Create Courses

Basic features

When you login as an implementation partner, your dashboard will look similar to the student log in dashboard. However, when you enter the “my courses” section and click on the title of your course, you will observe a vast variety of options that will allow you to perform different functions. Your screen will look something like this.

On the top right corner of your screen, you will notice the “edit mode” toggle. It is very important for you to turn it on, as only after that you will be able to make any changes to the course content.

Once you turn it on, you will see a pencil icon in front of various texts, this shows that now the LMS courses are ready to be edited.

If you click on the 3 dots marked in the blue circle above, you will get an option to edit the section. Your screen will look like this. 

As you can see above, this section will allow you to change the course name, add or edit the summary. As you scroll down you will also find an option to add restrictions to the access of the course. DO NOT FORGET to click on “save changes” at the bottom of the page every time you make an edit, or else on refreshing, your changes will be deleted and not reflected on the site. 

Click on the “add topic” option to add a new topic to your course. Once you click on that, you will find an option that reads “add an activity or resource”. You will find a guide to that here further in section onwards. 

Adding and editing content on your course

In order to add an activity or a resource to your course, you have to toggle on the edit mode first and then scroll down to the end of my courses page to find the “add an activity or resource” prompt.

On clicking this button, you will see a plethora of activities or resources that you can add to your course. 

You can click on the ℹ️ symbol below the icons to see the description of each of these actions.

However, will discuss each of these options briefly below.

2.1 Assignment

The assignment icon enables a course creator to communicate tasks, collect work and provide grades and feedback. Students can submit any digital files, such as word documents, spreadsheets, images, or audio and video clips.

When reviewing assignments, teachers can leave feedback comments and upload files, such as marked-up student submissions, documents with comments, or spoken audio feedback. Assignments can be graded using a numerical or custom scale or an advanced grading method such as a rubric. Final grades are recorded in the grade book

.2.2 Book

The book module enables a teacher to create a multi-page resource in a book-like format, with chapters and subchapters. This is useful for lengthy content which is breakable into smaller sections.

2.3 Chat

This option enables you to chat with the other participants of the course, along with the course creator or Implementation Partner. 

2.4 Choice

The choice activity module enables a teacher to ask a single question and offer a choice between possible responses. This can be taken as a convenient method to conduct a poll.

2.5 Database

The database option enables participants to create, maintain, and search a collection of entries. As a teacher, you can comment and rate entries. You can also allow students to rate and comment on entries (peer evaluation).

2.6 External tool

The external tool activity module enables students to interact with learning resources and activities on other web sites. To create an external tool activity, a tool provider which supports LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability) is required. A teacher can create an external tool activity or make use of a tool configured by the site administrator.

2.7 Feedback

The feedback activity enables a teacher to create a custom survey for collecting feedback from participants using a variety of question types, including multiple-choice, yes/no, or text input. Feedback responses may be anonymous if desired, and results may be shown to all participants or restricted to teachers only.

2.8 File

The file tool is the tool that you will primarily be using for uploading content to your course.

You will be uploading videos, documents or other materials primarily through this feature. The file module enables a teacher to provide a file as a course resource. Where possible, the file will be displayed within the course interface; otherwise, students will be prompted to download it.

When you click on the file icon, you will be redirected to a page that will allow you to add the material of your choice. Your screen will look like this-

You can name the file in the blank provided. You can add a description which is in the form of a picture, video, audio, text, etc.

Finally, you can add the file in the select files option. 

You can also edit the appearance of the file on your course, toggle certain settings, add restrictions to the access, add tags, etc. on this screen.

Once you are done editing, do not forget to click on either save and return to course or save and display, as otherwise, your changes will be deleted.

2.9 Folder

If you wish to upload multiple files but do not wish to clutter the course page, or want to organise the files into different folders, you can do it with this module.

2.10 Forum

Forum provides a platform for the students to have discussions over extended periods of time. You can limit the activity on the forum and act as a moderator via various means. Find a snippet of the same below.

