Email Learners in Brightspace

Email Learners in Brightspace

This tutorial explains how to email learners from the Classlist and Assignments tools within your Brightspace course.

  • Email your entire class from the Classlist.
  • Select individual learners to receive an email.
  • Email students who have not submitted an assignment.

Watch the Video

Watch the video walkthrough, then use the written steps below as a quick reference while working in Brightspace.

Step 1: Open the Classlist

  1. Open your Brightspace course.
  2. Select Course Admin from the course navigation bar.
  3. Select Classlist.

Step 2: Select the Learners You Want to Email

  1. Use the items per page setting to display at least as many people as there are in your class.
  2. Select the checkbox at the top of the Classlist to select everyone displayed on the page.
  3. Clear the checkbox beside anyone you do not want to email.
  4. Select Email at the top of the Classlist.

Important: Selecting the checkbox at the top of the list selects only the people displayed on the current page. Make sure the page displays your entire class before selecting everyone.

Step 3: Compose and Send the Email

  1. Confirm that the selected learners appear in the recipient list.
  2. If the To field is blank, enter your own name or Okanagan College email address.
  3. Enter a subject for the email.
  4. Write your message in the email editor.
  5. Add any required file attachments or audio recordings.
  6. Select Send.

Step 4: Email Learners from an Assignment

You can also email learners directly from an assignment. This is particularly useful when contacting students who have not yet submitted their work.

  1. From the course navigation bar, select Assessments.
  2. Select Assignments.
  3. Find the assignment you want to use.
  4. Open the assignment’s action menu.
  5. Select Email Users Without Submissions to contact everyone who has not submitted the assignment.
  6. Alternatively, open the assignment’s submission list and organize or filter learners by submission status or submission date.
  7. Select the individual learners you want to contact.
  8. Select Email.
  9. Compose and send your message.

Student Email and Outlook Forwarding

Brightspace uses the Okanagan College email address associated with each student’s account. Students cannot replace this address with a personal email address within Brightspace.

Students who want messages delivered to another inbox can set up email forwarding through their Okanagan College Outlook account.

Learn How to Forward Your Okanagan College Email

Need Help?

For support with emailing learners or using communication tools in Brightspace, contact the Educational Technology team.

edtech@okanagancollege.ca

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