Content
Course Content is a powerful feature in ampEducator that helps instructors organize their courses in a structured and interactive way. This feature allows you to create a detailed course outline, manage units and sections, and add resources such as documents, videos, quizzes, and more. By using Course Content, you can create an engaging, organized learning environment for your students.
To begin using Course Content, navigate to the LMS tab of your course and enable Course Content. Once activated, a new Content tab will appear in the course settings, where you can start building and organizing your course structure.
To access the settings for your course content, click on the menu next to Outline and select Settings. Here, you can configure several options to control how students interact with your course content.
The Flow Control settings determine how students progress through your course units. You can choose from the following options:
- None: No controls; students can access all content freely.
- Date: Students can access units only on specified dates.
- Instructor: The instructor manually determines when students can access units.
- Progress: Students must complete one unit before moving on to the next.
- Declaration: Students must declare they've completed each unit before they can move on.
- Progress Threshold %: When using Progress, you can set a minimum percentage that a student must complete within a unit before they can access the next one.
You can enable the Show Progress feature, which allows students to see their progress through the course content. This visual indicator helps students track their completion.
You can also customize how units, sections, and resources are numbered. Choose from the following formats:
- None: No numbering.
- Decimal: A standard number format (e.g., 1.1, 1.2).
- Alpha: Use letters (A, B, C).
- Roman: Use Roman numerals (I, II, III).
Units form the core structure of your course, with each unit containing multiple sections to organize your content further.
Creating New Units: To create a new unit, click the dropdown menu next to Outline and select New Unit. Then, enter a name for the unit and provide a description. If you have enabled flow control, additional options will appear, allowing you to set how students progress through the content within this unit.
Creating New Sections: Once you've created a unit, you can easily add sections to it. To do so, click the dropdown menu next to the unit and select Add New Section. Give the section a title and, if necessary, add a description. You also have the option to enable a quiz for the section; however, you can always add a quiz later if preferred.
Once your sections are set up, you can add resources like documents, links, text, and videos. To do so, click the dropdown menu next to the section title and select the resource type. Each resource offers customization options to suit your course needs.
- Documents: Upload files for students to download or view inline. Documents can also be made available in the Course Documents section.
- Resource Links: Add external URLs, such as articles, websites, or additional materials, directly to your course.
- Text: Insert instructional content or additional course information in text format.
- Videos: Add video resources, which students must watch before progressing or marking the section as complete.
Quizzes in ampEducator are a great way to assess student understanding and engagement throughout your course. You can easily add quizzes to the Sections of Units and choose from a variety of question types, including Multiple Choice, Multiple Select, Fill in the Blanks, and Matching.
To create a quiz, simply enable the quiz when creating a new section. If the section already exists, you can edit the section to enable the quiz. Once enabled, the quiz will appear at the bottom of the section. From there, you can click on the dropdown menu next to the quiz to add questions and make any customizations.
The video below walks you through the entire process of creating and organizing course content in ampEducator. It covers how to add units, sections, resources, and quizzes, as well as how to customize each element to suit your course needs.