2.11 Glossary

This mode enables participants to create and maintain a list of definitions, like a dictionary, or to collect and organise resources or information.

2.12 H5P

H5P is an abbreviation for HTML5 Package - interactive content such as presentations, videos and other multimedia, questions, quizzes, games and more.

2.13 IMS content package

An IMS content package is a collection of files which are packaged according to an agreed standard so they can be reused in different systems. The IMS content package module enables such content packages to be uploaded as a zip file and added to a course as a resource.

2.14 Lesson

The lesson activity module enables a course creator to deliver content and/or practice activities in interesting and flexible ways. The creator can use the lesson to create a linear set of content pages or instructional activities that offer a variety of paths or options for the learner. 

With the help of this, such courses can be created where the student would have to complete one lesson or one activity before being able to progress to the other. This sets a guided pathway for their learning.

2.15 Page

Allows the course creator to create a webpage resource which may display text, images, sound, video, web links, and embedded codes such as Google Maps.

2.16 Quiz

As the name suggests, the quiz activity enables a teacher to create quizzes comprising questions of various types, including multiple choice, matching, short-answer and numerical. These quizzes may be time-bound and may be graded and reflected on the score sheets too.

2.17 SCORM package 

A SCORM package is a collection of files that are packaged according to an agreed standard for learning objects. This package is a bundle of a zip file that contains all the basic raw materials. It is useful in presenting multimedia contempt and animations more efficiently. The uploading of a SCORM package is similar to the uploading of a file, as you saw in section 2.8

2.18 Survey

The survey activity module provides a number of verified survey instruments that have been found useful in assessing and stimulating learning in online environments. A teacher can use these to gather data from their students that will help them learn about their class and reflect on their own teaching.

2.19 Text and media area

The Text and media area enables you to display text and multimedia on the course page. It can be used to split up a long list of course activities with a subheading or an image, display an embedded video directly on the course page, and add a short description to a course section.

2.20 URL

The URL module enables a teacher to provide a web link as a course resource. Anything that is freely available online, such as documents or images, can be linked to.

2.21 Wiki

The wiki activity module enables participants to add and edit a collection of web pages. A wiki can be collaborative, with everyone being able to edit it, or individual, where everyone has their own wiki, which only they can edit. This can be especially useful for group lecture notes, peer-to-peer collaboration, and group study guides.

2.22 Workshop

Workshop is a peer-to-peer assessment activity module. Participants can submit any digital content (files), such as word-processed documents or spreadsheets, and can also type text directly into a field using the text editor. Submissions are assessed using a multi-criteria assessment form defined by the teacher. The process of peer assessment and understanding the assessment form can be practiced in advance with example submissions provided by the teacher, together with a reference assessment.

Under the settings tab below your course, you will find various settings that will help you set up and regulate your course efficiently. 

As you can see above, you can set up a long name, a short name, and a category for your course to appear under.

You can also alter your course visibility and schedule a start and end date. 

Under the description bar you can write a description for your course and under the course image you can set up the thumbnail for your course.

Under the course format option, you can select the format, layout and hidden sections on display.

You can toggle with theme, languages and other appearances under the appearance section.

You can set the maximum file upload size under files and uploads, and you can enable or disable completion tracking under the completion tracking tab.

You can turn the group mode on or off, and set default groups under the groups option.

You can rename the roles of various members under the role renaming option.

You can add tags in the tags option. The default value is no tags.

Under this tab. You will be able to see a complete list of all the participants of your course. You can filter and search them in various ways with different constraints and filters.

You will be able to view the participants’ names, email addresses, roles, groups, last online status, and current status.

You can enroll new participants from the “enroll users” blue button as seen above.

When you click on the enroll button, you will see the screen above.

You can select the user you want to enroll and modify their roles for the particular course ONLY. You can also enable other settings such as cohorts, enrolment duration and start date, end date, etc.

If you enrol a participant with a particular role but wish to change it later, you can do so by clicking on this pencil icon highlighted below.