On-Demand Resources
On-demand resources are available for students and faculty in downloadable PDF quick reference sheets and in step-by-step videos.
For Instructors
Course Management
» How can I add TAs or other users to my course?
» How can I make my course active, so it is visible to students? – Updated!
» How do I email my entire class, or individual students? – Updated!
» How do I view my course from the student view? – Updated!
» How do I build a course on Brightspace from scratch?
» How can I re-order my courses on the dashboard?
» How do I Edit the Navigation Bar (Navbar)?
» How do I create a homepage for my course?
» How do I create an image banner for my homepage?
» How do I delete my homepage and make another tool the first page students see?
» How do I turn off course tools I do not need?
» How can I upload a profile photo to my Brightspace account?
Content
» What is the table of contents?
» How do I upload my syllabus?
» How do I move files around in my course?
» How do I insert stuff into my course?
» How do I create modules and add content to them?
» How do I make content unavailable to students?
» How do I import course materials from another course management system?
» How do I copy an entire Brightspace course to another?
» How to move pieces of content from one Brightspace Course to Another?
Assignments
» How do I create an assignment with the Assignment Tool?
» How can I create an assignment from the content module area?
» How do I add feedback and evaluations to assignment submissions?
» How do I associate an assignment with a grade item?
» How do I enable TurnitIn on a new assignment?
» How do I enable TurnitIn on an existing assignment?
» An Overview of TurnitIn Feedback Studio
» How to use the similarity report tools in TurnitIn
» How to provide feedback using TurnitIn
» How to manually enter grades using TurnitIn
» How do I use a rubric in the TurnitIn Feedback Studio
» How can I download assignments?
» How can I download assignments by group?
» How can I contact students who have not submitted an assignment?
Tests/Quizzes
» 9 Step Quiz Overview – Updated!
» How to Quickly Create a Quiz Placeholder? – Updated!
» How do I associate my quiz to a Grade Item in my Gradebook? – Updated!
» How do I Establish Restrictions Such As: Dates, Time limits, Password, and Respondus Lockdown Browser – Updated!
» How do I Provide Special Access for Select Students? – Updated!
» How do I Determine What the Student Sees Upon Completion of the Quiz? – Updated!
» How do I Implement a Lock Down Browser (Respondus) During a Quiz? – Updated!
» How do I create and deploy a test / quiz? – Updated!
» How do I export test / quiz grades to the grade book? – Updated!
» How do I view specific quiz questions after the quiz is submitted? – Updated!
» How do I use the question library? – Updated!
Grades / Rubrics
» Getting Started: How do I set up my gradebook? – Updated!
» How do I create grade categories and items? – Updated!
» Example of a Weighted Grade Book – Updated!
» How do I grade work using Brightspace?
» How do I set the grading system for a course?
» How do I release final grades to students?
» How do I associate an assignment with a grade item?
» How do I exclude a grade category or item from the final grade calculation?
» How do I enter all grades for a specific Grade Item?
» How do I Export my Gradebook into Excel?
Groups & Discussions
» Understanding the Discussion tool – Updated!
» How do I create groups in Brightspace? – Updated!
» How do I let students self-enroll into groups?
» How do I create group discussion topics? – Updated!
Media on Brightspace
» How do I Put a YouTube Video in a Content Module?
» Kaltura Workflow – Instructor
» Kaltura User Guide – Instructor
» How do I use Capturespace Lite in Kaltura?
Video Resources for Brightspace
» Brightspace Instructor Tutorial Videos