Dear Faculty,

Over the spring 2024 semester, CUNY will be offering the following live-webinar style Brightspace Basic Series of Training (delivered via Zoom):

Getting Started in Brightspace: 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, 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, gradebook basics.
Ask Me Anything/Office Hours are also scheduled.

Register for one or more of the workshops at https://forms.office.com/r/dVBB5A3nVA