Brightspace training is being provided to all faculty in phases throughout the spring and summer. By September 1, when Blackboard is officially turned off, all faculty and their courses will have been transitioned to Brightspace. Faculty who have not yet been trained may contact their Chair to confirm when their training should take place.
Some of the topics we'll cover in the trainings are:
- Getting started on Brightspace
- Brightspace Assignments & Quizzes
- The Gradebook
- Discussion Boards & Grades
- Content Creation
- Communicating with Students on Brightspace
August D2L Brightspace Training Cohort
Please register for Module 1, 2, 3 and 4. For your convenience, there are two dates and times available to choose from for each module.
Modules must be taken in order. Once you’ve registered, Zoom details will be automatically emailed to you. Please ensure you are registering with your GBC email and NOT your personal email and that when you join the session you are using your full name as attendance will be taken. Each session is 2 hours long, totalling 8 hours of training.
Below in-person sessions
Module 1 | 24-Aug | 9am-11am | 230 Richmond Room 141 |
Module 2 | 24-Aug | 12pm-2pm | 230 Richmond Room 141 |
Module 3 | 29-Aug | 9am-11am | 230 Richmond Room 141 |
Module 4 | 29-Aug | 12pm-2pm | 230 Richmond Room 141 |
Below Zoom Online sessions:
Module 1: The Brightspace Environment
This module is an overview of the Brightspace environment and highlights of its tools, widgets and admin options with opportunities to discuss implications for learning. It serves as a foundation for the upcoming modules. It contains more demonstration and is less hands-on than upcoming modules.
Click here to register for Module 1:
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 10:30am - 11:30am
Module 2: Creating Content
This module focuses on adding and organizing your content in the Brightspace environment. We will have an opportunity to review the tools and demonstrate application and then have participants practice within their sandboxes.
Click here to register for Module 2:
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 10:30am - 11:30am
Module 3: Communication Tools
This module focuses on communication tools built in Brightspace, whether that is one on one or class wide communication.
Click here to register for Module 3:
Thursday, September 21, 2023 11:00am - 12:00pm
Module 4: Assessments & Grading
This module includes an overview of the Brightspace Assessments and Grading tools, and includes hands on tasks. In most cases, the facilitator will demonstrate a series of steps toward an objective, and then invite you to recreate those steps in your own Sandbox shell.
Click here to register for Module 4:
Thursday, September 28, 2023 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Brightspace Elements
This is not a training session.
Plan Your Digital Contents: H5P Learning Objects Samples and Elements demo on Brightspace
- Tue, Oct 17, 2023, 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
Instructor: Evelyn Chan
Learn to plan your digital contents. Demo some engaging H5P Learning Objects samples and using the Elements on Brightspace to add interactive components to a Content file to promote student engagement.
Contact
Feel free to email or message Sorsha on Teams if you have any training related questions
