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Getting Started with GoReact
Aug. 2, 2022—The online video feedback tool GoReact IS AVAILABLE WITHIN BRIGHTSPACE. Why would I use GoReact? You can create a video assignment and then have students upload or record video submissions. You and/or peers can then leave time-coded text, video, or audio feedback. Assignments can be graded using points or customizable rubrics. GoReact also shows reports...
June Brightspace Updates
Jun. 16, 2022—Summer months are usually when we see the biggest updates from Brightspace and D2L. This summer is shaping up for some good updates across different areas of the platform. Assignments – Save time by copying assignments to other courses you teach Instructors who teach several courses are now able to copy assignments between their courses....
Spotlight on Inclusive Teaching
Feb. 21, 2022—Learn about how Vanderbilt’s Student Access Services can assist students on campus and in the classroom This is a collection of guides that focus on tools available to you in Brightspace that are especially focused on inclusive teaching. Additional resources: Webpage Accessibility – Familiarize yourself with ways to make your Brightspace course web accessible, from...
What’s New in Brightspace September 2021
Sep. 21, 2021—Here are the highlights from recent Brightspace updates. A link to the full release notes is available at the end of this post. Assignments – Restricting file extensions for submissions It’s now possible for instructors to restrict the types of files they accept for Assignments based on the file extension. This can be set...
Getting Started with Perusall
Aug. 16, 2021—Perusall is a social annotation tool that links with the readings you may have for a particular course. Perusall will automatically score each comment or question in the system as below expectations, meets expectations, or exceeds expectations. Your instructor will set how many points each category will be worth and provide you with general guidelines about how scoring for Perusall will work...
What’s New on Brightspace? (September 2020)
Sep. 21, 2020—Every month, Brightspace will release new features and updates. You can get a comprehensive view of the updates here, but this blog post will give you a quick overview of what’s new on Brightspace! Assignments – Additional functionality in the new assignment creation experience Add special access conditions to assignments. Receive a notification email when assignments...
Turning a Syllabus into an Online Course on Brightspace
Apr. 24, 2020—by Stacey M. Johnson, Assistant Director for Educational Technology If you will be teaching online, how do you plan to convert your course plan into a clean, easy-to-follow Brightspace course? The course plan or syllabus is the blueprint of your course, but now you have to construct the virtual structure according to the plans you...
What’s New on Brightspace? (March/April 2020)
Apr. 23, 2020—Every month, Brightspace will release new features and updates. You can get a comprehensive view of the updates here, but this blog post will give you a quick overview of what’s new on Brightspace! Assignments – Video Note recordings have expanded time limit In Assignment submission folders, students can now submit up to 30 minutes of...
How do I return grades and papers to students when I collected physical copies of the assignment?
Mar. 19, 2020—The Assignments tool in Brightspace allows you to electronically return grades and papers to students even when you collected and left feedback on the physical copy. First you will need to create an assignment. How do I create an assignment with the Assignment Tool? In the various option to choose from when creating your...
Asynchronous Teaching Tools on Brightspace
Mar. 13, 2020—by CFT assistant director, Stacey M. Johnson With both Zoom and Virtual Classroom available in Brightspace for live video conferencing, many faculty will be moving their face-to-face classes online in a very literal sense, doing similar activities as usual that happen to be conducted video conferencing. However, for some faculty, moving their courses online means...