Prepare a Course Site
Verify Course Availability
Course sites or "shells" are provided for the following term in advance of several weeks. Instructors can begin prepping their course(s) in Bruin Learn once notified of course site availability.
Instructors must log in to Bruin Learn and verify that their courses appear in the Unpublished Courses section of the Dashboard.
- Log in to Bruin Learn with a UCLA Logon ID.
- Successful login takes you to the Dashboard.
- Scroll down to the Unpublished Courses section to see cards of available courses.
Pro Tip: In the All Courses list, choose what courses appear on the Dashboard by clicking on the star next to the course title, which will make it a favorite.
If instructors cannot find a course they expect to see, please email bruinlearn-support@it.ucla.edu.
Three Ways to Get Started
There are several ways instructors can begin posting content to a course site. Here are three common scenarios and recommendations to start:
- Instructors who previously used CCLE/Moodle can Use a Migrated Course
- Instructors with their design approach in mind can Start from Scratch
- Instructors who prefer guidelines to get started can Use a Pre-Designed Template
🌱 If you are already using Bruin Learn for Winter Quarter and need to prepare your Spring course site, please review the videos in the series Prepare your Bruin Learn Course Site Links to an external site..
USE A MIGRATED COURSE
Instructors may use a migrated (from CCLE) course in Bruin Learn (located in "Unpublished Courses") as a base to modify slightly to run in the next quarter.
First, copy the migrated course into the newly created course shell. From there, do some basic modifications and updating -- change due dates, review links and assignments, make a new welcome page or video.
See Migrated Courses for more information.
START FROM SCRATCH
Start from scratch in Bruin Learn by posting content in the course shell.
The course shell is linked to MyUCLA, and instructors can build a course directly in it. Create modules, add content, assignments, quizzes, set due dates, upload videos, and a syllabus.
See Add & Organize Content to get started.
USE A PRE-DESIGNED TEMPLATE
Download a template from Canvas Commons and add it to your course shell, and add your content in the appropriate places within the structure provided.
See Bruin Learn Course Templates for more information.
Ready to Publish?
Students cannot see unpublished course materials. When instructors are ready to publish a course, navigate to the Course Home Page sidebar, and click on the Publish button.
A message will confirm the course was published.
Resources
- Refer to the Bruin Learn FAQs page for a list of frequently asked questions relating to courses.
- Find additional resources and guides in the Bruin Learn Knowledge Base Links to an external site..
- Come to our instructional design office hours and training workshops to get your questions answered, get help with any of the topics above, or for anything else!