Support site Brightspace

Instructors - English

Getting started
- Getting to know Brightspace, short video
- Quick Start Guide for Instructors
- How do I log into Brightspace?
- How do I log out from Brightspace?
- How do I navigate through Brightspace?
- How do I add a course to my homepage?
- How do I adjust the course image?
- How do I adjust my profile picture?
- How do I adjust my account?
- How do I adjust my notifications?
Course Management
- Checklist: Is my course ready for live education?
- How can I change the visibility of my course?
- How can I view my course as a student?
- How do I use the Attendance tool?
- How do I use Manage Files?
- How do I use Manage Dates?
- Short video: How to use the Course Builder (English only)
- How do I use the Course Builder?
- How do I copy the content from one Brightspace course to another Brightspace course?
- What are Replace strings and how do I use it?
- How do I organize the Course Home of a course?
User Management
- How do I use the Classlist?
- How do I add users to my course?
- How are students enrolled to courses?
- What user roles are available in Brightspace?
- What is Special Access and how do I use it?
Content
- Content: An Overview
- Short video: How to add new and existing content to your course (English only)
- What is the standard structure of a course?
- Short video: Leiden Course Model (English only)
- What is the standard course vocabulary?
- How do I structure my course with units/lessons/folders/topics?
- The optimal workflow for creating and adding content to your course
- How do I upload and add a file to Content?
- How do I create and add a HTML document to Content?
- How do I use HTML templates in my content?
- Short video: HTML Templates (English only)
- How do I create and add a Weblink to content?
- How do I upload a video to Kaltura and place it in the course content?
- How do I add Weblectures to my Course and Content?
- How do I add videos to Content?
- How do I add a resource from the Copyright Repository to a course?
- How do I add a download link to a file in a course?
- How do I add SCORM/xAPI objects to my course?
- How do I add a link to an Assignment/Discussion/Quiz to my Content?
- How do I add Remindo to my course and Content?
- How do I add LabBuddy to my Course and Content?
- How do I add Virtual Classroom to my Course and Content?
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- How do I adjust Content availability?
From Blackboard to Brightspace
- Quick guide: migration from Blackboard to Brightspace for instructors
- How do I migrate my course from Blackboard to Brightspace?
- How do I migrate quizzes from Blackboard to Brightspace?
- PeerMark / Peer Review from Blackboard to Brightspace
- Noticeable differences between Blackboard and Brightspace
- What are the consequences for my teaching when Brightspace replaces Blackboard?
Announcements
- Short video: how to use announcements
- How do I create an Announcement?
- How do I manage Announcements?
Anonymous Marking
- Anonymous Marking - An Overview
- How do I assess an assignment using anonymous marking?
Assignments
- Workflow Assignments
- Short video: How to create an assignment (English only)
- How do I use Assignments?
- How do I create an Assignment?
- How do I set restrictions for an Assignment?
- How can I use Assignments for groups?
- How do I attach a grade item to an assignment?
- How do I assess an assignment?
- How do I set up a Pass / Fail scheme in Assignments?
- How do I assess an assignment offline?
- How do I assess a video assignment?
- How do I assess an assignment with inline feedback?
- How do I assess a group assignment?
- How do I use Turnitin for an Assignment?
- PeerMark / Peer Review
- How do I use Pitch2Peer for assignments?
- How do I restore a deleted Assignment?
- How do I use Submission Logs with Assignments?
- How do I add and edit categories to manage assignments?
- Turnitin Grademark
Awards
- What are Awards and how do I issue these to students?
- Add or create Awards
- How do I revoke and edit Awards?
- Deleting awards in Brightspace
Calendar
- The Calendar widget
- How do I adjust settings in the Calendar?
- How do I share or print the Calendar?
- How do I use tasks in the Calendar?
Checklists
- How do I create and use a Checklist?
- How do I add a checklist to Content?
Copyright Materials
- What are copyright materials?
- How can I check if there is a link available to the resource?
- How do I add literature / copyright protected materials?
- Short video: Learning Object Repository (English only)
- How do I upload resources to the Copyright Repository?
- How do I add a resource from the Copyright Repository to a course?
Discussions
- Short video: How to make a Discussion (English only)
- How do I use Discussions?
- How do I create a discussion forum?
- How do I create a topic in a discussion forum?
- How do I change the settings for Discussions?
- How do I manage my discussions?
