Create a New Unit in the New Content Experience

Create a New Unit 

In Brightspace NCE, a Unit is the top-level organizational structure for course content. It is used to group related learning materials into major sections of a course. A Unit is the equivalent of a Module in the Classic Content view. 

  1. On your Course Navbar, select Content. 

  2. Select New Unit in the upper left. 

    Screenshot of New Unit tab
  3. On the New Unit page, enter the following: 
  • Enter a Name for the Unit.
  • Select Add a Due Date and enter a due date if needed. 
  • Enter a Description for the unit. 
  • Select Availability Dates to set a Start and End Date for the new unit. Using Start/End Dates will restrict access to materials before and after the dates set. It is not required to use a Start/End Date. 
  • Under Display, select Default or Custom if you want to set a specific color for the unit heading. 
  • Use the Visibility toggle to make a unit visible or hidden to learners. Note that this setting overrides the Start/End Dates of the unit. 
  • Select Save. 
New Unit Page.

View Create a New Unit for more information. 

For more information and assistance, please email the Office of Digital Learning - Learning Management System Support at LMS.faculty@jjay.cuny.edu