Learning Management User Guides & Tutorials
Login to Blackboard (direct link)
CUNY.edu main website (login for CUNY-wide services)
CUNY Resources
- Hostos EdTech Faculty Teaching Tools for Brightspace Transition
- Hostos EdTech Faculty 5 Things for a Smooth LMS Transition
- Hostos EdTech Brightspace Guidelines for Faculty
- Hostos EdTech Add Content Using Topics in Brightspace
- Hostos EdTech Brightspace Assignments
- Hostos EdTech Create and Organize Discussions in Brightspace
- Hostos EdTech Organize Course Materials in Brightspace Using (Sub) Modules
- Hostos EdTech Master Comprehensive Grade Management Using the Grades Tool
- Hostos EdTech Streamline Grading Across Courses with Quick Eval
- CUNY Brightspace Frequently Asked Questions
D2L Brightspace Resources
Join the Brightspace Community (registration page)
- Brightspace Guided Training for Instructors (account required)
- Brightspace Community Events (live webinar schedule and registration)
- Getting Started (Instructor webinar recording)
- Content (Instructor webinar recording)
- Assignments (Instructor webinar recording)
- Quizzes (Instructor webinar recording)
- Discussions (Instructor webinar recording)
- Grades (Instructor webinar recording)
- Instructor Video Tutorials (YouTube playlist)
- Student Video Tutorials (YouTube playlist)
DOES LMS Support Resources
Developmental Course Request Form
Note: Developmental courses are used for developing course materials and structure for later use in live courses. DEV courses do not include student enrollment.
Brightspace Manual Enrollment Form (Send completed form to Associate Provost office for approval at: apfaculty@jjay.cuny.edu )
Course Merge Request Form
Note: This form is for section merges only. Cross-listed courses, for example LAW 313 and POL 313, the LMS Team will be merging those courses manually under the prefix that is first alphabetically. In the above example, the LAW 313 would be the Target course where all materials and students would reside.
BRIGHTSPACE
Brightspace Icon Legend (D2L Help)
Brightspace Virtual Assistant (D2L Help)
BLACKBOARD
BLACKBOARD
Export/Archive and Import Course
BRIGHTSPACE
Activate your course (D2L Help)
Export Course from Blackboard and Import Course into Brightspace
Export Course from Blackboard and Import into Brightspace (video)
Course Copy Components (D2L Help)
Course Copy Components (video - D2L Help)
Note: Instructors must start the Course Copy within the current course. For example, if you want to copy Fall 2023 into Fall 2024 course, you will start the process in Fall 2024 course.
Customize Course Nav Bar (D2L Help)
Build Your Brightspace Course from Scratch (D2L Help)
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BRIGHTSPACE
Add and Organize Content (D2L Help)
About Brightspace Text Editor (D2L Help)
Add External Content to a Course (video - D2L Help)
Manage Dates - Offset Dates (video - D2L Help)
BLACKBOARD
Adding Course Materials to Dropbox
BRIGHTSPACE
Create an Announcement (D2L Help)
Enable Notifications in Announcements (D2L Help)
Discussions in Brightspace (D2L Help)
Create a Discussion Forums and Topics (D2L Help)
Manage Discussion Forums and Topics (D2L Help)
Use Discussions for Journaling (D2L Help)
Create Groups (D2L Help)
Overview of Group Enrollment Options (video - D2L Help)
Modify Group Enrollment (video - D2L Help)
Email Tool (D2L Help)
Create and Insert a Video Note (D2L Help)
About Calendar Tool (D2L Help)
Create a Calendar Event (D2L Help)
Add Zoom link to Brightspace Content
About Media Library (D2L Help)
Media Library Overview (video - D2L Help)
BLACKBOARD
Create Blackboard Collaborate Ultra Session
Evaluate Discussions using the Discussions tool
Grade a Discussion Topic (video)
BRIGHTSPACE
Create and Manage Assignments (D2L Help)
Assignment and Plagiarism Detection in Brightspace (D2L Help)
About Release Conditions (D2L Help)
Set Release Conditions and Special Access for Assignments (D2L Help)
Create Turnitin Assignments within Brightspace (coming soon)
Quizzes in Brightspace (D2L Help)
Create and Manage Quizzes (D2L Help)
Create a Quiz (video - D2L Help)
Preview a Quiz as a Learner (video - D2L Help)
Question Library (D2L Help)
Create Randomized Question Pool (D2L Help)
BLACKBOARD
Create and Edit Turnitin Assignment
Accessing Turnitin Student Submissions
BRIGHTSPACE
Grades in Brightspace (D2L Help)
About Grades (D2L Help)
Manage Grades (D2L Help)
Enter Grades (D2L Help)
Set Release Conditions for Grades (D2L Help)
Navigating Inline Grades (D2L Help)
Grade with QuickEval (D2L Help)
Setup Grading Systems (D2L Help)
Setup Grade book (D2L Help)
Grade an Assignment (D2L Help)
Grade an Assignment within the Assignment tool (video - D2L Help)
Evaluate and Grade Discussions (D2L Help)
Grade a Discussion topic (video - D2L Help)
Evaluate Quizzes using the Quiz tool (D2L Help)
Manually Grade Quizzes (video - D2L Help)
Create a rubric using the Rubrics tool (D2L Help)
Create and Edit a Rubric (video - D2L Help)
Track Class Progress (D2L Help)
BLACKBOARD
Grade Turnitin Student Submissions
BRIGHTSPACE
BLACKBOARD
- Join the Brightspace Community (Registration page)
- Brightspace Student Video Tutorials (YouTube playlist - D2L Help)
BRIGHTSPACE
Navigate Brightspace and Find your course (D2L Help)
Brightspace Virtual Assistant (video - D2L Help)
Glossary of Terms (D2L Help)
Brightspace Pulse App (D2L Help)
BLACKBOARD
Bb Student Tutorial (video recording)
How to Access Blackboard Collaborate for Students
BRIGHTSPACE
Navigate Content (D2L Help)
Navigate Content as a Learner (video - D2L Help)
Work To Do Widget (D2L Help)
BLACKBOARD
BRIGHTSPACE
Announcement Overview (D2L Help)
Calendar Overview (D2L Help)
Manage course events with Calendar tool (D2L Help)
Class Progress Overview (D2L Help)
Class Progress Overview (video - D2L Help)
Discussions Overview (D2L Help)
Create a Discussion Board Post (video - D2L Help)
Enroll in a Group (video - D2L Help)
Email Tool (D2L Help)
Brightspace Pulse App Overview (D2L Help)
Brightspace Pulse App Overview (video - D2L Help)
BLACKBOARD
BRIGHTSPACE
Assignments Overview (video - D2L Help)
Submit and manage assignments (D2L Help)
Using the Quizzes Tool (D2L Help)
How to Take a Quiz (video - D2L Help)
Troubleshooting issues with Quizzes (D2L Help)
Understanding Grades (D2L Help)
BLACKBOARD
Submit and View Turnitin Assignment
BRIGHTSPACE
Brightspace Virtual Assistant (D2L Help)