Every ending is a new beginning…
Whether you’re focused on wrapping up the current semester, or getting ready for the next, we have the tools to guide you on your way. Spring 2020 courses are already loaded in Brightspace. New courses can be found in your course list. Course not on your homepage? Learn how to pin it. Use the knowledgebase articles to:
Wrap up the fall semester
- Show Final Grades: How do I show final grades to students? Or how do I create a letter grade item?
- Export/Download Grades to email them to your department: How do I export grades to a file?
- Check Course End Date: How do I make my course unavailable to my students?
Prepare for the start of next semester
- Look for your next semester’s assigned courses: How do I locate my courses?
- Copy your courses: How do I copy an entire Brightspace course to another?
- Clean up old content quickly through Bulk Edit and Manage Dates
For more help, look below or visit the knowledge base.
Psst…Find an error? share it with your Brightspace team, and earn a badge.
Attention – Final Grade Entry
Don’t forget, my.ccc.edu has changed. Click the circle icon in the top right corner for a vertical graphical navbar and then select Faculty Center.
For more help, visit the Faculty Portal Help Guide
Did you know that you can…
Upcoming Training
- Troubleshooting Grades (virtual) – Dec 9 10:30-11:30am, Register Here
- Analytics at Wright (in-person) – Dec 12 12:00-1:00pm, Register Here
- Preparing for the next semester (virtual) – Dec 17 1:00-2:00pm, Register Here
Brightspace Assessment Resources
Farewell, Maureen!
As my time at CCC comes to an end (12/27/2019), I wish you well. My 22 wonderful years at Wright have been filled with laughter and tears, boldness and fear, ease and frustration, triumphs and try agains. I have been librarian, webber, program director, instructional support, and TIS. All these different hats have enabled me to serve our students alongside you. Thank you for allowing me a glimpse into your classrooms. It has been inspiring to work with you.
I am confident that your dedication and commitment to your students will assist you in overcoming the pesky technology issues that will arise with grace and patience. Be kind and care for yourselves. Help one another. You are the best resources you have. You know more than you think.
It has been a pleasure working with you and I hope to see you in the future. Please feel free to contact me via LinkedIn.
Thank you,
Maureen Boland, Technology Integration Specialist, Wright College
Help and Resources
- CCC Helpdesk: Submit a ticket or email cohelpdesk@ccc.edu
- Knowledge Base: http://brightspaceresources.ccc.edu
- On Campus: You can reach out to any of us, no matter your college
- Charles McSweeney, cmcsweeney@ccc.edu
- Selom Assignon, sassignon@ccc.edu
- Steven Bradford, sbradford3@ccc.edu
- Maureen Boland, mmulcrone@ccc.edu
- Elissa Tobin, etobin2@ccc.edu
- Syed Abedi, sabedi@ccc.edu
- Adolfo Caballero, acaballero@ccc.edu
- Videos: Visit http://bit.ly/ccctube– CCC Instructional Technology YouTube site contains CCC-created videos like a Foundations review, TII, Student overview, course copy and more for you and our students
- Training Calendar: https://brightspaceresources.ccc.edu/trainingevents/
Assessments
Tests and Quizzes, Assignments, TurnItIn and Rubrics are tools within Brightspace you can use to evaluate students and measure student learning. Use the knowledgebase articles to:
- create quizzes that can be auto-graded, saving you time and giving students instant feedback
- check student papers for plagiarism with Turnitin, while also educating students about the importance of paraphrasing and citing
- eliminate the debate about when an assignment was due and submitted and keep submissions in one place
- use rubrics to set student expectations and give feedback quickly
For more help, look below or visit the knowledge base.
Psst…Find an error? share it with your Brightspace team, and earn a badge.
Did you know that you can…
Upcoming Training
For these trainings, bring your questions regarding the assessment tools. We will review common issues and help to make your use of these tools more effective.
