Brightspace Creator+ seamlessly integrates course authoring and interactive capabilities into the native Brightspace HTML Editor. It allows instructors and instructional designers to create engaging, accessible, and responsive course materials without requiring custom HTML or CSS coding.
With integrated H5P interactive elements, you can embed rich multimedia exercises, formative assessments, branching scenarios, and interactive videos directly inside your course content modules.
What is Included in Creator+?
| Tool / Feature |
Description |
Common Use Cases |
| Styling Elements |
Pre-formatted visual containers such as accordions, tabs, flip cards, callouts, and blockquotes. |
Chunking lengthy reading, organizing step-by-step instructions, and emphasizing key takeaways. |
| Interactive Practices |
Built-in formative check exercises (sorting, matching, fill-in-the-blanks, sequencing). |
Low-stakes self-assessments positioned directly next to lecture notes or readings. |
| H5P Interactives |
Rich interactive media tools (interactive video with embedded questions, flashcards, interactive timelines). |
Micro-lectures requiring active participation, scenario-based problem solving, and visual walkthroughs. |
How to Access Creator+ in Brightspace
- Navigate to Content in your Brightspace course site.
- Select the module where you want to add content, then click Create New > HTML Document (or edit an existing document).
- In the HTML Editor toolbar:
- Click Insert Element (plus icon) to add tabs, accordions, callouts, or flip cards.
- Click Insert Practice to build inline, self-assessment practice questions.
- Click Insert Stuff (or the dedicated H5P button) to select or author H5P interactive content.
- Follow the visual prompt to input your text and media, preview the desktop and mobile views, and select Save and Close.
Important Note on Grades
Standard Creator+ Practices are designed for formative, self-check purposes and do not transmit scores to the Brightspace Grade Book. If you require graded scoring for H5P elements, insert them via Insert Stuff > H5P and select the option to create a corresponding Grade Item.
Brightspace Community Tutorials & Resources
Best Practices for Accessibility and Usability
- Screen Reader Accessibility: Native Creator+ elements are fully keyboard-navigable and accessible. Ensure any image added into tabs, flip cards, or H5P exercises includes meaningful alternative (alt) text.
- Avoid Cognitive Overload: Limit the number of interactive widgets per single page. Use elements to clarify and organize information rather than adding visual clutter.
- Mobile Responsiveness: Use the Preview feature in the editor to ensure accordion content and wide tables display comfortably on mobile devices.