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What’s New on Brightspace? (Dec. 2020 + Jan. 2021)
Jan. 21, 2021—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! Updated video and audio player To improve accessibility and create a consistent user experience, a new audio and video media player...
Don’t Forget These Grading Setup Steps!
Oct. 27, 2020—As instructors give assignments, quizzes and discussions, there are some key grading setup elements to check before opening these activities to students. Start with the Gradebook If you intend to use the Brightspace gradebook, then I would start with this setup. Step 1: How do I set up my gradebook? Step 2: How do I...
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...
What’s New on Brightspace? (June/July 2020)
Jun. 15, 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 – New create and edit experience The create and edit Assignments page has an updated look and feel. The classic tabbed...
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...
Teaching with Blogs on Brightspace – Trending Topic (February 2020)
Feb. 18, 2020—The Vanderbilt Center for Teaching released a comprehensive guide to Teaching with Blogs. Brightspace users on campus will be interested to know that a blog tool is included in every Brightspace course, and can be used to support student learning inside of the secure course management environment. How can Students Blog on Brightspace? A Blog is...
What’s New on Brightspace (February 2020)
Feb. 10, 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 – Streamlined access to inline feedback To streamline access to assignment feedback, learners can now immediately access inline feedback from User...
What’s New on Brightspace (January 2020)
Jan. 16, 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 – “New” Assignment Submissions Column and Page On the Assignments page, instructors now have a “New” column to indicate newly submitted...
Having Trouble Uploading Files or Accessing Content on Brightspace? – Trending Topic (November 2019)
Nov. 21, 2019—There are times when Brightspace may give you an error message when attempting to upload a file or accessing content. Here are some general troubleshooting steps that have proven to correct most of these issues: 1) Use Google Chrome as your browser – it has proven to be most compatible with Brightspace. >> Download Here...
What’s New on Brightspace (November 2019)
Nov. 21, 2019—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 – Letter grading available Grade Schemes can now be used by instructors to evaluate assignments by associating Selectbox Grade Items to...