D2L Brightspace

MUSC’s Learning Management System: Brightspace

D2L Brightspace is an innovative learning management system for creating, hosting, and editing online learning resources. This university wide platform allows for additional integrated softwares to enhance teaching and learning across campus.

*Access MUSC's Brightspace site. 

D2L Brightspace interface across various platforms: desktop, smartphone, tablet 

Support

  • 24/7 D2L Support - Available through your Brightspace homepage
    • If someone does not respond to your chat within a minute of you sending the initial chat, close the current chat and open a new one. This will re-prompt someone to answer your questions.
    • You can also navigate to the Support Page using the “Got Questions?” widget > select “Contact Support” within the navigation bar > choose “Support Request Form”

College Level Contacts

 College of Dental Medicine
  Kristin Powers
 College of Graduate Studies
  Matthew Greseth
 College of Health Professions
  Ragan DuBose-Morris
 College of Medicine
  COM Ed. Tech Team
 College of Nursing
  Nursing Technology Center
 College of Pharmacy
  Lindsey Fuller
If you need additional information on support in your area and who to contact, review the Brightspace support process.  

FAQ’s

  1. What can be used as the virtual classroom option in Brightspace? Microsoft Teams is the integrated virtual classroom option for Brightspace. 
  2. Can we integrate software that our college has purchased into Brightspace? All requests for new software to be integrated into Brightspace must go through the University Education Infrastructure Committee. 
  3. Will there be site downtime for updates? No, Brightspace uses a continuous monthly update schedule. For reference, release notes are available at the Brightspace Community site.
  4. Will there still be the option to automatically push grades to WebAdvisor? All grades must be entered directly into WebAdvisor. 
  5. How does someone request access to a Brightspace credit bearing course? All MUSC individuals who would like access to a credit bearing course after the course activation period will need to fill out the Course Access Request Form to request access.