Inactive Courses Widget for Students in Brightspace What students see Inactive courses listed with a note that they are not yet available. Once the instructor makes a course active, it disappears from the widget and shows up in “My Courses.” If all courses are active, the widget displays: “No inactive courses for the current semester.” For students: If your course is listed here as inactive, you are still properly registered. It simply means your instructor has not yet opened the course.