{"id":26134,"date":"2023-08-09T14:49:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T18:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=26134"},"modified":"2026-01-30T10:04:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T15:04:35","slug":"brightspace-quick-start-for-instructors","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/article\/brightspace-quick-start-for-instructors\/","title":{"rendered":"Brightspace – Quick Start for Instructors"},"content":{"rendered":"
View upcoming CTL workshops<\/a> as well as workshop recordings.<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Find and pin your courses<\/h2>\n

Pinning courses in Brightspace allows you to access quickly courses important to you. Use the three dots that appear on your desired course tile.<\/p>\n

See the UVM Knowledge Base article, Brightspace \u2013 Find Your Course<\/a>. It explains the tabs that separate courses by semester.<\/p>\n

Upload your syllabus<\/h2>\n

You can just drag and drop your syllabus into the Syllabus area in at the top of “Content & Activities.”<\/p>\n

See the UVM Knowledge Base article, Brightspace \u2013 Content & Activities<\/a> Syllabus section<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Make your course available to students<\/h2>\n

In Brightspace terminology, a course is either “Active” or “Inactive.” By default, all courses are inactive<\/em>, but activating your course so students can see it is simple!<\/p>\n

See the UVM Knowledge Base article, Brightspace \u2013 Make Your Course Active (Available) for Students<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Add TAs and\/or review the Classlist<\/h2>\n

You no longer need to request this in MyUVM. You can now add TAs immediately from your own class list!<\/p>\n

See the UVM Knowledge Base article, Brightspace \u2013 Add TAs and Course Builders<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Create an Announcement<\/h2>\n

It’s simple! See the UVM Knowledge Base article, Brightspace \u2013 Announcements<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Add some content<\/h2>\n

Content can mean a few items or a host of materials and\/or links you can add to Content & Activities, e.g. quizzes, assignments, discussions. Either way, they’ll need to be presented and organized within Modules<\/em> (which are organizational groupings similar to folders) under the Table of Contents. To learn how about adding content to your course, see these UVM Knowledge Base articles:<\/p>\n