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Published on Leave a comment on Brightspace Tip #91: March Continuous Delivery Updates

D2L (the company that owns Brightspace) uses Continuous Delivery to update our Brightspace system. The Continuous Delivery model gives us regular monthly updates allowing for incremental and easily integrated changes with no downtime required for our Brightspace system. Our Continuous Delivery update occurs on the 4th Thursday of each month. D2L provides release notes to ...continue reading "Brightspace Tip #91: March Continuous Delivery Updates"

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Published on 1 Comment on Brightspace Tip #90: Get Feedback from your Students

Instructors can create surveys in Brightspace and use the statistics tools to monitor current course trends, seek opinions, and assess user satisfaction. Surveys are an excellent way to solicit feedback from learners regarding any aspect of a course. You can gather anonymous or non-anonymous opinions and information from users. Unlike Quizzes, survey questions do not ...continue reading "Brightspace Tip #90: Get Feedback from your Students"

Published on Leave a comment on Brightspace Tip #89: Release Conditions

Release conditions allow instructors to create a custom learning path through the materials in their course. When a release condition is attached to an item, users cannot see that item until they meet the associated condition. For example, instructors can setup release conditions to: Require students to complete an activity (e.g. Syllabus Quiz, Introduce Yourself ...continue reading "Brightspace Tip #89: Release Conditions"

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Published on 1 Comment on Brightspace Tip #88: You Can Personalize Brightspace

Instructors can use Replace Strings to personalize Brightspace. Replace strings allow instructors to customize course content and communications in Brightspace by incorporating the intended learner's personalized information, such as their first name, automatically. Use Replace Strings to create a more personalized learning environment. For example, you can personalize a welcome message, announcement, and/or honor pledge ...continue reading "Brightspace Tip #88: You Can Personalize Brightspace"

Published on Leave a comment on Brightspace Tip #87: Interactive Rubrics

Brightspace interactive rubrics help instructors: Increase Efficiency - Rubrics are built into the grading workflow. Rubrics click-and-score simplicity saves time. Provide Consistent and Quality Feedback - Rubrics enable instructors to provide consistent evaluation and contextual feedback to students. Promote 21st Century Skills - Rubrics make it easier to assign essay questions, individual and group assignments, ...continue reading "Brightspace Tip #87: Interactive Rubrics"

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Published on 1 Comment on Brightspace Tip #86: Working with Groups

Online groups can enrich class discussion and provide a virtual environment for sharing information. You can use groups to organize users’ work on projects and assignments, or you can create special work areas for users with different learning needs. The Groups tool allows instructors to form virtual groups of students to support peer collaboration. Users ...continue reading "Brightspace Tip #86: Working with Groups"

Published on Leave a comment on Brightspace Tip #85: Grade Book

The Brightspace Grades Tool is useful for providing students with up-to-date information about their current standing in the course. For instructors, it’s useful for assigning and keeping track of student grades. Students can view grade entries and monitor their progress throughout the course. As an instructor, you can determine how to set up your Grade ...continue reading "Brightspace Tip #85: Grade Book"

Published on Leave a comment on Brightspace Tip #84: February Continuous Delivery Updates

D2L (the company that owns Brightspace) uses Continuous Delivery to update our Brightspace system. The Continuous Delivery model gives us regular monthly updates allowing for incremental and easily integrated changes with no downtime required for our Brightspace system. Our Continuous Delivery update occurs on the 4th Thursday of each month. D2L provides release notes to ...continue reading "Brightspace Tip #84: February Continuous Delivery Updates"

Published on Leave a comment on Brightspace Tip #82: Annotate Assignment Submissions

We have early access to the new Annotations Toolbar for Assignments. You will see this new toolbar within the Assignments Evaluation Submission screen. Instructors can provide feedback directly in submitted assignments using the Annotations tool. Previously the only option for annotating assignments was by using the Assignment Grader app on your mobile device. Features available ...continue reading "Brightspace Tip #82: Annotate Assignment Submissions"

Published on Leave a comment on Brightspace Tip #80: January Continuous Delivery Updates

D2L (the company that owns Brightspace) uses Continuous Delivery to update our Brightspace system. The Continuous Delivery model gives us regular monthly updates allowing for incremental and easily integrated changes with no downtime required for our Brightspace system. Our Continuous Delivery update occurs on the 4th Thursday of each month. D2L provides release notes to ...continue reading "Brightspace Tip #80: January Continuous Delivery Updates"