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Instructors have the ability to create their own project sites within Brightspace. Project Sites sites serve various purposes such as non-scheduled teaching, department management or other group-based communication, sandbox and/or testing areas.

Project Site Creation

1. Go to the Brightspace homepage at brightspace.brocku.ca/d2l/home or by clicking the Brock logo in the top-left corner of any Brightspace site.

2. Scroll down the page , there are two separate columns of widgets (tools in white boxes). Just below the Brock University Updates widget is the Create Project Site widget.

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   Input a title for the project to find the Create Project Site widget. This is available in the left column under both the Calendar and Brock University Updates sections.

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3. Click the Create Project Site button and enter a Title for the site (this can be changed anytime at a later datelater through Course Offering Information), as well as a term. No Term is an option for Project sites that are not tied to a specific term.Select Create, at which time the site will be Site Type. Click Next.

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4. A final page will confirm any choices. Click the Create Project Site button to proceed or Back to make changes.

5. The site will be immediately created with the creator assigned as the Instructor. Instructor. Links will be provided to navigate directly to the new site’s Classlist and Homepage.

   1. Additional instructors can be added through the site’s Add User widget while participants or students can be added via the site Classlist. Contact edtech@brocku.ca for assistance with bulk enrollment.

   2. Project sites are Active upon creation but can be hidden from other users by deactivating through the site's Course Offering Information.

6. The site can be found using the Course Selector (waffle icon) in the top-right of Brightspace, or the My Courses widget on the Brightspace homepage.

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