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Bright Ideas for Higher Education

The Bright Ideas Webinar Series is on hiatus for the summer of 2026. We hope to announce new sessions for fall 2026 soon! In the meantime, please explore past recordings on our YouTube Playlist.

Designed for Higher Education, this Customer Enablement webinar series supports instructors, designers, and academic teams with Brightspace workflows that improve course design, assessment, accessibility, and student engagement. Each session includes 45 minutes of focused learning followed by 15 minutes of discussion and Q&A. New sessions will be announced every quarter. Check out our next sessions below!

Upcoming Sessions

On Hiatus: Please check out the Community Events page to see what else is available!

Past Sessions

Find information on past Bright Ideas for Higher Education sessions in the table below. This table will be updated quarterly. Recordings will remain available on our YouTube Playlist until the session is delivered again or when the material no longer aligns with the latest version of the platform. Older recordings are then retired in favor of updated materials.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxHabmZzFY6mPmToVMq74LXkuYCA9zC2w&si=ffPspwBF35qnY1MU

Title	Date	Description	Recording
Course Design Best Practice from D2L Instructional Designers	May 2026	Tips and Tricks from D2L Instructional Designers on best practices for course design.	YouTube Recording
Ensuring Academic Integrity in the Age of AI	April 2026	An introduction on how to use Video Assignments to help drive critical thinking and spontaneous explanation.	YouTube Recording
Increasing Learner Accountability with Class Progress & Completion Tracking	March 2026	Overview of the Class Progress tool and different ways to track completion.	YouTube Recording
Personalize and Engage using Brightspace Tools to Support Every Learner	February 2026	Guest educator, Clint Surry, shares workflows for using Release Conditions and Intelligent Agents.	YouTube Recording
Streamline Grading and Keep Learners in the Loop with the Grades Tool	January 2026	Overview of the Grades tool from set up to the learner experience.	YouTube Recording
Optimizing Course Content in Brightspace	December 2025	Create engaging, accessible material in Brightspace with D2L Instructional Designers.	YouTube Recording
An Introduction to the Learning Outcomes Tool	November 2025	Overview of how to start using Learning Outcomes from both the administrator and faculty perspective	YouTube Recording
Discover the New Content Experience	October 2025	Walk-through of the New Content Experience — helps instructors design and manage materials more efficiently	YouTube Recording
Brightspace Quick Start: Top Tools to Kick Off the Term	September 2025	A hands-on introduction to core Brightspace tools — Announcements, Calendar, Content upload, course setup; ideal for starting a semester strong	YouTube Recording
Evaluation in Brightspace	August 2025	Covers Gradebook setup, Mastery View, rubric design, and efficient evaluation processes for courses with grading or competency-based assessment	YouTube Recording
Assessment and Feedback in Brightspace	July 2025	Focuses on assessment workflows and feedback strategies — includes use of QuickEval, varied feedback types, and efficient feedback delivery	YouTube Recording
Creating Quizzes in Brightspace	June 2025	Demonstrates how to create interactive and flexible quizzes, use the Question Library, and design quizzes aligned with course objectives	YouTube Recording
Creating Assignments and Discussions in Brightspace	May 2025	Guidance on building engaging assignments and discussion activities that support interaction, differentiation, and effective instructor feedback	YouTube Recording
Competency-Based Education	April 2025	Explains how to implement competency-based learning: aligning learning objectives with assessments/standards and using reporting tools for tracking student achievement	YouTube Recording
Accessibility in Higher Education	March 2025	Covers Brightspace's built-in accessibility features and strategies for designing courses that support diverse learners and meet accessibility standards	YouTube Recording
Course Design Best Practice in Higher Education	February 2025	Discusses strategies for designing effective, inclusive, well-structured courses	YouTube Recording
Optimizing Student Engagement in Brightspace	October 2024	Demonstrates how to use tools like Announcements, Checklists, Surveys, and Intelligent Agents to improve communication, participation, and learner interaction	YouTube Recording
Getting Started with Brightspace	September 2024	Covers basics: creating Homepages, customizing navigation, crafting announcements, organizing content	YouTube Recording

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