Adding Activities or Resources

Turn on editing mode

Before you can make changes to the course page you need to turn on editing mode. This can be done by clicking on Edit mode toggle at the top right.

Editing mode will allow you to make further changes to the course page - add, move or remove topics, files, links, assignments and more.

Course topics

Topics are a great way to divide course information into smaller sections, for example, dividing the course page into main themes that will be discussed in each lecture.

When you first visit the course page it is divided into 10 empty topics with additional topic called General at the beginning of the course page.

To edit name of the topic:

Click on the pen icon next to the topic
Enter the name of the topic
Press Enter to save changes. Alternatively press Esc to cancel

To move or rearrange the topic:

Mouse over the top of the section until your cursor becomes a move indicator (crossed arrows)
Click and drag the section to where you want to position it and let go

To add more topics:

Click on Add topic located below the existing topic

Add files

To add lecture slides, examples, reading materials, templates and other course related files:

Click on Add an activity or resource
In the list of activities and resources, click File
Enter the name of the file in Name
Upload a file either by using file icon or by dragging and dropping the file

To finish adding the file, click on Save and return to course at the bottom of the page

To add another file repeat the aforementioned steps.

Add links to other resources

To add a link to a website, video, image, document or audio:

Click on Add an activity or resource
In the list of activities and resources, click URL
Enter the name of the resource in Name
Enter the link to the resource in External URL

To finish adding the link, click Save and return to course at the bottom of the page

Add assignments

An assignment activity allows faculty to collect student's work, grade it and provide additional feedback. Student submissions are only visible to faculty, TAs and groupmates (in case of group submissions).

To add assignment:

Click on Add an activity or resource
In the list of activities and resources, click Assignment
Enter the name of the assignment in Assignment name
If necessary, upload a file either by using file icon or by dragging and dropping a file to Additional files

To set a date when students can start to submit their assignments, tick the Enable checkbox and enter the date and time next to Allow submissions from
To set assignment deadline, tick the Enable checkbox and enter the date and time next to Due date. This setting allows students to submit their assignments after the due date but they will be marked as late.
To set a hard deadline, tick the Enable checkbox and enter the date and time next to Cut-off date. This setting won't allow students to submit their assignments after this date.

To make changes to grading, click on the Grade section located further down the settings page
To change the way your assignment is graded, click on the Type drop-down list and select one of the options like None (there is no grading for the assignment), Scale (if you want to use predefined scale like Pass/Fail) or Point (the default option)
If you want to change the maximum grade for the assignment, edit the value in Maximum grade (if Point is selected as grading type)
If you want to show the lowest grade that is required to pass the assignment, enter it in Grade to pass

To finish adding the assignment, click Save and return to course at the bottom of the page

Add quizzes and exams

In E-Learning platform quizzes and exams are created using Quiz activity.

For more information about Quiz activity, visit Quizzes.

Hide topics, activities and resources from students

Hiding topics, activities and resources can be useful if they are yet to be completed or you do not want students to access them. Faculty and TAs will still be able to view hidden topics, activities and resources.

To hide topics, activities and resources from students:

Click on the Settings button next to the topic, activity or resource you want to hide
In the menu click on Hide topic to hide topic or Hide to hide activity or resource

After theses steps you should see Hidden from students written next to the topic, activity or resource informing you that it is not visible to students
To show topic, activity or resource, click on Settings button and then click Show topic or Show.

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