Make Course Active

All Bright­space cours­es are set to Inac­tive by default, which means stu­dents can’t see them. You have up to 30 days pri­or to the offi­cial start of course to make your course Active by going to Tools > Course Admin > Course Offer­ing Infor­ma­tion and scrolling down the page to check the box off that says Course is Active. Once the check­box has been checked, the course will be vis­i­ble to stu­dents.

Is Your Course Ready Before Releasing it to Your Students?

  • Con­firm course is work­ing by check­ing items as a Learn­er

To View as Learn­er click on your name or pro­file image in the top right cor­ner of the course home­page and select View as Learn­er.

Note: The View as Learn­er option in Bright­space pro­vides a gen­er­al pre­view of the stu­dent expe­ri­ence, but some fea­tures (such as release con­di­tions, grade vis­i­bil­i­ty, or activ­i­ty access) may not dis­play accu­rate­ly. For a ful­ly accu­rate stu­dent view, request that a test stu­dent account be added to your course by sub­mit­ting a ser­vice desk tick­et.

  • Ensure vis­i­bil­i­ty and hid­den state of course items

In Bright­space, you can con­trol whether indi­vid­ual course items are vis­i­ble or hid­den to stu­dents. Even if your course is active, hid­den items will not appear in the stu­dent view until you choose to make them vis­i­ble. This allows you to drip con­tent over time, releas­ing lessons, assign­ments, or mate­ri­als accord­ing to a sched­ule or learn­ing plan while keep­ing oth­er parts of the course tem­porar­i­ly inac­ces­si­ble. Wher­ev­er you see the eye icon, you have the oppor­tu­ni­ty to hide or make vis­i­ble from users.

  • Send a wel­come email to your Class

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