Teaching & Learning in theSpring
This is your hub for Skidmore’s LMS. Whether you’re designing courses or navigating assignments and grades, LEDS curates the essential guides, videos, and tools you need for a confident experience in theSpring.
Get your course ready for students
Start-of-term essentials: merge sections, customize your homepage, activate the course, and add the right people.
Copy, build, and assess your course
Reuse materials from previous terms, organize content, and build assessments that align with your course goals.
Use video effectively in theSpring
Embed lecture capture, link to recordings, and integrate media from Zoom or other platforms directly into your course.
Connect external tools & content
Bring publisher content, Perusall, and OpenStax directly into theSpring so students access everything in one place.
Find your courses & stay organized
Learn how to log in, find your classes, and keep track of what’s due in theSpring.
Turn in work & take assessments
Short videos walk you through submitting assignments, taking quizzes, and checking your grades.
Use accessibility tools in theSpring
Learn how to access alternative formats and use Ally to make content easier to read, listen to, or download.
Where to go for help
If something isn’t working, here’s where to turn for the fastest answers and live support.
Training Library & Webinar Archive
These recordings and guides capture earlier training cycles. Interfaces may look different today, but the teaching strategies and examples are still useful for inspiration.
Summer 2020 Training Series
Topics included in this series:
- Student Communication and Engagement
- Creating Assignments and Managing the Gradebook
- Assessment Tools
- Ally Accessibility
These sessions were created during the rapid move to remote instruction. While some UI details are out of date, the principles around communication, assessment strategy, and accessibility remain valuable.
Brightspace Webinar Recordings (Higher Ed)
Examples of archived webinars:
- Moving Science Labs Online – Where do I start? (approx. 45 minutes)
- Teaching Movement and Arts Disciplines Online in a Time of Disruption (approx. 45 minutes)
- Teaching Online – Explore Best Practices with Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU)
These recordings live in the wider Brightspace ecosystem and offer discipline-specific ideas you can adapt with LEDS support.
Current Training Opportunities
For upcoming live sessions, on-demand videos, and product-specific deep dives, join the Brightspace Community. Combine these with a consultation from LEDS to design training that fits your course and discipline.
