There are several ways you can get training on Brightspace:

DoIT Provided Training

• Overview DoIT Training Events
• Setting up Your Course
• Brightspace Tools
• Cleaning up in Blackboard

SUNY Provided Training

• Asynchronous Modules: Experience Brightspace as a Student
• Hands on Training
• Recordings of Past Sessions

Brightspace Provided Training

Getting Brightspace Help

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: 

1. 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
2. Click the course selector and select the SUNY DLE Brightspace Fundamentals Asynchronous Modules Course
3. In the Content area of this course, view the modules and complete the end-of-module assessments

Access the ASYNC Modules 

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.