Brightspace tools

Brightspace is the digital learning environment of Radboud University. It creates an online environment for your course with discussions, practice tests, a digital portfolio and the possibility to upload video lectures and educational clips.

Lecturers can create assignments in Brightspace with the Assignments tool. Students can use this to submit text files and video files. Lecturers can then use Assignments to assess the submitted work and provide feedback for it.

You can show appreciation for a student’s work by allocating Awards in Brightspace. You can hand out an Award instead of a grade. Students and lecturers can then see what progress is made.

The Discussions tool in Brightspace facilitates discussions between students. Students can also exchange files and provide feedback for one another.

The Grades tool in Brightspace makes it possible to connect grades to submitted work. The grades can then be displayed in a Gradebook. On this page you can read what else this tool has to offer.

H5P is a tool which allows you to create several interactive components for your learning environment, like a quiz or interactive video within your Brightspace course.

Kaltura is a video platform you can use through Brightspace. You can use it to add videos, such as educational clips, to your course. You can also edit videos or add quiz questions.

You can use Ouriginal to check students’ submitted work for plagiarism. Ouriginal checks essays and assignments for plagiarism with the help of a large database.

Pitch2Peer is an online environment where students can post pitches and other materials. They can also receive feedback from other students.

Portflow is software for learning with an ePortfolio. All students and teachers with access to Brightspace can use Portflow. The ePortfolio is not tied to one course in Brightspace but can be used across courses and programmes. 

You can use Quizzes to design practice assignments in Brightspace. Results can be shared with the students right away.

You can provide students with feedback and assess them in Brightspace with the help of the rubrics tool. These rubrics can then be used in combination with other Brightspace tools.

In Brightspace you can use Self Assessments to design practice assignments. In contrast to Quizzes the emphasis of Self Assessments is more on practicing without further obligations than on a score. 

Students can use TrainTool to practice their conversation skills. Students can also practice realistic situations with Smart Video Role Play.

You can use Virtual Classroom in Brightspace to organise digital meetings with students in a course. You can use the tool for plenary meetings, but it is also possible to divide the students into breakout rooms.