Faculty are welcome to self-enroll in these CTL courses:
Modules for Teaching Online and Learning Brightspace from the Student Perspective.
Events Calendar
Brightspace Essentials
Microsoft TeamsThis session introduces Brightspace and focuses on:
Finding your way in the Brightspace environment
Course settings and personal profiles
The course navigation bar, home page, and table of contents
A brief look at content and course tools e.g., Announcements, Calendar, Discussion, Assignments, and Quizzes
Starting Small with Brightspace
Microsoft TeamsThis workshop, designed for people who are teaching this fall and just starting to learn Brightspace now, will focus on two small and meaningful ways to use Brightspace this fall. By welcoming students to the course, and then choosing one additional way to use a Brightspace tool, instructors will lay a foundation for success. This workshop will highlight one foundational use of Brightspace (creating a welcoming space with a syllabus and welcome message), and offer a menu of 3 additional options for using Brightspace. The foundation plus one menu choice will create a course that serves basic needs clearly, and we will end with an overview of what later learning in Brightspace can make possible. This workshop will enable those beginning to learn Brightspace in the week before classes start to create a simple course space that communicates important course matters to students.
Brightspace: Content and Course Organization
RemoteIn this session we’ll focus on:
How content is added and organized in Brightspace (modules and topics)
Adding content and powerful tools like Video Note and the Accessibility Checker
Content settings (visibility, date restrictions)
Tips for using the HTML editor
Linking to course activities
Yellowdig: An Alternative Discussion Tool
Microsoft TeamsYellowdig is an alternative to Brightspace's discussion board tool. In form and substance, it works much like social media platforms, supporting text and video posts as well as allowing participants to use likes or emojis to react to posts and comments. It provides flexible ways for the class community to interact.
In this session, you will learn about Yellowdig’s features and Brightspace integration. Participants will leave the workshop able to decide whether Yellowdig or Brightspace Discussions best serve their course goals.
iClicker Student Response System: Engaging Your Students in Their Own Learning
Microsoft TeamsIn this workshop, we discuss how teaching with the iClicker Student Response System can enhance student engagement and understanding, especially in large enrollment courses. Faculty can use the iClicker student mobile app to poll students and get instant feedback on whether students understand concepts presented during lecture and in pre-class readings. UVM has a site license for the iClicker Student App so There is no cost to the instructor or student use the app on a laptop or mobile device.
Brightspace Assignments
Remote Remote Delivery, VTIn this session we’ll focus on:
Creating and previewing Assignment (individual and group)
Settings and connecting Assignments to Grades
Editing and reordering Assignments
Evaluating student submissions (including annotations and rubrics)
Using the Submission Log for tracking student work
Communicating with Students About AI/ChatGPT
Microsoft TeamsAs artificial intelligence tools become more available, it’s vital that we engage students in open and clear dialogue about course policies and other potential impacts. In this session, we will explore syllabi statements that address AI use and limits in varying contexts and how our expectations connect with UVM’s Code of Academic Integrity. Participants will be provided with a range of sample policies, statements, and guiding prompts and will leave the session with a heightened sense of the values they wish to communicate to students.
Brightspace Quizzes (Tests)
Remote Remote Delivery, VTThis instance of the quizzes workshop is canceled.
Starting Small with Brightspace
Microsoft TeamsThis workshop, designed for people who are teaching this fall and just starting to learn Brightspace now, will focus on two small and meaningful ways to use Brightspace this fall. By welcoming students to the course, and then choosing one additional way to use a Brightspace tool, instructors will lay a foundation for success. This workshop will highlight one foundational use of Brightspace (creating a welcoming space with a syllabus and welcome message), and offer a menu of 3 additional options for using Brightspace. The foundation plus one menu choice will create a course that serves basic needs clearly, and we will end with an overview of what later learning in Brightspace can make possible. This workshop will enable those beginning to learn Brightspace in the week before classes start to create a simple course space that communicates important course matters to students.
