{"id":11830,"date":"2018-04-24T14:28:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T19:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"podlove-2018-12-11t20:14:21+00:00-d7a087f5421e44f"},"modified":"2018-12-11T14:15:21","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T20:15:21","slug":"conversation-69","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/conversation-69\/","title":{"rendered":"Conversation #69: Xavier Students Talk About Brightspace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"pwp4-wrapper intrinsic-ignore\" id=\"podlovewebplayer_e6320e3ca9d598279b7317aaab63f22e658a4717\" data-episode=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/conversation-69\/?podlove_action=pwp4_config\"><audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\">\n  <source src=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/podlove\/file\/10\/s\/webplayer\/c\/website\/tlee069.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"\/>\n<\/audio><\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11224\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/a-webinar-by-some-folks-you-might-know\/brightspace-by-d2l-logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Brightspace-by-D2L-logo.png?fit=304%2C270&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"304,270\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Brightspace-by-D2L-logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Brightspace-by-D2L-logo.png?fit=300%2C266&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Brightspace-by-D2L-logo.png?fit=304%2C270&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-11224 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Brightspace-by-D2L-logo.png?resize=304%2C270\" alt=\"\" width=\"304\" height=\"270\" \/><br \/>\nXavier students talk about Brightspace.<\/p>\n<p>Links for this episode:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11199\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11199\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-faq\/\">Brightspace FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11200\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11200\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-documents\/\">Brightspace Documents<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Transcript:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jason Todd: This is J.Todd, associate director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Faculty Development at Xavier University of Louisiana. This episode of our podcast will be a bit different than usual. This week, we\u2019re going to hear from some of \/xavier\u2019s students about our new learning management system, Brightspace, which Xavier began using this past January, after more than a decade with BlackBoard- probably the most well known LMS. as everyone in academia knows, change can be difficult. So we thought we\u2019d reach out to students to see how they were handling such a significant change. We spoke to students on Xavier\u2019s Technology Day on March 20, so you may hear some background chatter. When students stopped by our booth, we simply asked them what they liked and what they didn\u2019t like about Brightspace. Overall, I\u2019d say the switch to Brightspace has been a success, even if it hasn\u2019t been a perfectly smooth transition. The students seemed to really appreciate the clean look and the greater accessibility in Brightspace, but the most common complaint was about the availability of grades for tests and assignments. But enough from me, let\u2019s hear what the students had to say.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- Freshman, Biology Pre-med major:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy professors use Brightspace in order to post coursework that\u2019s due in our syllabuses [sic]. Every week, one of my professor\u2019s, he posts a blog where we can submit it. I like the fact that when we submit stuff, Brightspace sends you an email to confirm that you actually submitted it. I don\u2019t like the fact that when your professors post on Brightspace, you don\u2019t get like an email notification.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- Junior, Biology major:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI can honestly say that this has been a lot better than BlackBoard. It took a while to get used to it, but I am really liking it. I like it- Orange is the new BlackBoard- that\u2019s cute.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- Sophomore, Public Health major:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI do enjoy Brightspace. The only issue I will ever have with it, for now, is that the mobile app doesn\u2019t work. But the online system, it\u2019s easy to navigate, everything\u2019s clear and understanding, it works for me as a student here at Xavier.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- Junior, Biology Pre-med major:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCompared to the last thing that we had [BlackBoard], I actually enjoy Brightspace a lot better. I feel like it\u2019s just more efficient, it\u2019s easier to navigate, and I also like that they have the helpful videos to find where everything is at. Even my teachers have said that they like Brightspace, so I love it and I hope that we continue to use it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- Junior, Computer Science major:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFrom going from BlackBoard to Brightspace, I really enjoy Brightspace a lot more because BlackBoard has been going down a lot since I\u2019ve been here. I really like how Brightspace is set up- where I can see all the classes displayed in the view- and it\u2019s pretty easy to maneuver around. I\u2019d say it\u2019s easier than BlackBoard, honestly, and it hasn\u2019t gone down yet- that\u2019s the good thing I like about it.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- Sophomore, Computer Science major:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI do like that from the homescreen, it is easy to get to my classes and figure out discussions or check my grades. I don\u2019t like how- I guess since my teacher says that it\u2019s difficult for them to use it, or like they just don\u2019t sometimes- it makes it hard for me to find my grades sometimes. But other than that, it\u2019s cool.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- Senior, Psychology major:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBrightspace is a little bit better than BlackBoard because there\u2019s less issues, but there is an issue because my teachers don\u2019t necessarily know how to use it. But me- as a student- I do know how to use it. Maybe there could be more teacher tutorials.