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Use course files and whiteboards

Organize and open the shared course library, preview documents and video inside Mirket, and draw on saved or live-collaborative whiteboards.

For
Student, Instructor
Reading time
10 min
Updated
September 10, 2026
The course file tree, where what a member can open follows their place in the course.

Before you start

  • Membership in the course that owns the files.
  • For managing files or whiteboards, an assigned instructor role in a course that is not archived.

You are done when

  • The Files area shows the expected folder structure and each item shows its ready, unavailable, or download state.
  • An edited whiteboard shows All changes saved before you close it.

If something goes wrong

  • Use Try again when a folder, preview, or whiteboard fails to load. When document editing is unavailable, use the original download and retry after service recovery.
  • If a whiteboard reports that a newer version exists, reload it before continuing; unsaved local changes are replaced by the latest saved version.

Work in the course library

  1. Open Courses, choose the course, then open Files

    Students browse a read-only library. Instructors see New folder, Upload files, and New whiteboard, plus rename, move, and delete actions on each item.

  2. Organize with folders and drag and drop

    Drop files anywhere in the file area to upload them, or drag an item onto a folder or a breadcrumb to move it. Names are limited to 160 characters and cannot contain slashes.

  3. Switch the layout when it helps

    Use the list or grid view, and move through the folder tree with the arrow keys.

Open files without leaving Mirket

  • When document editing is available, office documents open in the ONLYOFFICE workspace. Instructors can edit, saved changes return to the protected course file, and students preview in view mode. When unavailable, use the original download and retry after service recovery.
  • Course video plays in the protected player with a course-bound source.
  • Unsupported types offer the original file as a download instead of a broken preview.
  • Wait for the saved indicator before closing an editing session; closing earlier can leave the latest changes unsaved.

Draw on whiteboards

  1. Create or open a whiteboard

    Instructors choose New whiteboard in Files; anyone with access opens an existing one from the list. Whiteboards are Excalidraw files stored inside the course.

  2. Rely on automatic saving

    Edits save shortly after you stop drawing, and Save now forces an immediate save. A whiteboard is limited to 8 MB.

  3. Resolve conflicts by reloading

    When a newer session saved first, Mirket blocks further saves and offers Reload whiteboard. Reloading replaces unsaved local changes with the latest saved version.

Collaborate live

  • Instructors can enable a live room per whiteboard and choose who may edit: assigned instructors only, or all course members.
  • Students can edit only while the live room is enabled with the all-course-members policy; otherwise they follow the board in view mode.
  • Every participant joins through authenticated course membership, and live changes are saved back into the course whiteboard file.
  • A .excalidraw download of the current scene is available from the workspace.

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Work inside a course

Find course context, move between learning areas, and understand why some resources or actions may be unavailable.

Join a live session

Use the Student application to enter a course conference, choose devices, participate, and recover when media connectivity changes.

Create and run a live session

Use the Instructor application to schedule a course session, run its conference, record participation, finalize official attendance, and review recordings.