Welcome to the Brightspace Help Documentation Knowledge Base for Higher Education Instructors. In this Knowledge Base, you’ll find information about how to use the many tools Brightspace has to offer.
New to Brightspace? Start here.
If you haven’t used Brightspace, and are wondering where to start, look no further.
Select the following links to get started with Brightspace:
Get Started
Set up and manage your course
- Add content to a lesson
- Check for accessibility
- Create an Announcement
- Create an Assignment
- Grade a Written Assignment
Create Course activities
- Create a Quiz
- Review and Grade a Quiz
- Make changes to the Gradebook
- Create a Discussion forum
Interact and engage with learners
- Review Discussion forum activity
Evaluate and monitor learner progress
Already using Brightspace? Start here.
Welcome to the Brightspace Help Documentation Knowledge Base for Higher Education Instructors. In this Knowledge Base, you’ll find information about how to use the many tools Brightspace has to offer.
If you’re an experienced user of Brightspace, select from any of the following tools to get the job done.
Announcements
Help boost engagement by scheduling announcements for frequent and regular communication to all learners enrolled in a course. Learners can set notification preferences to be made aware of important updates. [MC1]
Refer to the following topics related to the Announcements tool:
Provide more efficient, timely, and meaningful grading and feedback. Create and edit assignments, see submission details, view submissions, associate assignments to rubrics and competencies, and return submissions with grades and feedback. On paper and observed in person assignment formats are also available.
Refer to the following topics related to the Assignments tool:
Brightspace Editor
A large suite of tools to help you build engaging and accessible content quickly.
Refer to the following topics related to the Brightspace Editor:
Calendar
Display all upcoming events to learners in one spot. Post events such as project due dates, office hours, in-class events and more to the calendar.
Refer to the following topics related to the Calendar tool:
Classlist
A directory of names, emails and group settings which provides you with quick access to a full list of the participants in your course.
Refer to the following topics related to the Classlist tool:
Class Progress
Keep your learners on track by viewing, comparing and tracking class and learners’ performance at a glance.
Refer to the following topics related to the Class Progress tool:
Content
An intuitive way to create content aligned to outcomes in a course. It includes a variety of ways to add content, including the Brightspace Editor, linking to Google Drive, OneDrive ™️, web links, videos, external learning activities and more.
Classic Content Experience
Refer to the following topics related to the using the Classic Content Experience:
New Content Experience (Lessons)
Refer to the following topics related to the using the New Content Experience (Lessons):
Discussions
Encourage your learners to share thoughts on course material with peers. Set up forums and topics for learners to ask questions, discuss course content and assignments, and work together in assigned groups and sections.
Refer to the following topics related to the Discussions tool:
Grades
Track grades and access detailed learner statistics. You can import, export or edit single or multiple grades, etc.
Refer to the following topics related to the Grades tool:
Groups
Intelligent Agents
Automate reminders to provide a helpful nudge to keep learners on track and inspire them to reach their full potential.
Refer to the following topics about the Intelligent Agents tool:
Quizzes
Quizzes overview
Question Library
Question Library overview
Rubrics
Rubrics overview
Media Library
Media Library overview