Self Registration

Note: If you have not used Self-Registration before, please contact EdTech for assistance before going ahead. If you have had Self-Registration set up for you by EdTech, we recommend against accessing its settings at all (unless you have chosen Moderated registration), as it is very easy to accidentally break the setup of this tool.

Setup

1. In the course, go to Course Admin
2. Click on Tools
3. Click the toggle to enable Self Registration
   
4. Return to Course Admin, and click on Course Offering Information
5. Under Registration, check the box labelled “Users can self-register”
   
6. Click Save
7. Under Course Admin, click Self-Registration
8. Set up the tabs as follows:
   • Info
     • Under Course Offering Info, enter a description of the course; this is what students will see when they first click on the course under Self Registration
     • Role to Register as: typically Student, though be very careful when navigating this area, as this menu defaults to the first option on the list that you are capable of choosing. If you’re an admin, this is Administrator. Instructors interacting with this area will see it defaults to Instructor. If liaising with an instructor who will be moderating a Self Registration course, warn them to avoid the Info screen and if they don’t, to double-check the Role to Register As menu to make sure it hasn’t reverted to a higher role than Student.
     • Send Enrolment Emails: whether or not students will receive an email when their registration is confirmed
     • Send Rejection Emails: whether or not students will receive an email if they attempt to register for a course and the registration is either manually or automatically rejected
     • Approve Enrolments? Whether or not an instructor or other course owner will be required to approve registrations before students are added to the course. If an instructor chooses to set Self Registration to Moderated, they must be added as Course Manager to be able to interact with this screen.
     • Allow New Users? Not used.
   • Restrictions
     The course will show up under Self Registration as soon as “Students can self-register” is enabled, but if you add restrictions, students will not be able to actually register until the restrictions are met.
     • Registration Start Date – when students may start self-registering
     • Registration End Date – when self-registration closes
     • Self Registration Limit – the upper limit at which registration will be stopped
     • Limit Notification Email – enter an email address to be notified when registration limit is reached (not often used)
     • Prerequisite Enrolments – Courses in which students must also be enrolled and have completed before enrolment will be permitted
     • Excluded Enrolments – Students enrolled in these courses will not be permitted to register
   • Form
     • Choose Register for course and click Save

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Roles

Instructors are typically added to Self Registration courses as Instructor. The Instructor role cannot access or manage Self Registration settings. If the course will be moderated, I.e., a course owner will be required to approve registrations before students are added to the course, they must be added to the course as Course Manager.

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How to Approve Self-Registration

1. On the course home page, click Course Admin 
2. Click Self Registration 
3. On the Registration List page, from the Show drop-down list, click All unassessed users > Search 
4. Select every user you want to approve and click the Approve Selected icon.
    

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How to Self-Register for a Brightspace Course 

1. On the Brightspace Home Page, click Self Registration 
2. Click on the course from the list of available courses 
3. Read the course description and title to ensure that this is the correct course 
4. Click Register 

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