Want to understand more about Brightspace at your own pace? Here you will find recordings of recorded training sessions and their corresponding decks. Each module is designed to assist you with using Brightspace. We will add more resources as they become available.
Staff Learning and Support Hub
Outline: Held on Thursday, 28 August. Three academics presented how they’re using Brightspace to enhance their subjects. They shared a few highlights from their subject sites and discussed the benefits, challenges, and lessons they've learned from using the new system.
An introduction to Brightspace at Charles Sturt by Mike Bryant: Video: Charles Sturt Brightspace Introduction
Download these packs for quick info on Brightspace or to share with your teams.
Communication: How the project is talking about the changes to staff and students
Migration: How we’re migrating subjects, key dates and information about roles
Students: Resources to help you communicate with students
Support: Quick help links and extra learning resources
Recordings from our Lunch & Learn Focus Topic series. This mini-series are a deep dive into key Brightspace topics to help you get a greater understanding of the functionality/area.
Outline: How to create new subjects in Brightspace.
Outline: Checking and improving subjects in Brightspace – Part 1: Subject migration and validation. Part 2: Setting up assessment shells.
Outline: Gradebook Preparation
Outline: Configuring and updating the subject home page. Creating and distributing announcements. Subject Calendar tool. Discussions management. Subject Activity Feed.
Outline: Subject Outline Tool. Subject evaluation survey. Readings and Resources (Leganto) management. Lecture capture (Panopto & Zoom). Groups management. Accessing Learner data. Online Meetings (Zoom) LTI – tutorial setup and managing recordings
Outline: Submission, grading and feedback. Cohort management, moderation and extensions. Academic Integrity workflow (Turnitin Similarity). Video Assignments (Panopto assignment folder). Quiz management. Assessable discussion topics.