Vanderbilt’s Brightspace platform offers many different tools for education integrated within it. This page will be updated as new tools become available, so check back often for information and resources as they go live.
We’ve also included some tools which are not integrated with Brightspace, but you may find useful in your courses. Inquiries regarding new integrations should be directed to the Brightspace team at brightspace@vanderbilt.edu.
Amplify
Access Vanderbilt customized chat models with on campus data privacy.
Brightspace
Primary course management system
Cengage
Textbook integration
ChatGPT Edu
Access powerful, current OpenAI models with enhanced data protection.
Coursera
Online education MOOC platform
Follett Discover
Tool to link to bookstore purchasing system
Gradescope
Advanced grading tool from Turnitin. Allows instructors and TAs to do more detailed and comprehensive grading
Kaltura
A video repository which allows students and instructors to upload media into Brightspace
Leganto
Library Resources Tool
McGraw Hill
Textbook integration
Microsoft Copilot
Utilize Microsoft's Copilot for general productivity with enterprise-level data and privacy controls.
NameCoach
Tool to allow users to share the correct pronunciation of their name
Pearson
Textbook integration
Peerceptiv
An assessment tool allowing students to offer feedback to their peers and evaluate the feedback they’ve received
Perusall
A tool for digital social reading and annotation
Respondus
We support the LockDown Browser ONLY which is an exam integrity tool to restrict what apps and sites students can access during online tests
TopHat
TopHat utilizes student devices to allow them to provide real time evidence of understanding and feedback through polls
Turnitin
A tool for detecting similarities in student papers which integrates directly into Brightspace assignments
WileyPlus
Textbook integration
Zoom
A video conferencing tool which works both inside and outside Brightspace to facilitate synchronous online learning and communication