Brightspace Frequently Asked Questions
Check out our newly updated Brightspace FAQs! This list runs through the most common questions the Brightspace Support Team gets throughout the year. If you have any questions not listed here, be sure to contact our Support team for assistance.
Support Schedule
The Vanderbilt University Brightspace Instructional Technologists are available for support between 8 AM and 4 PM Monday through Friday. Any emails received after 4 PM will be addressed when our team returns to normal support at 8 AM the following business day. While we’re out, we encourage you to utilize our On-Demand Resources to answer any questions that arise.
This is a gradebook using Points grading. There are four categories, each containing grade items with a point value. In this example, the Instructor is calculating the final grade as follows:
- 100 points – Attendance and Participation
- 60 points – Reflection Assignment
- 40 points – Quizzes
- 100 points – Mid-Term
- 200 points – Final Exam
- Total: 500 points
