
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...
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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