CUNY Brightspace Training Sign Ups
You may register for one or more workshops (via Zoom).
- Getting Started in Brightspace: an overview of key features and tools, course management – class list, groups/sections, communicating with students, adding content basics, assignment basics, quiz basics, adaptive release, key terms, and resources for instructors.
- ABCs of Content: overview and table of contents, modules; adding content to courses (from existing course content or building it from scratch); creating activities for learners; instructor settings for assignments, discussions, and quizzes.
- Engaging Learners: brief UDL overview and overview of accessibility in Brightspace, tools and features for communication (announcements, activity feed, discussions, and virtual classroom), tools and features for engagement (calendar, progress)
- Assessing Learning: assignments, quizzes, evaluating learners via quick eval and submissions, rubrics, grade book basics.
- Quizzes: This is an advanced workshop on the question library, importing questions, quiz formats, features, accommodations, and special access.
- Gradebook: This is a deep dive into setting up the gradebook, including using the set-up wizard, adding assessments and grade schemas, and releasing grades throughout the semester and as a final course grade.
- Ask Me Anything: trainers will consult on specific questions about your course (migrated or new) or applying your teaching practice in Brightspace.
Faculty checklist - Getting started with Brightspace:
- Log into Brightspace and create a practice site.
- Brightspace & Blackboard Login CUNY Webpage.
- Brightspace Instructional Playlist Videos.
- Join the Brightspace community.
- Review our “working with migrated courses guide” to optimize your courses.
- Set up courses with student support materials, align schedules, and start teaching in Brightspace.
CUNY will offer the Brightspace Basic Series of Training live webinars over the spring 2024 semester. The description of each module follows. All Brightspace training is voluntary.
Faculty training:
- NEW! Evening Training Sessions will be held 6:00 –7:00 PM on select Wednesdays and Thursdays, with more planned for the end of the semester and summer. See below for dates, times, and webinar titles.
- Register for the over 40 faculty training sessions that are currently being offered to prepare and train for Brightspace.
- Over 85,000 courses have been migrated from Blackboard to Brightspace to streamline the transition process for faculty. A “working with migrated courses guide” is available on the LMS transition website in the Transition Document Hub section.
Here are some additional training resources for Faculty:
- D2L Guided Community and Guided training
- Frequently Asked Questions
- CUNY Instructor Training Series: Spring 2024 Workshops
- D2L Website
- Contact Information
- LMS support team: lmstransition@cuny.edu
- Brightspace Training: brightspacetraining@cuny.edu
- Brightspace LMS FAQ page
- Contact the LMS support team: lmstransition@cuny.edu
- Contact the TLC: tlc@ccny.cuny.edu
- Course shells for upcoming semesters are created based on the following schedule (subject to adjustment for maintenance):
- Upcoming Fall semester (2024): starting 1st Wednesday of June 2024
- Upcoming Spring semester (2025): Starting 1st Wednesday of November 2024
- Upcoming Summer semester (2025): Starting 1st Wednesday of April 2025
Faculty in Transition Groups 1 & 2 are also enrolled in the Brightspace Resource Course for Instructors. This self-paced training introduces the basics of course building, assignments, and quizzes, as well as resources to get started.
All Brightspace training is voluntary.
Last Updated: 04/09/2024 12:38