Did you know that Brightspace has links off to ‘Help’ resources from any page on Brightspace?
Clicking on Help in the navbar reveals a drop-down menu:
Brightspace help is for students but is available to everyone
Brightspace Staff Resources is only available to staff
Mobile access is available to everyone.
Brightspace Help
With the start of the new academic year fast approaching, it is probably worth remembering that students do not currently get a dedicated Brightspace induction. Because of this, it would be good practice at some point early on in the course to give the students a brief guide to Brightspace and their units. This should include signposting to the ‘Brightspace Help’ resources where students can find guidance on a wide selection of interactions, such as navigating Brightspace and submitting assignments, Turnitin, Zoom, Teams etc. and, importantly, how to access the IT Service Desk should they experience any technical issues.
Brightspace Staff Resources
These resources are restricted to staff only and can be accessed either via the ‘Guidance by Theme’ option, which offers the tools suitable to the objective that you are wanting to achieve, or via the ‘Guidance by Tool’ option, which provides an alphabetical list of the available tools.
There is also specific guidance on:
- Preparing your units; what you need to do to get your unit ready
- The Digital Pedagogies Framework, offering guidance and checklists for Unit design and preparation
- Workshops and drop-ins being run by FLIE
- and much, much more, so grab a tea or coffee and start exploring!
Mobile Access
Did you know that Brightspace has an App?
Called ‘Pulse’ it is available on the App Store and Google Play and allows students to access their Brightspace units when on the move so, for example, students can watch or review content while on the bus or wherever they happen to be.
A fully featured App, it also allows staff to manage their units from their mobile device as required.
If you require any further guidance or advice contact your Faculty Learning Technologist.
