As we prepare for the start of the spring term, we want to share what you can do to help “weather-proof” your courses – in the event of a major snowfall or other extreme weather event.
A Question Library helps you create repositories of stored questions that can be used and re-used throughout course creation. Filling out the question library is often an excellent first step in creating course content as it offers a place to create, edit and import...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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,...
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