• Building a course site (Express Method)

    This tutorial demonstrates a quick start method for building your NYU LMS (Brightspace) course site, without having to utilize the Manage Files Tool. It is intended for faculty with relatively simple course designs containing a just a syllabus, readings, and/or other documents to share with students. This video walks through…

  • Creating a Quiz

    On the navbar, click Quizzes. On the Manage Quizzes page, click New Quiz. In the General area, fill in your quiz details, including giving your quiz a name. In the Quiz Questions area, click Add/Edit Questions. Click the Add drop-down menu and do any of the following: Select New Question and select the type of question you want to add. Enter the question…

  • Setting up your Gradebook

    The first time you access the Grades tool in your course, you will be taken to the Setup Wizard. The Set-up Wizard will walk you through seven fundamental settings for your gradebook. These settings include specifying whether you use a weighted system vs. a point-based system and how you would…

  • Creating a Checklist

    A checklist is a list of actions that require completion. Creating a checklist is a great way to highlight important aspects of the course. Students can use this as a visual guideline to determine their needs to complete the course. Checklists contain categories, which are used to organize checklist items….

  • Add feedback and evaluations to assignments

    The Evaluate Submission page enables you to evaluate and leave feedback on user submissions. It contains two main sections: The Submissions List panel and the Evaluation panel. Use the Evaluation panel to grade and provide comments on submissions. On paper submissions and Observed in person assignments display only the Evaluation panel, as no submissions are made in Brightspace. If…

  • Add an existing user to the Classlist

    Classlist is a directory of names, emails, and group settings that provides you with quick access to a full list of the participants in your course. By default, enrollment data is determined by the Registrar’s Office/Albert. Common uses cases for manually adding a user to your course site include students…

  • Create and Manage Assignments

    Instructors use the Assignments tool to create and edit assignments, see users’ submission times, view submissions on the Evaluate Submission page, associate assignments to rubrics and competencies, and return submissions with grades and feedback.  The create and edit Assignments page has a fully immersive page layout. This layout is consistent with other…

  • Creating an Announcement

    The Announcements tool enables you to create news items that help communicate course updates, changes, and new information to your users quickly and effectively. Create an Announcements item In your course site, click Announcements in the top menu bar or within the widget, then click New Announcement. Enter a Headline and Content for…

  • Updating Zoom on Your Device

    This article will go over how to update Zoom on your device. Zoom is frequently updating, and it is a good practice to check for updates every month. In addition to security, keeping Zoom up to date ensures you have access to the latest features. Please allow ample time to…

  • Scheduling Class Recordings in Panopto

    Scheduling Recordings Panopto is the lecture recording system used throughout the Law School classrooms. You can display your scheduled recordings by clicking the Show scheduled recordings checkbox located near the top of the Panopto course folder page. From there you can edit or delete as needed. Pausing an in-progress Recording…