Course Access, Deletion, and Updates
Browse the topics to learn more about D2L Brightspace course access, request, deletion, and more.
Course Access
Courses and enrollments in D2L Brightspace are added automatically. Request to add Teacher's Assistants and Co-Instructors quickly.
See More See LessCourses creation and enrollments occur in near real-time:
- When courses are added to our University records, they are added to D2L Brightspace in 15-20 minutes.
- Log in to D2L Brightspace with your Star ID credentials.
- Learn more about instructor access in this support article.
Request to add a Teacher's Assistant or Co-Instructor to your courses - for users not officially listed in our record system.
Copy course materials from one semester to another in a few clicks.
Share D2L Brightspace materials with other Instructors and Teacher's Assistants for collaboration and consistency.
Group or Merge Courses
Group/merge multiple courses into a single D2L Brightspace course in minutes using a self service app.
See More See LessLearn how to log into the Brightspace Courses self-service tool and merge/group multiple sections together into a single course:
Course Deletion Process
The course deletion maintenance occurs every year in February.
See More See LessKey points of the course deletion process:
- All courses are retained for at least 5 years.
- All courses are considered for deletion including semester, Quality Matters/QM, development, training, etc... if the course is in D2L Brightspace, it is considered for deletion.
- Avoid course deletion by copying from or clicking into/accessing the courses you wish keep at least every 2 years.
- Back up your courses: Export after each semester.
Note: This 5 year deletion cycle was implemeted in 2021. As part of our old process, courses prior to Spring 2019 have already been permanently deleted/purged.
Save Courses and Materials
Save your courses and materials from deletion with a few clicks.
See More See LessLog course activity at least once every 2 years to prevent inactivation and deletion. Course activity includes:
- Access to the course by an Instructor or Student,
- Copy components from the course.
- Note: Access by a Teacher's Assistant or Administrator is not considered activity.
Export and save your materials after each semester as a back-up. Learn how to export and save your course materials and gradebooks:
Updates to D2L Brightspace
D2L Brightspace is updated on a monthly basis to improve features and functionality.
See More See LessUpdates are applied in real time, there is no down time for updates.
Read the detailed release notes on the system support site to learn about each months' update.
Note: You may be prompted to login in with your StarID@minnstate.edu credentials to access this site.
