Workshops and Consultations

‘Making the Most of Brightspace’ is a three-part, interactive series of online sessions designed to help instructors enhance their teaching practice through effective use of the Brightspace learning environment. Each session will focus on a different Brightspace tool and address frequently asked questions about that tool. The sessions are: Session 1: Content (Sept 9, 2025) ... 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

‘Making the Most of Brightspace’ is a three-part, interactive series of online sessions designed to help instructors enhance their teaching practice through effective use of the Brightspace learning environment. Each session will focus on a different Brightspace tool and address frequently asked questions about that tool. The sessions are: Session 1: Content (Sept 9, 2025) ... Read more

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 presenters for this session are Dr. Jane Buley, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education; Dr. David Churchill, Associate Professor, Dept of Computer Science, Faculty of Science; and Dr. Maria Mayr, Associate Professor, Dept of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Join us for a dynamic conversation with professors across university ... Read more

Presenting each student in your course with a slightly different version of the same quiz deters academic dishonesty and thus increases the integrity of the assessment. The Quizzes tool in Brightspace allows instructors to configure quizzes in a way that will present each student with a different version of the same quiz. In this session, ... 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

The presenters for this session are Dr. Suzanne Dufour Professor, Dept of Biology, Faculty of Science & Ian Gibson, FUSION Coordinator, CITL. During the course of their academic degrees, students will acquire and develop a handful of different skills which are almost never taught to them explicitly—the ability to collaborate, for instance, or the ability ... Read more

Boosting student engagement is key to creating meaningful and impactful learning experiences. This webinar is designed to give instructors insight into how Brightspace can be utilized to foster engagement and promote active participation in the learning environment. This session will focus on: Designing interactive and engaging course content using Brightspace features. Incorporating discussions, surveys, and ... Read more