Request the Creation of my LEARN Course

Instructors are required to request the creation of the LEARN courses they will be teaching in the upcoming term.

1. Approximately seven weeks prior to the start of term, log in to Waterloo LEARN and click Course Request in the system navigation bar.

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2. On the LearnTools My course requests page, click Request a course (you can request courses for the Current or Upcoming term).

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   If you do not have any courses that you can request at this time, the button will be greyed out. This could be because it is more than seven weeks before the start of the future term or because you are not listed as the instructor of the course in Quest (your departmental administrator can arrange that with the Registrar’s Office or GSPA).

3. Click on the row for the course you wish to request and click Next. You must submit one request at a time. If you need to request more than one course, Step 8 will give you the option to repeat the process starting from this step.

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4. You will see all scheduled sections of this course (e.g. LEC, TUT, LAB, etc) and “held with” courses, whether they are taught by you or others. Select all sections you want in one unified LEARN course. Please review the following questions if you’re unsure what to select.

   1. If you want a separate LEARN course for each section of this course you are teaching, select only one of your sections; once you have finished this course request, you will need to repeat the course request process for your other sections.

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   2. If you wish to combine several sections into one LEARN course and some are not taught by you, please ensure you have spoken with the other instructor(s) before requesting that your sections be placed into the same LEARN course.

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   3. If you would like to use your LAB, TUT, or TST sections to send communications, set release conditions, or otherwise control access to course elements, ensure you select ALL relevant sections (e.g. LEC, LAB, TUT) when requesting your course (shown in example b.). Again, consult with any other instructors listed as the instructors of the LAB, TUT, or TST sections before requesting that your sections be placed into the same LEARN course.

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   4. If you are teaching a section that is “held with” a section from another course, both will be selectable in this menu. It is recommended you select all sections that are held together.

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5. If you intend to use a roster-synced Microsoft Team, you can request this now by checking the box Create roster synced Microsoft team for this course.

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   If you do not need a Microsoft Team for the course, please leave this unchecked.

6. Click Next.

7. In the Complete Course request popup, click Yes to submit your request.

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8. If you need to complete another request, click Request another course and return to Step 3; otherwise, click Close.

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Once you have submitted the request, we will approve it as quickly as possible. In most cases, the course will be available after 9:00am the next business day. Normally, an email confirmation will be sent to you when the course has been created.

If you have already requested your course and need to create a synced Microsoft team, do not complete the above process. Instead, seeMicrosoft Teams - Requesting a Roster-synced Team for instructions.