As the fall term draws to a close, Teaching and Learning Services (TLS)听has some tips and resources to help you wrap up your听fall term听courses听and launch your winter听ones听successfully.
听Wrapping up your fall term in Brightspace
- Drop-ins are available for sign up: It鈥檚 grading time for the fall. If you have gradebook questions, or want TLS staff to check over your settings, we are ready to help. Register for one of our drop-in sessions:
- Tips for communicating with your students: All Brightspace courses have start and end dates based on the first and last day of class. If you want to communicate with your students after the course end date has passed, or before the winter start date has arrived, send an听email in the Brightspace Classlist.听Announcements in Brightspace听don鈥檛 get sent to students outside the start and end dates in a course. They can be pre-scheduled for release for the first day of class though.
- Explore听grading听tutorials for Brightspace:听TLS has created a Brightspace channel for instructors and students in Mediaspace. Watch the tutorial on听dive deeper in the听or share the video tutorial of听
Unwrapping the winter term ahead
- Consult the course setup guide: Wondering how to start building your Brightspace course site? Work your way through the听course setup guide听to ensure you include all the important course elements. If you get stuck, complete a听course consultation request form听and TLS staff will meet with you to help you stay on track.
- Merge your courses prior to adding content: If you鈥檙e teaching multiple sections of the same course and want to merge them into one in Brightspace, fill out the听course merge request form听early, before you鈥檝e built any course content. Courses can only be merged prior to student activity in the course.
- Create a course overview tour:听Help your students navigate your Brightspace course by听creating a听short video that explains where to find key course content.
- Activate your course to allow students access: Courses are hidden by default when they are created by ITS. You鈥檒l need to activate your course to share it with your students. For instructions, see听make courses active.
- Update your Zoom software for maximum performance: If you use the听, you will need to update to the latest version each term to ensure you have access to the newest features, fixes and settings. The听desktop app听offers a fuller, feature rich experience over a browser-based session. With the start of term on the horizon, it鈥檚 a great time to ensure you鈥檙e getting the most out of your tools.
Whether you鈥檙e wrapping up the fall or unwrapping the winter term, TLS is ready to help. Fill out a听course consultation request听to meet with support staff or submit your question to the听.