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The last two weeks have seen a peak in assignment submission deadlines at BU. As staff enter the marking period, just a reminder of some of the resources here to support you. Brightspace Staff Resources area Under the Assessment and Feedback theme section of the Brightspace Staff Resources area you will find guidance to support… Read more » about Marking support
Hello all, hopefully you’ve enjoyed the bank holiday weekend! Last week, I was asked to support Kat King on the delivery of a session on her Sport and Physical Culture 23/24 unit. The aim of the session was to give guidance on how students could for their assignment, record, edit and submit a podcast. The… Read more » about Podcast Assignment Types
We are currently aware of an issue affecting audio feedback (“Voice comments”) with Turnitin assignments. Voice comments must be recorded using Firefox or Safari browsers Issue Where audio feedback (“Voice comments”) has been recorded by staff on a student assignment using Chrome or Edge browsers will be distorted when played back. Workaround Until this issue… Read more » about Issue: Turnitin voice comments
The Brightspace Pulse mobile app is designed to specifically provide access to unit Content, Notifications, Grades and Brightspace calendar events (assignment deadline etc…). Other items that are linked from the Brightspace Homepage navigation bars and unit navigation bars are not directly available from the app. This has been an area that staff and students have… Read more » about Accessing Reading Lists from the Brightspace Pulse app
The Your teaching team widget is a new addition for curricular unit homepages which displays contact information for the unit’s teaching team at a glance. The widget uses information from the Brightspace profile page which means you only need to update your details in one place (rather than in each unit that you teach). By default… Read more » about ‘Your teaching team’ widget – New improvement for Brightspace unit homepages
What is H5P? Check out our recent blog post here This blog continues our showcasing of some of the H5P content available to inspire you to think about how this tool could be used for your Brightspace online content. We have a limited number of licences in our pilot so your faculty Learning Technologist will… Read more » about H5P blog series – Text-based activities
What is H5P? Check out our recent blog post here Over the coming weeks we’ll continue to showcase some of the H5P content available to inspire you to think about how this tool could be used for your Brightspace online content. We have a limited number of licences in our pilot so your faculty Learning… Read more » about H5P Blog Series – Image Juxtaposition
What is H5P? Check out our recent blog post here We are showcasing some of the H5P content available to inspire you to think about how this tool could be used for your Brightspace online content. We have a limited number of licences in our pilot so your faculty Learning Technologist will be more than… Read more » about H5P Blog Series – Image Hotspots
What is H5P? Check out our recent blog post here For the next six weeks we’ll be showcasing some of the H5P content available to inspire you to think about how this tool could be used for your Brightspace online content. We have a limited number of licences in our pilot so your faculty Learning… Read more » about H5P Blog Series – Interactive Videos
Now that the email notifications from Brightspace announcements have been turned off, a reminder of how you can email students enrolled on a unit (or programme area or community) via the Classlist to communicate important information. It’s important to note that Brightspace email notifications were disabled to reduce the number of emails received by students,… Read more » about Sending emails to students from Brightspace
