Joining or Leaving a Collection

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Searching for a Collection 
• Joining a Collection 
  • Enroll Collection 
  • Exchange Collection 
  • Public Collection 
• Collection Invitations 
• Leave a collection

As an instructor, follow or enroll in any of the collections. Instructors are the only users who have access to exchange collections. Exchange collections are used to house and share resources between instructors. 

Searching for a Collection 

• Access the Course Catalog from the left navigation menu to search for a collection. 
• Narrow your search for a specific type of collection using the collection type check boxes. Refer to 'Collection Types' to learn more. 

Joining a Collection 

Enroll Collection 

• Join a collection from the course catalog by selecting the collection, the collection page will open in a new tab. 
• Review the description and contents of the collection. Select 'Join' below the image to save the collection to your collections. 
• Access the collection from the 'Collections' tab in the left navigation menu.
• You will have instructor permissions, allowing you to add content to the collection.

Exchange Collection 

• Join a collection from the course catalog by selecting the collection, the collection page will open in a new tab. 
• Review the description and contents of the collection. Select 'Join as participant' below the image to save the collection to your collections. 
• Access the collection from the 'Collections' tab in the left navigation menu.
• For an exchange collection, copy a course, unit, or lesson to add to an existing course or create a new course by using the copy icons found at the end of the title bar. 
  • Select the course title in the collection to view or copy the individual units or lessons of a course.

Public Collection 

• Join a collection from the course catalog by selecting the collection, the collection page will open in a new tab. 
• Review the description and contents of the collection. Select 'Follow' below the image to save the collection to your collections.
• Access the collection from the 'Collections' tab in the left navigation menu. 

Collection Invitations 

• Users can also be invited to a collection. When a collection is created by an instructor, the instructor can invite participants or contributors to the collection using their email or a csv file. 
• To invite members to an existing collection that you manage, select 'Collections' from the left hand navigation menu. Select the collection settings wheel and choose 'Manage Members'. Here you will be able to invite new members or manage existing members of the selected collection. 

Leave a collection

• To leave a collection, select 'Collections' from the left navigation menu. 
• Select the settings wheel on the collection and choose 'Leave Collection'.