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SUNY DLE Brightspace Training for Faculty

The SUNY Center for Professional Development (SUNY CPD) is offering two main types of Brightspace training. All trainings are free and available to all Purchase College faculty and staff!

SUNY DLE Brightspace Scaled Webinars & Illuminations

Various Dates & Times

Register for Brightspace Scaled Webinars & Illuminations
Targeted to larger audiences, SUNY DLE Brightspace training staff are offering Scaled Webinars that feature live demonstrations of the Brightspace learning environment and other training topics as well as the opportunity to ask questions of Brightspace experts during the last 30 minutes.

Illuminations” are advanced Brightspace workshops offered in the scaled webinar format and feature Brightspace tools and topics not covered in the Brightspace Fundamentals training.

Asynchronous Online & Scaled Webinars

“Blaze” (Asynchronous Online & Scaled Webinars)

  • Accessibility - April 19, 2023, 9:00AM - 10:30AM
  • Brightspace User Interface - April 19, 2023, 2:30PM - 4:00 PM
  • Communication Tools - April 20, 2023, 9:00AM - 10:30AM
  • Creating Content - April 20, 2023, 11:30AM - 1:00PM
  • Brightspace Gradebook - April 21, 2023, 9:00AM - 10:30AM
  • Gradable Activities - April 21, 2023, 11:30AM - 1:00PM

“Bonfire” (Asynchronous Online & Scaled Webinars)

  • Accessibility - April 19, 2023, 9:00AM - 10:30AM
  • Brightspace User Interface - April 19, 2023, 2:30PM - 4:00 PM
  • Communication Tools - April 20, 2023, 9:00AM - 10:30AM
  • Creating Content - April 20, 2023, 11:30AM - 1:00PM
  • Brightspace Gradebook - April 21, 2023, 9:00AM - 10:30AM
  • Gradable Activities - April 21, 2023, 11:30AM - 1:00PM

Remote Synchronous Trainings

Mondays through Thursdays, 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm
These live “point & click” workshops are offered via Zoom and will cover the Brightspace Fundamentals training materials. Select a training session based upon your preferred training pace (see the “Training Levels” section of the DLE Training page). Please note that these sessions are capped at 10-15 participants per session.

“Spark” (Remote Synchronous) Training Dates

  • April 3 - 6, 2023, 8:00AM - 10:00AM
  • April 24 - 27, 2023, 2:00PM - 4:00PM

“Ignite” (Remote Synchronous) Training Dates

  • April 3 - 6, 2023, 8:00AM - 10:00AM
  • April 24 - 27, 2023, 2:00PM - 4:00 PM

Registration Information:

To register for these trainings, sign in with your Purchase College credentials. At the registration page, make sure your role is set to “Faculty” so that you will see a listing of all relevant upcoming sessions. You can select individual or multiple sessions that you want to attend. You will receive email confirmation once you are registered.

FACT2 Inclusive Teaching Task Group Webinar Series

The incorporation of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the curriculum and pedagogical approaches has received considerable attention in higher education as a way to help break down systemic barriers. We must regularly ask ourselves: What biases am I carrying as an instructor, and how do I counteract their effects? How does my teaching approach affect learning outcomes? What can faculty do in the classroom to support an inclusive learning environment that fosters a sense of belonging, minimizes systemic barriers, and holds a point of access for all. The practice of embracing student diversity and designing courses to create inclusive learning environments that reach all students is not a new concept. The pandemic highlighted the urgent need to act now. This webinar series was created with the intention of addressing this critical need.

SUNY UDL “Access For All” Webinar Series

Various Dates & Times
A series of one-hour online webinars addressing specific topics of interest related to Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Accessibility in higher education. The “Access For All” webinar series for UDL is designed to allow for the opportunity to give a more in depth perspective about a given topic within the SUNY UDL Student Empowerment Project. Register for one or all sessions.