As we move toward campus-wide use of Brightspace beginning summer 2024 semester are you aware of the various training opportunities available this spring?

On Demand Training

Did you know there is a training available within the Brightspace platform? Once you log into Brightspace, select the Brightspace Guided Training link in the navigation bar. The Guided training is a self-paced training option that includes videos, step-by-step walkthroughs, and access to webinar recordings.

Brightspace Live Virtual Trainings

These sessions are facilitated by a Brightspace trainer via Zoom. There is a total of seven 2-hour sessions:

• Instructor Essentials 
  • Focuses on accessing and navigating the Brightspace Learning Environment
• Session 1: A Student’s Life
  • Focuses on the student experience in Brightspace. Introduces a variety of instructor tools and features that are used to create engaging learning experiences for students.
• Session 2: Grading a Course
  • Focus is on how an instructor grades a variety of assessments in Brightspace. Includes effective practices for grading as well as student progress reporting.
• Session 3: Communicating
  • Focuses on using Brightspace to communicate with students, support learning and apply communication strategies that can motivate and engage students.
• Session 4: Can We Build It?
  • Focuses on building key course elements, setting up the gradebook, copying existing content into courses and building new content materials.
• Session 5: Yes, We Can!
  • Focuses on building course activities and assessments. Includes effective practices and how to use the assignment, quiz, and discussion tools to reflect course objectives.
• Session 6: The End is the Beginning
  • This session is designed to take your course to the next level. Dive deeper into practices and tools that are of high interest to participants and answer questions that may not have been covered in earlier sessions.

The entire series will be offered twice throughout the spring semester, providing multiple opportunities to attend each session within the series. Sessions begin January 31st and end April 15th.

Brightspace FLCs

Brightspace Faculty Learning Communities (FLCs) will be available throughout Spring 2024. FLCs will be facilitated by faculty members who served as early adopters of Brightspace during Fall 2023.
FLCs offer an opportunity for faculty to collaborate within a peer community supporting each other in transitioning to Brightspace.

Just the Basics: Getting Started with Brightspace

This training, facilitated by the FCTL instructional designers will focus on meeting the university LMS minimal use policy. You are encouraged to bring your own device and follow along.

By the end of the session participants will be able to:

• Login and navigate to their courses on Brightspace.
• Create a module and upload their course syllabus.
• Use communications tools within the Brightspace platform.
• Set up a gradebook for their course. 

Visit My Learning Connection to view available dates and times and register for these training options.

One-on-One Consultations

You can also schedule time with an instructional designer in the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning if you have questions about Brightspace or need help migrating content.

View availability and schedule an appointment:

Schedule with Stacy Rice, or Schedule with Eric Taylor