Inserting Elements and Practices Using Creator+ in the Classic Content Experience

As part of the new Creator+ package that is now available in Brightspace, you can now add a variety Elements and Practices to encourage active learning and effectively structure your content. Elements allow you to organize and group content (e.g. accordions), while Practices allow you to create activities for students (e.g. fill in the blanks). This guide describes how to add these Elements and Practices, and it also includes an overview of the types of Elements and Practices available to you in Creator+.  

1. Inserting Elements and Practices 
2. Types of Elements
3. Types of Practices 

Note: This guide is for the classic/default content view, but if your course uses Lessons View, you can view our guide for that content experience here. 

Inserting Elements and Practices 

This guide uses Accordions as an example for how to insert an Element, but the steps you will follow are the same for all Elements and Practices.  To insert a new Element or Practice into a Content page in your course, follow the instructions below: 

1. 1. Go to your course
       
   2. Click Content
       
   3. Click on a module or create a new content module
       
   4. In your content module, click Upload/Create, then click Create a File
       
   5. Once you are on the Create a File page, enter a title for your file/page 
         
   6. Click on the + icon for the Other Insert Options menu.
       
   7. Click either Insert Element or Insert Practice.  
      
         
   8. Select the Element or Practice you want to add to your page/course.  
       
   9. Complete all the needed information for the Element you selected.  
   10. Click Preview
           
   11. Once everything looks correct, click Insert
        
   12. Click Save and Close to save changes and return to your page 
       

Types of Elements and Practices 

In addition to the Accordion Element, there are several forms of Elements and Practices you can incorporate into your Brightspace environment using Creator+. This section provides an overview of each type of Element and Practice you can use. 

Types of Elements 

Elements are features used to organize and present information within your Brightspace environment. Examples of elements include:  

Tabs 

Click and Reveal 

Callout 

Timeline 

Stylized Quote 

Flip Cards 

Carousel 

Hotspot 

Types of Practices 

While Elements are primarily used to organize and format content, Practices are used to create ungraded, formative assessments. Examples of available practices include: 

Dropdown Fill in the Blanks 

Fill in the Blanks 

Multi-Select 

Multiple Choice 

Sequencing  

Sorting 

True or False