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Teaching and Learning Center > Faculty Resources > Request a Development Container

Request a Development Container

If you need to develop a course, but don't want to work in a section container that is tied to a specific semester and section number, you can request a development container. This tutorial will show you how to request a development container from the District Information Systems department.

Go to GCCCD Online Classes Web Page

From the Cuyamaca College home page at www.cuyamaca.edu,
(1) hover over the Online Services menu item,
(2) then click on the link for GCCCD Online Classes.

Support for Faculty Link

Click the Support for Faculty link.

Enter User Name and Password

Enter the same User Name and Password that you use for campus email. The User Name is usually your first name, followed a dot, then your last name.

Select WebCT/Blackboard Course Containers link

CREATE a new container

Click the CREATE a new container link.

Fill out Instructor Information

Fill in the form with your information.
(1) Enter your Blackboard Username. If you don't know it, go into WebAdvisor and follow the steps to find out your User ID.
(2) Enter the email address that you want communications about this request to be sent to.
(3) Enter the telephone number that you want communications about this request to be made to.

Enter Course Information

(1) Select your college
(2) Use the drop-down arrow to select Development for the Container Type
(3) Type the course abbreviation in the Course field
(4) Type the course number in the Number field
(5) Type the course description in the Description field

You can have up to 5 containers created with this one form by filling in lines two through five.

Submit

You don't need to do anything in the Additional Information area except click on the Submit button.

Wait for email

You will be sent an email that tells you that your container has been created.