Finding Your Courses in Brightspace
Finding Your Courses in Brightspace
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Reminder
Reminder
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You may already know that you can get to Brightspace by selecting the orange circle with a “B” in the MyUSM Portal. You can also get to Brightspace by using its URL, which is https://courses.maine.edu/d2l/home/6667. Once you are there, you can find your courses in two places…
The Brightspace button on MyUSM's Launchpad.
The My Courses Widget
The My Courses Widget
This widget displays your courses as rectangular “tiles” on the left side of the main Brightspace campus page. Select a course’s tile to enter that course. You can also click or tap the USM logo on the upper-left corner of any page in Brightspace to get back to the main page where the My Courses widget is displayed.
The Waffle Button
The Waffle Button
The other way to get to your courses is the Waffle button. The advantage to the Waffle button is that it is located at the top of every page in Brightspace, making it easy to switch between your courses without having to back out to the main Brightspace campus page. Note: On mobile devices, the Waffle button is inside the Navbar Mobile Menu. See the Navbar section for more info.
What if I can’t find my course?
What if I can’t find my course?
If you do not see your course listed in either the My Courses widget or the Waffle button, don’t panic! It's likely your professor has not set the course to "active" status yet. For peace of mind, check MaineStreet Student Center and make sure the course is listed there. If it doesn't appear in Brightspace's My Courses widget by the first day of the semester, contact your professor using their maine.edu e-mail address. You can find your professor's email by going to your Course Schedule on MaineStreet, selecting List View, choosing this semester, and then selecting the Section number.
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