LMS Content Tutorial

introduction course content in ampeducator allows you to build and deliver online learning directly within the same system you use to manage your students and courses using the content tab, you can organize learning materials into units and sections, giving students a structured place to access lessons, resources, activities, and assessments throughout their course course content can include text based lessons and instructions documents and downloadable resources embedded videos resource links assignments tests evaluations students can access course content directly through the student portal, where they can work through learning materials, complete activities and assessments, and track their progress because course content is built directly into ampeducator, it works alongside the other areas of your course and student records, allowing you to manage both student information and the learning experience within one platform enabling course content before you can begin building course content, it must first be enabled for the course from the course , select the lms tab from the menu on the right, select content to open the course content settings beside content enabled , select yes once enabled, a content tab will appear at the top of the course this is where you will build and manage the units, sections, and content items that make up your course additional information will also become available within the lms content settings, including the total number of units, how many have been started and completed, the overall completion percentage, and average student progress the engagement period and engagement idle settings can be used to track how students engage with course content these settings are covered in more detail in the next section the same page also provides an overview of student progress across the course content configuring content engagement tracking when course content is enabled, you can configure how ampeducator tracks the time students spend actively engaging with their course content the engagement period determines how frequently a student's engagement with course content is recorded the default is 5 minutes the engagement idle setting determines how many minutes can pass without activity before the student is considered idle the default is 15 minutes when a student reaches the configured engagement idle period without interacting with the course, ampeducator will stop recording that time as active engagement this prevents engagement time from continuing to accumulate when, for example, a student leaves course content open but is no longer actively working in it the student will be prompted to confirm that they are still there once they return and confirm that they are active, engagement tracking can resume this helps ensure that the engagement time recorded for the student more accurately reflects the time they are actively interacting with course content getting started with the content tab once course content has been enabled, select the content tab at the top of the course this opens the course outline , where you will build and organize the content students access through the student portal when you first open content, the outline will be empty and display this course has no units course content is organized into three main levels unit → section → content item units are the main divisions of your course and can be used to organize content by module, topic, chapter, week, or another structure that works for your course sections are created within units and allow you to divide each unit into smaller lessons or topics content items are added within sections and contain the learning materials, activities, and assessments students will work through, such as text, documents, videos, assignments, tests, and evaluations the course syllabus is also available at the top of the outline and can be used to provide students with overall course information before they begin working through the units course syllabus at the top of the course content outline is the course syllabus this can be used to provide students with general course information before they begin working through the individual units and sections by default, the course syllabus is not enabled select course syllabus from the outline to view it to set up the course syllabus, select the menu icon in the upper right corner of the course syllabus panel, then select edit syllabus in the edit course syllabus window, select yes beside enabled once enabled, you can provide the syllabus directly within ampeducator using the text editor, or upload an existing syllabus document using syllabus doc the text editor can be used to format your syllabus and add elements such as lists, images, and links you can enter the syllabus directly, upload a document, or use both options depending on how you would like the course information to be presented to students the syllabus will now appear at the top of the course content outline any information entered in the text editor will display directly on the page, while an uploaded syllabus document will be available for students to open course content settings before creating your units, you can configure how students will move through the course content and how the course outline will be displayed from the outline , select the menu icon , then select settings the content settings allow you to configure flow control, student progress visibility, and numbering for your units, sections, and content items flow control flow control determines how students progress from one unit to the next none no flow control is applied, allowing students to access all available course content date students can access units based on the dates assigned to them instructor access to units is manually determined by the instructor student progress students must progress through and complete a specified amount of the current unit before they can access the next unit student declaration students must declare that they have completed the current unit before they can access the next unit progress threshold % when student progress is selected, this determines how much of the current unit a student must complete before the next unit becomes available show progress when enabled, students will see an indicator of their progress through the course content content numbering you can also choose how units, sections, and individual content items are numbered throughout the course unit numbering determines the numbering format used for units section numbering determines the numbering format used for sections item numbering determines the numbering format used for individual content items for each level, you can select none , decimal (1, 2, 3 ) , alpha (a, b, c ) , or roman (i, ii, iii ) each level can be configured independently, allowing you to create the numbering structure that works best for your course once you have configured your course content settings, select save creating a unit units are the main divisions of your course content and can be used to organize your course by module, topic, chapter, week, or