Workshops and Consultations

Whether you are new to teaching in Brightspace or just need a refresher, this session will walk you through the most commonly used features of the Brightspace environment. The topics include: Overview of the CITL support team. Logging in to Brightspace and accessing your course site. Adding course content, including the Brightspace Course Setup Kit. ... 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

Whether you are new to teaching in Brightspace or just need a refresher, this session will walk you through the most commonly used features of the Brightspace environment. The topics include: Overview of the CITL support team. Logging in to Brightspace and accessing your course site. Adding course content, including the Brightspace Course Setup Kit. ... 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 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

‘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

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