Ammad Qureshi
When content within a Brightspace module becomes outdated, it is good practice to delete the content link from the module content area, but leave the content available on Brightspace – just in case the file is required at a...
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You can manage your Brightspace notifications to keep yourself up to date with the latest interactions with your module and content. You can receive notifications as an email or receive notifications on Brightspace itself – using the built-in notifications...
Austen Liaude
In Brightspace you can mark your content items as not required. Items marked as not required aren’t tracked in the content’s progress bar and from the number of items next to the unit/sub-unit name. You can mark a single...
In a live Microsoft Teams meeting you can create and use polls. This tool might be useful if you want to see how students feel about the activity or work in the lecture or to test their current level...
In Brightspace you can create checklists and attach them to your module content area. Checklists can be useful to highlight tasks students are expected to do as they can mark which tasks they have completed and see their progress....
In a Microsoft Teams meeting you can lower all or individual attendees raised hands. This feature might be useful if attendees have already asked their questions but forgot to lower their hand. Below is a short video demonstrating how...
The flag feature allows you to flag users in the Classlist in Brightspace so you can keep track of those users. For example, of students who haven’t accessed the module for a while. You can then search for these users in...
The Glossary function in Brightspace allows you to define difficult keywords from your module content. It is possible to explain a phrase or keyword by linking multimedia content like a YouTube video to explain it. This can be a more interesting and enjoyable...
In Microsoft Teams you can customise your notification settings to choose which notifications you wish to receive including email notifications, notifications style and notifications activity. Below is a short video demonstrating how you can customise notification settings in Microsoft...
The Module Healthcheck feature in Brightspace is tool to help tutors and module leaders see where they can improve their modules for students. A well-structured and engaging module means a better learning experience for students. Watch the video below...