How do I adjust the settings in the Calendar Widget?
You can adjust the settings of the Calendar to your personal preference. You can do this in the following way: 2. Click ‘Calendar’ or click on the arrow next to Calendar en then on ‘Go to Calendar’. 3. Click ‘Settings’. 4. You can now adjust the settings of your calendar in Calendar Options. That looks
What are Replace strings and how do I use them?
Manual Course & Users settings This article will explain how you can use Replace strings and which ones you can use in your course. Replace strings are functions, denoted with curly brackets {} which are automatically replaced by their corresponding values. Replace strings can also be used to personalise messages per user. Note: Replace strings
Copy an announcement
First, navigate to the Announcements tool in Brightspace. To get here, when you are on the homepage of your course, click the drop-down menu on the Assignments widget, then click ‘Go to Announcements Tool’. You will now be greeted by this menu: There is a drop-down menu with many options to choose from. Copying Copying
Managing Announcements
This manual assumes you are familiar with creating announcements. To illustrate the concepts in this manual, mock announcements have already been made. First, navigate to the Announcements tool in Brightspace. To get here, when you are on the homepage of your course, click the drop-down menu on the Assignments widget, then click ‘Go to Announcements
Manage files
In Manage Files you can find an overview of all the files in your course. With Manage Files you can organize your files so that they are easy to find and can easily be added to your course content. All of the files that you upload in Brightspace via Content (‘Upload/Create’) will also be placed
Visual Table of Contents
The Visual Table of Contents is a widget on the homepage of all the courses in Brightspace. It makes the course content accessible in multiple ways. To find it, navigate to the course homepage and scroll down. Functionality Changing the image Unit images can be customised to your liking. You can set a different image
Accommodations in Brightspace
If we discuss accessibility in Brightspace, we usually focus on students with visual disability and te way that Brightspace only works with supporting technology. There are many other alterations where Brightspace can be a good tool to help with dissability. There are tree levels where you can adjust accomodations: Adjusting accomodations for all quizzes from
Manage dates
Manage Dates gives the possibility to change dates, in a central spot. This is particularly useful when you have copied a course in a new year or semester. It makes sure you can adjust changes to the accessibility of the course content using time.