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Sequence your content and create courses for your team.

Creating a course from scratch

  1. From
    Home, select
    Projects.
  2. At the top right corner, select
    Add new, then select Course.

If you have a folder you want to use as a course, in the folder, select

More, then select Turn into a course.

Editing courses

In the course folder

To update the Course name or Banner, select

More, then select either
Rename or
Banner. To edit the Description, select the text box below it.

  1. Designs are sequenced and are called activities. Select an activity to edit its contents.
  2. To add designs to the course, select
    Add new or select Add an activity to your course.
  3. You can change the Activity experience by selecting the
    down icon and choosing between Resource or Template. Template will allow learners to edit their own copy of the activity and share it with you.
  4. To rearrange the activities, select drag the activity to your desired sequence.
  5. To remove an activity, select the
    icon on the activity and select Remove from folder. To delete the design, select Move to trash.
  6. To see what your course sequence looks like, select Open Course to open the editor.

In the editor

  1. The activities are available in the
    Navigation menu.
  2. Easily switch between designs by selecting the design you want to edit or present, without having to leave the editor.

Previewing courses

View or take the course as a learner would.

  1. Open the course you want to view as a learner.
  2. Select and open any course activity.
  3. In the editor, on the side panel, select View as learner.
  4. At the top of the editor, a banner will indicate that You’re viewing this course as a learner.
  5. You can now progress through the course and activities as a learner would, making it easy to preview the experience or even take the course.
  • If you make any edits or changes, we’ll create a new copy of the activity so that the original content doesn’t change

6. Once you’ve finished, select Back to editing in the banner to go back to your regular course experience as the teacher or creator.

Sharing and assigning courses

If you want to collaborate with others on building this course,

  1. In the course, select Share.
  2. Add the names of the people you want to share the course with.
  3. After sharing the course, you can send them a link to the course by selecting
    Copy link.

Once you’re ready to deliver the course to people in your team,

  1. In the course, select Assign course.
  2. If you want to create a group, select Create a group. Add the name of the new group and select Create a group. Add your learners then select Create a group.
  3. In the search bar in the popup, type in the name of the group or the names of the learners you want to assign it to.
  4. Select the toggle if you want to notify your learners of the assignment.
  5. Add a message (optional)
  6. Select Assign.
  7. A popup confirmation that the course is now assigned will appear. Select Copy link to copy it to your clipboard. You can send the link to your learners directly.

Tracking course completion

In the course’s Reporting tab, you can track your learner's progress. The summary will show how many have Not started, are In progress, and have Completed the course.

Check out this page to see how learners can complete courses.

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