Workshops and Consultations

Getting Started with Brightspace (D2L) – for Online Course Instructors

ED 1001/Webex ED 1001, Education Building, Memorial University, St.John's, Canada

Teaching online for the first time or need a refresher? This session will cover the basics to help get you started, including: Introduction to CITL Support Staff, including your course maintenance assistant; Logging into Brightspace and accessing your course site; Using course mail and announcements to contact your students; Monitoring discussion forums; Grading submissions and ... Read more

Administrative Staff: Introduction to using Brightspace for Promotion and Tenure

ED 1001/Webex ED 1001, Education Building, Memorial University, St.John's, Canada

This workshop is designed for administrative staff who support the Promotion and Tenure process within an academic unit.  The workshop will highlight what you need to know about Brightsapce to add and organize content being presented for review, as well as how to copy content from an existing site. While it is an introductory workshop, experienced staff ... Read more

Getting Started with Brightspace (D2L) – Supporting your on-campus course

ED 1001/Webex ED 1001, Education Building, Memorial University, St.John's, Canada

Using Brightspace to support your on-campus course?  This session will cover the basics to get you started, including: Introduction to CITL Support team Logging into Brightspace and accessing your course site Copying content from a previous site and uploading new material Setting up a discussion forum Creating an assignment, including an online submission folder Using ... Read more

Increasing Instructor Presence in Brightspace

ED 1001/Webex ED 1001, Education Building, Memorial University, St.John's, Canada

Looking for strategies to communicate and build a connection with your students online? Brightspace has a variety of tools to help you do this.    This introductory session will provide an overview of these tools with some strategies you can put to use right away. Announcements Intelligent Agents Video Note Online Office Hours using Online Rooms ... Read more

Administrative Staff: Introduction to using Brightspace for Promotion and Tenure

ED 1001/Webex ED 1001, Education Building, Memorial University, St.John's, Canada

This workshop is designed for administrative staff who support the Promotion and Tenure process within an academic unit. The workshop will highlight what you need to know about Brightsapce to add and organize content being presented for review, as well as how to copy content from an existing site. While it is an introductory workshop, ... Read more

Getting Started with Brightspace (D2L) – Supporting your on-campus course

ED 1001/Webex ED 1001, Education Building, Memorial University, St.John's, Canada

Using Brightspace to support your on-campus course?  This session will cover the basics to get you started, including: Introduction to CITL Support team Logging into Brightspace and accessing your course site Copying content from a previous site and uploading new material Setting up a discussion forum Creating an assignment, including an online submission folder Using ... Read more

Start-up Drop-in Sessions (no registration needed)

ED 1001/Webex ED 1001, Education Building, Memorial University, St.John's, Canada

CITL offers a variety of support services for faculty.  Attend our drop in sessions for just-in time support.  Feel free to use the technology available in the TLX or to bring your own device.  Here’s a sample of some questions asked during past start-up sessions: How do I activate my Brightspace site so students can ... Read more

Using Online Rooms

ED 1001/Webex ED 1001, Education Building, Memorial University, St.John's, Canada

Online rooms is a “web-conferencing” application that is built right into Brightspace. It allows you to host synchronous sessions with your students, like online office hours, Q&A sessions prior to an exam, online presentations and more. The tool also features a recording functionality, so share the activity with the class afterwards or use it to ... Read more

Getting Started with Brightspace (D2L) – for Online Course Instructors

ED 1001/Webex ED 1001, Education Building, Memorial University, St.John's, Canada

Teaching online for the first time or need a refresher? This session will cover the basics to help get you started, including: Introduction to CITL Support Staff, including your course maintenance assistant; Logging into Brightspace and accessing your course site; Using course mail and announcements to contact your students; Monitoring discussion forums; Grading submissions and ... Read more

Using Gradebook

ED 1001/Webex ED 1001, Education Building, Memorial University, St.John's, Canada

Want to give students a way to track their grades during your course, while having the info you need to transfer grades to Banner at the end of the course? The Brightspace gradebook allows you to do this. Bring your own laptop, or use the computers available in the TLX (ED1001) to set-up your gradebook ... Read more