LSL Fun Facts
Setting Up Your Course
Communicating with Students
Assessing Students
Miscellaneous
100

The LMS used before Brightspace


NYU Classes

100

Name one part of the navigational toolbar in Brightspace.

Content, Announcements, Assignments, Discussions Quizzes, Grades, Zoom

100

Do students get a notification when I post an announcement in Brightspace?

Yes - they receive an email

100

The icon to upload a pdf in the Assignments tool looks like what?

A cloud icon with an arrow through it

100

What are the maximum days for us to respond to faculty emails?

24 - 48 hours

200

The Vice Dean of Online Learning at Stern

Kim Corfman

200

Where can I find the button to create my course site?

On the Brightspace homepage

200

How do I send an email to all of my students through Brightspace?

Mail Icon or Classlist tool

200

How do I give some students certain access to an assignment due to accommodations?

Use the special access feature in the Assignments tool

200

What is the name of the Dean of the Business School?

Raghu Sundaram

300

What did Kristen get her doctorate in?

Ed.d in Communication, Computing, and Technology

300

How do I add a Teaching Fellow to a course site?

Go to More Tools > Classlist > search by Net ID

300

The most effective Brightspace tool to create an open space for student questions?

Discussion tool

300

The primary difference between the Quizzes and Assignments tool?

What are document-based assessments with specific date

300

How do I preview a quiz without using the Student view?

Use the preview feature from a drop-down menu (participants can show us).

400

The year NYU was founded

1831

400

Name one way to insert a syllabus in the content tool?

1. Add by uploading a PDF 

2. copying & pasting into a template or HTML document

400

I made an announcement but my students can’t see it. Why not?

The site is not active. 

The announcement has an end date. 

The announcement was not published.

400

The difference between a due date and an end date?

The end date is when the assignment disappears from the student's view (and

400

How do you set a quiz so students see their answers (if they were wrong or right), - but not the official quiz answers - and their user scores?

Use the Default View (participants can show us).

500

The Building LSL is located

Tisch Hall

500

Where is the button for activating a course site?

Under Course Offering Information

500

How do I send an announcement to some of my class?

Add restrictions to the announcements in the Announcements tool.

500

How do I make a quiz automatically graded?

Check two boxes on the Assessments tab (participants can show us).

500

Where can you check for content accessibility on Brightpace

Course Reports > Ally Instructor Report