Brightspace Guided Training webinars help you get started quickly with Brightspace. These webinars are designed to build your skills and your confidence with the D2L Brightspace platform. Spend some time with a D2L expert who will guide you through key tools and workflows with a special emphasis on Higher Education. You’ll have the opportunity to watch and learn before practicing on your own. Registration is required for the live webinars.
The schedule for upcoming Brightspace Guided Training (Live, Instructor-led) webinars is here, from the Brightspace Community.
Selected Webinar Recordings
Here are recordings from a recent series of Guided Training webinars.
- My Digital Classroom – recording of the May 20 Session
Educators, are you asking these questions? How do I create and manage my virtual space so my students can learn? How do I communicate with my students? How do I post content that I have already created? How do I create a place for students to hand in their work so I can assess it and give them feedback? In this introductory session we will explore the essential tools for creating your virtual learning environment and getting ready for students the next day. - Session 1: Getting Started with Brightspace – recording of the May 25 Session
This introductory session provides a live demo of key tools used in Brightspace. We will explore
Announcements, Content, Discussions, Assignments, Quizzes and Grades. - Session 2: ABC’s of Content – recording of the May 25 Session
Wondering how to add content to your course? Join us as we explore how to copy existing content into courses and learn to create new materials within your course using the HTML Editor. - Session 3: Assess: Assignments – recording of the May 26 Session
Need a place for students to submit papers and projects? In this session, we will share effective practices for creating assignments. - Session 4: Assess: Discussions – recording of the May 26 Session
Whether peer-to-peer or student-to-instructor, discussions are a great way for students to share what they are learning. In this session, we will create discussion forums and topics within a course. - Session 5: Assess: Quizzes session – recording of the May 26 Session
Comprehension check. Midterm. Final Exam. What do they have in common? They can all be
created in Brightspace Quizzes. Join us as we explore how to build a quiz in your course. - Session 6: Evaluate: Grades – Curious how to set up a new gradebook in Brightspace? In this session, we will explore setting up your gradebook and grade items to support course evaluation requirements.