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Make Your Quizzes Smarter with Question Pools in Brightspace

Creating a quiz in Brightspace? Take it to the next level by using question pools! This feature lets you pull a set number of questions from multiple sections in your Question Library. With this, each student gets a slightly different version of the quiz, ensuring academic integrity.

To create a question pool, start by editing your quiz and selecting “Create New” followed by “Question Pool.” From there, name the pool, decide how many questions you want to include, and set the point value. Then browse your Question Library to select the questions or sections you want to pull from. Once you’re done, click save.

Question pools make your quizzes more secure without requiring you to manually build multiple versions. You also get to reuse questions you’ve already created, keeping your course materials organized and efficient. To learn more about Question Pools, check out this KB article!

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Introducing FeedbackFruits: A Toolkit for Interactive Learning in Brightspace!

Integrated within Brightspace, FeedbackFruits makes it simple to boost student emgagement with interactive course design. It enables you to build peer feedback sessions, group evaluations, interactive video and document assignments, and much more. For both synchronous and asynchronous modalities, the activities can be adapted to their learning contexts. FeedbackFruits takes away the strain of designing engaging activities, allowing you to focus on teaching and inspiring.

Remove the guesswork with group work and use Feedback Fruits to track student progress and provide actionable feedback with ease. It’s also important to note that some activities like Peer Review, Group Member Evaluation, and Team-Based Learning have automatic assessments, while others like Interactive Document and Interactive Video require grading to be manually added by you.

Want to learn how to use it? We’re holding training workshops to get you started. Sign up for a session through our Workshops page and see how FeedbackFruits can brighten up your course!

We’re excited for you to start using FeedbackFruits! For more info and FAQs, visit our FeedbackFruits service page.

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Stay on Top of Your Academics with Brightspace Pulse

As you gear up for the semester, downloading Brightspace’s Pulse app is a must to stay on top of your academics! Rather than constantly checking your courses or waiting for an email notification, Pulse provides real-time notifications for updates on grades, content, and announcements. You’ll never miss out on urgent information like room changes, class cancellations, and new material.

Pulse also provides an easy calendar view for deadlines and course events–no last minute cramming! You can anticipate and plan your busiest times at a glance. You can also view and organize your tasks on the go with the mobile app.

Download Brightspace Pulse today!

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