All posts by Kristy Bunton

Previewing Learner Grades

Brightspace, Grades

Did you know you can preview learner grades in Brightspace? As the Instructor, your grade view will differ from that of your students. This could be helpful if a student is asking a question about their grades or maybe they are unable to see a grade in the course. You can use this view to check what they see! Reminder: If a grade item is hidden – it will still show on the instructor view but your students will not see this grade.

https://it.stonybrook.edu/help/kb/previewing-how-grades-look-for-a-student-in-brightspace

Is Your Grade Book Ready?

Academic Technologies, Brightspace, Grades

The end of the fall semester is near! Is your Brightspace grade book ready for final grades?

If you need some assistance or would like a simple check of your grade book before submitting final grades in SOLAR, please submit a ticket: https://help.stonybrook.edu/TDClient/277/Portal/Requests/ServiceDet?ID=7920Turnitin

After we receive your ticket, we will send you an invite to meet and go over your grade book in Brightspace!

Checking Student Progress

Brightspace

Throughout the semester, all different types of assessments are being submitted and it can become a bit overwhelming to see who is missing an assignment/quiz/exam or discussion post. Here are some ways to keep track of your students progress in your Brightspace course!

  • Class Progress: Find a high-level view of student performance on various indicators like content, objectives, and grades by clicking on Class Progress in the course navigation bar. You can then click on an individual student’s name for more detail. 

Check in on specific tools:

  • Grades: Go to the Grades tool. For a specific grade item, click the drop-down arrow and select Statistics to view class or user statistics for that item. 
  • Quizzes: Navigate to Quizzes and click the drop-down arrow next to the quiz title, then select Statistics. This view includes tabs for User Stats, Question Stats, and Question Details. 
  • Content: Go to the Content area, click the gear icon, and select View Reports to see content statistics, or click the User tab to see individual user statistics. 
  • Discussions: From the Discussions List, click on the drop-down menu next to the desired forum or topic and select Statistics. You can filter the results to view overall statistics or see individual user and group activity. 
  • Enrollment: Access Class List, then select Enrollment Statistics to see who has enrolled, unenrolled, or withdrawn from the course and view any completed grade items for withdrawn students. 

Get Organized with Brightspace Categories

Brightspace, Grades

Did you already set up your Brightspace grade book?

If so, go in and make sure you used Categories for all of your grade items. Using Categories in your grade book allows you to organize your grade book and weight your grade items so that everything is aligned and adds up to 100%.

Are your quizzes all in the quiz category? Do you see a homework assignment that has no category and is currently an outlier? Follow the instructions in this short video to get organized today and save time at the end of the semester!

End of Semester Checklist – are your grades correct?

Brightspace, Grades

As the end of the Spring Semester quickly approaches, remember that when grades are due, you can import from Brightspace IF your grades are setup properly & your class was not merged.

See attached checklist and, if you would like a gradebook consultation, contact information can be found at the bottom of the checklist.

https://it.stonybrook.edu/help/kb/prepping-your-gradebook-before-importing-it-to-solar

Class Progress

Brightspace, Wednesday Wisdom

Instructors and students can access Class Progress, where instructors can see overall how all students are doing and students can see a summary of how they are doing.

The Class Progress tool helps track your student’s progress in a course by measuring the completion of different progress indicators. To access the class progress tool, select Class Progress in the Navbar of your course.

For more information: https://it.stonybrook.edu/help/kb/the-class-progress-tool-in-brightspace