Workshops for Brightspace Users

The Office of Online Learning and Academic Technologies is offering the following workshops throughout the year. Except where noted, all workshops are led by Todd Taylor, Online Learning Manager. Register for all sessions here.

Adding and Structuring content 
Tuesday, January 7 from 11am - 12pm 
Wednesday, January 8 from 3pm - 4pm
The Adding and structuring content workshop will provide exercises on adding modules, embedding existing videos and audio files, adding existing graded activities to modules, and adding new pages. You will also be provided with exercises on moving content within a move as well as how to change a module title. This workshop will outline how to ensure content is released to students.

Adding Assignments 
Tuesday, January 14 from 11am - 12pm
Wednesday, January 15 from 3pm - 4pm
The Adding Assignments workshop will focus on building out basic assignments in Brightspace. You will be provided with an example of an assignment. The exercises will outline how to create a basic assignment with an appropriate title, score, description, submission method, and visibility.

Setting up the Gradebook
Tuesday, January 21 from 11am - 12pm 
Wednesday, January 22 from 3pm - 4pm
The Setting up the Gradebook workshop aims to provide you with a show-and-tell of the gradebook from the perspective of the student. In doing so, the workshop will aim to explain how the gradebook communicates to the student their performance. The workshop will then provide exercises on how to set up the gradebook. First, the workshop will outline the recommended settings for the gradebook. Then, the workshop will guide participants through the process of creating high level categories. Finally, the workshop will show how to associate assignments, discussions, and quizzes with those categories.

Working with Groups
Tuesday, January 28 from 11am - 12pm
Wednesday, January 29 from 3pm - 4pm
The Working with Groups workshop will outline how to create groups, how to assign a discussion to a particular group, how to enable “lockers” and group discussions to monitor the progress of group assignments, how to create a group assignment, and how to grade a group assignment.

Adding and Structuring Content 
Tuesday, February 4 from 11am - 12pm 
Wednesday, February 5 from 3pm - 4pm
The Adding and structuring content workshop will provide exercises on adding modules, embedding existing videos and audio files, adding existing graded activities to modules, and adding new pages. You will also be provided with exercises on moving content within a move as well as how to change a module title. This workshop will outline how to ensure content is released to students.

Adding Assignments 
Tuesday, February 11 from 11am - 12pm
Wednesday, February 12 from 3pm - 4pm
The Adding Assignments workshop will focus on building out basic assignments in Brightspace. You will be provided with an example of an assignment. The exercises will outline how to create a basic assignment with an appropriate title, score, description, submission method, and visibility.

Setting up the Gradebook
Tuesday, February 18 from 11am - 12pm 
Wednesday, February 19 from 3pm - 4pm
The Setting up the Gradebook workshop aims to provide you with a show-and-tell of the gradebook from the perspective of the student. In doing so, the workshop will aim to explain how the gradebook communicates to the student their performance. The workshop will then provide exercises on how to set up the gradebook. First, the workshop will outline the recommended settings for the gradebook. Then, the workshop will guide participants through the process of creating high level categories. Finally, the workshop will show how to associate assignments, discussions, and quizzes with those categories.

Managing Accessibility in Brightspace
Tuesday, February 25 from 11am - 12pm
Wednesday, February 26 from 3pm - 4pm
Accessibility is about ensuring courses are perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust for all learners, regardless of ability or situational context. Using approved technology tools will help ensure the operable and robust dimensions of accessibility are fulfilled. As instructors, however, there are steps to take to ensure courses are perceivable and understandable. This workshop will showcase the Accessibility Report in Brightspace and walk you through how to address common accessibility opportunities.

Get Help

If you need assistance with Brightspace, call the SUNY Online Support Services Help Desk (open 7 days per week) at 1-844-673-6786 during the following hours:

Monday - Friday 7:00AM-12:00AM Midnight EST
Saturday 10:00AM-6:00PM EST
Sunday 10:00AM-9:00PM EST

If you are having trouble with your FIT Username and Password, call IT for FIT at (212) 217-4357.