Many courses, programs, and instructors make use of external tools and applications to enhance the teaching and learning experience. The tools listed below are currently integrated with Brightspace and can be added directly to your course site through Content > Add Existing > External Tool Activity or More.
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Tools integrated into Brightspace
Below is a list of tools that have already been integrated into Brightspace, as well as a brief description of their function.
Tool Name
Description
Location in Brightspace
Cengage Infuse
Allows instructors to link to Cengage learning materials such as textbooks, quiz banks, assessments, and more.
Accessible via Content > Add Existing > More
Course Experience Surveys
Evaluation tool for students to have the opportunity to reflect and review a course upon completing it.
Available via Course Surveys on the navbar of the Brightspace homepage.
Course Readings - ARES
Direct integration with Ares (Brock course readings tool). Contact records@brocku.ca to learn more about setting up a course readings list and integrating it into your course site.
Accessible via Content > Add Existing > External Course Tools
YuJa
Brock’s video platform tool. Allows instructors to create, upload, and share various media (learn more from YuJa)
Can be found via the Insert Stuff button in any text-editor, or from Course Tools on a course navbar.
Elsevier Evolve
Allows instructors to link to Evolve learning materials such as textbooks, quiz banks, assessments, and more.
Accessible via Content > Add Existing > External Course Tools
Etherpads
Similar to Google docs, a collaborative, textual workspace.
Accessible via Content > Add Existing > External Course Tools
Hypothesis
A tool used for collaborative or individual annotation of readings. Hypothesis 1.3 allows for the grading (individual and group) of annotations. Learn more from Hypothesis Group Annotation
Accessible via Content > Add Existing > External Course Tools
Kritik
Peer-assessment tool that gamifies peer-evaluation.
Accessible via Content > Add Existing > External Course Tools
Labster
Virtual lab tool. Only available for Biology courses.
Accessible via Content > Add Existing > External Course Tools
Library Research
Integrate subject-specific research guides provided by the Brock library.
Accessible via Content > Add Existing > External Course Tools
LingroLearning
Tool used to assist with asynchronous language-learning. Only available to Italian courses.
Accessible via Content > Add Existing > External Course Tools
MH Campus/McGraw-Hill Connect
Allows instructors to link to McGraw Hill learning materials such as textbooks, quiz banks, assessments, and more.
Accessible via Content > Add Existing > More
Mobius
A mathematical tool used to create and employ complicated arithmetic and scientific questions/equations. Only available to Math and Physics departments.
Accessible via Content > Add Existing > External Course Tools
My Course Materials
A direct link to the Campus Store where students can see all course materials they need to acquire for the term.
Available via My Course Materials on the navbar of the Brightspace homepage.
Pearson
Allows instructors to link to Pearson learning materials such as textbooks, quiz banks, assessments, and more.
Accessible via Content > Add Existing > External Course Tools
TopHat
Direct integration with Top Hat, an engagement tool that fosters real-time participation via quizzes, surveys, attendance, and more.
Accessible via Content > Add Existing > External Course Tools
Turnitin
Similarity checker. Learn more from Turnitin Integrity Similarity Checker
Can be activated in the Submission and Completion sub-menu when editing an Assignment.
YuJa
Brock’s video platform tool. Allows instructors to create, upload, and share various media (learn more from YuJa)
Can be found via the Insert Stuff button in any text-editor, or from Course Tools on a course navbar.