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How Tos & FAQs
This page contains information on the most common questions asked by Western Brightspace Users. If you don’t see your questions here, ask the WTS helpdesk OR visit the Brightspace Community (Caution: The Community is maintained by D2L, Brightspace’s parent company, which means that some of the processes or steps outlined in the Community may be different, and some tools or functionality may not be available at Western).
If you are interested in getting a comprehensive understanding of how to use Brightspace, you can log into Western’s OWL Brightspace Self-Guided Instructor Training.
Here is where you can find information about requesting or using 3rd party eLearning Tools in Brightspace.
In OWL Brightspace, there are three tools available for building content: the Content tool, the Manage Files tool, and the Course Builder tool. However, only the Content tool is visible to learners.
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How-tos and FAQs about Content
Communication in OWL Brightspace can be managed using various tools such as announcements, discussions, groups, and the calendar.
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How-tos and FAQs about communication tools
Whether you're developing assessment items such as quizzes or assignments for your learners or grading their work using a rubric, the OWL Brightspace tools make these processes straightforward and efficient.
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How-tos and FAQs about assessment tools
Related Items
Click the buttons below to learn more about other relevant class activities.
Enrolling & Unenrolling Users in a Course
Making Your Course Active page