How to Create Developmental Courses (SMC Online)
These instructions are for D2L Brightspace administrators only. This is for SMC Online dev courses only.
1. From the Admin Tools menu, click Course Management.
2. Click Create a New Course Offering or Template.
3. Select Create a new course offering based on an existing template. Select the SMC Online Dev Shell Template from the drop-down list.
4. Click Next.
5. Follow the name mechanisms:
Under Course Offering Name, use the following format: Dev Course Course Title Lastname (e.g., Dev Course ENGL 101 Smith)
Under Course Offering Code, use the following format: dev_username_semester (e.g., dev_smithj_sp21)
Under Semester, select Sandboxes from the dropdown menu.
6. Click Next.
7. Verify information. Click Create.
8. Click Go to to go to the course.
9. Under Course Tools > Classlist to enroll the instructor as an instructor in the course.
10. Click the Add a Participant button and click Add Existing Users.
11. Under Add Existing Users, search for the instructor
12. Under Enrollment Options, select all roles to Instructor and press Set All Roles. Select Send Enrollment Email.
13. In the table, select the instructor’s name. Press Enroll Selected Users.
The instructor will be notified by email that their dev course is ready. Make sure to mark the course as inactive under Course Management.
Applying the Course Template
To apply the SMC Online template, go to Course Tools > Course Admin > Import/Export/Copy Components > select Copy Components from Parent Template.
To allow instructors access to the HTML file templates, you need to change the Content settings.
1. Go to Content and press Settings at the top of the page.
2. Under the Template Path option under Content Authoring, press the Change Path button.
3. Click on Shared Files.
4. Under HTML-Template-Library, select the folder HTML-Template-SMC-Online.
5. Press Select Path then press Save.