Using Course Builder to Organize and Create Course Material

USING COURSE BUILDER TO ORGANIZE AND CREATE

COURSE MATERIAL

Deb McManimonRiverland Community College

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Overview

Course Builder Tool Location and Features

Create Course Content Using Outline

Reorganize/Edit Content

Practice

Questions

COURSE BUILDER TOOL LOCATION

AND FEATURES

Location

Edit Course

Course Builder

Course Builder- Details

Left Column• Build Outline

• Add Content

• Browse Tools (scroll down)

Middle Section• Course Material will be visible

Right Column• General Course information

• Edit Course information

• Course Module

• General info and restrictions

Course Builder Areas

CREATE COURSE CONTENT USING

OUTLINE

Build Outline –Create Module

Click Create Module

Click Create Module

Modules can be created within other modules

Flexibility in creation

• Modules and related content can be made

• All module headings can be created first

Module Created

Create File Placeholder

Click and Drag Create PlaceholderTo Module

File Placeholder used to outline course material

• Actual file can be added later

• Any items can be easily rearranged

File Placeholder Created

Create Discussion Placeholder

Click and drag create discussion placeholder to module

Discussion Placeholder used in outline

• Actual discussion details can be added later

• The same steps can be done with

• Dropbox, quizzes, links

Discussion Placeholder Created

Link

Content

Html document

Discussion

Dropbox

Quiz

Grade item

Competency

Add Content –Additional Items

Use already created files and activities

• Content

• Html document

• Discussion

• Dropbox

• Quiz

• Grade item

• Competency

Browse Tools

Example of Adding something with Browse tools

• Choose Tool• Select from list• Drag to unit

REORGANIZE/EDIT CONTENT

Add New Module

• Build Outline• Add Module• Drag Over Destination

module• Name

• Drag material into new module

Change Course File

• Choose file –center column

• Click Edit File- Right column

Change Course File -Edit File

• Click Edit File• Click Change File• Pick file (if content)• Choose file -Add

PRACTICE

Practice

• Using a Current, Developmental, or Sandbox course • Practice • Creating from scratch

• Reorganize/Edit Content

QUESTIONS