Fall 2024 End-of-Term Reminders for Faculty

  Grading

For guidance on adjusting the visibility of grades in Bruin Learn, please reference this Hide and Post Grades guide. 

If you plan on sending grades from Bruin Learn to MyUCLA, please review the End-of-Term Grading guide to ensure your Bruin Learn gradebook is set up for a successful transfer to MyUCLA. For in-person help, please attend Bruin Learn Office Hours and/or register for a live training on end-of-term grading:

• • Tuesday | 12/10/2024 | 10am
  • Thursday | 12/12/2024 | 12pm
  • Monday | 12/16/2024 | 12pm
  • Wednesday | 12/18/2024 | 10am
  • Friday | 12/20/2024 | 12pm

  Tips for closing out the term

• Fall 2024 course sites will be concluded on January 19, 2025, which means they will no longer be available to Students, Participants, and Observers, and will become view-only for those who have the TA or Designer roles.
  
• Instructors with the Teacher role in the course site will continue to have edit access after January 19 and can extend access to students by following the instructions in How do I extend student access to my course site after the end of a term? Links to an external site..
• If you would like to keep your course site open, you can change the Participation setting from Term to Course, which will allow you to set a different end date for the course site, please refer to this Canvas guide for instructions: How do I change the start and end dates for a course? Links to an external site.
• Please note that you can only make this change before January 19 and that all members of the course site will have continued access until the new end date you selected.
  
  
• You can hide past term courses from your dashboard by un-favoriting them. The How Do I Find My Courses in Bruin Learn Links to an external site. video provides step-by-step instructions for favoriting and unfavoriting courses, to help you access current courses more efficiently.
  
• Archive Fall 2024 messages so you can start the upcoming term with an empty inbox. Find instructions in How do I archive a conversation as an instructor? Links to an external site.
  

  Planning for Winter 2025

• If you are teaching a course this Winter, the following resources can help get you started: 

  • Import Your Course to Your Academic Course Site Links to an external site.
  • Prepare your Bruin Learn Course Site Links to an external site.
  • Readiness & Course Checklists

Additional Resources

• Resources for Faculty
• Resources for Teaching Assistants

Bruin Learn Office Hours

Virtual office hours are available Monday through Friday via Zoom, where a team of instructional designers and Bruin Learn Center of Excellence (CoE) staff can help answer your questions about Bruin Learn and Academic Technology Tools.

Canvas Technical Support

Canvas Technical Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.  Click the ‘Help’ link at the bottom of the left-hand blue Bruin Learn navigation menu to your left to find the support options available to you. If you do not see the Help menu, please log in to Bruin Learn, first. 

Issues that require additional work to resolve will be escalated to the Bruin Learn Support team.

Local Support

In addition to contacting support via the "Help" icon in Bruin Learn, students and instructors can get in touch with support staff in their Local Units. Visit the Bruin Learn Local Support Contacts page to find the contact information for your local support team, if available. 

Training Materials

Recorded Webinars

Self-Paced Training

Bruin Learn YouTube Channel Links to an external site.

Live Training 

Register for the live training sessions:

• Getting Started with Peer Review in Bruin Learn using Peerceptiv
• End-of-Term Grading in Bruin Learn & MyUCLA
• Getting Started with Bruin Learn
• Boost Classroom Engagement and Take Attendance with iClicker Cloud Polling Tools

Digital Spaces - General Assignment Classroom Audio Visual Support

For assistance with AV in general assignment classrooms, support is available Monday-Friday between 7:30am and 7:00pm in Campbell Hall B125.

For Quarter Loans and Equipment Requests:

• Fall loan microphones and adapters are due for return December 13, 2024.
• To renew your quarter loan microphone for Winter Quarter and confirm compatibility in your new assigned classroom, please contact the AVS Call Center at 310-206-6591 or email avs@ucla.edu.
• USB-C to VGA and USB-C to HDMI adapters are available as quarter loans.
• Please contact your department or fill out and email this PDF Form Links to an external site. to AVS in order to reserve a Winter quarter loan microphone or adapter.

For Classroom Information and Scheduling Classroom Technical Demonstrations:

• Technical demonstration appointments are scheduled before the quarter begins or after Week 1.

• For more information on the technology available in a specific classroom and to request a demo contact us at avs@ucla.edu.