- Troubleshooting Quizzes (virtual) – Nov 25 11:00-12:00pm, Register Here
- Troubleshooting Assignments/Turnitin (virtual) – Nov 19 12:30-1:30pm, Register Here
- Troubleshooting Grades (virtual) – Dec 3 12:30-1:30pm, Register Here
Brightspace Assessment Resources
Faculty Spotlight
Sherece Thompson (Dental Hygiene, MX) is using Brightspace Quizzes to regularly assess her students’ learning and ensure they are keeping up with the material. She uses a variety of question types including multiple choice, true/false, matching, ordering, and written response. Every quiz is an opportunity for students to assess their own learning, and an opportunity for her to gauge how students are grasping the material in addition to identifying learning-gaps in the subject. One of the unexpected benefits of the Quizzes tool was in her ability to view question statistics and identify questions where the majority of the class was answering incorrectly. Upon reviewing this she was able to consider whether she wanted to change the wording of a question, throw out a question completely, or re-affirm the question despite the low achievement. This practice of assessing, evaluating, and then adjusting–either the exam or her instruction–has made closing the assessment loop in her courses quick, efficient, and meaningful.
Learn how to take advantage of all the Quizzes features in Brightspace using the links in this newsletter, the knowledgebase, and the Brightspace team!
Doing something cool with Brightspace? Share it with us!
What’s New In Brightspace?
Every month Brightspace releases a video of new features. Keep informed and watch below!
Help and Resources
- CCC Helpdesk: Submit a ticket or email cohelpdesk@ccc.edu
- Knowledge Base: http://brightspaceresources.ccc.edu
- On Campus: You can reach out to any of us, no matter your college
- Charles McSweeney, cmcsweeney@ccc.edu
- Selom Assignon, sassignon@ccc.edu
- Steven Bradford, sbradford3@ccc.edu
- Maureen Boland, mmulcrone@ccc.edu
- Elissa Tobin, etobin2@ccc.edu
- Syed Abedi, sabedi@ccc.edu
- Adolfo Caballero, acaballero@ccc.edu
- Videos: Visit http://bit.ly/ccctube– CCC Instructional Technology YouTube site contains CCC-created videos like a Foundations review, TII, Student overview, course copy and more for you and our students
- Training Calendar: https://brightspaceresources.ccc.edu/trainingevents/
It’s beginning to look a lot like midterms
As midterms quickly approach, we continue to focus on students by informing them of their progress and grades. Empower your students by giving them access to their coursework, scores, and current grade through Brightspace.
For more help, look below or visit http://brightspaceresources.ccc.edu
Psst…Find an error? share it with your Brightspace team, and earn a badge. Congratulations to some of our Brightspace Blunder Finders, Naomi Brack and Mohamed El-Maazawi.
Midterm FAQs
Below are direct links to the most common middle of the semester tasks
- How do I locate dropped students’ grades?
- How do I create a midterm grade item or a calculated midterm grade?
- How do I show the “final calculated grade” column to students?
- How do I preview a student’s grade?
For more help, visit http://brightspaceresources.ccc.edu
Attention - Midterm grade entry
Don’t forget, my.ccc.edu has changed. Click the circle icon in the top right corner for a vertical graphical navbar and then select Faculty Center.
For more help, visit the Faculty Portal Help Guide
Did you know that you can...?
- Rapidly view and assess student work that needs grading with Quick Eval
- Customize your grade book with personalized settings
- View a snapshot of your students’ evolution with Class Progress
Help and Resources
- CCC Helpdesk: Submit a ticket or email cohelpdesk@ccc.edu
- Knowledge Base: http://brightspaceresources.ccc.edu
- On Campus: You can reach out to any of us, no matter your college
- Charles McSweeney, cmcsweeney@ccc.edu
- Selom Assignon, sassignon@ccc.edu
- Steven Bradford, sbradford3@ccc.edu
- Maureen Boland, mmulcrone@ccc.edu
- Elissa Tobin, etobin2@ccc.edu
- Syed Abedi, sabedi@ccc.edu
- Adolfo Caballero, acaballero@ccc.edu
- Videos: Visit http://bit.ly/ccctube - CCC Instructional Technology YouTube site contains CCC-created videos like a Foundations review, TII, Student overview, course copy and more for you and our students
- Training Calendar: https://brightspaceresources.ccc.edu/trainingevents/