Workshops and Consultations

Are you a per-course instructor planning to use Brightspace this semester in your on-campus or online course? If so, please join us for this hands-on session where we will offer a walkthrough of the main Brightspace tools, and then provide an opportunity to explore the available tools with the assistance of CITL’s instructional designers and ... Read more

Whether you are new to teaching in Brightspace or just need a refresher, the Brightspace Basics session will walk you through the basic steps of preparing your course site for the start of the term. Topics include: Overview of CITL’s support team Logging into Brightspace and accessing your course site Adding content to a site, ... Read more

Do you have any question about your course preparation? Come to this drop-in session where CITL’s instructional staff will be available to discuss and assist you with any issues related to your course design. Feel free to ask us about: the use of Brightspace and other learning tools hosting effective synchronous sessions preparing and sharing recordings ... Read more

The Assignments Tool in Brightspace provides instructors with a consistent location to collect student work. The tool has built-in grading features, and can be linked to the grade book for an efficient way to return work and share student grades on their assignments. This session will walk you through the steps of setting up your ... Read more

Whether you are new to teaching in Brightspace or just need a refresher, the Brightspace Basics session will walk you through the basic steps of preparing your course site for the start of the term. Topics include: Overview of CITL’s support team Logging into Brightspace and accessing your course site Adding content to a site, ... Read more

Are you a per-course instructor planning to use Brightspace this semester in your on-campus or online course? If so, please join us for this hands-on session where we will offer a walkthrough of the main Brightspace tools, and then provide an opportunity to explore the available tools with the assistance of CITL’s instructional designers and ... Read more

Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning offers a variety of services to support instructors and educators in the use and research of educational technologies. One of such services is the Learning Technology Coach (LTC) program. Coaches are available to support instructors in their consideration and use of various learning technologies, including Brightspace, Webex and ... Read more

Online Rooms is a “web-conferencing” application accessible within each Brightspace course site. This tool allows instructors to schedule and host synchronous sessions with students, and the sessions can be recorded for review. Some ways to use this tool include hosting online office hours, review sessions prior to an exam, and guest speaker or student presentations. ... Read more

This session takes a deep dive into the options available for assessing student learning using the Quiz Tool within Brightspace. Brightspace quizzes enable you to ask a variety of questions of learners, and they are easy to set up, administer, and grade. Topics covered in this session include: Creating a quiz Due dates, availability dates, ... Read more

Using the Brightspace Grades Tool, including the grade book, allows you to keep all course grades in one place and gives students the opportunity to keep track of their performance. You can link your Brightspace assessments directly to the grade book, and at the end of the course have all the grades ready to transfer ... Read more