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The new curricular units for 2025/26 will be available on Brightspace from the morning of Monday 4th August. What do I need to do to access new units? Visit our Getting access guide for how to access new units as a Unit leader, Teaching Team staff, Programme Leader or Programme Support Team staff. What do… Read more » about Preparing units for 25/26 and key dates
Last week we let you know that the release of 2025/26 units on Brightspace will be slightly delayed this year until early August. But that doesn’t mean you have to wait until then to start preparing your unit content. You may already have access to a sandbox site, which is your place to trial and… Read more » about FLIE support for preparing your units for 25/26
Due to the University restructure, the release of 2025/26 units on Brightspace will be delayed this year. We anticipate this date to be early August but will confirm as soon as possible. As this is later than in previous years, we recommend that any staff who wish to begin preparing their unit content in Brightspace… Read more » about Preparing units for 2025/26 and key dates
Dr. Anya Chapman, Principal Academic in Tourism Management, recently collaborated with FLIE to create an asynchronous video interview (AVI) assignment using the quiz tool in Brightspace. With AVIs increasingly used in recruitment, this assessment aimed to test students’ understanding while preparing them for real-world interviews. Lacking specialised AVI software, Rob Walter (BUBS Learning Technologist) developed… Read more » about Asynchronous Video Interview Assessments in Brightspace
Do you set group assessments for your students? Do these involve students submitting multiple files? Here are some of the key considerations when planning for groupwork with multiple file submissions: Turnitin doesn’t support group submissions with multiple files If you want group coursework to be submitted via Turnitin, so that you have similarity reports and… Read more » about Group assessments with multiple file submissions
A new update to Brightspace that will be enabled on Monday 14th October will provide a more ‘joined-up’ experience by showing a summary page for quizzes, discussions and external tool (LTI) activities on the page in Content, rather than prompting both staff and students to open the activity in a new window. The new display… Read more » about Brightspace activities to be displayed ‘inline’ in Content
As we welcome everyone back after the summer break 😎, we wanted to spotlight some of the enhancements that have been implemented for AY 24/25. Updated Attendance capture system The Jisc Learning Analytics system has been upgraded with further enhancements to support you with attendance capture and when viewing student reports. Join one of… Read more » about What’s new from FLIE for 24/25?
Do you have any new staff starting who need to get on board with Brightspace? Or are you a relatively new member of staff who would like to learn a bit more about Brightspace and the principles and pedagogical thinking that guide learning and teaching at BU? or maybe you’re an existing member of staff… Read more » about Checkout our Brightspace online training modules
The Digital Pedagogies Framework was created to support you with your Brightspace units. It aims to enhance both the consistency of the student learning experience and the quality of teaching delivery and assessment requirements at BU, by offering a structure for excellence with suggested pedagogical approaches and enabling digital tools. It strives to promote staff… Read more » about Don’t forget the Digital Pedagogies Framework 👩🎓
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… Read more » about Brightspace unit preparation for 24/25
