Learning Management User Guides & Tutorials
Login to Blackboard (direct link)
CUNY.edu main website (login for CUNY-wide services)
CUNY Resources
- Hostos EdTech Faculty Teaching Tools for Brightspace Transition
- Hostos EdTech Faculty 5 Things for a Smooth LMS Transition
- Hostos EdTech Brightspace Guidelines for Faculty
- Hostos EdTech Add Content Using Topics in Brightspace
- Hostos EdTech Brightspace Assignments
- Hostos EdTech Create and Organize Discussions in Brightspace
- Hostos EdTech Organize Course Materials in Brightspace Using (Sub) Modules
- Hostos EdTech Master Comprehensive Grade Management Using the Grades Tool
- Hostos EdTech Streamline Grading Across Courses with Quick Eval
- CUNY Brightspace Frequently Asked Questions
D2L Brightspace Resources
Join the Brightspace Community (registration page)
- Brightspace Guided Training for Instructors (account required)
- Brightspace Community Events (live webinar schedule and registration)
- Getting Started (Instructor webinar recording)
- Content (Instructor webinar recording)
- Assignments (Instructor webinar recording)
- Quizzes (Instructor webinar recording)
- Discussions (Instructor webinar recording)
- Grades (Instructor webinar recording)
- Instructor Video Tutorials (YouTube playlist)
- Student Video Tutorials (YouTube playlist)
DOES LMS Support Resources
Developmental Course Request Form
Note: Developmental courses are used for developing course materials and structure for later use in live courses. DEV courses do not include student enrollment.
Course Merge Request Form (Coming Soon!)
Brightspace Manual Enrollment Form (Send completed form to Associate Provost office for approval at: apfaculty@jjay.cuny.edu )
BLACKBOARD
Export/Archive and Import Course
BRIGHTSPACE
Export Course from Blackboard and Import into Brightspace
Export Course from Blackboard and Import into Brightspace (video)
Course Copy Components (video)
Note: Instructors must start the Course Copy within the current course. For example, if you want to copy Fall 2023 into Fall 2024 course, you will start the process in Fall 2024 course.
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BLACKBOARD
Adding Course Materials to Dropbox
BRIGHTSPACE
Add External Content to a Course (video)
Manage Dates - Offset Dates (video)
BLACKBOARD
Create Blackboard Collaborate Ultra Session
Evaluate Discussions using the Discussions tool
Grade a Discussion Topic (video)
BRIGHTSPACE
Enable Notifications in Announcements
Create a Discussion Forums and Topics
Manage Discussion Forums and Topics
Use Discussions for Journaling
Overview of Group Enrollment Options (video)
Modify Group Enrollment (video)
Create and Insert a Video Note
Add Zoom link to Brightspace Content
Media Library Overview (video)
BLACKBOARD
Create and Edit Turnitin Assignment
Accessing Turnitin Student Submissions
BRIGHTSPACE
Assignment and Plagiarism Detection in Brightspace
Set Release Conditions and Special Access for Assignments
Create Turnitin Assignments within Brightspace (coming soon)
Create a Quiz (video)
Preview a Quiz as a Learner (video)
Create Randomized Question Pool
BLACKBOARD
Grade Turnitin Student Submissions
Add Manual Column to Grade Center
BRIGHTSPACE
Set Release Conditions for Grades
Grade an Assignment within the Assignment tool (video)
Evaluate and Grade Discussions
Grade a Discussion topic (video)
Evaluate Quizzes using the Quiz tool
Manually Grade Quizzes (video)
Create a rubric using the Rubrics tool
Create and Edit a Rubric (video)
BLACKBOARD
BRIGHTSPACE
- Join the Brightspace Community (registration page)
- Brightspace Student Video Tutorials (YouTube playlist)
BLACKBOARD
Bb Student Tutorial (video recording)
How to Access Blackboard Collaborate for Students
BRIGHTSPACE
Navigate Brightspace and Find your course
BLACKBOARD
BRIGHTSPACE
Manage course events with Calendar tool
Class Progress Overview (video)
Create a Discussion Board Post (video)
Enroll in a Group (video)
Brightspace Pulse App Overview
Brightspace Pulse App Overview (video)