Brightspace for Lecturers
Welcome to the Brightspace Help for Lecturers! Here you can find Manuals on Brightspace and its tools, and Showcases of how to use them.
Is the answer to your question not listed?
Contact the Brightspace Helpdesk via 📞 (+31 3174)86222 or 📧 brightspace.helpdesk@wur.nl.
You can also check out the (generic) Brightspace documentation for additional information: https://documentation.brightspace.com.
Topics
- Helpdesk information 2
- BASIC SETTINGS: Login, Page Navigation, Pin a course 5
- BASIC SETTINGS: Personal Settings 3
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COURSE HOME: Overview, Banner, Announcements, Calendar
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- How to edit the Course Image
- How to create an Announcement
- How to manage an Announcement
- How to personalise messages using Replace Strings
- How to use the Calendar in Brightspace
- How to edit the Calendar settings
- How to import/export a Calendar
- How to print a Brightspace Calendar
- How to create a Calendar event
- COURSE HOME: Course Preview 2
- CONTENT: Course Design and Set-Up 6
- CONTENT: Course Guide & Course Contacts 5
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CONTENT: Adding Content to a Course
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- Which files are supported by Brightspace?
- Which files are supported by Brightspace? Best Practices
- How to add Documents to a course
- How to add an Audio file or a Video to a course
- How to add a Weblink to a course
- How to add SCORM/xAPI object to a course
- How to preview the SCORM report
- How to import e-modules
- How to add Math using MathML and LaTeX
- How to use OneDrive in Brightspace
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CONTENT: Manage Content
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- How to Hide or Make visible the course content
- How to replace files in Brightspace
- How to set Restrictions
- How to set restrictions in Content
- About Release Conditions
- How to use the Checklist tool in Brightspace
- How to create a Checklist from the Content
- How to create and manage Checklists from the Course Tools
- CONTENT: Course copy 4
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CONTENT: HTML Editor
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- About the HTML Editor
- How to add text in the Editor
- How to Insert Stuff in the Editor
- How to insert Quicklinks in the Editor
- How to insert a Graphical Equation to the Editor
- How to access a Brightspace HTML page editing mode
- How to access the Editor
- How to adjust Settings in the Editor
- How to Insert Image in the Editor
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COMMUNICATION: Classlist
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- About Brightspace course enrollments
- Roles and permissions in Brightspace
- How to use the Classlist
- How to enrol/unenrol users to the course
- How to change the role of a user in the Classlist
- How to create a WUR Guest Account
- How to create an export of the classlist/group membership
- How to send an email via Classlist
- How to e-mail specific (group of) users using the Classlist tool
- COMMUNICATION: Discussions 7
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COMMUNICATION: Groups
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- How to use Groups tool
- Group Category enrolment types
- How to create a Group
- How to delete groups and categories
- How to add a Group self-enrolment link to Content
- How to view group enrolments
- How to use bulk Group enrolments
- How to use a Group Locker
- How to enrol / unenrol students to a Group
- How to create a sub-group
- COMMUNICATION: Email 2
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ASSESSMENT: Assignments
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- How to use the Assignments tool
- How to navigate to Assignment editor Homepage
- How to create an Assignment
- How to set restrictions for an Assignment
- How to give Evaluation and Feedback to an Assignment
- How to use an existing Assignment for groups
- How to use the Assignments tool: Submissions Homepage
- How to create Categories and add assignments to them
- How to add an Assignment to Content
- How to use the Assignments tool: Submission Log
- How to print Brightspace assignments in bulk
- How to copy an Assignment
- ASSESSMENT: Assignments - Turnitin® 1
- ASSESSMENT: General on Quizzes, Surveys & Self-Assessments 3
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ASSESSMENT: Quizzes
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- How to use Quizzes
- Quiz question types
- How to create a Quiz
- How to add questions to a Quiz
- How to add questions to a Quiz from Question Library
- How to edit quiz question visibility and properties
- How to edit a Quiz
- How to set restrictions for a Quiz
- How to set quiz submission views for students
- How to preview a quiz
- How to add a Quiz to Content
- ASSESSMENT: Surveys 6
- ASSESSMENT: Rubrics 5
- ASSESSMENT: Quick Eval 2
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PROGRESS: Content tracking, Student Progress, Course content Statistics
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- How to enable students to track the content they have already seen
- How to use course Content statistics
- How to view course Content statistics
- How to export course Content statistics reports
- How to reset course Content statistics
- How to use course Content statistics for SCORM objects
- How to view course Content statistics of SCORM objects
- How to export course Content statistics for SCORM objects
- What is the Progress tool in Brightspace
- How to use the Progress tool homepage
- How to manage indicators in the Progress tool
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GRADES: Gradebook, Grade Items
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- Checklist: How to set up a Graded Course
- How to set up the Grade Book
- How to create a Grade Item/Grade Category
- How to use grading with formulas
- How to reorder Grade Items
- How to import grades using .csv files
- How to publish grades
- How to enter grades manually in Brightspace
- Recommended settings for the grade book
- How to create a grade scheme
- How to set restrictions for Grades
- COURSE TOOLS: Course Admin 2
- COURSE TOOLS: Intelligent Agents 5
- COURSE TOOLS: Manage Files 3
- EXTERNAL LEARNING TOOLS: An overview 1
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EXTERNAL LEARNING TOOLS: Virtual Classroom
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- Virtual Classroom | General information
- Virtual Classroom | How to create and add a meeting
- Virtual Classroom | How to manage and launch your meetings
- Virtual Classroom | How to join the meeting space
- Virtual Classroom | How to manage your presentation
- Virtual Classroom | Available functions in a meeting
- Virtual Classroom | Roles of participants and how to change them
- Virtual Classroom | How to edit scheduled meeting settings and delete a meeting
- Virtual Classroom | Inviting external participants
- Virtual Classroom | Breakout rooms and group work
- Virtual Classroom | Troubleshooting
- Virtual Classroom | How to add a Virtual Classroom to the Content area
- Virtual Classroom | Restricted meetings for group work
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EXTERNAL LEARNING TOOLS: Microsoft Teams
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- MS Teams | General information
- MS Teams | Brightspace and MS Teams integration options
- MS Teams | How to log in
- MS Teams | Integration options: How to integrate a MS Teams meeting in your Brightspace
- MS Teams | Integration options: How to create a MS Teams team from your Brightspace
- MS Teams | How to link a team of MS Teams to Brightspace course page
- EXTERNAL LEARNING TOOLS: FeedbackFruits 3
- EXTERNAL LEARNING TOOLS: Weblectures, Knowledge clips, Multimedia 3
- EXTERNAL LEARNING TOOLS: LabBuddy, JoVE, H5P 7
Other Resources
Brightspace Help for Lecturers:
- Brightspace Helpdesk
- Brightspace Manuals
- Showcases of Learning Activities