Brightspace​ Fundamentals Workshop #3​ Authoring/Publishing Content​

Workshop Description:

This workshop is designed for instructors new to Brightspace. This workshop is designed to help you add and modify content in your course. This workshop is suitable for instructors teaching in any modality: face-to-face, hybrid, or online.

This is the third workshop in the fundamental series: Navigation & Interface; Communication Tools; Gradable Activities: Quizzes, Assignments and Discussions; and Gradebook. 
 
Prerequisite: Brightspace Navigation & Interface, equivalent training from SUNY or experience using the Brightspace LMS.

Please have some course content ready for this hands-on session: syllabus (.doc or .pdf), presentations (.ppt), or images (.png, .jpeg). 

Please be sure you are able to login to your Brightspace account before attending this workshop. You can login using the Network Login option with your Buffalo State username and password. If you are experiencing login issues, please submit a ticket via the IT Portal.

Learning Objectives:

• List how modules are used to organize materials and activities in a course 

• Distinguish between the materials types that can be added to the course content space 

• List the steps required to upload a file, create a file, create a weblink, add an existing activity to a module, or edit and delete topics 

• Identify the advanced options that can be set for content in a course including start/ end/ due dates, release conditions, and tracking types 

• Create pages using the document templates. 

• Find resources on the Brightspace Community and within the SUNY DLE Brightspace Fundamentals Asynchronous Modules ​

• Earning SUNY DLE Brightspace Fundamentals Certificate ​

Workshop Resources:

If you would like to request a Development Shell – please complete this form. 

If you would like to request SUNY ITEC migration your course from Blackboard to Brightspace – please complete this form. 

If you would like to migrate your course, you can follow the directions on how to export your Blackboard course and import into a Brightspace course or development shell. 

If you need to make an appointment with our team, please use this bookings site. 

If you have further questions about the Brightspace project, please submit a ticket to the Buffalo State IT Portal and if you have questions about the functionality of Brightspace, please contact SUNY Online.