{"id":81,"date":"2017-08-16T13:43:16","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T13:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources2\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2025-11-24T10:56:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T14:26:16","slug":"semester-start-up","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/semester-start-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Semester Start-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><div class='content-column one_third'><div id=\"bellows-main-startup\" class=\"bellows bellows-nojs bellows-main bellows-source-menu bellows-align-left bellows-skin-vanilla bellows-type- bellows-expand-current\"><ul id=\"menu-startup\" class=\"bellows-nav\" data-bellows-config=\"main\"><li id=\"menu-item-1065\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-home bellows-menu-item-has-children bellows-menu-item-1065 bellows-item-level-0\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Home<\/span><button class=\"bellows-subtoggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Submenu\"><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-expand fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-collapse fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/button><\/a>\n<ul class=\"bellows-submenu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-15087\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-has-children bellows-menu-item-15087 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/semester-start-up\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Semester Start-Up<\/span><button class=\"bellows-subtoggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Submenu\"><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-expand fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-collapse fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/button><\/a>\n\t<ul class=\"bellows-submenu\">\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-9409\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-9409 bellows-item-level-2\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/semester-start-up\/brightspace-course-setup-kit\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Brightspace Course Setup Kit<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-419\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-419 bellows-item-level-2\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/semester-start-up\/activate-your-brightspace-course-site\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Course Site Availability<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-10539\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-10539 bellows-item-level-2\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/semester-start-up\/combining-course-sections\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Combining Course Sections<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-26465\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-26465 bellows-item-level-2\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/semester-start-up-faqs\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Semester Start-Up FAQs<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-31403\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-31403 bellows-item-level-2\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/support\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Available Support<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><br><div class='content-column two_third last_column'><h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Semester Start-Up Guide<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>This set of resources is designed to help new instructors get started with teaching in Brightspace. 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