Workshops and Consultations

Whether you are new to teaching in Brightspace or just need a refresher, the Brightspace Essentials 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

The 'Brightspace Course Setup Kit' has been designed to provide a starting point to creating a Brightspace course site. The kit includes pre-formatted pages that you can easily download, edit, and adapt to your specific course needs. This workshop will walk you through the template pages and demonstrate how to customize the various components of ... Read more

Do you have any issues with or questions about transferring your grades from Brightspace to Banner using the Grades2Banner tool? Instead of calling the CITL Support Centre, you can join this session and get the answers you need. No registration is required for this event. Simply drop in and get the answers you need at ... Read more

Whether you are new to teaching in Brightspace or just need a refresher, the Brightspace Essentials 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

Using the Grades Tool in Brightspace allows instructors 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 (assignments, quizzes, discussion topics, and group projects) directly to the grade book, and at the end of the course have all the ... Read more

Whether you are new to teaching in Brightspace or just need a refresher, the Brightspace Essentials 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

This session takes a deep dive into the options available for assessing student learning using the Quizzes tool within 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 ... Read more

The Assignments Tool in Brightspace provides instructors with a consistent location to collect student work. It also allows instructors to evaluate and return student submissions directly in the Brightspace environment. 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 ... Read more