Your Course

Where are your courses? 

Learn how to create a course site and how to find your created course sites 

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If your course site is ready to be created you'll follow the steps in this video to set it up. 

How to create your course site

• From the NYU homepage, click Create Course Site

• Choose Request new Brightspace course sites for your courses

• Use the menu to select your term 

• Input the number of course sites you'd like to create 

• Click continue

• On the left of the screen you'll see the courses that are available for you to create for the selected term. On the right you'll see some empty boxes, these represent your Brightspace course sites. Click the course number of your course from the list on the left to drag and drop it into an empty box on the right. Alternatively, you can click the downward pointing arrow next to the course number and select "Add to Course Site" 

• After you've completed the step above, click Continue

• Review the information on the next screen and click Continue

• Finish by clicking Build on the confirmation screen

Where do I find my courses?

Use the My Courses widget from the homepage, or click on the Course Selector icon at any time. 

1. My Courses Widget (Homepage)

The My Courses widget is under the welcome banner on the homepage

• Use the arrows at the top of the widget to select the semester

2. Course Selector (Anywhere)

Click the waffle icon in the Minibar at the top of your screen, wherever you are in Brightspace. 

• A list will drop down displaying all of your courses

• Pinned courses appear at the top of the list

• Use the search bar to find a specific course

Watch: Navigate your course site

Notice that when you click on a course, the navbar and banner change. You're now on your course homepage! When you're in a course you will use the navbar to find your way around that specific course. 

• Main course site tools are displayed in the course navbar. Click "More Tools" to see further options. 

• The course navbar will be organized in the same way for all your courses in Brightspace.

• On your course homepage there are also a range of widgets that display information specific to the course.

Watch: Personalize your course name and image

Change the background banner, edit your course name, and learn how to make your course visible to students

To change your course image or name

• Hover over the welcome banner on your course homepage

• Click the "..." button

• Choose "Change image" or "Customize banner text"

• You can either upload your own image or browse the Brightspace image library

To adjust your course information (start/end dates, student access to site)

• Click "More Tools" on the navbar and select "All Course Tools"

• Choose "Course Offering Information"

• To "publish" your site choose the option to make it active

• To return to your course homepage click on the name of your course at the top of the screen after saving your changes