another structure that works for your course to create your first unit, select the menu icon beside outline , then select new unit then, complete the unit details unit title enter a name for the unit with description enable this option to add a description or introductory page for the unit if it is not enabled, selecting the unit will take the user directly to the first section within it flow control displays the flow control being used for the course content depending on the flow control selected in content settings , additional options may be available for the unit date enter the date when the unit should become available to students instructor select the checkbox when you are ready to make the unit available to students once created, the unit will appear in the outline if with description was enabled, selecting the unit will display its description in the content area if it was not enabled, selecting the unit will take the user directly to the first section once a unit has been created, use the menu icon beside the unit to manage it add new section creates a new section within the unit edit unit allows you to update the unit's settings and information delete unit removes the unit move up / move down changes the unit's position within the course content outline these options become useful once multiple units have been created to begin adding content to the unit, select add new section creating a section sections are created within units and allow you to divide each unit into smaller lessons, topics, or groups of content items to create a section, select the menu icon beside the unit where you would like the section to appear, then select add new section complete the section details unit displays the unit where the new section will be created section title enter a name for the section with description enable this option to add a description to the section when enabled, a text editor will appear where you can enter and format the section description section quiz enable this option to automatically add a quiz to the end of the section the quiz can be used for student review and/or as part of their progression through the course content once the section is created, the quiz will appear at the end of the section and can be configured separately select add to create the section once created, the section will appear beneath its unit in the outline if with description was enabled, selecting the section will display its description if section quiz was enabled, a quiz will automatically appear at the end of the section adding content items once a section has been created, you can begin adding the learning materials, activities, and assessments students will work through to add content, select the menu icon beside the section this menu can be accessed either from the outline or from the section displayed in the main content area from here, you can add assignment add an existing course assignment to the section document add a document for students to access as part of the section resource link add a link to an external website or online resource test add an existing course test to the section text create written course content directly within ampeducator video link add video content to the section the menu also provides options to edit section , delete section , and, when applicable, move up or move down to change the section's position within the unit adding an assignment assignments can be added to course content so students can complete required coursework directly as they progress through a section before an assignment can be added as a content item, it must already be included in the course's grading schema only assignments available in the grading schema will appear for selection when creating the content item from the section menu, select add assignment complete the assignment content item settings item assignment select the assignment from the course's grading schema that you would like to add submission only when enabled, the student only needs to submit the assignment to complete the content item, rather than pass it item title enter the title that will be displayed for the content item description add any instructions or information you would like displayed with the assignment the text editor can be used to format the content and add elements such as images and links enclose in box enable this option to display the content item within a box select add to add the assignment to the section once added, the assignment will appear as a content item within the section the assignment title and description are displayed directly within the course content student view when students access the section through the student portal, the assignment appears directly within the course content along with its current status and due date, if applicable students can select view / submit assignment to open the assignment from here, students can review the assignment description and any additional information configured for the assignment, such as its grading rubric they can upload their completed work, include notes for the instructor, and select submit assignment when they are ready to submit adding a document documents can be added to a section to provide students with readings, handouts, worksheets, guides, or other course materials from the section menu, select add document complete the document content item settings item document select the file you would like to upload as the content item in course docs enable this option to also make the uploaded file available in the course documents section show inline enable this option to display the contents of the document directly within the course content rather than only providing the document as a file for students to open item title enter the title that will be displayed for the content item description add any instructions or information you would like displayed with the document enclose in box enable this option to display the content item within a box select add to add the document to the section once added, the document will appear within the section if show inline is enabled, students can view the document directly within the course content without needing to open it separately the document viewer includes controls for navigating pages, zooming, downloading the file, and viewing it full screen if in course docs was also enabled, the document will additionally be available from the course’s documents area adding a resource link resource links allow you to include external websites or online resources within a section they can be used for supplementary readings, reference materials, helpful websites, or other resources hosted outside of ampeducator from the section menu, select add resource link complete the resource link settings link url enter the full url for the external resource item title enter the title that will be displayed for the content item description add information or instructions explaining the resource and how students should use it enclose in box enable this option to display the content item within a box select add