Getting Started
In Brightspace by D2L
Logging In
Recommended Browsers
At School Google Chrome
At home Google Chrome or Firefox
Teacher Log In - Quick tips Video
Click on the video thumbnail below or the button above for a quick video demonstration of how to log in.
Login
How Staff and Learners login to Brightspace
Provide access to your course space by Activation
Course Activation
How to activate your course and populate your class list.
Specialty Course Information
Specific Information for Cooperative Education Teachers
COOP Specific Course Creation
Setting Up Notifications for Teachers/Students - Video
How to set up notifications to be alerted when new information is posted in your course.
Notifications - Slides
Setting up Notifications in Brightspace for Staff and Learners
Editing your Nav Bar and Banner Image
Video Demonstration.
Customize the Text on your Course Home Page Banner
Learn how to change the text that displays on the banner in your course.
How to Update the Name of Your Course
Steps to update the name of your course as it appears in the vLE
Blended Learning Tips For Students
Please feel free to share this resource with students to help them to navigate the vLe and your course.
Locating Your Course OU
Social Smarts: Privacy, the Internet and you
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has created a graphic novel, Social Smarts: Privacy, the Internet and You, to help young Canadians to better understand and navigate privacy issues in the online world.