Faculty/Instructor FAQ
1.) I don't see a course in My eLearing Commons that I'm teaching.
2.) There is a course in My eLearning Commons that I'm NOT teaching.
3.) Can I re-use a previous course, or copy content from a previous course?
3a.) I copied the wrong content into my new section. How do I start over?
4.) When is my course available to students?
5.) No Students see my course.
6.) Some students don't see my course.
7.) Can my previous semester courses be removed from my my Course LIst?
1.) I DON'T SEE A COURSE THAT I'M TEACHING
Verify with your school or department that you are listed as the instructor of record in OASIS. Access to eLC is based on data from OASIS, so if you can be changed to instructor of record in OASIS, then that change should be reflected in eLC within 24-48 hours.
Or you can fill out the request form to gain access to a course (eLC Section Access Request Form). This can take several days, because we have to verify with someone in your school or department that you are the instructor of record and should have access to the section.
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Is the missing section one that may be crosslisted with another section that you're teaching?
For cross-listed sections, only one of the cross-listed sections will show up on your My eLearning Commons page.
Courses that contain both undergraduate and graduate level sections will be automatically combined into one section in eLC when they are taught at the same time and same location by the same instructor. So a FDNS4660 course will automatically be crosslisted with a FDNS6660 course when both are taught by the same instructor, time, and location. The instructor of the crosslisted sections will see only one section listed in their My eLearning Commons Page. Students will see whichever section in which they are actually enrolled on their eLearning Commons page.
2.) THERE IS A COURSE IN MY eLEARNING COMMONS THAT I'M NOT TEACHING
Enrollments are based on data from OASIS, so at some point you may have been listed as one of the instructors of record for that section. To be unenrolled from the section, contact the EITS Helpdesk or contact the Division Administrator for your College or School. Include the entire call number including year and semester (i.e. 11FA-00000) in the help request.
3.) CAN I RE-USE A PREVIOUS COURSE, OR COPY CONTENT FROM A PREVIOUS COURSE THAT I TAUGHT IN eLC?
You cannot re-use courses in eLC. A brand new section is created for each course section that exists in OASIS each semester. Current semester students are automatically enrolled in the new section.
However, you CAN copy content from another eLC section into your new eLC section. Please see our help document: Copying Content from One eLC Section Into Another eLC Section
3a.) I COPIED THE WRONG CONTENT INTO MY NEW SECTION. HOW DO I START OVER?
If you copy the wrong course content into your new section, you cannot undo it yourself. Contact the EITS Helpdesk to have an eLC administrator reset the section to "blank,"
and include the course name and UGA call number of the section in your request.
4.) WHEN IS MY COURSE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS?
Course availability/visibility to students is based on standard session terms established by the Registrar (see the Schedule of Classes). By default, courses are only visible to students one day before classes begin through two weeks after grades are due.
The dates during which students have access can be found on your Course List -below title, instructor and role information. 
Fall Semester classes begin Monday, August 15, 2011
Fall Semester eLC section availability to students:
August 14, 2011 - January 3, 2012
5.) NO STUDENTS SEE MY COURSE
Course availability/visibility to students is based on standard session terms established by the Registrar (see the Schedule of Classes). By default, courses are only visible to students one day before classes begin through two weeks after grades are due.
Fall Semester classes begin Monday, August 15, 2011
Fall Semester eLC section availability to students:
August 14, 2011 - January 3, 2012
As the instructor, you can change visibility/availablitiy of your course if it has non-standard beginning/end dates or if you want your course to be visible/available to students outside of those standard dates. (Changing Availability of an eLC Section)
6.) SOME STUDENTS DON'T SEE MY COURSE
Changes made in section enrollment during the drop/add period can take 24 to 48 hours to be reflected in your eLearning Commons Grade Book. You can enroll individual students manually and give them immediate access to your section if necessary. Students who are manually enrolled in your section will need to be manually unenrolled from your section if they choose to drop the course.
To manually enroll users in your eLearning Commons section:
- Login to eLC and go to the course.
- Select the Teach tab.
- From the Instructor Tools Menu select Grade Book.
- Click on the Enroll Members link.
- Enter the UGA MyID of the user in the box, select a role (student, teaching assistant, auditor. section designer), and click Enroll.
- Click Save at the bottom.
- The user should now appear in your Grade Book and have access to your course.
You can remove users from your Grade Book by selecting the radio button beside the user name and clicking the Unenroll button.
7.) CAN MY PREVIOUS SEMESTER COURSES BE REMOVED FROM MY eLEARNING COMMONS PAGE?
Previous semester courses cannot be removed from your eLearning Commons page, but you can hide them from your view.
To Hide/Show courses from your My eLC page click on the Edit Course List Button  in the header of the Course List on your My eLearning Commons Page to access the Edit Course List page.
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