Content

Use the Content tool to:

• Create course content and format it with the HTML Editor tool.
• Post course materials and resources such as documents, images, media files, and URL links.
• Create new or link to existing activities such as Assignments, Discussions, and Quizzes.
• Add availability and due dates to course materials.
• Change the way your course displays content.
• Notify students about updated course content.
• Monitor class and user progress as students work through course content by setting automatic (determined by the system) or manual (determined by the student) completion tracking.
• Import/Export existing content

Content interacts with a variety of tools. These tools include:

• Activities such as: Assignments, Discussions, and Quizzes
• Class Progress
• FAQ
• Glossary
• HTML Editor
• Links
• Release Conditions
• Rubrics

• About Accessible Courses and Accessible Course Content
• Compliance to Accessibility Standards in HTML-authored Content
• Design an Accessible Course
  • Meeting Web Content Accessibility Standards
  • Accessibility Considerations When Organizing your Course
  • Directing Learners to Accessibility Resources
• Consider Course Material Alternatives
• Share with students how to Take Advantage of TCU Online’s Accessibility Options.

• Content Tool Introduction for Instructors
• About Course Content Organization
• Designing for Effective Navigation
• Building in Flexibility
• Add Learning Resources to Your Course
• Consistent Naming within your Course

• Content Course Overview

• Create a Module
• Create a Module Visible Only to One Section in a Combined Course

Set Module Availability and Release Conditions

• Set a Module or Content Topic’s Visibility Status
• Set Release Conditions to Modules or Sub-Modules

Manage Modules

• Add a Description to a Module or Content Topic
• Delete a Module
• Reorder a Module

Upload Files

• Upload Files to Create a New Topic
  • Acceptable Files Types

Link to Websites or Third-party content

• Create a Link to a Website as Content
• Create a Link to Kanopy Videos

Link to Course Activities, External Learning Tools, or Integrated Tools

• Add an Existing Course Object to Content – (Assignments, Discussions, Quizzes,etc.)
  • Add an Assignment to a Content Module
  • Add Chat to a Content Module
  • Add Checklist to a Content Module
  • Add a Discussion to a Content Module
  • Add a Form Template to Content
  • Add Content from the Media Library to a Content Module
  • Add a SCORM or xAPI package to the Content tool
  • Add a Quiz to a Content Module
• Add External Learning Tool into a Module
• Integrate Content from your Google Drive

Create Content Topics

• Create a File
  • Select a Document Template Style to Use Throughout your Course
  • Apply a Document Template to a File in Content

Modify Content Topics using the HTML Editor

• • Use the Accessibility Checker on HTML-authored Content
  • Format HTML Course Content
  • Insert Stuff
  • Video Note Tool
  • Edit Images
  • Insert Quicklinks
  • Equations
    • • Render Inline LaTex equations in the HTML Editor
      • About the Equation Editor
        • Create an Equation
        • Edit an Equation
  • Automatically Customize Course Content Using Replace Strings

• Create a Video or Audio Topic
• Edit Video Content with the Media Editor
• Add Closed Captions to Audio Content with the Media Editor
• Video or Audio Topic View Options: Captions, Speed, and Search (for both Instructors and Students)
• Delete & Restore Items in the Media Library

• Add a Description to a Module or Content Topic
• Delete Content Items
• Fix Broken Links in Content
• Notify Students about Updated Course Content
• Change Content Display Settings

Content Restrictions

• Set Release Conditions to Content Topics
• Restrict Content to One Section in a Combined Course
• Add Availability and Due Dates to Content

• View User Progress in Content
• Evaluate Assignment Submissions from Content
• Managing & Tracking Content Completion and Participation
• Course Content Statistics
• Check Course Content Feedback

• Why Can’t Learners See the Content I Posted?