Getting Started
Account Login & Set-Up
This guide outlines what faculty, instructors, TAs, and support staff can do when logging in to Bruin Learn for the first time:
- Log in to Bruin Learn
- Navigate with the Global and Course Menus
- Tour the Dashboard
- Add a profile picture and set account notifications
- Change your display name
Log in to Bruin Learn
- Launch a supported browser Links to an external site..
- Enter https://bruinlearn.ucla.edu in the URL address bar.
- Type in your UCLA Logon ID and Password.
- Verify your account with Multi-factor Authentication.
- Your account is automatically provisioned, and a successful login will take you to the Dashboard.
Navigate with Global & Course Navigation Menus
You will have two primary views in Bruin Learn: Account-level view and Course-level view.
Global Navigation: The Global Navigation Menu Links to an external site., or account-level view, is located on the left side of every page in Bruin Learn. It provides quick access to frequently used features such as your Account settings, Dashboard, Courses, Groups, Calendar, and the Help menu.
Course Navigation: The Course Navigation Menu Links to an external site., or course-level view, appears on the left side of your course. Faculty and TAs can control which links appear in Course Navigation or course-level view.
Tour the Dashboard
The Dashboard is the first page faculty, TAs, and students see in Bruin Learn.
Instructors will see Published and Unpublished courses.
- Published Courses: Courses available for students to view.
- Unpublished Courses: Inactive courses which are not visible to students. Instructors must publish a course for students to access.
By default, the Dashboard showcases all courses as course cards, also known as the Card View Dashboard Links to an external site..
Set Up Your Profile & Customize Notifications
A customized profile establishes a presence and makes it easier for students or colleagues to find you. Customize your notifications to ensure timely communication.
Name Changes
IMPORTANT NOTE: Your Bruin Learn names ("Full Name," "Display Name," and "Sortable Name") and primary email address sync with attributes set in your UCLA Logon ID, and each of these gets checked every time you log on to Bruin Learn using Single Sign-On.
If you want to change any of these attributes, follow the Updating Your Name and Email Address in Bruin Learn Links to an external site. article specific to your user population (student, faculty, or staff). Changes made to your UCLA Logon ID will populate your Bruin Learn user profile the next time you log on.
In addition, be sure to confirm that you have at least one email address specified under "Ways to Contact" in your Bruin Learn user profile settings. Verify this email so that you receive time-sensitive course notifications via email and not just when you log on to Bruin Learn.
If you cannot log on following the steps above, please complete the Bruin Learn User Access request form Links to an external site..