Brightspace Resources

Setting Up Your Brightspace Course

Your Brightspace course should complement and enhance your teaching. You should set it up so students can confidently navigate to access resources, check due dates, submit work, communicate with you, and engage with other students.

1. Begin by identifying the learning outcomes or desired results. What do you want students to know, understand, or be able to do at the end of the course?
2. Decide how you will assess student progress toward learning outcomes. What assessment tools will you use to measure their progress (both inside Brightspace and outside Brightspace; quizzes, discussions, assignments, surveys, etc.).
3. Use folders on your computer to “build” the course content, organize your documents and assessment tools. Make sure your content is accessible before putting anything into Brightspace.
4. Prepare a flexible schedule for the semester, including start dates, end dates and due dates. Include chapter readings, Brightspace module names, assignments, discussions, and quizzes.
5. Build your modules in Brightspace and move content from computer folders into Brightspace modules.
6. Build your assessment tools in Brightspace and connect them to the gradebook.
7. Build and refine your gradebook.

Downloadable Resources

Brightspace Terminology (Download)

The Benefits of a Learning Management System (Download)

Brightspace Videos (Tutorials)

Brightspace Video Tutorials (Link)

Brightspace Knowledge Base (Tutorials)

To access these tutorials you will need to be logged into MyRedDragon.

Making a Course Inactive (Unavailable to Students)(Link)

Copy Course Content (Link)

Modules & Content in Brightspace (Link)

Brightspace Gradebook Tutorials (Link)

Brightspace Assignments Tutorials (Link)

Brightspace Discussions Tutorials (Link)

Brightspace Quizzes Tutorials (Link)