Over the break between spring and summer semesters, we unified accounts on Panopto — or rather we tried to unify the accounts. The good news is that you have access to all your content. The bad news is it may not be easy to find. When we first implemented Brightspace as our new LMS and […]

A formative assessment is a low- or no-stakes assessment that provides extensive feedback on incorrectly answered questions. It also provides positive reinforcement on correctly answered questions. Formative assessments both measure how well a student is learning during instruction and give the student useful feedback to improve learning outcomes. By contrast, a summative assessment provides final […]

Ice Breakers give students the chance to express their knowledge of themselves. They are the first foray into an active and engaged class community. Ice breakers are fun, person-focused, and have the purpose of requiring learners to find something in common with the learning community. Whether you are teaching an in-person, remote, or online asynchronous […]

One of the benefits of a flexible grading tool is that you can grade almost any way that you want. One of the problems with a flexible grading tool is that it is complex and sometimes confusing. The Brightspace grade book complexity, while allowing instructors to grade in a manner that suits their needs, has […]