Help for Students
SPARK is the new Learning Management System at UMass Amherst. Students who are enrolled in a course that uses SPARK are automatically given access to the SPARK site for that course. To login to SPARK, go to http://spark.oit.umass.edu.
Tutorials & Handouts
Getting Started with SPARK
(pdf, 72k)
An introduction and how-to guide for students enrolled in SPARK
courses.
You can also check out our video tutorials:
- Getting Started for Students (swf, 7.2MB).
- Using the Discussion Board (swf, 2.6MB).
- How to Take Assessments (swf, 8.7MB).
- Submit an Assignment (swf, 3.9MB).
Related Topics
Turnitin Through SPARK
Instructors can use Turnitin plagiarism prevention software through SPARK. Faculty can have their students submit their assignments to Turnitin or they can use it to evaluate individual suspect assignments (e.g., assignments without works cited pages, assignments without drafts, etc.).