to add the resource link to the section once added, the resource link will appear within the section the content item displays the title, description, and a clickable url that students can use to access the external resource adding a test tests can be added to course content so students can complete an assessment as part of a section t he test must already be added to the course's grading schema before it can be selected as a course content item from the section menu, select add test the new item window will open with test selected as the type use item test to select the test you would like to add enter an item title and, if needed, use the description field to provide additional instructions or context for students select add to add the test to the section once added, the test will appear as a content item within the section the test details shown in course content can include its availability dates and time limit, based on how the test was configured student view once the test has been added to course content, students can access it directly from the content tab in the student portal the test displays its current status along with any availability dates and time limit configured for the assessment when the student is ready to begin, they can select launch test directly from the course content adding text a text item allows you to add formatted written content directly within a section text items are useful for instructions, readings, lesson content, explanations, or other information you want students to view directly within course content from the section menu, select add text in the new item window, enter an item title , then add your content in the item text editor the editor provides formatting options and allows you to include elements such as lists, images, and links you can also select enclose in box to visually separate the text item from the surrounding section content when finished, select add the text will display directly within the section for students to read as they work through the course content adding a video link a video link allows you to embed an external video directly within course content so students can watch it as part of the section from the section menu, select add video link in the new item window, select the appropriate video source video links can be added from youtube , vimeo , or using the general option for other supported external video sources enter the video url / id , then select refresh to preview the video and confirm that it displays correctly enter an item title and, if needed, add a description to provide context or instructions for students you can also select enclose in box to visually separate the video from the surrounding section content once the video is displaying correctly, select add the video will be embedded directly within the course content for students to watch adding a section quiz in addition to the individual content items added to a section, you can include a section quiz to give students an opportunity to check their understanding of the material they have just completed section quizzes are intended as a knowledge check rather than a graded assessment unlike a test , a section quiz is not worth marks and does not need to be added to the course’s grading schema the option to include a quiz is available when creating or editing a section enable section quiz to add a quiz to the end of that section once enabled, the quiz will appear at the end of the section and can be configured with questions based on the material students have worked through select the menu icon beside the quiz to manage it three options are available edit quiz allows you to configure the quiz and its settings add question allows you to create a new question directly within the quiz add questions from test allows you to reuse questions from an existing test rather than creating each question again configuring the quiz once the section quiz has been enabled, select the menu icon beside the quiz and select edit quiz to configure its settings from here, you can update the title and add a description , set the percentage students must achieve to pass, and control how questions, attempts, and review options work the available settings include passing (0–100%) sets the percentage a student must achieve to pass the quiz limit questions allows you to use only a specified number of questions from the total questions available in the quiz randomize questions changes the order of the questions each time the quiz is taken restrict attempts allows you to limit how many times a student can attempt the quiz final calculation determines which attempt is used for the student's final quiz result student review controls what students can see when reviewing a completed quiz depending on the option selected, students can be prevented from reviewing the quiz, see only their answers, see their answers with hints, or see their answers with hints and the correct answers once the quiz has been configured, select save adding questions to create a new question for the section quiz, select the menu icon beside the quiz and select add question the add quiz question window allows you to enter your question and choose how students will respond four question types are available fill in the blanks students enter short answers within the context of the question answers can optionally be made case sensitive matching students match each premise with the appropriate response multiple choice students select one answer from the available choices multiple select students can select multiple answers from the available choices enter the question , then select the appropriate question type the fields displayed below will adjust based on the type selected, allowing you to configure the available answers and identify the correct response or responses you can also assign question points and enable with hint when a hint is enabled, it can be displayed when a student reviews the quiz after answering the question incorrectly for example, when creating a multiple choice question, select the number of choices you would like to provide, enter each possible answer, and then select the correct answer once the question has been configured, select add to add it to the quiz once the question has been added, it will appear within the section quiz from here, you can review the question, its available answers, any hint provided, and the points assigned to the question adding questions from a test if you already have questions available in the test bank , you can reuse them in a section quiz instead of creating new questions individually select the menu icon beside the quiz, then select add questions from test in the add quiz questions from test window, select the test containing the questions you would like to use then open questions to select the individual questions you want to add you can select multiple questions or use select all to add all available questions from the selected test once you have selected the questions you want to reuse, select add the selected questions will be added to the section quiz