Customizing courses>>Adding content
You can add a learning unit to any content area. Once you have created a learning unit, you can add content to the learning unit or copy existing content from another area into it.
To add a learning unit to a content area:
Click the course name on the My CourseCompass page.
Click Control Panel.
Under Content Areas, click the area to which you want to add a learning unit.
Select Learning Unit from the drop-down list on the right of the Add toolbar at the top of the page, then click Go.
Under Learning Unit Information, enter the following information:
Name – A title for the learning unit. Enter a name in the box provided.
Choose Color of Name – A color for the link to the learning unit. Click Pick to select a different color in the ColorPicker.
Text – A description of the learning unit, which appears with the link to the learning unit in the content area. Choose a text display format for the text or accept the default format, which is Smart Text.
Under Options, set or modify these options:
Make the Learning Unit available – Select Yes if you want students to be able to view and work in the learning unit. Select No to hide the learning unit.
Do you want to enforce sequential viewing of the Learning Unit? – Select Yes if you want students to view the learning unit pages in the order listed. Select No to allow students to view the pages in any order. Note that sequential viewing is not strictly enforced. Students can always click the next and previous arrows to navigate to another page in the learning unit.
Do you want the Learning Unit to open in a new window? – Select Yes or No to indicate whether the learning unit pages should open in a separate browser window.
Track number of views – Select Yes or No to indicate whether you want CourseCompass to track the number of times a student accesses the learning unit. If you select Yes, a Tracking button appears next to the learning unit in the content area that you can click to open the Course Statistics page and view a comprehensive report on usage.
Add metadata – Select Yes or No to indicate whether you want to associate metadata—such as ownership, resource format, and copyright information—with the learning unit. If you add metadata, a Describe button appears next to the learning unit in the content area that you can click to access the metadata page.
Choose date restrictions – This option lets you set the learning unit availability according to dates and times. Set the Display After date and time to indicate when the learning unit will become available to students. You can also set the Display Until option so the learning unit is available only up to a specified date and time. (See How display dates work for more information.) Be sure to select the Display check box as well as specifying display dates.
Click Submit, then click OK.