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These are used to collect,ÌýassessÌýand provide feedback on file submissions, including text, document andÌýcuPortfolioÌýsubmissions.

• Assignments transfer to Brightspace with their description and date settings.
• Brightspace Assignments allow for a variety of submission types: including online text, file submission, video submission, and Mahara submission.Ìý

• Assignment settings should be reviewed to ensure proper setup.Ìý
• cuPortfolioÌýsubmissions:ÌýStudents can submit links to their cuPortfolioÌývia a regular assignment submission.ÌýWhen creating an assignment, under Submission & Completion, select Submission Type: Text submission.ÌýÌý
• ÌýAdditional resource:ÌýÌý(1:39)Ìý

BigBlueButton was a web-conferencing tool used to host lectures or office hours, but is no longer available in Brightspace. It is recommended to use Zoom in place of BigBlueButton. For more information on using Zoom, visit our Zoom at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ support page.

• BigBlueButton links, meetings, and recordingsÌýdo not migrate*Ìý

• BBB links will have to be recreated
• See instructions withÌýscreenshots below.ÌýÌý

CuLearnÌýBooks are a series of pages with chapters/sub-chapters to present information to students.Ìý

• Does not migrate; no equivalent tool in µþ°ù¾±²µ³ó³Ù²õ±è²¹³¦±ðÌý
• All ofÌýthe content will transfer and appear in a sub-module in Brightspace.ÌýÌý
• AllÌýitemsÌýwill remain from the book, but the pages will be reordered in Brightspace.ÌýÌý
• See example below.ÌýÌý

• There is no direct equivalent to Books.Ìý
• Depending on your content and how you wish to organize it, you could the book pages in separate files, as they have imported. TheÌý.ÌýÌý
• Alternatively, create a file in Brightspace to organize multiple pages together.ÌýÌýto change the font and add videos andÌýÌýto add accordions, tabs and other organizational elements.ÌýÌý
• Manually reorder the content pages orÌý.Ìý

This tool allows students to vote or choose between subjects.Ìý

• Does not migrate; no equivalent tool in Brightspace*Ìý

• There is no direct equivalent to the choice tool.ÌýÌý
• Try usingÌý or Wooclap.Ìý

This tool allows the teacher and/or students to build, display and search a bank of record entries about any topic.Ìý

• Does not migrate; no equivalent tool in µþ°ù¾±²µ³ó³Ù²õ±è²¹³¦±ðÌý

• There is no direct equivalent to Databases.ÌýÌý
• ÌýisÌýthe closest equivalent to Databases in Brightspace. Students can interact with each other in similar ways on a Discussion Forum in Brightspace as with a Database.
  NOTE: If Discussions do not align with your use case for the Database tool, please reach out directly to TLS to find a solution that will work.Ìý

This is used to embed external tools suchÌýasÌý textbook publishers’ content or Poll Everywhere content.

• External tools and tool contents do not migrate*Ìý

• Publisher’s content and Poll Everywhere links can be re-inserted using the External Tools link in Brightspace

Files are used to upload file content for student viewing.Ìý

• Files embed in Brightspace and open in a new page.

• Minimal changes may be required to fix font formatting.
• Additional resource:Ìý Ìý

Feedback is a survey tool used to get information from students, such as a midterm course review or end of course evaluation.Ìý

• Does not migrate feedback surveys

• Ìýin Brightspace.Ìý

Forums are used to host discussions online for sharedÌýtext basedÌýconversations between instructors, TAs and students.Ìý

• Forums in Moodle migrate into Brightspace but cause redundancies. In Brightspace, the word forum refers to a category or group of discussion topics. You must have a forum before you can add a discussion topic (i.e., the site for the posts and replies to appear).
  
• Forum grading/gradebook association does not transfer to Brightspace and will need to be re-linked.

• Access Discussions from Course Admin, delete any Discussions that have been imported without Description content. Review Forums and Discussions in Brightspace to remove redundancies.
• Re-link the Discussion to the associated grade item in the gradebook
• For more information on Forums in Brightspace, visit our support pages Discussions andÌýCreating Discussion Forums.

The Gradebook is the place designed for an overview of the course evaluation items along with their weights and value.Ìý

• Basic gradebook items transfer. All grade items and categories should be reviewed to ensure all settings transferred.
• See example below.Ìý

• Grades in Brightspace is the equivalent of Gradebook.ÌýÌý
• Additional resources: Ìý
• Ìý

Works with the groups function inÌýMoodle; allows students to select into groups or to create their own groups.Ìý

• Group self-selection tool does not migrate*

• GroupÌýself selections will need to be set up in Brightspace Groups page.
• GroupÌýself enrollmentÌýin Brightspace allows students to select their own groups, this is in the Groups tool.Ìý

An external tool to add interactive content to your course.Ìý

• H5P interactive content must be manually transferred between Moodle and Brightspace (specific instructions are in development for this process).

• H5P interactive content will need to be rebuilt.
• Visit the Brightspace Support page for instructions on building H5P activities.Ìý

ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´â€™s video and media platform to record, upload and host videos.Ìý

• Kaltura videos migrate to Brightspace. Depending on how the videos were added to the course, some video links may need to be re-established.

