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Overview:
Access the Acadex Instructor Resources below to find answers to frequently asked questions, access self-paced short courses, and view step-by-step tutorials for completing common instructor tasks.
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Course Navigation
Course navigation | |
Tutorial name | PDF tutorial |
Navigating Acadex | |
How do I set my time zone? | |
How do I locate my courses? | |
How can I re-order my courses on the dashboard? | |
How do I view my course from the student view? | |
How do I add my photo, edit my profile, and manage account settings? | |
How do I join an informal course site (Previously known as project site) through Brightspace Discover? | |
How do I favourite (Pin) courses in Brightspace | |
How do I create an informal course? (Previously known as project site) | |
How do I course link to my course? | |
How do I make my course joinable? | |
Course Management
Course management | |
Tutorial name | PDF tutorial |
How can I make my course active, so it is visible to students? | |
How can I save copies of important course documents and close out my Brightspace course at the end of a semester? | |
How do I combine my courses or sections into one course(Merging sites)? | |
How do I view the classist for my course? | |
How can I add teaching assistants or other users to my course? | |
How can I change a role of a user on my site? | |
How do I email my entire class, or individual students? | |
How do I upload a custom image for my homepage banner? | |
How do I track attendance in Brightspace? | |
How do I create Groups in Brightspace? | |
How do I let students self-enroll into groups? | |
How do I set up the calendar? | |
How do I navigate quick evaluation? (To access all my students submissions I need to mark) | |
Creating and organizing content
Creating and organizing content | |
Tutorial name | PDF tutorial |
What is the New Content Experience (Lessons View)? | |
What is the table of contents? | |
How do I upload my syllabus? | |
How do I move files around in my course? | |
How do I insert stuff into my course? | |
How do I set up release conditions in content (Previously known as prerequisites)? | |
How do I create modules and add content to them? Including links, images videos etc | |
How do I make content unavailable to students? | |
How do I copy content from Brightspace course to another? | |
How can I release content to Sections or Groups at different times? | |
Interactive Content
Interactive content | |
Tutorial name | PDF tutorial |
Types of Elements and Practices) | |
Inserting Layouts Using Creator | |
Inserting Elements and Practices Using Creator | |
Building Practice Questions with Lumi and Creator | |
Uploading Videos Panopto
Uploading Videos Panopto | |
Tutorial name | PDF tutorial |
What is Panopto and how do I access it? | |
How do I upload media into Panopto? | |
How do I edit videos in Panopto | |
How do I link videos I content from Panopto? | |
How can I make a video quiz in my video? | |
How can I turn my lecture slides into a video? | |
How can I enable the function to download or prohibit download of videos? | |
How do I share videos with my students in Panopto? | |
Assignments
Assignments | |
Creating assignments | |
Tutorial name | PDF tutorial |
Introduction to the Assignment Tool | |
How do I create an Individual Assignment? | |
How can I create a group assignment? | |
What types of assignments can I create? | |
How do I link an assignment to a grade item? | |
How do I give select students a different due date (special access)? |
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How do I make an assignment available to a specific group of students? | |
How do I create a Rubric? |
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Grading Assignments | |
How do I grade an Assignment? | |
How do I use the Annotation Tool for grading? | |
How can I download Assignments? | |
How can I download assignments by group? | |
How can I contact students who have not submitted an assignment? | |
How do I grade and evaluate a student who has not submitted an assignment? | |
How do I return grades and papers to students when I collected physical copies of the assignment? | |
Turnitin
Turnitin | |
Tutorial name | PDF tutorial |
How do I enable TurnitIn on an assignment? | |
An Overview of TurnitIn Feedback Studio | |
How do I use the similarity report tools in TurnitIn? | |
How do I provide feedback using TurnitIn? |
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How do I manually enter grades using TurnitIn? |
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How do I use a rubric in the TurnitIn Feedback Studio? |
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Discussions
Discussions | |
Tutorial name | PDF tutorial |
Getting started with the Discussion tool | |
How do I create a Discussion Topic? | |
How can I create private discussions for student journaling and one-on-one communication? | |
How do I create group discussion topics? | |
Navigating the settings of the discussions tool | |
How do I grade discussions? | |
Quizzes
Quizzes | |
Tutorial name | PDF tutorial |
When should I use a Quiz, Survey, or Self-Assessment? | |
Solutions & Considerations with Quizzes in Brightspace New! | |
Surveys | |
How do I set up a Survey? | |
Creating a Quiz | |
What are the steps to create a quiz? (A 9 step quiz walkthrough) | |
How do I create and add questions to a quiz? | |
How do I link my quiz to the gradebook? | |
How do I establish restrictions such as: Dates, Time limits, or Password? | |
How do I provide special access for select students to a single quiz? | |
How do I provide time accommodations for a student on all quizzes? | |
How do I determine what the student sees upon completion of the quiz (Quiz Results Displays)? | |
How do I use the Question Library? | |
How do I place an image in a quiz question? | |
Can I integrate quiz questions into a video? | |
How can release a quiz to Sections or Groups at different times? | |
How do I print quizzes? | |
How do I edit a quiz or question after students have already taken it? | |
How do I view specific quiz questions after the quiz is submitted? | |
How do I grade a quiz? | |
Grades
Grades | |
Tutorial name | PDF tutorial |
Step 1: How do I set up my gradebook? | |
Step 2: How do I create or delete grade categories and items? | |
Example of a Weighted Gradebook | |
Example of a Points Gradebook | |
Where do my students see their grades? | |
How do I release final grades in Acadex? | |
How do I associate an assignment with a grade item? | |
How do I exclude a grade category or item from the final grade calculation? | |
How do I create and use rubrics? |
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How do I enter all grades for a specific Grade Item? | |
How do I import a custom grade scheme from another course? |
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How do I Export my Gradebook into Excel? | |
How do I award extra credit? Extra credit, bonus items, and exceeding 100% |
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How do I drop the lowest grade from a Grade Category? | |
How can I calculate a mid-semester/midterm Grade? | |
Accessibility
Accessibility | |
Tutorial name | PDF tutorial |
How do I use the Accessibility Checker to make sure my content is accessible? Learn how to check your color contrast (colored text on colored background), and image tagging by using the Accessibility Checker | |
How do I provide extra quiz time to a student with accommodations? | |
How do I share my pronouns with people in my classes? | |
How do I give select students a different due date (special access)? | |
How do I Provide Special Access for Select Students? | |
Reporting and Analytics
Reporting and Analytics | |
Tutorial name | PDF tutorial |
How to Use Class Progress to Monitor Student Engagement | |
How to Analyse Student Performance Using the Gradebook | |
How to View Quiz Statistics and Question Analysis | |
How to Check Student Access to Course Content | |
How to Track Assignment Submissions and Feedback | |
How to Identify At-Risk Students Using LMS Data | |
How to Set Up Intelligent Agents for Early Alerts | |
How do I Export my Gradebook into Excel? | |
Understanding Student Activity and Login Reports | |