Communicate in Brightspace

There are multiple ways to communicate with your students in Brightspace and you should pick the way that matches your intention.

The most common way, and preferred way of communication is with an announcement, posted on the front page on your course.

Below find a quick summary of the different ways to communicate in Brightspace.

Since January 2024, the Chat tool within Brightspace has been removed. Content topics which are Chat-based have not been removed but chats are no longer accessible.

 

How to use this to improve your course

There are multiple ways to communicate with your students. Announcements are the preferred way, followed by email and discussion boards.