New Teaching Tool Pilot: Register for the Createspace Pilot

What is Createspace?  

Createspace is a dedicated content-creation workspace that allows course authors to create, edit, and collaborate on course materials before publishing them to learners. Rather than working in a course development shell or in a live course shell, instructors can develop and refine course content in a focused space designed specifically for authoring and iterating. Key features include:  

• Dedicated authoring environment: separates course design from course delivery and supports clearer planning and revision workflows.  

• Collaborative content creation: enables instructors, instructional designers and teaching assistants to co-author and manage course materials together.  

• Versioning and reuse features: allows content to be refined over time and reused.  

• Brightspace integration: provides the ability to publish finalized content directly to courses.  

Pilot Participation and Support 

Participating in the Createspace pilot will provide Waterloo instructors and staff with early access to the collaborative course authoring tool and provides participants with the chance to influence and shape whether the tool is adopted by our institution. Those interested in participating in the Createspace pilot are invited to register for the pilot. To support sustained engagement, the pilot project will offer participants with “accountability sessions” -- regular opportunities to return to the tool, make progress on course design, and reflect on their experience using the tool to assist in course development.  

Can’t commit to the pilot? Explore Createspace at a drop-in session 

As mentioned above, the Createspace pilot will run for a three-month window, between February to April 2026. There are limited spots in the pilot. As such, the EdTech Sandbox is hosting drop-in sessions for those interested in Createspace but do not have the capacity to fully commit to the pilot. All training and exploratory sessions of Createspace will take place in the EdTech Sandbox (LIB 329) and will be supported by Dr. Rebecca MacAlpine, EdTech Sandbox Supervisor. Participants are welcome to attend one or more sessions. Please confirm your intention to attend these drop-in sessions by registering through GoSignMeUp.