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Bridges

Bridges (also known as Sakai) is Roger Williams University's Learning Management System. It allows instructors to create sites where they can post materials, class announcements, exams, discussion forums, and even keep track of grades.

To access Bridges:

  • Please only use only Chome or Mozilla
  • To log into Bridges, click on "RWU login".
  • You will be prompted for your RWU 0365 credentials
  • If you don't remember your password please visit the password website to reset the password. 
  • If you need further assistance with your RWU 0365 account or password, please call the Media•Tech Desk at 401 254.6363 or by email mediatech@rwu.edu.

Students:

To log into Bridges use your jstudent123@students.rwu.edu email

Default student password for most systems is the first initial of your first name, the first initial of your last name (both lowercase), the last 4 digits of your Social Security Number and capital RWU. (Example:  if John Doe's Social Security Number ends in 2345 his password would be jd2345RWU). For more information for students on RWU 0365 accounts please refer to the Students New Single Sign-On (SSO) and O365 Accounts.

Important: Student passwords expire every 180 days.

Faculty/Staff:

To log into Bridges use your use your jstaff@rwu.edu email

Default faculty/staff password for most systems is the first initial of your first name, the first initial of your last name (both lowercase), the last 4 digits of your Social Security Number and capital RWU. (Example:  if John Smith's Social Security Number ends in 2345 his password would be js2345RWU).

Important: Faculty/Staff passwords expire every 180 days.

Only use Chrome or Firefox for Bridges. Do not use Safari.

Tutorials: 

 

Assignments

DropBox

Discussions

Test & Quizzes

Gradebook

Panopto: 

Roster

For complete documentation on Sakai please refer to Sakai21 user guide or search our knowledge base. 

For complete documentation for Bridges please  search our knowledge base. 

If you have questions on any of the documentation or need further assistance please email us at id@rwu.edu.

Tutorials:

General

How do I login to Bridges?

Quickstart Guide for new faculty

How do I publish a course?

How do I organize my courses?

How do I copy a course from one semester to another?

Courses

How do I modify the course menu?

How do I add a lessons page to organize my content?

How do I add content to my lessons page?

How do I use the text editor?

How do I upload a syllabus?

How do I add an announcement?

How do I send email?

Assignments

How do I create an assignment?

How do I grade an assignment?

Forums (Discussions)

How do I create a discussion?

How do I create a private journal?

Quizzes

How do I setup a quiz?

How do I copy a quiz from one course to another?

Grading

How do I setup the Gradebook?

Course Policies & Procedures

Course Access:

  • All Bridges course sites are Unpublished after 60 days end-of-term policy (when final grades are due). Instructors retain access to their unpublished classes. Students that require access to prior or past courses due to an incomplete need to contact the respective instructor. In the event the instructor has left the institution, please contact the Dean's Office.
  • Course enrollments in Bridges (for both student and instructor) are updated on a nightly basis. 
  • Written permission from the instructor(s) of record is required for any access to course material or to be added to a course.  Requests along with permissions should be sent to id@rwu.edu.

Cross-listing 

  • Crosslisting courses: Instructors have the option to cross-list (combine) courses. For more information, please view Merging Bridges Courses. 

Maintenance and Updates

  • Maintenance takes place every Thursday from 4-6AM with intermittent access during that time.
  • Users will be notified in advance by an announcement in Bridges for any additional downtimes. 

Panopto

  • Videos that have not been viewed in 3 years will be archived on a yearly basis.  Videos in archive will then be deleted after 18 months if not viewed. Please refer to our retention policy. 

Third Party Tool Installation Requests (LTI)

  • LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability) provides numerous opportunities for integrating third-party software into Bridges to enrich the learning experience.  These integrations can be requested, but require 3-6 months to review and install.
  • Please review How to Request LTI's in Bridges for information regarding how to request a tool installation, what is currently installed on Bridges and approximate timelines.

Other

  • Profile Photos in Bridges are imported and refreshed from another source every Thursday (please visit our information page on how to change them).
  • Supported browsers for Bridges on all platforms are Chrome or Firefox only

Having issues with Bridges? Please contact us at id@rwu.edu.