Brightspace Tutorials for Faculty
Learn how to use Brightspace by using the step-by-step guides listed below. As an alternative, attend one of our in-person workshops. Visit the Online Education Faculty Resources page for more information.
Getting Started
- Download Course Files from Blackboard Tutorial (PDF)
- Getting Started
- Add a Module
- Upload a File & Add a Content Topic
- Create a File & Insert Stuff
- Rearrange Topics and Modules
Communication Tools
- Create an Announcement
- Making Regular Announcements
- Delete & Restore Announcements
- Manage Notifications
- Discussions – Create a Forum
- Discussions – Create a Topic
- Grade a Discussion in your Grade Book
- Contact Learners
- Understand & Modify Class Progress
Assignments
- Create an Assignments
- Add Restrictions to an Assignment
- Associate an Assignment with a Grade Item
- Grade Submissions in Assignments
Quizzes
- Create a New Quiz with New Questions
- Create a New Quiz with Imported Questions
- Edit a Quiz Question
- Associate a Quiz with a Grade Item
- Preview a Quiz as a Learner
- Manually Grade a Quiz
Grading
- Understanding Grades
- Create a Grade Item
- Associate an Activity with a Grade Item
- Delete Grade Items with Associations
- Create a Category