Desire2Learn 8.3

Customizing the Course Info

Editing the Course Info allows you to change some of the most basic information about your course, such as the course name, the start date, and the color scheme.

Please review the following to gain an understanding of the implications of changing Course Info items.

Course Offering Name
Changes the name of the course in the list of courses at My Home. There is a character limit of 20, including spaces.

Start Date
Establishes the date when the course will be visible to students. The course will become available beginning at 12 am (midnight) that day.

End Date
Establishes the date when the course will no longer be visible to students. The course ends at 12 am (midnight) of that day.
EXAMPLE: For a course ending on Friday, December 10, set the end date at Saturday, December 11.

Course Colors: Dark
Changes the dark colors of the course display. White text will be set against this color.
EXAMPLE: The center band of the Navigation bar.

Course Colors: Light
Changes the light colors of the course display. White text will be set against this color.
EXAMPLE: The top band of the Navigation bar.

Course Colors: Soft
Changes the soft colors of the display. Black text will be set against this color.
EXAMPLE: The tabs of dialog boxes.

To customize Course Info:

From the My Home page, select the desired course
The Course Home page appears.
On the Navigation bar, click EDIT COURSE
The Course Admin Tools pane appears.
To change the course name, click COURSE OFFERING INFORMATION
The Course Offering Information pane appears.
In the CourseOfferingName text box, type the desired course name
HINT: There is a character limit of 20, including spaces.
To change the start date for the course,
1. Select StartDate
2. From the StartDate pull-down menus, select the desired date
  OR
  To select a date from the calendar, click SELECT DATE
To change the end date of the course,
1. Select EndDate
2. From the EndDate pull-down menus, select the desired date
  OR
  To select a date from the calendar, click SELECT DATE
To change the display colors for the course,
1. From the Course Colours section, click the DARK, LIGHT, or SOFT color swatch
  The Color Palette appears.
2. From the color palette, select a color
To save your edits to Course Info, click SAVE
Your Course Info is updated.

To restore Course Default Colors:

From the My Home page, select the desired course
The Course Home page appears.
On the Navigation bar, click EDIT COURSE
The Course Admin Tools pane appears.
Click COURSE OFFERING INFORMATION
The Course Offering Information pane appears.
To reset the course colors to their default colors, click RESTORE DEFAULT COLOR
Click SAVE
The course colors are reset to the default.