Introduction
Why use Brightspace by D2L?
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What is a course management system?
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Mobile first display
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The modular nature of D2L
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A note about D2L course organization
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1. Brightspace and Communicating with Students
The D2L content editor
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Communicate through the announcements tool
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Email students
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Use the course calendar tool
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Develop course competencies and learning objectives
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Communicate through the D2L chat feature
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Enable the course activity feed
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Automate intelligent agents
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Set up a user profile
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2. Brightspace and Classroom Management
Set up the course content tab
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Use the attendance tool
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Set up submission folders
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Set up the course discussion board
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Participate in discussion boards
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Distribute D2L Brightspace awards
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Video Note 2.0/Audio Note 2.0 recording tools
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Access and track student progress
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View classwide statistics and data
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Poll students through D2L surveys
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Set up student self-assessments
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Manage dates tool
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3. Brightspace and Assessing Student Work
Set up automatically graded and free response quizzes and exams
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Add question to quizzes
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Develop a question library
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Gain insight through quiz question reporting
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Set up an assignment rubric
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Design a custom rublic
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View nuanced rubric reporting
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Provide feedback within submission folders
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Set up a self-calculating gradebook
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Add gradebook items and categories
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Leave feedback in the gradebook
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4. Customizing Brightspace
Import, export, or copy D2L course components
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Develop a course homepage
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Create a custom theme
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Customize the navigation bar
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Scheduling course components
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Enabling user accessibility
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Customize a course image
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Add new users to a D2L course
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Activate your course
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5. Using Brightspace in an Online Context
Creating D2L small groups
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Using online reading quizzes as study guides
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Coordinate through course and unit checklists
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Set up component release conditions
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Brightspace mobile applications
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6. The Student's View of Brightspace
Set up course notifications
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Submit material through submissions folders
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View media content
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Taking quizzes and assessments
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D2L ePortfolios
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