{"id":1973,"date":"2021-02-11T11:17:26","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T16:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/?page_id=1973"},"modified":"2023-11-09T16:35:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T21:35:37","slug":"course-setup-guide-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/course-setup-guide-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Course Set Up Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Course Setup Guide was created for instructors to assist them with <\/span><\/span>their D2L <\/span><\/span>Brightspace<\/span><\/span> course setup at the start of term. Completing the tasks on this guide will help ensure that the <\/span><\/span>Brightspace<\/span><\/span> course has the foundational elements of a successful learning environment.\u202f<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Setting Up a Course<\/h2>\n

Setting up a course in Brightspace is a simple, nine-step process, which includes:<\/p>\n

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  1. Adding modules to your course homepage<\/a>,<\/li>\n
  2. Adding your contact information to your course<\/a>,<\/li>\n
  3. Posting your course outline to Brightspace<\/a>,<\/li>\n
  4. Adding a Teaching Assistant (TA)<\/a>,<\/li>\n
  5. Adding course activities and dates<\/a>,<\/li>\n
  6. Adding course content<\/a>,<\/li>\n
  7. Setting up the Gradebook<\/a>,<\/li>\n
  8. Making the course active for students<\/a>, and<\/li>\n
  9. Sending a welcome announcement or email<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For instructions, or more information on each task, visit the Brightspace Instructor Support Site<\/a>. If you’re looking for video tours, visit the TLS Brightspace Channel for Instructors<\/a> and for Students.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    NOTE:\u00a0<\/strong>If you are teaching multiple sections of the same course, and hope to merge all sections into one course shell, please be sure to submit a course merge request prior to the start of the course<\/a>. You’ll need to submit this request prior to the start of your course. Once course activities have begun, courses can no longer be merged without a loss of student data.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    <\/a>1. Adding Modules to Your Course Homepage<\/h3>\n

    The course homepage is the first page students see when they click into a course. At first, your course homepage will appear to be mostly blank. As you add modules to the content area of the course, your course homepage will have more structure. You may also do some customization of the course homepage to provide specific course information. <\/span><\/span>For instructions on adding modules to your course homepage, watch the following videos: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n