There are a number of options that instructors at Wentworth have to learn how to use Brightspace. As always, TLC will offer live sessions on topics instructors need to learn about at appropriate times in the semester. These will be listed on our Events calendar.
Brightspace offers additional options, Subscription Training and Guided Training. Wentworth purchased Subscription Training as part of our license and it’s available to all Wentworth faculty and staff. Subscription Training is asynchronous self-paced training. Guided Training consists of on-demand tutorials and live webinars offered each month. These are recorded and are available after the events.
To access Brightspace Subscription Training you need an account on the Brightspace community site. Go to https://community.brightspace.com and click the sign up button. You need to create an account with your Wentworth email address to have access to the Subscription Training under our license agreement. Once you create an account, then log into the community site with your Wentworth email address. Click on the link in the navbar titled, “Learning Center,” to access the Subscription training. In the Learning Center, select the Big Blue Button labeled “Subscription Training Access Now.” On the Subscription Training page, select the playlist you want to explore. The options appropriate for Wentworth user are:
- Getting Started with Brightspace
- Beginner Learning Environment for HE
- Intermediate Learning Environment for HE
- Advanced Learning Environment for HE
Guided Training is a new set of offerings from Brightpace. You need to sign-up for the Brightspace Community to access these offerings. Access the guided training tutorials for instructors at https://community.desire2learn.com/d2l/home/14828.
The guided training is also available as live webinars with a D2L trainer. The schedule is posted on the community site. These webinars require registration and if you miss the session, participants are sent a link to the recording.
TLC’s instructional designers have been busy creating additional resources that are specific to best practices at Wentworth. These resources can be found on the Teaching and Learning HUB. Some specific items of interest include:
- Brightspace Tutorial Library
- Brightspace Best Practices Tutorial
- Getting Started playlist on YouTube
- Brightspace Tools Tutorial Playlist
- Faculty Model Course. To enroll in the course search, “Faculty Model Course” in the Discovery section of your Brightspace
- Brightspace FAQs.
Ella Howard from Humanities and Social Sciences has created and shared video tutorials based on her use of Brightspace. You can access those tutorials on our site.