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- Sophomore, Sales and Marketing major:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI find Brightspace to be a handy tool that, upon learning how to work, is pretty useful. However, it\u2019s March, and literally yesterday I was finally able to work the mobile app without it crashing on me, so- I mean- obviously there\u2019s some bugs here and there. But I find it to be kind of useful that it doesn\u2019t crash every week.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- Sophomore, Public Health major:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI like Brightspace. It\u2019s better than our old system: it\u2019s easier to work, everything is right there at your fingertips, you can see everything, and it looks really good- I like the design of it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- Junior, Chemistry major:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy opinion on Brightspace is that it\u2019s really clean. I really like it. I like the style and the font and whatnot. Interface is pretty cool. It tells my classes- okay, click there. Grade-wise, I mean trying to figure out my grades is a little confusing, like there\u2019s a lot going on, so simple it down just a little bit- it\u2019d be pretty cool. I don\u2019t really have anything much to say except positivity. I like it- I don\u2019t know- it\u2019s just super clean, and that\u2019s it.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- Student:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOverall, I like it. It\u2019s better than BlackBoard. It doesn\u2019t crash a lot. The only thing I don\u2019t like is when I take quizzes and tests, my grade pops up as a zero- but I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s on the teacher\u2019s end or if it\u2019s on our end. But other than that, it\u2019s a good program.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So what\u2019s an ideal turnaround, for grades to pop up on Brightspace?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI don\u2019t know-I guess the teacher have to input it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like immediately? Like once you take the test?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYes. like BlackBoard used to do that: when you finish a quiz or a test, your grade automatically pops up. But Brightspace, it doesn\u2019t. It gives you a zero. So your average automatically goes down. So I can have an A in the class and if I get a zero, it goes down to a C. that\u2019s the only thing I don\u2019t like.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- Sophomore, Biology Engineering major:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI would say that my experience with Brightspace is good. I like the fact that I\u2019m able to see any notes that my teachers make. I like that they\u2019re able to put announcements on there. I also like how they\u2019ve divided the categories up between content, assignments- it makes it easier to find whatever you need. The only thing that is a little bit challenging- I would say- is when you\u2019re trying to download a document, sometimes it will pop up, and sometimes it won\u2019t.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- Junior, Psychology major, History minor:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat I love about Brightspace is that everything\u2019s really easy to access and your grades come instantly- like as soon as your teacher posts them in. So far, what I don\u2019t like about Brightspace is- I really don\u2019t have anything.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- Sophomore, Psychology major:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI was actually in the pilot study for Brightspace. I think it\u2019s a lot better. It\u2019s a lot easier to use- especially as far as being able to message each other in class, being able to see assignments is a lot easier, just being able to have access to everything available. We\u2019ve never had any issues where Brightspace was down or we couldn\u2019t use it. Even as far as submitting assignments, it\u2019s a lot easier than just having us do it through TurnItIn or another website. And then it just makes it easier for the teachers to comment on our assignments and send it back tous, so it\u2019s been really good.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- Senior, Biology Pre-med major:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt was a little adjustment- being a senior- last semester switching over. But as far as it goes, I think it works a lot better than BlackBoard. I feel like- for the kids, for al the people, for all the incoming freshman coming in- doing a little tutorial in the summertime would make things go a little bit more smoothly. Other than that, I think it\u2019s a lot easier to use than- like I said- BlackBoard, so I think it\u2019s a good change.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- Sophomore, Biology major:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s a lot more colorful than it was on BLackBoard. I like it so far- my teachers who use it- it\u2019s easy for the content to be used, easy to migrate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- Sophomore, Computer Science major:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy opinion on Brightspace is that it\u2019s better than BlackBoard because there\u2019s less glitches. I feel like I can clearly see what my professors have outlined for me to do. Plus, I like the white background better because I think it\u2019s cleaner.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- Junior, Psychology major, Public Health minor:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBrightspace, I think it was a big adjustment compared to BlackBoard. I think that with Brightspace, we do have an increased amount of workload and it\u2019s difficult to keep track of everything. Even though all of our dates are on there, but it\u2019s kind of clashed together on the homepage and everything. But it\u2019s another transition.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- Senior<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI really enjoy Brightspace. It\u2019s a lot easier to navigate. I like how everything\u2019s right in front of your face. It would be a lot easier if the teachers knew how to navigate and upload stuff- that would make things a lot better. One thing I\u2019ve heard my teachers complain about is that Brightspace is not connected to TurnItIn, so they complain about having to do extra manual labor there. But other than that, I like Brightspace. As a student, it\u2019s very easy to navigate. 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