Simple Ways to Build Connections and Equity with Brightspace
Microsoft TeamsThis workshop will focus on low-effort Brightspace strategies for building connections with your students and enhancing their learning. Your Brightspace course may be one of the most important places that students consult to understand what your course is all about. We will show you how the way you set up your Brightspace course can affect how easily students can locate important information. By considering how Brightspace creates the opportunity for you to connect with your students and help them see what tasks are important, you will build a more equitable learning environment for everyone. In this workshop, we’ll explore small steps you can take to organize your course consistently, helping students to navigate the materials and keep themselves on track.
Brightspace: Content and Course Organization
Microsoft TeamsIn this session we’ll focus on:
How content is added and organized in Brightspace (modules and topics)
Adding content and powerful tools like Video Note and the Accessibility Checker
Content settings (visibility, date restrictions)
Tips for using the HTML editor
Linking to course activities
Brightspace Discussions
Microsoft TeamsThis workshop covers the details of using the Discussion tool in Brightspace. We will demonstrate where to set up both whole class and group discussions, and how link them to your Table of Contents. We'll look at how to clean up Discussions migrated from Blackboard and cover the differences between Forums and Topics in Brightspace.
Brightspace Grading: Setting up the Grade Center
Microsoft TeamsThis workshop covers how to set up and manage the Grade Book in your Brightspace course. We will demonstrate the best ways to organize the Grade Book and the best ways to enter grades. Some instructors may find it beneficial to create their Grades area anew rather than editing what has been migrated from Blackboard, and this session will help you decide which option is best for your course.
Brightspace Assignments
Microsoft TeamsIn this session we’ll focus on:
Creating and previewing Assignment (individual and group)
Settings and connecting Assignments to Grades
Editing and reordering Assignments
Evaluating student submissions (including annotations and rubrics)
Using the Submission Log for tracking student work
Helping Students Transition to College Writing
Microsoft TeamsDuring this workshop, we’ll explore how you can help your students navigate the new-to-them expectations of college-level writing. Incoming students have many changes to navigate; with your support, they can experience a smoother and more successful transition.
Brightspace: Content and Course Organization
Microsoft TeamsIn this session we’ll focus on:
How content is added and organized in Brightspace (modules and topics)
Adding content and powerful tools like Video Note and the Accessibility Checker
Content settings (visibility, date restrictions)
Tips for using the HTML editor
Linking to course activities
Starting Small with Brightspace
Microsoft TeamsThis workshop, designed for people who are teaching this fall and just starting to learn Brightspace now, will focus on two small and meaningful ways to use Brightspace this fall. By welcoming students to the course, and then choosing one additional way to use a Brightspace tool, instructors will lay a foundation for success. This workshop will highlight one foundational use of Brightspace (creating a welcoming space with a syllabus and welcome message), and offer a menu of 3 additional options for using Brightspace. The foundation plus one menu choice will create a course that serves basic needs clearly, and we will end with an overview of what later learning in Brightspace can make possible. This workshop will enable those beginning to learn Brightspace in the week before classes start to create a simple course space that communicates important course matters to students.
Brightspace Discussions
Microsoft TeamsThis workshop covers the details of using the Discussion tool in Brightspace. We will demonstrate where to set up both whole class and group discussions, and how link them to your Table of Contents. We'll look at how to clean up Discussions migrated from Blackboard and cover the differences between Forums and Topics in Brightspace.
Starting Small with Brightspace
Microsoft TeamsThis workshop, designed for people who are teaching this fall and just starting to learn Brightspace now, will focus on two small and meaningful ways to use Brightspace this fall. By welcoming students to the course, and then choosing one additional way to use a Brightspace tool, instructors will lay a foundation for success. This workshop will highlight one foundational use of Brightspace (creating a welcoming space with a syllabus and welcome message), and offer a menu of 3 additional options for using Brightspace. The foundation plus one menu choice will create a course that serves basic needs clearly, and we will end with an overview of what later learning in Brightspace can make possible. This workshop will enable those beginning to learn Brightspace in the week before classes start to create a simple course space that communicates important course matters to students.
Brightspace: Content and Course Organization: CANCELED
Microsoft TeamsIn this session we’ll focus on:
How content is added and organized in Brightspace (modules and topics)
Adding content and powerful tools like Video Note and the Accessibility Checker
Content settings (visibility, date restrictions)
Tips for using the HTML editor
Linking to course activities