Faculty Burn Out

Teaching Is the Mission. Administrative Work Has Become the Burden.

D2L Brightspace LMS brings it all together — so faculty can get back to focusing on education.

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145%
increase in course modules created on Brightspace

Source: KSU
64%
decrease in Teaching Assistant stress levels

Source: SIUC
41 hours
of administrative work eliminated per 1,000 learner enrollments

Source: YearUp

The Challenge

When Faculty Workflows Are Fragmented, Burnout Becomes an Institutional Risk

Disconnected Tools Create More Work
When course authoring, grading, communication and analytics live in separate systems, faculty lose time moving between platforms instead of focusing on students.

Repetitive Tasks Drain Time and Energy
Rebuilding courses each term, updating content and repeating the same setup work makes teaching harder to sustain at scale.

New Capabilities Can Add Complexity
AI and other tools can help, but only when they fit into real teaching workflows. Without that connection, they often create more effort—not less.

Limited Visibility Delays Student Support
When insight into student progress is hard to find, faculty have to spend more time searching for signals and less time acting on them.

What Sets D2L Brightspace Apart

One Connected Workflow

Brightspace is purpose-built for teaching and learning. It’s where faculty can work all- in-one place, with interconnected capabilities that streamline administration.

Accelerate Routine Tasks With AI — Without Losing Control

Generate quiz questions, discussions and draft feedback with AI that stays within the platform.

Act Early to Support Students — Without Extra Effort

Brightspace surfaces early warning signals automatically, so faculty can reach out to struggling students before it becomes a retention problem.

Before and After

Everything Changes When Everything Is in One LMS.

Without Brightspace

Rebuilding courses from scratch each term
Switching between 4–5 tools to complete one task
No early warning — student struggles surface too late
AI tools that add steps, not remove them
Administrative work crowding out student engagement

With Brightspace

Build once, reuse and adapt across terms
One platform for content, assessment, and analytics
Proactive student insights surfaced automatically
AI integrated into existing workflows, not added on top
More time for the teaching

What Educators Are Saying.

We quickly established course hubs on the platform so teachers could not only engage directly with the students, but teachers could also collaborate amongst themselves and share learning resources.

Lee Webster Director Learning Technology Innovation and Services, TAFE Queensland

Technology doesn’t have to be cold and depersonalised. It’s not about you, it’s about them, and technology is a way to connect with the students in a more personal and emphatic way.

AJ Poliquit School of Multidisciplinary Studies Faculty, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde

Brightspace has allowed me to innovate and be creative in my teaching practice with functional, easy-to-use technology.

Meaghan Danby lecturer and unit chair, Deakin University

Better for Faculty. Better for Students. Better for the Institution.

Faculty

Less time on administration. Easier course design. Reduced burnout and stronger retention.

Students

Faster, more meaningful feedback. More engaging and consistent learning experiences.

Institution

Higher course quality at scale. Improved faculty satisfaction. More efficient program delivery.

Explore the Possibilities of a Connected Teaching Experience.

Talk to a Brightspace specialist about how your institution can reduce faculty workload without sacrificing course quality.

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