Access to Brightspace
As for a lot of our applications, Brightspace uses Osiris as a source. To be able to use Brightspace you need a course, you need to know who teaches this course and of course, students need access to this course. All of this information is, in most cases, already available in Osiris. For that reason,
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: 1. Utrecht University Logo: View the Personal Homepage. 2. Course Selector: View the courses you are enrolled in. You can pin courses to your homepage here. If you are enrolled in many courses, you can use the search function. 3. Message Alerts:
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
Logging in and out
Manual logging in in Brightspace If you have trouble logging in: Manual logging out in Brightspace
How do I add a course to my homepage?
To make a course visible on your homepage, you have to pin it under My Courses, following the following instructions. When you are enrolled into 20 courses or more, the search bar will appear. When you are enrolled within several faculties or semesters, the Sort and Filter option will be available to you. Click on
Get started
Here you will find guides to getting started with Brightspace. Not sure where to start? The Quick Start Guides will help you get started quickly. Do you have another question? Please contact us.