Spring 2025 Brightspace Events

Originally emailed to faculty-l on February 27, 2025.

The Brightspace Support Team is pleased to announce its spring 2025 schedule of events. Please see below for session titles and brief descriptions. Note that the dates, for all virtual sessions, include a hyperlink for the Teams meeting unique to that date. These activities are also listed in the Geneseo Calendar of Events.

Gradebook: Nuts & Bolts (3/4, 4/29 @ 9-9:30am on Teams)
This session will focus on the nuts and bolts of the gradebook - the basics you need to know to get started using the gradebook in Brightspace.

Gradebook: Hacking the Workflow (3/5, 4/30 @ 9-9:30am on Teams)  
This session focuses on some more advanced features of the gradebook, including adding/deleting columns, extra credit, and resolving Brightspace gradebook errors.

Making accessible course content (3/6, 5/1 @ 9-9:30am on Teams)  
This workshop will break down the new Title II federal rule that requires that all of SUNY Geneseo's digital course content meet accessibility standards. Join us to learn how to check your Brightspace course's accessibility score and fix accessibility issues in your course to make your content inclusive to all students.

Saving time with Intelligent Agents (4/3 @ 1030-11am on Teams)  
Hear from 2 colleagues, Tom Reho (Biology) and Jordain Moore (Study Abroad) who are saving time by using this advanced Brightspace feature, Intelligent Agents. This session will be followed, at a later date and time, by a second more technical session on how to create and deploy Intelligent Agents.

Brightspace user group meeting (5/16 @ 10-11am on Teams)
This session is open to all Brightspace faculty and staff users and is intended to be an open forum to talk about Brightspace, recent and/or upcoming changes, accessibility, course reviews, etc.

Gradebook office hours (3/11, 3/12, 5/7, 5/8 @ 10am – 2pm in South Hall 225)
Bring your questions about the Brightspace gradebook to office hours. The instructional design team will be available to address your questions and walk with you to the answers.

Brightspace office hours (4/23 @ 10am – 2pm in South Hall 225)
Planning to be out and about during GREAT Day? Consider stopping by South Hall 225 with your Brightspace questions.

You can always reach the Brightspace Support Team, with your questions and concerns, at brightspace@geneseo.edu.

Hope to see you at one or more sessions!