Spring 2025 Start-of-Term Reminders for Faculty

  Publish Your Course

Please remember to publish your course Links to an external site. to allow students access. A course will not be available to students until published. Additionally, you will not see the student enrollments in the “People” tab of your course until the course is published. Publishing a course site will also allow you to send Announcements to students directly from Bruin Learn.

  Sending Messages Before the Term

If you have not yet published your Bruin Learn course site but would like to send a message to students, please use the MyUCLA "Email to Students" feature. Instructions are in this help article: How can I send an email to my class and view the roster before publishing my course site? Links to an external site.

Note: Students who register after you send a message via MyUCLA Email will not receive the previous communication. We recommend creating a copy of your message using the Announcement tool Links to an external site. so that it will be archived in your course and available to students after publishing your Bruin Learn course site.

  Preparing Your Course

If you are new to Bruin Learn or need a refresher for setting up your course site, the Prepare your Bruin Learn Course Site Links to an external site. video playlist can help you get started.

  Cleaning up Your Dashboard 

Too many courses on your dashboard? We recommend marking courses as favorites. For instructions, please go to Managing Courses on your Bruin Learn Dashboard. Links to an external site.

  Cross-Listing

Need to have your Bruin Learn academic course sites cross-listed/combined? Please read How do I cross-list the academic courses I am teaching? Links to an external site.

  TA Sites

Need to create a TA Site for a course? Instructors and TAs, you can now do this from within Bruin Learn. Please follow the instructions at How do I create a TA Site in Bruin Learn? Links to an external site.

  Zoom

You can connect with students using Zoom as your synchronous tool. Pre-scheduling a zoom session using the Bruin Learn integration adds the event to the calendar associated with the course, which many students find helpful. 

How to Set Up Zoom Meetings in Bruin Learn Links to an external site.

How to Set Up Zoom Office Hours in Bruin Learn Links to an external site.

How to record and share a Zoom Lecture/Meeting (w/ captions and transcripts) Links to an external site.

  Reminder to Submit Summer 2025 Course Reserves Requests 

Instructors: Remember to submit all Summer 2025 Course Reserves requests to UCLA Library by Monday, June 2, 2025. Please see the UCLA Library Leganto guide for further information on Course Reserves, step-by-step instructions on submitting reading lists, and contact information for further assistance.

Bruin Learn Office Hours

Virtual office hours are available Monday through Friday via Zoom, where a team of instructional designers and Bruin Learn Center of Excellence (CoE) staff can help answer your questions about Bruin Learn and Academic Technology Tools.

Canvas Technical Support

Canvas Technical Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.  Click the ‘Help’ link at the bottom of the left-hand blue Bruin Learn navigation menu to your left to find the support options available to you. If you do not see the Help menu, please log in to Bruin Learn, first. 

Issues that require additional work to resolve will be escalated to the Bruin Learn Support team.

Local Support

In addition to contacting support via the "Help" icon in Bruin Learn, students and instructors can get in touch with support staff in their Local Units. Visit the Bruin Learn Local Support Contacts page to find the contact information for your local support team, if available. 

Training Materials

Recorded Webinars

Self-Paced Training

Bruin Learn YouTube Channel Links to an external site.

Live Training 

Joining us and register for upcoming training events.

Check the Training Events Page to learn more about new training topics.

Spring Enhancements

Bruin Learn Enhancement - Name Pronunciation

New Features:

• Users can add the phonetic pronunciation of their names to their profiles by selecting the "Enable Name Pronunciation" option in Account Settings.
• Ensures names are pronounced correctly, making it easier for others to address users accurately.

New Quizzes Enhancement - Add Time to Existing Quiz Sessions

New Features:

• Instructors using New Quizzes can now add extra time to an in-progress attempt.
• Enables instructors to accommodate students who may need additional time due to various circumstances. 

New Quizzes Enhancement - Reduce Answer Choices

New Features:

• Instructors using New Quizzes can now moderate a student's quiz by removing one answer choice from multiple-choice questions that have four or more options.
• Reduces cognitive load for students, helping them focus on understanding the question and selecting the correct answer.

Cengage Enhancement - LTI 1.3 Upgrade

New Features:

• The Bruin Learn publisher integration for Cengage will be upgraded from Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) version 1.1 to 1.3.
• The tool will be located in the "Modules" section instead of the course navigation menu.
• Allows for improved integration of Cengage materials into Bruin One Access.

For information on Winter enhancements, please visit the Center of Excellence News & Updates Page.

BruinCast Migration to Kaltura

BruinCast recordings are now delivered through Kaltura, UCLA’s cloud-based media platform. Beginning in Winter 2025 and continuing this Spring term, faculty and students access BruinCast recordings through the Media Gallery in their course site, rather than the UCLA Media Reserves tool.

Below are helpful BruinCast resources:

• BruinCast Information for Faculty
• How do I use the Media Gallery in my Bruin Learn course? Links to an external site.
• BruinCast Information for Students
• As a student, how do I access and upload videos to the course Media Gallery? Links to an external site.

Peerceptiv Now Available in Bruin Learn

Peerceptiv is now available in Bruin Learn, offering peer review and team member evaluation tools for enhancing collaboration and learning. Learn more by signing up for training or contact Bruin Learn Support for assistance setting up assignments.

Bruin One Access

Starting Fall 2024, UCLA's Bruin One Access program offers undergraduate students all their required textbooks, courseware, and coursepacks for a flat rate of $129 per quarter. This campus-wide initiative aims to improve student outcomes, lower costs, and promote sustainability. Visit the Bruin One Access website Links to an external site. for more information.

Teaching Assistant (TA) Sites

A new Instructor Hub LTI was developed for Bruin Learn. The initial version focused on Teaching Assistant (TA) Sites, transferring this functionality from the existing MyUCLA web app. TAs, the instructor of record, and sub-account admins can create a companion TA site directly from the main curricular course site on demand.

New Quizzes Resources Hub

The Bruin Learn team has developed the New Quizzes Resource Hub to help instructors and staff learn how to use New Quizzes, a tool for delivering online exams in Bruin Learn. Office hours and live training sessions will be added to the site as they are scheduled.

Bruin Learn Center of Excellence (CoE) Website

Visit the Bruin Learn Center of Excellence (CoE) website for the latest information, tools, services, FAQs, and ways to contact the Bruin Learn CoE.

One of the key features of the new website is the Academic Technology Tools Dashboard which identifies a comprehensive list of educational technology products which are integrated into Bruin Learn or have been requested.