Faculty Training

Estimated Time: 1 Hour

Description: This session provides faculty with an introduction to the fundamental tools and features of Brightspace. Participants will be equipped with the skills needed to navigate the platform with confidence and start creating content.

Sign Up for Brightspace Essentials Training Sessions!

Estimated Time: 1 Hour

This intermediate-level training is designed to help instructors enhance their use of Brightspace by diving deeper into its powerful features for content creation and learner engagement. Participants will be equipped with the skills needed to build more interactive, accessible, and engaging courses.

Sign up for Elevate Your Skills Training Sessions!

Estimated Time: 1 Hour

Description: Join us as we walk through the grades setup process, demonstrate how to access student submissions, and explore grading assignments, quizzes, and discussions. Whether you're new to Brightspace or looking to refine your process, you'll leave with practical tips to streamline your grading workflow.

Sign up for Gradebook Training Sessions!

Estimated Time: 1 Hour

Description:  This training introduces instructors to the essential accessibility tools built into Brightspace, including the Brightspace Accessibility Checker and the Ally Course Accessibility Report. Participants will learn how to identify and resolve common accessibility issues, interpret Ally indicators and scores, apply best practices for creating accessible documents and media, and improve the overall accessibility of their course content. By the end of the session, instructors will be equipped with practical strategies to design inclusive learning materials and enhance the student experience.

Sign up for Brightspace Accessibility Training Sessions!

Estimated Time: 1 Hour

Description: This Panopto training session introduces faculty and staff to the essential tools for creating accessible course videos, including how to record and edit videos, generate and refine captions for accuracy, and use key accessibility features such as audio descriptions to support all learners. By the end of the session, participants will feel more confident creating inclusive, student-friendly media for their courses .

Sign up for Brightspace Accessibility Training Sessions!

Description: This workshop goes over the Apply the Quality Matters Rubric and how to apply it in reviewing the design of online and blended courses. This rubric introduces participants to best practices, instructional design, and research-based design principles of an online/hybrid course to ensure quality assurance. This workshop is required if you are planning to teach online.

Estimated Time: 1 Hour

Description: Clear expectations and timely feedback help students stay engaged, confident, and on track. This session explores how well-designed instructions and rubrics can reduce confusion and improve learning outcomes.

Sign up for  Improving Student Success: Empowered Expression Through Clear Expectations Training Sessions!

Estimated Time: 1 Hour

Description: This session focuses on designing intentional, student-centered video experiences that align with how learners actually engage online. We will explore evidence-informed strategies for creating short, focused, and engaging instructional videos that support learning without overwhelming students. Rather than focusing on complex tools, we will highlight practical design choices you can apply right away to improve student attention and learning.

Sign up for Designing Videos Students Will Watch: Short, Practical, and Engaging Training Sessions!

Estimated Time: 1 Hour

Description: What if you could create high-quality, engaging, interactive learning experiences in a fraction of the time?

Sign up for Beyond the Click: Creating Meaningful Interaction in Online Learning Training Sessions!

Estimated Time: 1 Hour

Description: What if students are already telling us what they need? Through classroom interactions, engagement patterns, and performance data, students provide valuable insights into their online learning experience and the struggles they encounter. Discover how data and specific features in common Brightspace tools (like Grades, Rubrics, Quizzes, Intelligent Agents, and more!) can support our students' success by informing our next steps, including connecting students with UTRGV support structures, building automated interventions, and encouraging community-building. See real examples of these strategies in action and expect to leave with practical, ready-to-implement ideas for next semester!

Sign up for Speaking Student: Translating data into action Training Sessions!

Estimated Time: 1 Hour

Description: This session will explore how to make learning more engaging, without overloading students by providing Creator + (plus) and H5P examples. Together, we’ll look at what meaningful active learning really looks like (beyond “busy work”) and where things can unintentionally become too complex. We’ll identify common overload traps, like too many tools or unclear directions, and share simple ways to keep things focused and manageable. You’ll leave with a few practical, easy-to-apply ideas to make your course more interactive while keeping things clear and doable for your students.

Sign up for Active Learning That Actually Works (Without Overwhelming Students) Training Sessions!