Brightspace Sessions

The session(s) on this page are for instruc­tors to learn more about Bright­space, NIC’s dig­i­tal learn­ing envi­ron­ment for cours­es.

  • Reg­is­tra­tion is through CTLI@nic.bc.ca and accept­ed at any time up to 30 hours pri­or to the ses­sion.
  • Reg­is­tra­tions will be con­firmed via the send­ing of an Out­look invite with the con­nec­tion information/URL and pass­code.
  • Ses­sions with no reg­is­tra­tions will be can­celled.
Brightspace Drop-In Time
    • Audi­ence: For any NIC instruc­tor
    • Descrip­tion: No reg­is­tra­tion nec­es­sary. Just drop in to one of the fol­low­ing times to ask a ques­tion or get some help with an issue.
    • URL: Email Kimberly.Pfeifer@nic.bc.ca
    • Facil­i­ta­tor: Kim Pfeifer, Learn­ing Tech­nolo­gies Sup­port Spe­cial­ist
    • Upcom­ing Dates:
          • None at this time
Jumpstart Your Brightspace Journey **Great for new instructors!** 
  • Audi­ence: For any NIC instruc­tor
  • Descrip­tion: Dive into Bright­space dur­ing this 60-minute ses­sion with Kim Pfeifer, CTLI Learn­ing Tech­nol­o­gy Sup­port Spe­cial­ist, as you learn to nav­i­gate Brightspace’s tools and fea­tures, set up your course, and tai­lor it to your unique require­ments. Dis­cov­er the basics of adding and man­ag­ing course mate­ri­als, cre­at­ing assign­ments, and fos­ter­ing effec­tive com­mu­ni­ca­tion with your stu­dents. By the end of this ses­sion, you will have a basic under­stand­ing of how to get start­ed in Bright­space. (Ses­sion is based on PART I of Bright­space Basics course. For more infor­ma­tion about this asyn­chro­nous online course click here). 
  • More Info and Videos: https://teachanywhere.opened.ca/brightspace/content/
  • Facil­i­ta­tor: Kim Pfeifer, Learn­ing Tech­nolo­gies Sup­port Spe­cial­ist
  • Upcom­ing  Dates:
    • TBD
Elevate Your Grading and Assessments in Brightspace
  • Audi­ence: For any NIC Instruc­tor who is look­ing to learn more about Bright­space assess­ment set­tings and grad­ing func­tion­al­i­ty of the plat­form.
  • Descrip­tion: Ready to take your Bright­space grad­ing and assess­ment game to the next lev­el? Dur­ing this 60-minute ses­sion with Kim Pfeifer, CTLI Learn­ing Tech­nol­o­gy Sup­port Spe­cial­ist, you’ll learn the steps involved in set­ting up and man­ag­ing your Bright­space grade­book effec­tive­ly. Addi­tion­al­ly, you’ll acquire skills need­ed to devel­op a range of assess­ments such as quizzes, assign­ments, and dis­cus­sions, while gain­ing insight on how and where you can offer feed­back to stu­dents. We’ll explore the full spec­trum of Bright­space’s grad­ing tools, encom­pass­ing grade schemes, rubrics, and anno­ta­tions. By the end of the ses­sion, you’ll feel con­fi­dent in your abil­i­ty to assess stu­dent learn­ing, track progress, and com­mu­ni­cate grades clear­ly and effi­cient­ly. (Ses­sion is based on Part II of Bright­space Basics course. For more infor­ma­tion about this asyn­chro­nous online course click here). 
  • Facil­i­ta­tor: Kim Pfeifer, Learn­ing Tech­nolo­gies Sup­port Spe­cial­ist
  • More Info and Videos: https://teachanywhere.opened.ca/brightspace/grades/
  • Upcom­ing Dates:
    • TBD
What is CRAP?
  • Audi­ence: For any NIC instruc­tor who is look­ing to improve their Bright­space course design skills and max­i­mize acces­si­bil­i­ty.
  • Descrip­tion: Ele­vate your con­tent cre­ation skills and learn how to apply CRAP design prin­ci­ples to your Bright­space course to max­i­mize learn­ing. In this 60-minute ses­sion, Kim Pfeifer, CTLI Learn­ing Tech­nol­o­gy Sup­port Spe­cial­ist, will explore how Con­trast, Rep­e­ti­tion, Align­ment, and Prox­im­i­ty can trans­form your course mate­ri­als and enhance orga­ni­za­tion, con­sis­ten­cy, and clar­i­ty. Learn to stream­line your work­flow using HTML tem­plates, ensur­ing uni­for­mi­ty and acces­si­bil­i­ty across your con­tent as you cre­ate pages and add text and images. Dis­cov­er how to inte­grate video into your course by using the “Embed Kaltura Media 1.3″ fea­ture and mas­ter the upload process to Kaltura. (Ses­sion is based on Part III of Bright­space Basics course. For more infor­ma­tion about this asyn­chro­nous online course click here). 
  • More Info and Videos: https://teachanywhere.opened.ca/brightspace/content/
  • Facil­i­ta­tor: Kim Pfeifer, Learn­ing Tech­nolo­gies Sup­port Spe­cial­ist
  • Upcom­ing Dates: TB