Do you have access to all your Brightspace units for 2024/25? Do you need a quick reminder of how to add staff to units? or a refresher on how to copy content across from previous units or your sandbox site? Or maybe you want to reflect on a previous unit and rethink your unit design and delivery.
Whatever your priority, FLIE is here to help you. We’ve pulled together all the resources you need to help you get your units prepped for the new academic year in our Brightspace Unit Preparation area. Here you will find links to how-to guidance on some of the basic tasks, step-by-step resources to support you in building out your units, and online modules to learn more about the functionality of Brightspace and reflect on your practice.
Preparing your units for 2024/25
The new curricular units for 2024/25 were made available to staff on Brightspace from 4 July 2024, and will be visible to students one week prior to the start of Semester 1. We’ve pulled together all the key information you need to get started with building out your units for the new academic year.
Brightspace Staff Resources area
This is your go-to area for online guidance on everything Brightspace and the other digital tools available to you at BU. Search by tool or browse by themes to find information, guidance and good practice examples on content creation, quizzes, attendance capture, Panopto, Turnitin and much more.
Brightspace Online Training modules
Wile away your summer by immersing yourself in our online training modules! Upskill yourself in Brightspace, reflect on your teaching practice, understand more about Generative AI, ensure your content is inclusive and accessible, and learn how to design for student engagement.
FLIEFlix
Taking the concept of ‘boxsets’, we’ve created a set of resources of the most popular support offered by FLIE, arranged within themes. Are you seeking help as a new member of staff? would you like to interact more with students on your unit? would you like advice on the assessment of students and provision of feedback? Find all this and more on our FLIEFlix pages.
Key Dates
Thu 4 July: 24/25 curricular units available to staff on Brightspace.
Tue 20 Aug: Online registration opens, new students access Brightspace and their Arrivals Preparation site.
Mon 9 Sept: Students have access to curricular units. New students have access to their programme area and continuing students are enrolled to new level based groupings within programme areas.
Mon 16 Sept: Induction / Welcome week.
Mon 23 Sept: Start of Semester 1 teaching.
