Options for Creating and Delivering Content

<<Note: This content is provided as an example. The content should be updated with your institution's LMS materials.>>

There are many tools within <Replace - Your LMS> that aid in the creation of course content. In the past weeks of <Replace - Course Title>, you explored communication tools such as Announcements and Discussions, edited Pages such as your Syllabus and Course Expectations, explored collaboration tools such as Conferencing, and created and edited assignments such as Discussions and Quizzes.  

This week, you will begin building your module and learn about the various ways to create and deliver content to your students in <Replace - Your LMS>. To guide you through the development of this module, three essential <Replace - Your LMS> tools will be presented: Files, Pages, and Modules. For various examples of how to set up a module in different ways, explore sample courses here Links to an external site..

Modules

Modules are used to organize, structure, and present course content such as Files, Pages, and Assignments, among others. With modules, you are structuring a sequence for your students. For instance, in <Replace - Course Title>, you will notice that you navigate through a module in a particular way. This was done deliberately as we thought about what the ideal sequence would be for students. 

There is no universal way to structure a module. You may want to organize course content by weeks, units, topics, or activities. This is a great conversation to have with your instructional designer before you begin building your modules area. Let's begin by reviewing the Module tool's features...

With the Modules tool, you can:

• Create a module Links to an external site.
• Add items to a module Links to an external site.
• Add text to a module Links to an external site.
• Link to an external URL Links to an external site.
• Edit the module items Links to an external site.
• Remove items Links to an external site.
• Reorder items Links to an external site.
• Lock the module until a given date Links to an external site.
• Require students to move through each Module item in order Links to an external site.
• Delete a module Links to an external site.

Pages

The Pages tool allows you to create a page of content and resources for your course. For instance, the page you are reading right now called "Options for Creating and Delivering Content" was created with the Pages tool. Pages function like a wiki, meaning that they are easily editable and the entire history of the page is available. The Course Expectations and Instructor Introduction assignments were Pages which you edited and added your own content. 

As you have already seen, there are many ways to deliver content on a page. You can include text, images, and videos. You can also link to outside web pages, files, Assignments, or other Pages.

Within the Pages tool, you can:

• Create a new Page Links to an external site.
• Change a Page name Links to an external site.
• Edit a Page Links to an external site.
• Delete a Page Links to an external site.
• Link to other Pages Links to an external site.
• Embed a video in a Page Links to an external site. 

Tip: Be specific when naming your Pages. Over time, you may have many Pages showing in your list, and it is best if the Pages are named appropriately. For instance, "Introduction" is not specific enough, while "Week 4 Introduction" would be.

Files

TOPKit Sample Course was prepared by the University of Central Florida (UCF). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Links to an external site..