Get Started (Instructors)

Introduction:

Welcome to Brightspace! If you're new to the platform and unsure where to begin, this guide will help you get started with the essentials. Brightspace is a robust Learning Management System (LMS) that empowers instructors to create engaging courses, manage content, evaluate learners, and foster collaboration through its intuitive tools and analytics.

Learn how to navigate Brightspace, set up your course, create engaging activities, interact with your learners, and evaluate their progress effectively. Use the quick links below to explore the fundamental steps:

Navigate Brightspace Settings:

• • Log In to Brightspace
• • Change your personal settings in Brightspace
• • Navigate Brightspace and find your course
• • Create accessible content 

Set up and manage your course:

• • Create a grading system
• • Create grading schemes using the Grades tool
• • Set up your Gradebook
• • Define settings in the Grades tool
• • Create a rubric using the Rubrics tool
• • Add and organize learning materials in the New Content Experience (Lessons)
• • Create categories and groups
• • Review your Classlist
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Create course activities:

• • Create an assignment
• • Create and configure a quiz

Interact and engage with learners:

• • Create a welcome message using the Announcements widget
• • Create discussion forums and topics

Evaluate and monitor learner progress:

• • Grade with Quick Eval
• • Evaluate assignments using the Assignments tool
• • Evaluate quizzes
• • Evaluate discussions
• • Enter grades in the Grades tool