From sandbox to Course environment Brightspace
Sometimes you want to see how specific parts of the course content work before you put it in the Brightspace course. To do this, you can use your own Sandbox environment. In this environment, you can test all Brightspace activities. When you are satisfied with the activities and content that you have created in the
Templates
To ensure consistency across all courses, special UU templates have been introduced for Brightspace. It is not compulsory to use these templates, but it is strongly encouraged. Research shows that students have a strong preference for uniformity across all courses. What are templates? Templates are a way of structuring HTML pages in Brightspace. There are
Course Builder
In this article, you can read about the use of the Course Builder. This content of this article consists of: Course Builder homepage Tree structure The tree structure in the center column will show the structure of your course. Build Outline You can easily create the structure of your course with Build Outline without having
Access to Brightspace
Access to BrightspaceEvery Utrecht University employee receives a Brightspace account and can log in with a SolisID. This also applies to the guest roles of UMCU guest and guest lecturer LMS. Access to guest roles is valid from the start date to the end date of the guest identity. Creation of course editions for the
Navigate through a course
In this article you can read what you can find on the ‘Course Home’ and how you can set up the ‘Course Home’ of the course. When you click on a course on the Brightspace homepage, you will be redirected to the ‘Course Home’ of your selected course. The Course Home has a few pre-selected
Navigating within Brightspace
The Minibar At the top of your screen, you will see this bar: The Personal Homepage After logging in, you will see your personal homepage. All widgets on this page can be hidden or displayed by clicking the arrow next to the name of the widget. Then, click Expand this widget to show its content
Change image of the course banner
The courses you are registered for can be seen on your personal homepage. It is possible to customize the banner with your own photos. The image you add here will be visible to all users. Customize the course images through the course itself You can also change the image from within the course. The result
Set notifications
To turn different types of notifications on and off, follow these steps: 3. Phone notificationsFor direct updates on your phone, download the Brightspace Pulse app. 4. Summary of ActivityScroll down a bit to the Summary of Activity heading. Here you can choose whether and how often you want to receive an email with a summary