Brightspace Graceland

Accessing Graceland Brightspace Portal

Graceland University offers a learning management system called Brightspace, powered by Desire2Learn (D2L). This article will guide you on how to access the Graceland Brightspace Portal.

What is Brightspace?

Brightspace is a learning management system that is used to develop online courses or supplement on-campus courses. It contains a course site with a class roster, communication, collaboration, content delivery, and student assessment capabilities for every course in the schedule.

Some of the features that Brightspace offers include:

1. A home page for each course with announcements and customizable widgets
2. Online self-assessments, quizzes, and exams
3. Threaded discussions
4. Document storage, sharing, and management
5. Course event calendars
6. Grade books
7. An ePortfolio
8. Integrations with Microsoft Teams, Panopto lecture capture, H5P, and many publishers.
9. Brightspace allows students to access course content for their courses, submit assignments, participate in discussions, communicate with the instructor and classmates, take quizzes and exams, and more.

Upon request, Brightspace sites are also available for other University purposes, including hosting content for committees, research teams, student groups, or departments.

How to Access Graceland Brightspace

Follow these simple steps to access the Graceland Brightspace Portal:

1. Explore the Graceland University Website.
2. Locate the Navigation Tab on top of the Graceland Website Homepage.
3. Locate Login.
4. Under Login, Locate and click on Brightspace to proceed.

Logging into Graceland Brightspace

After accessing the Graceland Brightspace Portal, follow the steps below to log in:

1. Enter the Graceland Brightspace URL.
2. Provide your Username.
3. Enter your Password.
4. Click on the Login Button to Proceed.

System Requirements for Brightspace

Brightspace requires an Internet connection, Java, and is compatible with most browsers and operating systems. It’s essential to review the system requirements to determine if your system is compatible with Brightspace before accessing the portal.

Contact Information

If you need help accessing the Graceland Brightspace Portal or have any questions, you can contact Graceland University using the information below:

Address:

1 University Place
Lamoni, IA 50140

Telephone Number:

641.784.5000
866.472.2352