how to activate a course in brightspace

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Activating Your Course

  • First, log into Brightspace and enter the course.
  • In the NavBar, click Course Admin
  • Under Site Setup, click Course Offering Information
  • Click the box under Active, then Save.

Activate Your Course
  1. First, log into Brightspace and enter the course.
  2. In the NavBar, click Course Admin.
  3. Under Site Setup, click Course Offering Information.
  4. Click the box under Active, then Save.

Full Answer

How do I make my course active in Brightspace?

This means that only those with Instructor access can see it on their dashboard. When you are ready for students to view your course, you will need to make the course active. This is a quick process. First, log into Brightspace and enter the course. Click the box under Active, then Save.

What is Brightspace help and how to use it?

Created by D2L, Brightspace Help is a comprehensive and fully searchable responsive collection of step-by-step and conceptual information for D2L products. Activate a course offering Skip To Main Content Account Settings Logout placeholder

Is Brightspace a registered trademark?

Brightspace, D2L, and other marks ("D2L marks") are trademarks of D2L Corporation, registered in the U.S. and other countries. Please visit www.d2l.com/trademarksfor a list of other D2L marks.

How do I activate or deactivate a course offering?

Click the course offering you want to activate or deactivate. On the navbar, click Course Admin > Course Offering Information. Select the Course is active check box. Tip: You can deactivate a course offering to hide it from learners without actually deleting it. This way the content (including user data) can be kept for future use.

Why is my course not showing up on Brightspace?

If you are enrolled in a course and it's not appearing on Brightspace, that means the instructor hasn't made it Active yet. Making a course Active/Inactive is at the discretion of the instructor. To check if this is the case: Log into YES to view your current enrollments.

How do I activate my course on Brightspace Purdue?

Activating Your CourseLogin to Brightspace and enter your course.In the navigation bar, select Course Tools then select Course Admin.Under Site Setup, select Course Offering Information.Select the box under Activate, then Save.

How do you access a class on Brightspace?

Courses search button The “Course Search” button is located on the Minibar on the top of your page, since the Minibar is available on all pages of Brightspace this can be used to quickly navigate from one course to the other, without having to return to the homepage.

How do I add a course to D2L?

Do one of the following:From the Admin Dashboard area, click + Add Course.From the. Courses area, click + Add Course.

How do I add a TA to Brightspace?

Add a Teaching Assistant to the ClasslistGo to Classlist.Select the Add Participants button.Choose Add Existing Users from the dropdown menu.Enter the ID number of the user to add to the course.Select the magnifying glass icon to search for the user.Select the checkbox next to the name of the user.More items...

What is Brightspace at Purdue?

Brightspace is Purdue's learning management system. Below is a collection of resources available to help users navigate Brightspace. If you cannot find help using the resources below, you may refer to [email protected] with questions regarding Brightspace.

How long does it take for a course to show up on Brightspace?

Please wait 24 hours after registering for a course to appear in Brightspace Learning Environment. Once information is entered into the student information system, Banner, registration information updates every 3 hours in Brightspace. The course may not be active.

How do I find my Brightspace course code?

On the My Home or Course Home page, navigate to the My Courses widget. From the My Courses context menu, select Customize this widget. Select Show Course Code.

How do I access closed Brightspace courses?

From the Administrator drop-down menu, select Edit Settings. Under Course Access Options, Select the Access Future Courses checkbox and/or the Access Past Courses checkbox. Click Save and Close.

How do I make my course active?

Course ActivationHover over the course image on the D2L home page.Select the ellipsis [A].Select Course Offering Information from the dropdown menu [B].Under the section titled "Active," select the checkbox next to "Course is active" [A].Select Save [B].

How do I activate a D2L classroom?

Activate a course offeringFrom the Admin Tools menu, click Course Management.Search for the course offering name.Click the course offering you want to activate or deactivate.On the navbar, click Course Admin > Course Offering Information.Select the Course is active check box. ... Click Save.

How do I activate my D2L site?

Activating your courseLog in to D2L. Locate your course using the Course Selector. Click into your course.Click on the Edit Course tab on the navbar.Select Course Offering Information.On the Course Offering Information page, scroll down and check the “Course is active” box. Click Save.