{"id":22921,"date":"2022-11-10T12:48:02","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T17:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/dev\/kb\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=22921"},"modified":"2025-06-30T16:18:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T20:18:01","slug":"brightspace-for-students","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/dev\/kb\/article\/brightspace-for-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Brightspace – for Students (test Edit)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Brightspace is UVM’s LMS (Learning Management System).<\/p>\n

Brightspace is another tool available to faculty to effectively teach a course. In general, LMS’s have a standard set of capabilities – much of the familiar functionality you had in Blackboard should be available in Brightspace.<\/p>\n

Sign into Brightspace at brightspace.uvm.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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Getting Started with Brightspace<\/h2>\n \t\t
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This is a Test of the WP Super Cache Plugin.<\/p>\n

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Pin a Course for Faster Access<\/h3><\/div>\r\n \t\t\t
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Brightspace allows you to Pin<\/strong> a course, making it available in your Pinned<\/strong> tab and allowing it to appear at the top of your course list for easy access. \u00a0To do this, either:<\/p>\n

In the My Courses<\/strong> widget, click on the Push Pin<\/strong> icon in the top-right corner of one of your course images.<\/p>\n

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In the course selector (Waffle Icon<\/strong>), click on the Push Pin<\/strong> icon to the right of a course’s name.<\/p>\n

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Accessing Course Content<\/h3><\/div>\r\n \t\t\t
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From within a course, click on Content & Activities<\/strong> in the menu bar to view that course’s Table of Contents.<\/p>\n

On this page, you can find a listing of all available course content, including course materials, assignments, and quizzes. \u00a0Content is organized in one or more modules<\/em>, which can be viewed in this list or accessed directly using the page’s sidebar.<\/p>\n

For each module, and in the course’s Table of Contents, a progress indicator may be shown, indicating the percentage of available items that you have accessed or completed. This feature must be enabled by the instructor and will not appear in all courses by default.<\/p>\n

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For an overview of Brightspace’s discussion features, please reference their documentation found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To participate in a course discussion, click on a discussion topic and either click “Start a New Thread” or select an existing thread to read or reply to it.<\/p>\n

Starting a new thread will allow you to enter a subject, write the content of your discussion post, and optionally add file attachments.\u00a0 You can also add links, images, and videos using the Brightspace Editor. When finished, click Post<\/strong>. \u00a0This will make the discussion post visible to both the instructor and other students.<\/p>\n

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For more detailed information on submitting and managing assignments and accessing assignment feedback please reference the Brightspace documentation found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To submit an assignment, open the corresponding assignment and select one of the following:<\/p>\n