Folio Course Preparation Checklist
How-To Guide
Preparing your Folio Course for a new semester
We’ve created a how to guide to help you get ready for the coming semester. Keep reading to learn how to prepare your courses in Folio, the Georgia Southern instance of D2L Brightspace.
Getting Started
New Integrations
All requests for new integrations for Folio must be submitted at least a month prior to the beginning of the term.
Integration Requests →
Crosslisting Requests
We recommend that you submit requests to have courses cross listed in Folio prior to beginning course preparation. All cross listing requests must be received prior to the first day of the term.
Crosslisting Request Form →
Course Preparation Checklist
The process for preparing your courses in Folio is documented in our Course Preparation Checklist below. To schedule additional assistance please email helpdesk@georgiasouthern.edu and we will contact you to make arrangements.
| ✓ Copy | ✓ Update |
| Use our Copy Content Guide to import, export, or copy content to your new courses. | Be sure to update your quiz, dropbox, and calendar dates in the new course. |
| ✓ Confirm | ✓ Verify |
| Confirm that Respondus, Turnitin, and other integrated items are set up correctly. | If you have publisher integrations*, verify that these are set up correctly in course spaces. |
| ✓ Activate | ✓ Explore |
| When all updates are complete and you’re ready for students to begin accessing your course, set it to “active” through the MyGS console or within the Folio course. Use our Activation Guide to learn how. | ITS offers many technology resources to support remote learning and teaching. Check out the Virtual Resources for a comprehensive list of technology solutions. Click here to learn more |
*Technology assistance may be needed when updating newer versions of existing publisher course materials. To initiate this assistance, please submit a MyHelp ticket.
Last updated: 11/2/2022