You can create modules, sub-modules, and topics for your course in the Classic Content experience. You can then add and organize your learning materials within this structure as part of Content.
Video: Create course content
Create a new module and sub-module
You must create a new module before you can add topics. You can also create sub-modules (modules within existing modules) to establish a deeper hierarchy.
Note: If your course is SCORM 2004-compliant, new modules that you create are outside the sequencing and navigation built into the SCORM package.
To create a new module
- From your course navbar, click Content.
- In the Table of Contents panel, click Add a module .
Figure: The Add a module field of the Table of Contents page.
- Enter the name of your new module and then press Enter.
A new module is added to your Table of Contents and the module is opened for editing.
To create a sub-module
- Under Table of Contents, click a module.
- Click Add a sub-module.
Figure: The Add a sub-module field of a module.
- Enter the name of your new sub-module and then press Enter.
The sub-module is added to your module. You can upload, create, and add existing activities.
Video: How to create a new module
Create a new topic
You can add content to a module or sub-module. This content is called a topic. Topics can contain audio-video recordings, uploaded files, text, and JavaScript all displayed in HTML.
Note: To enhance the security of content files that execute scripts to create extra-rich HTML experiences (such as objects that can execute JavaScript), there is a sandboxing feature that creates a secure iFrame around the HTML file. This allows an HTML file to execute scripts (such as JavaScript) within the iFrame only but will prevent them from executing outside the iframe (against the domain). This enables some flexibility in creating rich content, but reassurance for the security-conscious that end user information remains secure in all situations, such as when learners in specific courses have a special role with permission to create content topics.
To create a new topic
- From your course navbar, click Content.
- In the Table of Contents panel, click on the module in which you want to create a new topic.
- Do any of the following:
Figure: The Upload/Create and Existing Activities options of a module.- Click Upload/Create to add new content:
- To add a video or audio topic, click Video or Audio.
- To add a Brightspace Capture topic, click Capture.
- To add existing files from your computer, course offering files, or Shared Files area, click Upload Files.
- To add a new file, click Create a File.
- To add a link, click Create a Link.
Note: It is recommended that all link topics open as an external resource to prevent any unexpected security conflicts. - To add existing files from Manage Files, click Add from Manage Files.
- To add files from Brightspace Learning Repository, click Add Object from LOR
- To add a new checklist, click New Checklist.
- To add a new discussion topic, click New Discussion.
- To add a new assignment, click New Assignment.
- To add a new quiz, click New Quiz.
- To add a new survey, click New Survey.
- Click Existing Activities to add existing content:
- To add an existing assignment, click Assignments
- To add an existing checklist, click Checklist.
- To add an existing discussion topic, click Discussions.
- To add an existing Brightspace ePortfolio item, click Brightspace ePortfolio.
- To add an existing external learning tool, click External Learning Tools.
- To add an existing form template, click Forms.
- To add an existing quiz, click Quizzes.
- To add an existing self assessment, click Self Assessments.
- To add an existing survey, click Surveys.
Note: Additional menu options may be available depending on your institution.
- Do one of the following:
- To insert an existing activity, in the Add Activity window, click on the activity.
- To create and insert a new activity, in the Add Activity window, click Create New [activity]. Enter your activity details and click Create and Insert.
A new topic is added to your module.
Video: How to create a video topic
Video: How to create an audio topic
Video: How to upload a topic
Video: How to add an existing activity to Content
Delete a module, sub-module, or topic
You can delete a module, sub-module, or topic from your Table of Contents in the Classic Content experience.
Note: Deleting a module or sub-module deletes all topics within that module or sub-module.
To delete a module, sub-module, or topic
- From your course navbar, click Content.
- In the Table of Contents panel, click the module, sub-module, or topic you want to delete.
- Do one of the following:
Figure: The Delete Module option.- If you are deleting a module, click Delete Module from the module's context menu.
- If you are deleting a topic, click Delete Topic from the topic's context menu.
- If you are deleting a sub-module, click Delete Sub-module.
- Decide whether you want to remove the module or topic from the Content view only or permanently delete the module or topic from the course (this will also delete all associated objects including discussions, quizzes, etc).
- Click Delete.
The module, sub-module, or topic is deleted.
Video: How to delete a module