This Information is Intended for: Faculty, Staff
Last Updated: May 12, 2023
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There are several ways you can get training on Brightspace:
- Asynchronous Modules: Experience Brightspace as a Student
- Hands on Training
- Recordings of Past Sessions
DoIT Provided Training
Overview DoIT Training Events
DoIT provides short, overview webinars on Brightspace. These are not hands-on trainings. These webinars showcase the tools in Brightspace that may differ from Blackboard, yet save time, increase efficiency, and positively impact student learning. Find all DoIT training events in Events tab at the top of every DoIT web page.
DoIT ATS Student Techs also offer training on Brightspace. Find those events in SB Engaged (and on the IT Events Calendar).
Brightspace Training Materials
Missed a Brightspace Mini Byte? View the materials here:
Setting up Your Course
- Brightspace - Crack the Code To Get Started: Slides
- Setting up Your Brightspace Gradebook: Slides | Summary Videos
- Setting up Your Course in Brightspace: Slides | Summary Video
- Managing Orgs in Brightspace: Slides
- Making Sure Your Gradable Activities Are in Grades: Slides | Summary Videos
Brightspace Tools
- Overview of Brightspace Tools: Slides | Summary Videos
- Discussions in Brightspace: Slides | Summary Videos
- Quick Eval Tool: Slides | Summary Video
- Grading in Brightspace: Slides | Summary Videos
- Class Progress Tool: Slides | Summary Video
- Groups in Brightspace: Slides | Summary Videos
- Feedback in Brightspace: Slides | Summary Videos
Cleaning up in Blackboard
- Cleaning up Your Courses in Blackboard before Moving to Brightspace: Slides
SUNY Provided Training
Asynchronous Modules: Experience Brightspace as a Student
As an instructor, you have access to SUNY's asynchronous Brightspace course, which has several modules with information and assessments to help you learn about Brightspace while experiencing it as a student. If you complete the all modules/assessments, you'll even receive a certificate!
This is the best way to get hands on training actually using Brightspace. Here's how to access and complete these modules:
- In a web browser, go to https://mylearning.suny.edu/d2l/login (*SUNY's Brightspace), click Network login, select campus Stony Brook, and sign in (NetID)
*These modules are in SUNY's instance of Brightspace; you will not see your Stony Brook Brightspace courses there - Click the course selector and select the SUNY DLE Brightspace Fundamentals Asynchronous Modules Course
- In the Content area of this course, view the modules and complete the end-of-module assessments
Hands on Training
SUNY offers several live training events. To register, select SUNY Sign In and sign in with NetID, then select training levels Spark or Ignite for the hands-on, synchronous learning. To learn more about the training levels and the instructors visit the SUNY CPD DLE Training Overview page.
Register for the SUNY BRIGHTSPACE TRAINING
Recordings of Past Sessions
You can also review the recordings of past SUNY Training sessions on the SUNY DLE website at https://dle.suny.edu/recordings. Sign in by clicking SUNY Federated Login, choose your campus (if prompted), and then enter your NetID and NetID password. Then, in the top right, select Training and then Recordings.
Brightspace Provided Training
Brightspace offers general webinars about their tools; these are available live and in pre-recorded format (**The links below require login to the Brightspace Community).
Browse Brightspace Training Webinars
Get started with Brightspace with these webinar topics:
- Session 1: Getting Started with Brightspace
- Session 2: The ABCs of Content (Classic Content Version)
Visit the Brightspace YouTube channel for playlists of quick tutorials (Semester Start for Instructors, Learners) and to learn more about the Brightspace Community to find answers, share knowledge, and connect with each other
Getting Brightspace Help
We have access to SUNY's Brightspace support team, which offers phone and chat support for extended hours, including evenings/nights and weekends. The SUNY phone help line prompts for status (Faculty, student, etc.). See Brightspace Support via SUNY Helpdesk near the bottom right of this page for more information.