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GETTING STARTED IN BRIGHTSPACE
Username: Your TUT email address
Password: Current Active Directory password
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CREATING CONTENT
All migrated content from Blackboard should be available in the 2020 version of your module. Any relevant content can then be copied into the 2021 module.
Note: You can drop a variety of documents into your modules such as Word or pdf documents, PowerPoint slides, and videos. NOTE: For lecture recordings (any large files that give an error with the drag-and-drop option), follow these steps: Second level Step 1: Select ‘Create New’. Tip: Remember that you can hide any level or sublevel until you are ready to share it with the students.
Note: Make sure the level is highlighted under which you want to drag & drop content.
Step 2: Select the ‘Add Existing’ option.
Step 3: Drag & drop any content from your computer into the drag & drop area.
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Note: Here you can link to any content that already exists in your module, such as assignments, specific content within your course, or particular discussions etc.
Step 2: Select the relevant option from the list.
Note: To link to an external website, choose the ‘Insert Link’ option from the drop-down list and paste the relevant URL link in the space provided.
Step 2: Select the ‘Insert Link’ option.
Step 3: Copy and paste the YouTube URL in the space provided.
Step 4: Select ‘Next’ and ‘Insert’.
Step 1: Select the ‘Contents’ link in the navigation bar.
Step 2: Select ‘New Unit’ to add a first level to the structure.
To add a new level under the first level you have just created, make sure that the level is selected. You will notice a blue outline around the selected level.
Step 2: Select ‘New Lesson’
Step 3: Give the lesson a name, e.g. ‘Unit 1’ and add a description or any relevant content.
Step 4: Select ‘Save’.
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Step 1: Click on the ellipsis (three dots top-right) and select ‘View release conditions’.
Step 2: Select ‘Create’.
Step 3: Click on the drop-down arrow next to ‘Select Condition Type’, and choose the relevant condition, e.g. ‘Discussions > Post authored in topic’, followed by selecting the relevant discussion forum and remaining details.
Step 4: Click ‘Save’.
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COMMUNICATION AND INTERACTION
* Take note that students need to select to receive an email of announcements in the notifications section of Brightspace.
* Students need to install the Pulse App and allow push notifications from the Pulse App on their phones.
* Sections will only be available if your module is set up according to sections on ITS.
* Groups will only be available if you have created groups under Course Tools.
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QUIZZES/TESTS
NOTE: If you have ticked this option, students won’t be able to see the test, even after the availability start date and time. If you want the test to become available during the availability dates you need to untick this option. As long as you have set the availability dates correctly, students won’t be able to access the test until the availability start date. In other words, if you have set the availability dates and times correctly you may untick the ‘Hide from users’ option.
The Question Library page will appear again, and the new section will appear in its list of items. You can either add new questions or import questions into the question library. Add new questions to the question library Import questions to the question library NOTE: For students to view written feedback on written response questions, you must have the post-test feedback setting “Show Questions > Show all questions with user responses” turned on under the ‘Submission View’ tab when creating or editing the quiz.
Step 1: Change the quiz question *Remember to update the original question in the question library. Step 2: Adjust student responses and scores Option 2: If you have selected Grade individual responses, you will see individual students’ responses for this question and you can grade each attempt individually. Click the Save and Continue button to save the changes for each student until you reach the last one. Step 3: Updating new scores in the grade book Here you will notice three tabs at the top. Explore the stats for each of these tabs. NOTE: Class and user statistics can also be accessed from the grade book by selecting GRADES in the navbar and then selecting ‘View Statistics’ from the dropdown arrow next to the title of the relevant grade column.
If you don’t want students to see their marks after submitting an attempt, do the following:
If you don’t want students to have access to their marks in the grade book (‘Grades’ in the navbar), then do the following:
There are 12 question types in D2L (multiple-choice, written response, etc.). To add any of these question types, do the following:
Add a Question Pool
Question pools can be drawn from the question library and/or from questions that are in other quizzes in the course. Follow these steps to add a question pool:
Shuffle Questions
Note: This will only affect future attempts and will have no effect on previous attempts.
*When you edit a question, a duplicate new question is added to the quiz in place of the original. Students who take the quiz after you change it will be presented with the corrected version.
This will publish the new scores to the grade book.
User Stats
Question Stats
Question Details
GRADES
OR * Remember to select the ‘Automatic export to grades’ option under the ‘Assessment’ tab when you create the quiz, otherwise none of the students’ marks will appear under Grades.
Next, follow these steps: NOTE: You can also take this approach to only have one mark for students after a special opportunity test (“sick tests”).
If you don’t want students to see their marks directly after submitting an attempt, do the following:
If you don’t want students to have access to their marks in the grade book (‘Grades’ in the navbar), then do the following:
ASSIGNMENTS AND RUBRICS
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If you have saved the grades and feedback as drafts you can publish the students’ grades and feedback all at once, by doing the following: Enrollment type options: NOTE: You will see your groups on the Groups page. If you have selected the # of Groups – No Auto Enrollments enrolment type, select a group from the list followed by ‘Enrol Users’. Add the relevant students to each of the groups. NOTE: Now when you create your assignment, you can select the ‘Group Assignment’ option under the ‘Submission and Completion’ tab.
Note: Once you have created your rubric you can link it to a specific assignment or discussion.
The easiest and quickest way to hide assignment results is to hide the assignment under the Assignment tab AND under Grades > Manage Grades (click on the drop-down arrow next to the item you want to hide and select ‘Hide from users’.* NOTE: Hiding grades in the grade book (GRADES) does not mean you are hiding the assignment grades and feedback under the ASSIGNMENTS link. Students will still be able to see the feedback under the ASSIGNMENTS link once you have published marks during the grading process. That’s why you need to hide the assignment too.
When you grade an assignment, you can either Publish your evaluation or Save Draft.
*Depending on which type of Enrollment you chose, you will have fields to fill in regarding number of groups, number of users, and other enrollment-related options.
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