Brightspace for Instructors

Overview

Brightspace by D2L is Chatham's learning management system (LMS). It contains all courses. It is where teachers and students go to submit assignments and participate in forums and online chats. It also allows faculty and students to easily communicate and to post and view unofficial grades.  For additional resources please visit the Brightspace for Instructors course - https://mylearning.chatham.edu/d2l/le/discovery/view/course/13039

 

Beginning of Term Information for Faculty

Course Start/End Dates

Brightspace course start and end dates are set according to the academic calendar. Unless otherwise adjusted, please note that Brightspace courses are scheduled to open 1-week before the first day of classes and close 1-week past the last day of classes. To check or adjust your course start and end dates: 

  1. Go to your course. 
  2. On the purple navbar, click on Instructor > Course Admin
  3. Under Site Setup, click on Course Offering Information
  4. Scroll down to adjust the Start Date and End Date of the course. 
  5. Click Save

 

Copying Course Material

Please see the instructions below for importing previous course material.

  1. On the purple navbar, click Instructor > Course Admin
  2. Under Site Resources, Click Import/Export/Copy Components
  3. If copying from another Brightspace course, select Copy Components from another Org Unit and search for the offering. 

Want to learn more? Visit Import/Export/Copy Course Component for more instructions. 

 

Managing Course Dates

Faculty can adjust and offset dates on one screen using Manage Dates. 

  1. On the purple navbar, click Instructor > Course Admin
  2. Under Site Resources, Click Manage Dates
  3. Select the items you want to bulk edit dates
  4. Click Bulk Edit Dates

Want to learn more? Visit Bulk Edit Dates for more instructions. 

 

Setting Up Attendance Registers

Create attendance registers to track attendance for your course-based activities, such as a mandatory discussion seminar.

Guide:  https://scribehow.com/shared/Creating_and_Managing_Attendance__acwRWrV3Tj2eQ3wp-Z-jtA

Video Tutorial:  https://chatham.yuja.com/V/Video?v=12014762&node=52144242&a=83159189  

 

Setting Up Intelligent Agents

The Intelligent Agents tool monitors an org unit to find activity that matches criteria that you set. The criteria that the agents search for are log in activity, course activity, and release conditions in Brightspace.

Example uses for agents include:

~Emailing users with grades below a certain level
~Checking for users that have not logged in within a specific number of days
~Checking for users that view a specific content topic

Guide:  https://scribehow.com/shared/Set_Up_Intelligent_Agent_Email_Notifications__uTfS30zsR7yXeSPZYVaf6A

Video Tutorial:  https://chatham.yuja.com/V/Video?v=12014896&node=52144904&a=164670341   

 

Course Request

Faculty who need independent study, internship, or other academic-related courses. Please complete the following form:

Course Request:  https://chatham.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bvkuPX4e2WGghtX

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How do I get my Textbook integrated with Brightspace?
A. Brightspace has integration with multiple textbook companies, including McGraw Hill, Pearson, Wiley, and more. Instructors need to first contact the textbook company to get a login and establish a course set up on the textbook site. If you have an established course and functional login on the textbook website and are still having issues, contact IT Support Services support@chatham.edu. 

 

For additional help, please contact the IT Support Services at (412) 365-1112 or email support@chatham.edu 

 

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