Setting Up Your Notifications
Please follow the instructions provided on this page to enable notifications for important activities related to your course, such as announcements, discussions, assignments, and quizzes. If you are not receiving the notifications you are looking for, this is the place to check.
Additionally, please remember to check your junk email folder regularly for important notifications when you enable them.
Contact Methods
To receive notifications, you have the option of enabling either email address or mobile number notifications or both. Here are the steps to follow:
- Log in to OWL Brightspace using your Western ID credentials.
- Click on the Personal Settings Icon.
- Under contact methods, ensure that you have an email address set up for notifications (your Western email is recommended).
Summary of Activity Notifications
- Log in to OWL Brightspace using your Western ID credentials.
- Click on the Personal Settings Icon.
- If you want to receive a summary of activities for each of your courses, you can set up how frequently you'd like to receive it under "how often".
Instant Notifications
- Log in to OWL Brightspace using your Western ID credentials.
- Click on the Personal Settings Icon.
- To receive important notifications related to your learning, make sure to enable instant notifications for key items such as Announcements, Assignments, Quizzes, and Grades.
Customize Notifications
- Log in to OWL Brightspace using your Western ID credentials.
- Click on the Personal Settings Icon.
- By accessing the 'Customize Notification' feature, you'll have the ability to:
- Check the first checkbox in this section to enable the feature that allows you to receive an email with your grade value.
- Additionally, the second option, depicted in the image below, can be checked to receive notifications from future courses.
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