Wednesday Wisdom: Question Pools

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Wednesday Wisdom: Question Pools

It is best practice to add questions to the Question Library. If you need help creating a section of questions in the Question Library, please see The Brightspace Question Library.

You can use a section the Question Library to have a specified number of questions randomly selected for each student’s quiz. For instance, if the folder contains 100 questions, we can set it so that 20 questions will be randomly chosen for each student’s quiz.

For more information: https://it.stonybrook.edu/help/kb/creating-a-quiz-question-pool

Question Library: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwM7pVB77bw

Brightspace Rubrics

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A rubric is a tool used to evaluate and assess student work. It is a scoring guide that lists the criteria for evaluating a particular assignment or task and provides a range of possible scores for each criterion. Rubrics can be used for a wide range of assignments, including essays, presentations, research papers, and projects. They can be designed to evaluate various aspects of student work, such as content, organization, grammar and mechanics, creativity, and critical thinking.

For more information: https://www.stonybrook.edu/celt/academic-assessment/assessment_tools_methods/rubrics

Upcoming CELT workshop:

The Power of Rubrics: A Comprehensive Workshop on Creation & Usage:
Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (ET) on Zoom
This training will cover types of rubrics, the benefits of using rubrics, the steps to creating and using a rubric, as well as an overview of the rubric norming process. Participants completing this training will be able to: Distinguish between a holistic and analytical rubric to determine which is most appropriate for their assessment(s), create and use a rubric for one of their course assignments, and articulate the steps to a rubric norming session.REGISTER HERE: https://stonybrook.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYpf-2vrjIjE9dzfuiE8MJcheGXfNZ_awXV

 

 

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Do you need to set up appointments?

Create an appointment schedule!

On your computer, you can create an appointment schedule in Google Calendar.

 

Your appointment schedule syncs automatically with Google Calendar.

  • Your appointment schedule and booked appointments automatically appear on your calendar.
  • When you select “Check calendars for availability,” Google Calendar avoids schedule conflicts.

More information here.

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Do your students know about the Brightspace Mobile App?

The app is called Pulse!

Brightspace Pulse is a mobile app that can help learners stay connected and on track with their courses in Brightspace. It provides one easy view of course calendars, readings, assignments, evaluations, grades, and announcements.

For more information: https://community.d2l.com/brightspace/kb/articles/16502-about-brightspace-pulse

Organize Your Course Using Modules

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Students like how course content is organized into modules, making it easier to navigate and understand the progression of the course.

Faculty actively teaching in Brightspace have found that this layout of modules and sub-modules makes it easy for students to navigate the course and find needed materials. (Please note that the Course Overview section cannot be viewed in the Pulse mobile app. It is recommended that if the syllabus is included in the Course Overview area, you also include it in another section.)

EXAMPLE:

COURSE ORIENTATION (module)

  • Syllabus (sub-module)
  • Introductory discussion (sub-module)
  • Links to university resources (sub-module)
  • Required readings (sub-module)

WEEK 1 (module)

  • Week 1 Readings (sub-module)
    • Week 1 Reading 1 (content)
    • Week 1 Reading 2 (content)
    • Week 1 Reading 3 (content)
  • Week 1 Slides (content)
  • Week 1 Assignment

WEEK 2 (module)

  • Week 2 Readings (sub-module)
    • Week 2 Reading 1 (content)
    • Week 2 Reading 2 (content)
    • Week 2 Reading 3 (content)
  • Week 2 Slides (content)
  • Week 2 Quiz

Lets Connect the Dots!

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Happy fall semester!

Be sure to connect your assessments to your grades!

One of the first things instructors should do when setting up a course in Brightspace is set up the Grades. This will make the rest of your course setup a breeze!

 

Create your categories FIRST, then each assessment you add can be designated to a category that you created. Nice and easy!

For more information on how to do so:

https://it.stonybrook.edu/help/kb/setting-up-your-brightspace-grade-book

 

Pre semester checklist for Instructors using Brightspace

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Our Fall semester is quickly approaching!  If you are new, welcome!   If you are returning, welcome back!

In keeping with our back to school news tradition, our team has updated our Brightspace checklist which you can find here:

image of a checklist that links to: https://it.stonybrook.edu/help/kb/start-of-the-semester-top-10-brightspace-tips  when clicked on.
Start of the semester checklist

Over the next few weeks, we will posting updates here based on  questions we receive from you so please check back from time to time.

We look forward to working with you this Fall!

Releasing Final Grades

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In order for student to see their grades in Brightspace, you’ll need to automatically or manually release final grades. (Note, releasing final grades in Brightspace does not send grades to SOLAR; you can either import your final grades Or enter them in SOLAR)

Before releasing final grades to students, you must first check your Grades settings to determine which type of grade will be release and if final grades are set to be released automatically. Alternatively, you can choose to manually release final grades.

For more information: https://it.stonybrook.edu/help/kb/releasing-final-grades-in-brightspace