Five Tutorials to Get Your Brightspace Grades Shipshape for Students

Five Tutorials to Get Your Brightspace Grades Shipshape for Students

Can your students see their current overall grade? Is your gradebook easy to follow, with the right assessment weights and no unused items?

These five short tutorials will help you tidy up your Brightspace gradebook, make grades clearer for students, and prepare for final grade submission.

1. Check Your Gradebook Settings

Start with the foundations. Use the Setup Wizard to review your grading system, final grade calculations, grade scheme and student display options.

Set Up Your Gradebook in Brightspace →

2. Put Your Gradebook in Order

Organize your grade items and categories, put assessments in a logical order, and check that the weights match your course assessment plan.

Organize Your Gradebook in Brightspace →

3. Remove Items You No Longer Need

Have an unused grade item linked to a quiz or assignment? Learn how to remove that association so you can delete the item from your gradebook.

How to Delete an Item in Brightspace Grades →

4. Make the Overall Grade Visible to Students

Help students keep track of their progress. Display their final calculated grade, keep it updated automatically, and preview the student view to check what they can see.

Display the Final Calculated Grade in Brightspace →

5. Get Ready to Submit Final Grades

When it’s time to submit grades, configure the Banner Grades scheme, review your final results, and export them directly from Brightspace to Banner.

Export Final Grades from Brightspace to Banner →

Need Help?

Need a hand with your gradebook? Contact the Educational Technology team.

edtech@okanagancollege.ca