• Whether you are using the course guide (units) or time (weeks) as your foundational structural element, keep your module titles clear, consistent and brief (Unit 1, or Week 1: Jan 17-23, etc.)

• Note that Start and End Dates attached to modules show up as supplements to the module titles.

• Note, too, that any manually-typed dates, such as those in module titles (Week 1: May 1-7), will need to be adjusted by the instructor each term.

Name files with short, descriptive titles.

• If you are uploading documents from your computer, be sure to name files with short but descriptive titles so you can find them later and your students can understand what the file will contain. P327fbdbolfTDCsdhrc.pdf is not a useful title for a document in your course because it does not indicate what the file contains.

Avoid special characters in document file names.

• There are certain characters that cannot be used when naming files to use with Brightspace. The presence of just one of these characters in your file names will cause errors and unexpected problems in the system. Those characters are: \ / : * ? " < > | ~ # % & + { }

For Content Items, DIID recommends the following titling sequence:

• Module Location: Tool Descriptor - Brief Title, with any associated Grade Items following the same sequence, sans title.

1. 1. In traditional courses, this will look like Unit 1: Quiz - Chapter 9 on the content item and Unit 1: Quiz in the Gradebook

   2. In Z-courses, this will look like Week 1: Discussion - Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein on the content item and Week 1: Discussion in the Gradebook

   3. In CBE-courses, this will look like Module 1: Assignment 2 - The Business Plan on the content item and Module 1: Assignment 2 in the Gradebook

• Base Course Templates will include sample titling instructors should replicate throughout their courses for consistency.

DIID recommends ensuring students can intuitively understand what activity each grade item is associated with (which specific discussion, quiz, or assignment).

1. • Matching assessment titling to associated grade item can maximize clarity and reduce cognitive load.