Grade Import Widget (Instructor Tools+)
General Usage The Grade Import Widget allows you to import grades from various sources into Brightspace gradebook items. The widget supports Osiris, Remindo, TestVision, Brightspace export, and simple CSV files. With built-in safety checks and enrollment verification, the widget ensures reliable and secure grade imports. Go to your Course Homepage. At the bottom, you’ll find
Export grades to Osiris (Instructor Tools+)
General Usage The Grade Export Widget allows you to export grades from Brightspace to Osiris-compatible files. You can choose between Final Grade (final grade), Category Grade (per category), or Individual Grade Items (specific assignments/tests). The export is available in both .txt format and .xlsx format (for direct upload to Osiris). Important Features The widget offers
Connection with other systems
Integration between Osiris and Brightspace Brightspace uses information from Osiris for course creation, group creation, instructor enrollments, and student enrollments. This article explains which information the integration between Osiris and Brightspace transmits and when changes are reflected in Brightspace. Course visibility and access depend on this information. For University College, the integration works slightly differently;
Adding Release Conditions
In Brightspace, you can set ‘Release Conditions’ for most items. Release Conditions allow you to add conditions to content or assignments, making them available to students only after meeting the required conditions. Release conditions must always be linked to an assignment. For example, if the availability of Assignment B depends on the grade of Assignment
Roles and Rights
Introduction With the switch from Blackboard to Brightspace, there has been chosen to makes use of the existing standard roles in Brightspace as much as possible. The goal is to translate existing Blackboard roles efficiently and clearly to Brightspace-roles, with minimal edits and a clear structure. In this document the different roles are described with
Pulse notification app
Disclaimer:The Brightspace Pulse app can be used to easily access courses, upcoming activities and notifications on your phone or tablet. It is also possible to set up pushnotifications. Not all Brightspace functionalities are available in the app however, which is why the webversion of Brightspace is recommended for use. Via the Pulse application you can
Create a group discussion
A group discussion is different than a regular discussion, because it is only visible to the teacher and students that are part of the group. A Topic is a place where you can post messages and read within a forum. A Thread is a place where you post your main message that others can respond
Life-cycle of a course
Below are the stages a Brightspace course goes through. These stages determine whether you, as a student or instructor, have access to a course. The different stages are: How do I recognize the stages as a teacher? Users with an Instructor / Instructor Guest / Teaching Assistant / Course Builder / Observer / Observer-faculty /
Grades of students who have withdrawn
Students who have withdrawn from the course disappear from the Grades section. Their grades, however, are visible in the Enrollment Statistics through the Classlist.
Copy gradebook and grade settings to other course
You are able to copy a Gradebook and its settings from one course to another. What you can copy entails: Grade Items and their settings, Grade Categories and their settings, Created Formulas, Created Grade Schemes. Please note that actual student grades will not be copied. Tip: Select individual items to copy under Grades in case