What is bCourses?
bCourses is the rich learning management system supported by Berkeley Law and UC Berkeley. The Berkeley Law Instructional Technology team provides the service of creating web bCourses for all Berkeley Law courses and supporting all users with training and support.
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Tips and Tricks
Visit our new bCourses Tips and Tricks page to learn about solutions to the most frequent problems our instructors have had with bCourses.
bCourses Basics
Login to bCourses: bcourses.berkeley.edu
Account
How do I access my personal Settings?
How do I add contact methods to receive notifications?
How do I set my Notification Preferences?
Dashboard
How to create Course Site and Project Site?
What is the Course Setup Checklist?
Calendar
How do I edit the Syllabus description?
Add Course Schedule to the Syllabus Tab
What is the Rich Content Editor?
Modules
How do I add items to a Module?
How do I reorder Module items?
How do I reorder Modules on the page?
How do I require students to move through each Module item in order?
How do I view the progress of my students in Modules?
How do I link to an external URL in Modules?
Files
How do I add a file to my course?
How do I move and organize my files?
How do I bulk upload files to my course?
How do I lock files and folders in Canvas?
How do I attach a file to an Announcement?
How do I get a copy of my Announcement emailed to me and students?
How do I access the Conversations Inbox?
How do I adjust my Notification Preferences for Conversations?
How do I find my unread messages in Conversations?
How do I send a message to an entire class?
How do I privately respond to an individual in a larger Conversation?
How do I attach a media comment to my message?