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Using Brightspace Communication Tools to Support Students and Instructors

Jan 10, 2025 12:30 PM to 01:30 PM

Registration Deadline: Jan 10, 2025 12:30 PM

OWL Brightspace has a variety of tools to help you better connect with students, share course expectations, and quickly identify when a student might benefit from an individual communication from the instructor.    
 
This workshop combines hands-on practice with a demonstration of these tools for communicate with and supporting students: 

  • Announcements 
  • Calendar  
  • Email 
  • Intelligent Agents 

This is a "hands-on" workshop. To prepare for the workshop, we recommend that you: 
1. Request your OWL Brightspace personal sandbox if you haven't already. 
Request your sandbox at https://uwo.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2tQiAfWl7lt28R0. Sandbox access can take up to a week and you'll be notified by email when it's ready.
 
2. Review the following sections of Western's OWL Brightspace Self-Guided Instructor Training and make note of any question or tasks related to the session description:
  • Phase II: Building Content (Checklist section only)  
  • Phase III: Activities and Interactions (Announcements, Calendar, and Intelligent Agents sections only) 
How to Access Western's Self-Guided Instructor Training:  
  1. Sign into OWL Brightspace at westernu.brightspace.com 
  2. On the purple tool bar at the top of the page, select "Help," then choose "Self-Guided Instructor Training." 
Visit https://teaching.uwo.ca/elearning/brightspace-trainingresources.html for more information about resources for learning to teach with OWL Brightspace!