2021 - Quick Tips

Did you know you can add colleagues to priority access list for when you are on ‘Do not disturb’

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Did you know you can add colleagues to priority access list for when you are on ‘Do not disturb’

Lucy Thacker March 17, 2021

Priority access means you can give specific colleagues priority so when your Teams status is Do not Disturb you will still receive notifications when they @mention or message you. The video below gives a quick demonstration on how to...

Did you know about the Activity Feed?

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Did you know about the Activity Feed?

Aqeel Zadi Batool March 17, 2021

The activity feed has an informal look to it, which is similar to some social media platforms with the most recent posts appearing at top of the feed. The video below will provide a quick overview of how tutors...

Have you tried to Survey Reports Statistics?

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Have you tried to Survey Reports Statistics?

Aqeel Zadi Batool March 10, 2021

As a tutor, learn how to view survey reports and statistics. The video below will provide a quick overview of how you can see survey responses from students for each modules as well as adding reports to surveys yourself. Now...

Have you tried saving a post for later?

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Have you tried saving a post for later?

Lucy Thacker March 3, 2021

When using Microsoft Teams you can save channel posts for later creating a bookmarking tool of important posts to remember and have easy access to while using Teams. The video below gives an overview on how to save posts...

Have you tried Embedding YouTube Video?

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Have you tried Embedding YouTube Video?

Aqeel Zadi Batool March 3, 2021

Quick tips on how tutors can make YouTube videos enterprise. The video below will provide a quick overview of how tutors can embed informative videos and make their module even more interactive. Now that you know about the Embedding...

Did you know about the Content Naming?

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Did you know about the Content Naming?

Aqeel Zadi Batool February 24, 2021

As a tutor, get to know how prefer content to be named. The video below will provide you as tutors a quick overview of how students find modules, easy to navigate when they are named within the week, or day....

Have you tried adding custom tabs to your Module Team?

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Have you tried adding custom tabs to your Module Team?

Lucy Thacker February 17, 2021

Adding custom tabs to your Module Team in Microsoft Teams allows you to create a more unique learning environment for your course with quick access to frequently used resources embedded into Teams. The video below gives a short demonstration...

Have you tried the Class Engagement?

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Have you tried the Class Engagement?

Aqeel Zadi Batool February 10, 2021

As a module leader, you can quickly view class engagement in Brightspace from the module you want to view the class engagement file. The video below will provide a quick overview of how you can view the class engagement...

Did you know you can be notified when specific people become available?

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Did you know you can be notified when specific people become available?

Lucy Thacker February 3, 2021

When working on Microsoft Teams we communicate with colleagues regularly. However a colleague may be busy when you wish to contact them and instead of checking their profile every so often you can set up notifications to automatically let...

Did you know about Bulk Edit?

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Did you know about Bulk Edit?

Aqeel Zadi Batool February 3, 2021

The bulk edit feature of Brightspace is an option that allows tutors to edit or rename multiple items on your module quickly. The video below will provide a quick overview of how to edit multiple content items quickly go...