Brightspace at City Tech
This website is intended to be a resource for updates, training, course conversion, help documentation, and support and will be updated regularly so please check back often. Additional updates will also be sent from the AtoL.
Getting started with Brightspace - Faculty Checklist
Brightspace on the go with the Pulse App
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What is Brightspace Learning Management System? Brightspace from D2L is a cloud-based learning management system (LMS) that runs blended and fully online courses. It comprises three integrated platforms: learning environment, learning repository, and ePortfolio. |
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Why is City Tech migrating to Brightspace?
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When will City Tech courses start using City Tech Brightspace? All City Tech courses will be delivered in Brightspace starting in Summer 2024, and Blackboard will be available for two more years after we launch Brightspace. There will be lots of training sessions starting late Fall 2023/early Spring 2024. |
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Will my course content migrate from Blackboard to Brightspace? Yes. Most of standard course content and tool objects (like pages, files, assignments, discussion forums, quizzes, images, links, etc.) that currently reside in Blackboard will migrate quite easily to Brightspace. There are exceptions, however, involving content created with specialized Blackboard tools, integrations to third-party resources, and certain assessment question types that are specific to Blackboard. |
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How to import my Blackboard course to Brightspace? CUNY will migrate the courses for our instructors. If faculty members have other courses that they would like to archive and migrate to BSP themselves, they can follow the instructions. Here is the link on how to archive your Blackboard course and save the file to your computer, thumb drive, or on the cloud. |
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Will CUNY migrate my Blackboard courses to Brightspace? Yes, CUNY will migrate the last two years of Blackboard courses to Brightspace for all faculty. |
All questions or concerns should be forwarded to the AtoL at atol@citytech.cuny.edu.
24 hours, 7 days a week CUNY Brightspace Phone Support line: 1-888-895-2511.
Please Follow the Link: Brightspace Workshops
Getting Started in Brightspace
An overview of key features and tools, course management — class list, groups/sections, communicating with students, adding content to courses (from existing course content, building it from scratch), assignment basics, quiz basics, adaptive release, key terms, and resources for instructors.
Assessments
Assignments, quizzes, attendance, accommodations and special access, gradebook basics.
Engaging Learners
A brief UDL overview and overview of accessibility in Brightspace, tools and features for communication (announcements, activity feed, discussions, and virtual classroom), tools and features for engagement (calendar, progress)
Gradebook
A deep dive into setting up the gradebook, including using the set-up wizard, adding in assessments, grade schemas, and releasing grades throughout the semester and as a final course grade.
Office Hours
We will consult on specific questions about your course (migrated or new) or applying your teaching practice in Brightspace.
Introducing elevatED workshops for Faculty
elevatED workshops are designed to enhance teaching and learning practices for educators. These workshops typically focus on innovative pedagogical strategies, effective classroom management, and the integration of technology in education.
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Navigate Brightspace Manage account settings Change your personal settings Create a course overview Navigation and Themes: Create a Custom Navbar |
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Content: Add a module |
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Activity Feed Overview Creating a post in activity feed Customize Notifications for Activity Feed |
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Ally for D2L Brightspace |
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Create an announcement Delete and restore announcements Make Regular Announcements |
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Mobile app (Pulse) overview |
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Create an assignment Create an anonymous assignment Grade submissions in assignments Itemize assignments using checklists Associate an Assignment with a Grade Item |
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Manage your calendar Set date availability for a calendar event |
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Create a certificate |
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Use a checklist for an assignment |
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Class List Overview Set Up Class list, Class Progress, and Grades Use and modify user progress |
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Overview of competencies Create a competency Track competency achievements |
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Create course content Create a file & insert stuff |
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Manage Dates - Offset Dates |
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Create a discussion forum Create a discussion topic Grade a discussion topic Assess from within a thread Discussion statistics Use Discussions for Journaling |
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Understanding grades Gradebook set up wizard Create a category Grade schemes |
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Grading in Brightspace Assess, evaluate and provide feedback |
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Understanding group enrollment options Defining groups and sections Create a group |
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Introduction to HTML editor Making use of the HTML editor Import HTML template pages Edit HTML templates |
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Import content from another system |