Lucy Thacker
All uploaded resources in Brightspace have an ALLY score, this represents how accessible the resource is. You should always aim for green and with ALLY you can learn how to fix inaccessible resources. Below is a short video demonstration...
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When sending an announcement from any channel you can also send it to any other channel in any other module team with your Teams environment. This could be great if you have to send the same announcement to all...
Once you have created groups and discussions in Brightspace, you can restrict the discussions by group using a designated tab in discussions area. Now watch the short video demo below on how to set up the restrictions. Now that...
Did you know you can see statistics for all students on how they engage with discussion boards?
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Discussion boards can be used as an assessment tool in Brightspace and being able to view student engagement with the tool is a useful resource. Discussion boards can be used as an assessment tool in Brightspace and being able...
The Microsoft whiteboard is built into all stand alone and channel meetings so can be used in all teaching sessions and well as in breakout rooms. The whiteboard lets students collaborate on a task and add ideas quickly to...
As a tutor on a Brightspace module, you can quickly change the view of your discussion forum to make it easier for you. The video below will provide a quick demo on how to change the view. Watch the...
Did you know you can add colleagues to priority access list for when you are on ‘Do not disturb’
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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...
Aqeel Zadi Batool
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...
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...
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...