Class Resources
Preview Learner: Student Impersonation
Do you want to see what your course looks like to students? You can use the Preview Learner to view your course as a student, submit assessments, and practice grading. This document explains how to impersonate the Preview Learner so you can get the student experience!
Brightspace Roles and Permissions
Understanding the roles and permissions in Brightspace is useful for faculty to know how to add someone to their course. This document explains the different types of roles that exist in Brightspace and what abilities/restrictions they have.
Sending Emails and Instant Message from Brightspace
Do you want to be able to communicate to students and others from Brightspace? You can use Emails and Instant Messages! This document reviews what both tools can do, where you can access them, and how to use them.
Creating Private Journals using Discussions and Groups
Do you want to create journals in Brightspace or create a private discussion? This document reviews how to create single-member groups and how to restrict a discussion to those groups. These private discussions allow you to read student posts, but students can only see their own posts.
Intelligent Agents and Release Conditions
This document is intended to explain what Intelligent Agents and Release Conditions are, how to create them, and how to use them. Release Conditions allow you to restrict progression through your course to create your own learning path. Intelligent Agents allow you to monitor and communicate with your students about their progress and access to your course.
Use Intelligent Agents to Check if Students are Accessing Your Course
Do you want to see which students have been accessing your course? Set up an intelligent agent to monitor whether or not students are accessing the course. This document will show you how to set this up.
Learning Outcomes and the New Mastery Gradebook
Do you use Learning Outcomes in your Course or want to? The new Mastery Gradebook makes it easier to track how your students are meeting those outcomes. The Mastery Gradebook is only visible if you have Learning Outcomes in your course. This document will show you how to add Learning Outcomes and review the Mastery Gradebook.
Using the Calendar to Help Your Students Stay on Track
The Brightspace Course Calendar is a useful tool for students to see when they need to complete assessments, when content is available, and any other important dates that you want to add (like Zoom meeting times). This document reviews what appears in the Calendar and how to add your own events.