Are you ready to teach your winter Brightspace course? Whether you鈥檙e setting up your first Brightspace course, or diving in for a second or third time, Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) has prepared the following pre-term checklist to help:
- Consult the course setup guide: Wondering how to start building your Brightspace course site? Work your way through the聽course setup guide聽to ensure you include all the important course elements.
- Merge your courses prior to adding content:聽If you鈥檙e teaching multiple sections of the same course and want to merge them into one in Brightspace, fill out the聽course merge request formearly, before you鈥檝e built any course content. Courses can only be merged prior to student activity in the course.
- Create a course overview tour:聽Help your students navigate your Brightspace course by聽creating a聽short video that explains where to find key course content.
- Activate your course to allow students access: Courses are hidden by default when they are created by ITS. You鈥檒l need to activate your course to share it with your students.
- Update your Zoom software:聽If you use the聽, you will need to update to the latest version each term to ensure you have access to the newest features, fixes and settings.
If you have any questions, connect with TLS for support. Complete a聽course consultation request to meet with TLS staff for assistance with your course design and setup or submit your question to the .