Adding Students

How to Archive a Course

Note: Only Institution Administrators have permission to create courses. For access, please contact your institution's administrator or reach out to our team for assistance.

Once you’re logged into Pencil and you are on Pencil's home page, click on the “Create Course” button located on the upper right-hand side of your screen.

When you click that button, you’ll be transported to the “Course Creation” page.

On this page, you’re required to add the course name, however, it can be helpful to add a header image and course description to make your course more easily recognizable by your students.

Adding an image can also help you brand your courses for a more customized experience!

To learn more about adding and managing profiles in Pencil, please read the following article: How to Add and Manage Profiles in Pencil.

To add students to the course that you just created, click on the course from the Pencil home page. From there, click on the “Settings” icon just beside the course title on the upper left-hand corner of the screen.

This will automatically redirect you to the “Details” tab, where you can edit the course name, description, and header image.

To add students, navigate to the menu bar on the upper left-hand corner of the “Settings” page, and click on the “People” tab.

Once you’ve navigated to the “People” tab, locate the blue “Add People” button in the upper right-hand corner of your screen.

Click on the button to open up a pop-up that gives you the capability to add people from your institution to the course. You may also use the search bar to choose specific people to add.

Now you’ve successfully created your course and added your students!

To learn how to create a custom syllabus for your course, check out this article:

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If you no longer want a course to exist in your institution, you can archive it if you are an Institution Administrator.

To do so, you must first enter the course settings page by clicking on the course you wish to delete and clicking the settings icon next to the course name.

This will open the course settings page where you can edit the name, photo, and description of your course.

To archive the course, click the Red "Archive Course" button at the bottom left corner of the settings page.

You will then see an additional pop-up asking you to type in the name of the course to confirm your decision. If you wish to recover the course, you will need to contact the support team directly.

Once you have typed the course name, click the blue "Confirm" button to archive the course. If you change your mind, you can click "Cancel" at this stage.

After archiving the course, you will be brought back to the home page and will no longer see the course in your institution.

If you need any extra assistance, our support team is always happy to help you!