Fall Enhancements

Bruin Learn / Canvas Enhancement – Add Signature to Inbox Messages

New Features:

• The Inbox/Conversations tool allows instructors and students to add a plain text signature that will automatically be added to any new messages they compose.
• Streamlines communication and enhances the effectiveness and professional appearance of inbox messages.

Bruin Learn / Canvas Enhancement – Add Auto Responses to Inbox Messages

New Features:

• The Inbox/Conversations tool now includes an option for users to set an auto-response for messages.
• Streamlines communication and enhances the effectiveness and professional appeal of inbox messages.

Bruin Learn / Canvas Enhancement – Module and Assignment Differentiation

New Features:

• Instructors can assign entire modules or individual module items to specific students or sections from the Modules page.
• Allows instructors and course designers to create a more dynamic and adaptive learning environment.

Bruin Learn / Canvas Enhancement – “Assign to” Setting in Pages

New Features:

• Instructors can assign Pages to students and set availability dates in Pages.
• Instructors can assign Pages to Mastery Paths.
• Improves the ability to differentiate instruction by allowing the creation of diverging tracks or branches within a single course.

Bruin Learn / Canvas Enhancement – “Assign to” Interface Update

New Features:

• The "Assign To" section in Assignments and Discussions are now accessible via the "Manage Assign To" link.
• Provides more space to view student and section names without truncation and introduces a Clear function that allows settings to be removed with one click for easy re-entry.
• Ensures a consistent design and user experience across other areas in a course site where the "Assign To" option is available, such as in Modules.

Bruin Learn / Canvas Enhancement - Message Students Who Have SubmittedLinks to an external site. Links to an external site.

New Features:

• Allows instructors to message students who have submitted an assignment.
• Instructors can choose to message all students who submitted on time, students with graded on-time assignments, and students with ungraded on-time assignments.
• For students who have not submitted, the "Message Students Who" feature in the Gradebook now includes a checkbox that allows instructors to exclude excused students from the message.

Bruin Learn / Canvas Enhancement - Disallow Threaded Replies in Discussions

New Features:

• Instructors can disable threaded replies in Discussions. 
• Allows instructors to restrict discussions to initial responses only, when needed.
• When this setting is enabled, students can respond to the discussion prompt, but others cannot reply to their responses.
• Instructors may see an alert on their Discussions Index Page with a button to make all of their discussions threaded (i.e. students can respond to one another as opposed to just responding to the discussion prompt). This will be available through October 2024. More information about this feature is available in the Temporary button to uncheck the Disallow Threaded Replies option in all DiscussionsLinks to an external site. Links to an external site.blog post.

Bruin Learn / Canvas Enhancement - Teaching Assistant (TA) Sites

New Features:

• A new Instructor Hub LTI is being developed for Bruin Learn. The initial version will include Teaching Assistant (TA) Sites, which will migrate this functionality from the current MyUCLA web app.
• Allows TAs to create their own sites independently, without needing the instructor of record.
• TAs, the instructor of record, and sub-account admins can create a companion TA site directly from the main curricular course site on demand.

For information on Fall enhancements, please visit the Center of Excellence News & Updates Page.

Peerceptiv Now Available in Bruin Learn

Peerceptiv is now available in Bruin Learn, offering peer review and team member evaluation tools for enhancing collaboration and learning. Learn more by signing up for training or contact Bruin Learn Support for assistance setting up assignments.

Bruin One Access

Starting Fall 2024, UCLA's Bruin One Access program offers undergraduate students all their required textbooks, courseware, and coursepacks for a flat rate of $129 per quarter. This campus-wide initiative aims to improve student outcomes, lower costs, and promote sustainability. Visit the Bruin One Access websiteLinks to an external site. Links to an external site. for more information.

New Quizzes Resources Hub

The Bruin Learn team has developed the New Quizzes Resource Hub to help instructors and staff learn how to use New Quizzes, a tool for delivering online exams in Bruin Learn. Office hours and live training sessions will be added to the site as they are scheduled.

Bruin Learn Center of Excellence (CoE) Website

Visit the Bruin Learn Center of Excellence (CoE) website for the latest information, tools, services, FAQs, and ways to contact the Bruin Learn CoE.

One of the key features of the new website is the Academic Technology Tools Dashboard which identifies a comprehensive list of educational technology products which are integrated into Bruin Learn or have been requested.