WELCOME TO OWL

Get started with OWL Brightspace, Western’s online learning platform. This video will walk you through the basics so you can navigate your course, use key tools, and feel confident from day one.

Western's learning management system, OWL, provides a user-friendly platform with plenty of tools to keep you engaged and active in the online classroom.

Remember - You will not have access to your course until the official start date. Please refer to your receipt or our website for this information.

Western Continuing Studies is dedicated to providing excellent service and quality programs to our learners and the community. To maintain the highest quality of courses and contract training we rely on feedback from our learners to ensure positive results. As such, your feedback is important to us and we encourage you to contact us regarding any positive or negative experience you have while participating in this course.

GETTING STARTED

Accessing your course

Internet Connection

High-speed internet is recommended.
 

Username and Password

OWL uses the same username and password as myWCS. Login to OWL using your wcs_username and password. If you have forgotten your username or password, click here, and a link to reset your password will be emailed to you.

If you are a Western faculty member, staff member, post degree student or current Western student, please use your Western Identity user id and password to log in. If you have forgotten your Western password, click here to reset.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Once you are logged into OWL, you can troubleshoot any problems by clicking on Help in the top navigation bar. If you are still having trouble logging in, please contact us at 519.661.3658, or by emailing cstudies@uwo.ca. We make every effort to resolve any problems as soon as possible.

What if you don't see your course?

Are you registered? View your Registration History in myWCS.

Has the course started? Your course will not appear in Brightspace until the official start date of the course. If the course has started and you cannot view it in the top navigation bar, click "My Home".

If your course still does not appear, please contact Continuing Studies at 519.661.3658 or cstudies@uwo.ca.

Need more help?

Contact Western Technology Service at 519.661.3800 or submit a helpdesk ticket here.