ISRS-Brightspace Courses - Instructor Self-Service

Overview

The instructor self-service tool offers a way for instructors to manage the courses sent to Brightspace from ISRS.  This tool was implemented Spring 2022 as part of the ISRS-Brightspace integration.

Accessing the Brightspace Courses App

Access to the Brightspace Courses application is granted to instructors and staff at each institution.  If you receive an error while accessing the application, ensure that you are logging in with your employee Microsoft 365 account.  Otherwise contact your local IT support to ensure you are a member of your <campus>-Faculty or <campus>-Staff AD group.

Course Visibility

Remove a Course Section from Brightspace

If there is an ISRS course section that is not needed in Brightspace, you can choose to hide it within Brightspace using the Brightspace Courses tool.

  1. Click on My Courses.
    A screenshot showing a 'My Courses' button.
  2. Select the checkbox for each course section.
  3. Click Remove / Restore.
    A screenshot showing: 1.) a checkbox is selected next to a course, and 2.) a 'Remove / Restore' button
  4. Confirm that you want to hide the course by typing remove in the confirmation text field.
  5. Click Remove from Brightspace.
    Note: This will remove the course from Brightspace.
    A screenshot showing a text field with the word 'remove' entered, and a 'Remove from Brightspace' button.
  6. The request has been submitted.An email will be sent when the request has been processed.

Restore a Course Section

To restore a course section that has been previously hidden, follow the steps below.

  1. Select the checkbox for each course section.
  2. Click Remove / Restore.
    A screenshot showing: 1.) a checkbox is selected next to a course, and 2.) a 'Remove / Restore' button
  3. Click the Action to Take toggle to select Restore.
  4. Confirm that you want to restore the course by typing restore in the confirmation text field.
  5. Click Show in Brightspace.
    Note: This will restore the course in Brightspace, making it visible to students and instructors.
    A screenshot showing a text field with the word 'restore' entered, and a 'Show in Brightspace' button.
  6. The request has been submitted.An email will be sent when the request has been processed.

Course Merging Actions

Combine multiple sections together

All course merge requests (combining multiple course sections together) should be requested through the self-service Brightspace Courses tool.

  1. Click on My Courses.
    A screenshot showing a 'My Courses' button.
  2. Select the checkbox for each course section.
  3. Click Combine.
    A screenshot showing multiple course sections selected, and the cursor hovering over the button for 'Combine'
  4. Confirm the merged course details.
    Note: The section listed first is the ‘base’ course.Any course materials in the base course will be copied automatically into the new, merged course. Click the pin icon to adjust.
    A screenshot with an arrow pointing to a pin icon.
  5. Type the word merge into the confirmation field, and click Merge.
    A screenshot showing a text field with 'merge' entered, above a 'Merge' button.
  6. The merge request has been submitted.An email will be sent when the request has been processed.

Remove a section from a merged course

  1. Locate the course section in the Brightspace Courses tool.
  2. Click the right chevron to view the course section details.
    A screenshot with a red arrow pointing to a right chevron.
  3. Click on the See merge request icon.
    A screenshot with the cursor hovering over an icon that shows an arrow pointing out of a rectangle.
  4. Click on the Parent Course icon.
    A screenshot with the cursor hovering over an icon that shows an arrow pointing out of a rectangle.
  5. Select the checkbox next to the section to remove.
  6. Type remove in the confirmation text field.
  7. Click Remove 1 section from course.
    A screenshot with a course section checkbox selected, followed by the word 'remove' in a text field, and a button labeled 'Remove 1 section from course'
  8. The removal request has been submitted.An email will be sent when the request has been processed.

Add a section to a previously merged course

  1. Find the course section and select the checkbox.
  2. Click Add to Existing.
    A screenshot showing a course section selected, and a button for 'Add to Existing'
  3. Select the checkbox for the existing merged course you want to use.
  4. Type merge into the confirmation text field.
    A screenshot with a course section checkbox selected, followed by the word 'merge' in a text field, and a button labeled 'Merge'
  5. Click Merge.
  6. The merge request has been submitted.An email will be sent when the request has been processed.

Double Mapping

When you need to map course section enrollments to multiple course offerings (such as a lab and lecture scenario), you will need to contact your local D2L Brightspace support team.

Note: This scenario is rare.

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