- How do I add restrictions to a discussion forum or topic?
- How do I create a discussion topic per group?
- How do I attach a grade item to a discussion topic?
- How do I assess a discussion topic?
Email
- How do I use email in Brightspace?
Grades
- General introduction to Grades
- Workflow: setting up the Gradebook
- Short videos: Grades
- Gradebook Glossary
- Leiden Gradebooks (including downloadable formats) and different Gradebook scenarios
- Leiden Schemes, available formats
- How do I use the Grading Setup Wizard?
- How do I create a Grade Item?
- How do I set up a Grading Scheme?
- How do I enter, import and export grades and set release dates?
- How do I synchronize grades between Turnitin Grademark and Brightspace Gradebook?
- Recommended settings for the Gradebook
- How do I use the Formula Editor?
- How do I set up a Pass / Fail scheme in Assignments?
- Preliminary questions before setting up a Gradebook
- Scenario 1 - 1 Assessment, no further details
- Scenario 2 - 1 Assessment and resit
- Scenario 3 - 2 Assessments, weighting and conditions
- Scenario 4 - 6 Assessments, weighting, different types and conditions
- Scenario 5 - 3 Assessments, Division, Weighting, Conditions and Resits
Groups
- How do I use Groups?
- Short video: How to create Groups (English only)
- How do I create Groups?
- How do I remove Groups?
- How do I create or export an attendance list from my Groups?
- How can I quickly see who is in my Group?
Kaltura
- What is Kaltura?
- How do I upload a video to Kaltura and place it in the course content?
- How do I just upload a video into Kaltura?
- How do I manage and edit my Kaltura videos?
- What is the course Kaltura Media Gallery?
Quick Eval
- Quick Eval
Quizzes
- How do I use Quizzes?
- How do I create a quiz?
- What type of questions can I add to a Quiz?
- How do I edit a quiz?
- How do I use the Question Library?
- How do I set restrictions for a quiz?
- How do I add a quiz to Content?
- How do I attach a grade item to a quiz?
- Quiz Statistics: where do I find them and what do they show me?
- How do I create a (statistical) report of a Quiz?
- How do I delete a student's quiz attempt?
- How can I set up what students see when they hand in a quiz?
- How do I assess a quiz (grade item)?
- How do I publish feedback for a quiz?
- How can I preview what a student sees when handing in a quiz?
Release Conditions
- What are release conditions?
- How do I set up Release Conditions?
Rubrics
- How do I use Rubrics?
- How do I create a Rubric?
- How do I associate a Rubric to an Assignment or Discussion?
- How do I assess an assignment using a Rubric?
- Rubrics FAQ and Tips & Tricks
Surveys
- How do I create Surveys?
- How do I set up restrictions for a survey?
- How do I add a Survey and how do I edit a Survey in Content?
- How do I view the results of a survey?
- How do I create a report of a survey?
Virtual Classroom
- What is Virtual Classroom?
- How do I add Virtual Classroom to my Course and Content?
- How can I record and archive Virtual Classroom sessions?
- System requirements for Virtual Classroom
Brightspace Release Notes
- Known Issues
- June 2020 - 19/06/2020
- May 2020 - 22/05/2020
- April 2020 - 17/04/2020
- March 2020 - 20/03/2020
- February 2020 - 21/02/2020
- January 2020 - 17/01/2020
- December 2019 - 20/12/2019
- November 2019 - 21/11/2019
Privacy and Security
- Privacy Statement
- Update your browser
- Gebruikersvoorwaarden OneDrive (Dutch only)
FAQ
- Where can I get support?
- Which courses are part of the pilot in 2019/2020?
- A student is not enrolled in a Brightspace course, how can I solve this?
- How do I set content to hidden/visible?
- What is the course Brightspace Online Training?
- What is a Sandbox and how can I use it?
- Can I alter an assignment after it is published?
- How do I view a quiz as a student?
- Is it required to use the Gradebook?
- Where can I find the Wiki functionality?
- I see a broken link, what's gone wrong?
- Is there a Brightspace app available?
- Why do I see an error message in Internet Explorer?
- What is the Objectives tab in Assignments and Surveys?
- How are the manuals created?
- Peermark unauthorized access issues
- 'Migrators' have appeared on my classlist in Blackboard. Who are they and what are their rights?
Contact, trainings and other support
- Contact the Brightspace Support Team