MSU IT Educational Technology offers workshops to help educators master D2L tools like gradebook setup, content organization, and course navigation, supporting student success and ease of course management.
The D2L Help Page is valuable for all teaching formats and is part of the larger Digital Hub initiative, providing essential resources for creating effective digital learning environments for face to face, hybrid, or online learning. To find and register for these D2L sessions, visit the Educational Technology events calendar.
D2L Brightspace Essentials: Navigation, Gradebook Creation, and Structuring Accessible Content
November 5, 2025, 11:00am – 12:00pm
This virtual webinar will cover the basics of setting up your course in D2L Brightspace. See an overview of the interface and learn how to set up tools for assessment and engagement, including the gradebook, assignments and assignment collection, quizzes, discussions, syllabus, digital document distribution, announcements, and more. Examples will also be shown for uploading and organizing content with links to activities, so that learners can navigate the course efficiently.
Setting up your Gradebook in D2L Brightspace
November 5, 2025, 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Access to accurate and up-to-date grades is very important to students. The D2L online gradebook gives private views to students and a spreadsheet view to instructors. This training will lead you though how to set up a points-based or percentage-based (weighted) gradebook. We will also cover how to connect existing activities, such as assignments and online quizzes. See the Grading in D2L workshop as a follow-up.
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