Workshops and Consultations

If you are an instructor curious about using Brightspace for grading student work, this webinar is for you. The Brightspace Grades tool allows instructors to keep all course grades in one place and gives students the opportunity to keep track of their performance. In this session, we will focus on setting up your grade book ... Read more

The Assignments tool in Brightspace provides instructors with a consistent location to collect student work. Instructors can also evaluate and return student submissions directly in Brightspace. The Assignments tool has a built-in annotation tool, a range of grading features (e.g., rubrics, audio/video feedback), and can be linked to the grade book for an efficient transfer ... Read more

Join us for this webinar to discover how Brightspace can support your on-campus teaching and create a seamless learning experience for your students. Whether you are new to Brightspace or looking for fresh ideas, this session will provide ideas on how to use Brightspace tools to complement face-to-face instruction, improve organization, and engage your students ... Read more

Making the Most of Your Brightspace Site is a three-part, in-person, interactive series of sessions designed to help Memorial instructors enhance their teaching practice through effective use of the Brightspace learning management system. Each session will focus on frequently asked questions, covering the Content tool in the first session, Discussions in the second, and the ... Read more

This session will focus on the options available for assessing student learning using the Quizzes tool in Brightspace. Brightspace quizzes enable asking various types of questions of students, and they are easy to set up, administer, and grade. Topics covered in this session include: Creating a quiz Due dates, availability dates, and other restrictions Appropriate ... Read more

The Video Assignment tool, developed by Bongo and available in Brightspace, allows instructors to implement video-based assessments that evaluate students on speeches, presentations, and more. Apart from individual and group presentations, instructors can also create question- and-answer assessments where students need to respond to questions that appear on the screen in real time. An added ... Read more

The presenter for this session is Dr. Aaron Tucker, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of English. Gaining a clear understanding of how generative AI functions is critical to making informed decisions on how it can impact you and your teaching practice. In this introductory-level workshop, Dr. Tucker will explore with participants ... Read more

Rubrics are a scoring tool that outlines specific criteria for evaluating student work. Articulating evaluation criteria helps learners prepare more thoughtful submissions that are aligned with instructor expectations. Once students submit or present their work, rubrics also provide an efficient, objective, and systematic method for grading. The Rubrics tool in Brightspace offers easy-to-modify templates to ... Read more

This is session 2 of the Making the Most of Your Brightspace Site series. For more information please visit Making the Most of Your Brightspace Site.

Brightspace offers a range of tools that allow instructors to monitor student activity in a course, such as their engagement with course material or participation in discussions. Other Brightspace tools let you identify students who may be at risk (and those who are succeeding) and send those students automated yet personalized emails to help them ... Read more