As we near the end of the semester and instructors work to prepare final assessments and grade student work, Educational Technology & Design can offer assistance along the way.  

Final Assessments 

• Need help reviewing your Brightspace quiz or exam settings? Email etd@dal.ca for assistance; we’d be happy to look over quiz or exam settings and catch any potential problems before released to students. 
• Is Respondus LockDown Browser right for you? We can advise on best-practise use and provide suggestions with how to best prepare your students for using Respondus. Read our blog post  https://edtechtruro.edublogs.org/2021/03/09/what-is-respondus-lockdown-browser-and-when-should-it-be-used/ and/or get in touch with us (etd@dal.ca).  

Dalhousie Letter Grade 

• Before submitting grades to banner, this blog post discusses displaying the Dalhousie letter grade in the Brightspace gradebook https://edtechtruro.edublogs.org/files/2016/04/Brightspace_Final-Grade-Scheme-18vsu7b-186ag8d.pdf. 
• For your convenience, the document “Submission of Grades” from Enrolment Services can be accessed directly –  https://edtechtruro.edublogs.org/files/2021/12/Grade-Submission_Faculty-Support_12_APRIL_2017.pdf

Winter 2022
For instructors already keen to work on their winter courses, some of the things you can do now are covered in our Semester Start Checklist (https://edtechtruro.edublogs.org/2021/08/20/semester-start-checklist-for-brightspace-courses/). Namely, the list includes: 

1. Copying course content 
2. Activating the course and setting dates 
3. Formally requesting the cross-listing of multiple course sites 
4. Preparing to reuse Panopto videos 
5. Preparing to reuse Collaborate Ultra recordings, and 
6. Adding users (not on the list but our blog post (https://edtechtruro.edublogs.org/2021/05/20/adding-users-to-your-course-in-brightspace/) runs through the steps. 

Last but not least, ETD is again offering a Panopto Video Audit for instructors who wish to reuse Panopto videos. Please get in touch with us as soon as possible to take advantage of this service! Email etd@dal.ca to get your name on our list. Visit our blog post (https://edtechtruro.edublogs.org/2021/07/30/successful-reuse-of-panopto-videos/) for more information.