Lucy Thacker
In Brightspace you can create groups where students can enrol themselves this a great for student project groups as students can decide which group they want to join. You can also limit the number of groups and the number...
Year: 2021
Have you tried customising your class progress tool, to include indicators you frequently use?
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The class progress tool displays four progress indicators for all the students on your Brightspace module, however the default indicators may not present the mot useful information. If this is the case you can customise the indicators that are...
Without adding end dates to your module announcements, your module homepage can become cluttered with out of date announcements. This can be stopped if end dates meaning announcements will be removed automatically but not deleted. Below is a short...
If your students always ask the same questions based on deadlines, course practices or other important dates try adding the questions and answers to the FAQ section within your Brightspace module so you can sign post students there. Below...
Austen Liaude
Side-by-Side or Reporter Presenter Modes with Desktop or Window Sharing Two new presenter modes have been introduced to Microsoft Teams. To access this feature you need to be a presenter or organiser in the meeting. Once in the meeting...
The immersive reader in teams allows the user to have channel posts and chat messages read aloud as well as some other read accessibility features, for example, changing the background colour for the text and changing the text language....
The manage dates tool in Brightspace allows you to view and edit all your modules due dates as well as start and end dates. The short video below explains how you can access the tool. Now that you know...
Groups in Brightspace can be used in many scenarios, this quick tip focus on setting up tutor groups to filter assignment submissions so as a tutor you will only see the student assignment submissions you are responsible for marking....
Did you know you can use Release Conditions to restrict content until previous content is viewed?
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You can add release conditions to content items such as documents, videos, discussion boards and quizzes to restrict student access. A simple restriction to add is to set it so a student has to view previous content to access...
If a student edits a post within a discussion you can view the changes they have made compared to the original post. This could be useful as an opinion may have slightly changed after a seminar or a question...