Instructional Technology and Distance Education Services

CourseArc is a content authoring and management system that facilitates the collaborative creation of engaging and accessible online learning.

CourseArc Access

Faculty, if interested in using CourseArc, contact the eLearning group via email (elearning@tamiu.edu) for information on how to gain access to available CourseArc accounts.

• Log into the CourseArc Course Manager site

Quick Start Resources

The following links to help you explore CourseArc and quickly get started creating engaging and accessible content for your students.

Get Started

• Bookmark https://tamiu.coursearc.com/
• Test Your Login (Use the Forgot Password feature if you are logging in for the first time.) 
• Bookmark CourseArc’s Knowledge Base
• Add noreply@notifications.coursearc.com and info@coursearc.com to your contacts
• CourseArc Support ♦
• Intro to the Dashboard ♦
• Intro to Tasks ♦
• Intro to Comments ♦
• Courses ♦
• Roles

Organize Content

• Course, Module, Page
• Blocks
• Templates

Create Content 

• Course Settings ♦
• Creating a Page
• Blocks
• Publishing
• Previewing
• Copying ♦
• Moving ♦
• Properties

Build with Blocks

• List of Blocks
• Generic Video ♦
• Interactive Matching ♦
• Images ♦
• Quiz
• Icon and Text
• Learn About More Blocks

Deploy Content in Blackboard

• View as a Student
• View as an Instructor
• Tracking and Grading ♦
• Add a Module to Blackboard

Manage Content

• Tasks ♦
• Comments ♦
• Workflow: Page Status and Approval
• Version Control 
• File Manager
• Boilerplate
• Glossary

Explore Additional Resources

• 10 Sprints to Get You Up and Running with CourseArc ♦
• Introduction to CourseArc
• Webinars
• Blogs
• Accessibility
• Instructional Design Tips

♦ = Indicates the article contains a video demonstration of the feature.

Accessibility and Privacy Statements

Students should view the statements of accessibility and privacy policies on all course technologies. We recommend instructors to provide links to this software's accessibility and privacy statements in their syllabi. Locate the updated statement links for CourseArc on the following pages:

• Accessibility Statements of Course Technologies
• Privacy Policy Statements of Course Technologies

For additional assistance, please contact us at elearning@tamiu.edu or by phone at 956-326-2310
or submit a Support Ticket with CourseArc.