{"id":45599,"date":"2022-11-30T12:23:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T17:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/?p=45599"},"modified":"2026-05-06T13:27:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:27:32","slug":"brightspace-update-wrapping-up-fall-and-looking-ahead-to-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/2022\/brightspace-update-wrapping-up-fall-and-looking-ahead-to-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Brightspace Update: Wrapping up Fall and Looking Ahead to Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Brightspace Update: Wrapping up Fall and Looking Ahead to Winter\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>As the term draws to a close, Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) has some tips and resources to help you wrap up your fall term courses in D2L Brightspace and launch your winter ones successfully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wrapping up the fall term <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itsjira.carleton.ca\/servicedesk\/customer\/portal\/15\/create\/346\"><strong>Schedule a consultation<\/strong><\/a> with TLS staff for help with gradebook questions or to review your settings<strong>. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Communicate with your students <\/strong>by <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/emailing-students\/\">emailing from the Brightspace Classlist<\/a> if the course end date has passed. Brightspace announcements will not distribute after course end dates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Explore tutorials <\/strong>on <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaspace.carleton.ca\/media\/Grading+Assignments+in+Brightspace\/1_3hx7ymcf\">grading assignments, <\/a>dive deeper into the <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaspace.carleton.ca\/media\/Introduction+to+the+Gradebook\/1_orkkuyt2\/203892503\">Gradebook training workshop<\/a> or share the tutorial of <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaspace.carleton.ca\/media\/Accessing+Grades+and+Feedback+on+Brightspace+for+Students\/1_rh5sszzv\">accessing grades and feedback with your students.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Submit your final grades via E-Grades. <\/strong>If you require assistance, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/i.carleton.ca\/registrar\/grades\/g-manual\/#sect3\">E-Grades support page<\/a> for an instructor manual and final grades FAQ.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Looking ahead to the winter term<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/course-setup-guide\/\"><strong>Consult the course setup guide<\/strong><\/a> to ensure you include all the important course elements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itsjira.carleton.ca\/servicedesk\/customer\/portal\/15\/create\/373\"><strong>Merge your courses prior to adding content<\/strong><\/a> if you\u2019re teaching multiple sections of the same course.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/2021\/blog-reducing-emails-from-students-with-a-brightspace-course-overview-2-2\/\"><strong>Create a course overview tour<\/strong><\/a> to help your students navigate your Brightspace course.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/making-courses-visible\/\"><strong>Activate your course to allow students access<\/strong><\/a> as courses are hidden by default when they are created.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/download\"><strong>Update Zoom to the latest version<\/strong><\/a> to ensure you have access to the newest features, fixes and settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions or would like to meet with TLS staff for assistance with your course design and setup, please submit your request through the <a href=\"http:\/\/itsjira.carleton.ca\/servicedesk\/customer\/portal\/15\">TLS Support Portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the term draws to a close, Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) has some tips and resources to help you wrap up your fall term courses in D2L Brightspace and launch your winter ones successfully. 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