You may want to start working on your course before the live shell is available. You can build your course in a development shell and copy all the components to your live shell.
This session shows you how to copy components to your live shell.
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Copy Course Components Copy Course Components
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Copy Course Components Copy Course Components
https://onlinelearning.nscc.ca/D2LStaffSupport/41RenameCopy/story.html
If you built your course in a development shell, copy all components to your live shell.