CIT Training

Making Brightspace a Better Space: Crucial Conversations

CIT's Educational Technology and TLC teams,  invite you to participate in focus group discussions about the Geneseo Brightspace experience.

These conversations will center on what Brightspace currently supports effectively in your courses and where you experience challenges or obstacles.

Please click here to register for one of the following time slots. There will be a maximum of 15 participants per session, so that everyone can engage fully in the conversation.

• Tuesday, November 19th, 3:00-4:00pm (in person)
• Wednesday, November 20th, 8:30-9:30am (virtual)
• Thursday, November 21st, 1:00-2:00pm (virtual)

Brightspace Gradebook Drop-In Dec. 10       

Does your Brightspace gradebook need some work? 

• Drop by South Hall 225 between 10:00am - 2:00pm for a session with one of our coaches.

Personal Training
If these dates and times don't work for you, request an appointment with our personal trainers soon! Email brightspace@geneseo.edu

Brightspace: Self-Paced Online Training 

New to Brightspace? Take these courses and watch these videos.

Faculty and Staff:

• SUNY DLE Brightspace Fundamentals Asynchronous Modules (course)
• Navigating Brightspace (video)
• Set up a course (video)
• Using the Brightspace Editor (video)
• Creating course content (video)
• Create an assignment (video)
• Create a quiz (video)
• Create a discussion topic and forum (video)
• Grading in Brightspace (video)
• Grades Tool Overview (video)
• Grades Tool - Manage Grades (video)
• Grades Tool - Settings (video)
• Grades Tool - Set-up Wizard (video)

Students:

• Geneseo's Introduction to Brightspace for Students (course)
• Navigating Brightspace (video)
• Access course content (video)
• Submit an assignment (video)
• Take a quiz or exam (video)
• Participate in a discussion (video)
• View grades and feedback (video)

Familiar with Brightspace but have topic-specific questions?

• Brightspace Self-Help Collection (curated by CIT)
• Brightspace Higher Education Knowledge Base (curated by D2L Brightspace)
• Instructor Video Tutorials by Brightspace (for faculty/staff)
• Learner Video Tutorials by Brightspace (for students)

Contact the Brightspace Support Team with questions and concerns.

Digital Storage Strategy Webinar

CIT has developed a strategy for consolidating cloud storage platforms to improve productivity, collaboration, accessibility, and security for our community. 

We have completed our DSS sessions but you can watch the recording of our recent webinar! Microsoft Teams Meeting-20240620_143259-Meeting Recording.mp4

LinkedIn Learning: Self-Paced Online Training 

Geneseo students, faculty, and staff have FREE access to the entire LinkedIn Learning training library (over 7,500 courses, and more are added every week) through Geneseo's site license. For more information, visit the LinkedIn Learning Self-Help page.

CIT is available to tailor a training class for faculty in your department who want to learn together! To request a personalized workshop, submit a request. 

Contact Laurie Fox if you have questions or suggestions for future workshops.