Brightspace

How to book your Brightspace training

Brightspace Training can now be booked via dedicated intranet pages that will be updated with all future training session details. Academic and Support Staff are welcome to book the most appropriate training session depending on their role. Academic Staff Brightspace Foundation training is a well-tested set of steps about the practical application of Brightspace for… Read more » about How to book your Brightspace training

Brightspace Drop-In Sessions

The Learning Technologists are continuing to host weekly drop in sessions to support staff with their Brightspace queries. The dates up until the end of the year are as follows: Talbot (DL115) Thu 23 Nov 14.00-16.00 Tue 28 Nov 14.00-16.00 Wed 06 Dec 14.00-16.00 Tue 12 Dec 10.00-12.00 Lansdowne (S117) Thu 23 Nov 14.00-16.00 Tue… Read more » about Brightspace Drop-In Sessions

Discover fun and engaging ways to engage your students

The Brightspace drop-in sessions offer 1 to 1 support on your schedule without the need to make an appointment. With over 8,000 students having access to Brightspace, there is a fresh opportunity to teach and engage our students in a new way. From the basics of uploading your unit content to creating quizzes and starting… Read more » about Discover fun and engaging ways to engage your students

VLE News

It has been a busy month on the VLE front as the start of term approaches and the team have been working hard to ensure a smooth transition for those involved in Phase One of the Brightspace implementation. Brightspace Staff Resources The Brightspace Staff Resources area now contains further information covering orientation for units (including… Read more » about VLE News

Video presentations to BU of the new VLE, Brightspace

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The company supplying the new VLE, D2L, recently visited BU to provide demonstrations of their Brightspace platform to all four Faculties and Professional Services. The demonstrations were very well received and generated a good deal of excitement around the capabilities of our new VLE. For those who were unable to attend the sessions, please follow… Read more » about Video presentations to BU of the new VLE, Brightspace