• To embed a Kaltura video on modules and sub-modules, click on ‘Existing Activities’ and select ‘InsertÌýMediaSpace’. This will link automatically to yourÌýMediaSpaceÌýaccount and you can select which video you want to embed from there.ÌýÌý
• To add Kaltura videos on HTML pages, click Insert Stuff on the editor toolbar, and then select InsertÌýMediaspace.Ìý
• Recording media using Kaltura and uploading it to MediaspaceÌýworks in the same way.ÌýÌý

These are used to add text or multimedia to your course homepage, such as adding a heading to a topic, an audio clip, or videos.

• Labels transfer to Brightspace as separate files. The content in a file does not appear on the Content page and will need to be revised or deleted.
• See example below.ÌýÌý

• There is no direct equivalent to labels in Brightspace. Delete or revise content pages associated with label content.
• If you wish to display text on the Content page, considerÌýÌýÌý

The lesson tool allows users to create a guided learning path, including videos, assessments, and text.Ìý

• LessonsÌýtransfer as separate pages, but videos do not carry over and need to be re-inserted. Transcripts or attached documents do migrate.ÌýQuestions transfer but not their associated options.ÌýÌý
• Images transfer.Ìý
• See example below.ÌýÌý

• LessonsÌýhave toÌýbe rebuiltÌýor reworked. You canÌýÌýbyÌýselectingÌý‘Add a file’, whichÌýallows you to create a page of content.ÌýYou canÌýdisplay multipleÌývideos in one file.Ìý on files for a clean design.
• To insert questions, you can useÌý below each video segment or create a new file for the questions.Ìý

Direct links to external webpages or videos, such as YouTube content.

• YouTube links embed the video within Brightspace or open on YouTube (this depends on the display settings).Ìý
• External links may break when taken into Brightspace.ÌýÌý
• See example below.Ìý

• Edit the link to update the URL.Ìý

Pages are used to present larger pieces of text such as lecture notes or instructions. They can hold videos,ÌýphotosÌýand links.Ìý

• Pages migrate into Brightspace as Files. The formatting (font, size, spacing) may need to be reformatted for proper visual display.Ìý
• AnyÌývideosÌýembeddedÌýusing KalturaÌýwill not migrate and need to be relinked.Ìý

• in Brightspace to adjust any formatting. Use the ‘insert stuff’ button in the HTML editor to re-embed videos. Ìý

Poll Everywhere was a student response system that allowed you to gather data from your students in real time, but is no longer available in Brightspace. It is recommended to use Wooclap in place of Poll Everywhere.Ìý

• The Poll Everywhere porter does not transfer to Brightspace.
• Polls remain within your Poll Everywhere account and are fully accessible to you through the Poll Everywhere.

• For more information on using Wooclap, visit our Wooclap support page.

Quiz is a tool used to create summative or formative assessments to assess learning and evaluate students.ÌýÌýÌý

NOTE: See the Quiz Question Migration Guide for details on specific question types and how they migrate to Brightspace.

• Quizzes transfer with questions banks and time/date settings.
• Quizzes will transfer normally unless there are calculated or equation-based questions using equation editors (such as LaTeX). Ìý
• Quiz restrictions do not migrate.

• All question libraries should be reviewed to check the accuracy of the quiz settings and questions.
• Quizzes that have migrated fromÌýMoodleÌýwill need to beÌýÌýÌýand weights will need to be added in Grades. You should alsoÌý.Ìý

• , rather than transferring them.ÌýÌý

• directly in Brightspace Question Library.Ìý

• Ìýto change the amount of questions on each page and other settings.ÌýÌý

Rubrics are grading grids to assess students on criteria and levels of achievement.Ìý

• Rubrics do not migrate*Ìý

• Rubrics will need to be . Click Course Admin, Select Rubrics and Click New Rubric.ÌýÌýÌý

These are used in advanced statistics and Psychology for statistical analysis.Ìý

• Files of these type transfer normally and run as they do in Moodle.ÌýÌý

• No change required.

Schedule appointments with students or student groups.Ìý

• Does not migrate. However, users can rebuild your schedules using the Brightspace Scheduler tool. For more information on the Scheduler tool, visit our support page Using the Scheduler.

• The Self-Select Groups option can be setup to allow students to opt into meeting times.
• You may consider using a shared document in Teams, a discussion forum with anonymous posting enabled or taking appointments via email as a way to setup your groups.Ìý

Add an audio file to play with PowerPoint slides, usually used to record voice asÌýyouÌýpresent slides.Ìý

• Voice Over PowerPoints will display in Brightspace, but not as an embedded video or an external link. Users will be asked to download these files in order toÌýwatch them.ÌýÌý

• To embed a Voice Over PowerPoint, share the MediaSpaceÌýlinkÌýas a URLÌýinÌýÌýor byÌýÌýin a module.Ìý

This tool is used to anonymously provide peer assessments.Ìý

• Does not migrate; no equivalent tool in µþ°ù¾±²µ³ó³Ù²õ±è²¹³¦±ðÌý

• There is no directÌýequivalent in Brightspace.ÌýÌý