At the Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB), we use Brightspace by D2L (Desire2Learn) as our virtual learning system. This is the main learning platform for all eLearning and hybrid learning courses offered by the GECDSB.
Log in to Brightspace
In this video, we teach you how to log in in the Brightspace platform.
If you're an occasional teacher, watch this video to learn how to log in.
Learn the basics
You can visit our Brightspace for Teachers course to access dozens of short informative videos and documents to help you get the most out of Brightspace.
Review our Brightspace Semester Quickstart Guide for teachers. This document includes many short videos where you'll learn how to:
- Access and activate your courses
- Load content
- Create discussion boards
- Add assignments to the course
- Email your class list
- And more...
Take a tutorial
Want to learn more about the Brightspace user experience and functionality? Explore our in-depth tutorials that offer detailed description on how to set up specific classes and use the features within the Brightspace learning management system. This is a great resource for teachers and other educators at GECDSB.