As many have learned through experience, good organizational habits are key in keeping online courses running smoothly. To assist with course file organization, each Brightspace course comes equipped with the Manage Files tool. This tool stores all files within the course and gives a useful overview of these files. The following document will outline the best practice for using Manage Files.
Category: Best Practice
This section contains all resources related to Best Practices for learning tools.
Brightspace Course Import Tips for Reusing Panopto Videos
The use of Panopto has grown steadily since becoming available on our campus in 2016. In the time since its introduction, we’ve determined which workflows work best with our unique instance of Panopto. If you are planning to reuse videos from a previous course offering, it’s important that your videos are linked as recommended, and critical that when importing a previous Brightspace course offering, that you import “All Components”.
Course Accessibility
Accessibility issues are a concern in both the classroom and online. Regardless of the environment, there are strategies that can be used to improve accessibility. The article linked below discusses the issue of accessibility and provides a checklist of recommendations for each step of the course development phase.
Yes, it’s possible to embed accessibility into the course creation process, without expending too much time or effort. Here are things to consider during each development phase.
Source: Your Course Accessibility Checklist — Campus Technology
Copyright and Brightspace
How do you know if the material you are uploading to Brightspace is copyright compliant?
A short video tutorial has been created by the Copyright Office which can help answer these questions. It explains Dalhousie’s Fair Dealing Guidelines, licenses and where to go for additional help in addressing copyright questions.
You can watch the video here: https://libcasts.library.dal.ca/Copyright_and_Brightspace/