This section includes instructional tools, publisher integrations, learning platforms, assessment systems, media tools, and other technologies that support teaching and learning and provides information about the academic applications available at Villanova, including how each tool is used, how it integrates with Brightspace, and where to get support.

Articles (17)

Academic Application: Ally

Learn how Ally works in Brightspace to identify accessibility issues in course content and provide students with alternative file formats so you can improve course accessibility and support different learning needs.

Academic Application: Cengage MindLinks

Learn how Cengage and MindLinks integrate digital textbooks, homework, and quizzes with Brightspace so students can access course materials in one place and grades can sync automatically.

Academic Application: Elsevier Evolve

Learn how Elsevier Evolve connects Elsevier digital course materials and supported tools to Brightspace so instructors can assign activities and students can access learning content with grade passback for supported work.

Academic Application: ExamSoft

Learn how ExamSoft works with Brightspace to deliver secure offline high-stakes exams through Examplify, sync grades back to the LMS, and provide outcome-based analytics so faculty can manage testing securely and review performance data efficiently.

Academic Application: F.A. Davis

Learn how F.A. Davis tools such as Davis Advantage and Davis Edge connect to Brightspace so instructors can assign nursing learning activities and adaptive quizzes while students access course materials and receive synced grades through the LMS.

Academic Application: Macmillan Learning

Learn how Macmillan Achieve connects adaptive quizzing, homework, and eTextbook content to Brightspace so instructors can assign publisher content and students can complete it through the LMS.

Academic Application: McGraw Hill

Learn how McGraw Hill Connect and SIMnet integrate with Brightspace so instructors can assign digital coursework and skills training while grades pass back automatically to the LMS gradebook.

Academic Application: Oxford University Press

Learn how Oxford Learning Link provides textbook resources and LMS-integrated courseware so instructors can share Oxford materials and assign digital activities through Brightspace.

Academic Application: Pearson

Learn how Pearson MyLab & Mastering integrates with Brightspace so instructors can deploy publisher homework and study tools through the LMS while students access course materials and receive automatic grade sync.

Academic Application: Perusall

Learn how Perusall works in Brightspace to turn course readings into collaborative annotation activities with auto-scoring and grade sync so instructors can use student engagement and confusion data to guide class discussion.

Academic Application: Piazza

Learn how Suitable helps Villanova students track co-curricular experiences, earn digital badges, and build a documented record of engagement while giving staff and faculty tools to monitor participation and learning outcomes.

Academic Application: Stukent

Learn how Piazza integrates with Brightspace to provide a searchable, wiki-style course Q&A space where students and instructors can ask, answer, and organize class questions more collaboratively.

Academic Application: Suitable

Learn how Suitable helps Villanova students document co-curricular involvement and build a record of their engagement while giving staff and faculty tools to track participation, learning outcomes, and student support needs.

Academic Application: VHL Central

Learn how VHL Central connects world language course materials to Brightspace so instructors can assign interactive language activities and students can complete them with grade sync back to the LMS.

Academic Application: W. W. Norton

Learn how W.W. Norton digital learning tools integrate with Brightspace so instructors can assign adaptive activities, homework, and eBook content with single sign-on and automatic grade passback.

Academic Application: WeVideo

A cloud-based platform that helps create interactive educational content, generate AI-generated assessments, and produce gradeable video content that can be ingested into your Brightspace gradebook. All Villanova users can access WeVideo through their enterprise Brightspace LMS account.

Academic Application: Wiley PLUS

Learn how WileyPLUS connects Wiley eTextbooks, homework, adaptive practice, and analytics to Brightspace so instructors can assign publisher content and students can complete coursework with grades syncing to the LMS.