Activate your Brightspace Course

Activate your Brightspace Course

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Instructors must activate their course in Brightspace to grant learner’s access. Inactive courses are not visible to learners on their My Courses widget.

Set Course as Active

Select the course on the My Courses widget.

Select Course on the My Courses widget.

Note: An inactive label is a reminder for instructors that the course is not accessible to learners. Learners cannot see inactive courses in Brightspace.

Select Course Admin on the Course navbar.

Select Course Admin on the Course navbar.

Select Course Offering Information.

Select Course Offering Information.

Select the Course is Active box.

Select Course is Active box.

Note: Setting a Start Date/End Date for a course without setting the Course as Active will NOT make the course accessible to learners.

Select Save to hold settings. This will make the course accessible immediately to all learners.

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

Set Course as Active Video: