Brightspace Training

The Virtual Campus (VC) team provides faculty training and support in the use of MCC's course management system, Brightspace. We hope you will take advantage of what we have to offer! Access our Brightspace system through the myMCC portal. Click on the Brightspace tile once you login to the portal with your MCC email and password. If you have trouble logging in, you may contact (585) 292-TECH. 

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Brightspace Training Course

All faculty interested in using Brightspace to supplement a face-to-face course, or faculty needing to teach a hybrid or fully online course are recommended to view training on the use of Brightspace.

You can find the asynchronous MCC Brightspace Training course located in the Professional Development term within My Courses. If you need a refresher or are new to Brightspace, you can find support for the tools within your course such as adding content,assignments, discussions, quizzes, and grades. 

Top Reasons To Start Using Brightspace

  • Easy access for students to all of your course information and course content
  • Keep students posted as to their grades during the entire semester in a confidential manner
  • Incorporate web-based content using Web Links
  • Embed or attach your PowerPoint presentations in one central location
  • Centralized communication to your class roster through Announcements. 
  • Mobile-friendly experience on all devices. Brightspace even has an app called Pulse!
  • Get Class Progress analytics on your students
  • Personalize your content with replacement strings. For example, use {firstname} to allow students to see their name appear throughout your course
  • Use Intelligent Agents to automate communication with students if they are falling behind

Virtual Campus Learning Opportunities

  • Sign up for our our synchronous live workshops via Zoom with the team: Fall 2024 Learning Opportunities. Registration Recommended! Sessions may be canceled for low enrollment. 

    • Rubrics in Brightspace, August 28th at 3:15 PM
    • Eportfolio Basics, September 4th at 3:15 PM
    • Advanced Brightspace Reporting, September 30th at 2 PM
    • Yuja Video Server LTI, October 2nd at 3:15 PM (In person attendance recommended)
    • Accessibility Awareness in Document Creation, October 17th at 1 PM
    • Yuja Video Quizzing, October 23rd at 3:15 PM
    • Discussions from a New Perspective, November 14th at 1 PM
    • Gradebook Check Up, December 2nd at 1 PM

  • There are many quick Brightspace Tutorials on YouTube for your use. 
  • You can refer to our collection of resources (videos, documents, and websites) located in our VC Faculty Center space in Brightspace. All faculty users are enrolled upon account creation. 
  • SUNY provides Brightspace training for users (synchronous and asynchronous). See their DLE Training website for more details. Browse recordings that are categorized by topic.