Semester Startup Checklist
To ensure a course site is ready for the start of the semester there are some general elements that should be updated/verified. The following checklist highlights some of these key elements.
| Ensure that you have a course site for each course and section you are scheduled to teach. | If you do not see course site, contact the CITL Support Centre. |
| Confirm students are enrolled. | View Classlist under Communications in the course’s navigation bar. |
| Enroll other instructors, TAs. | Use the Course Site Enrollment Tool or contact the CITL Support Centre. |
| Ensure your course content (syllabus, schedule, assignments, quizzes, etc) is reviewed and up-to-date. | Switch to View as Student mode (in your course, click your name in the top right corner of the screen) and review your content. Switch back to Instructor role and update files as necessary. |
| Ensure links (articles, urls, videos, etc.) are still working. | Update as necessary. |
| Update all course dates (assignments, quizzes, discussions, etc). | Consider adding all major course dates to the course Calendar on the course homepage. Watch this video for an introduction to Calendar. |
| Update announcements on the course homepage. Remove any old announcements. | Watch this Announcements Overview video. |
| Consider booking an orientation session to learn the basics of using Brightspace. | Contact tlx@mun.ca to book a session. |