This help document outlines the steps involved in building a new course. It includes links to other related Knowledge Base articles.
To begin building a new course, go to the Content menu at the top right of the screen and select the Course Manager option to open the course manager window.
Next, select the Add New Course link at the top right of the screen:
This will open the Course Builder window. There are five steps to building a course. The Course Builder will open to the first step: Set Properties.
Below is a summary of the five steps to building a course. Click on any of the topic headings to jump to the help document for that area. If you are building a course for the first time, you will need to go through the steps sequentially.
Step 1: Set Properties. Use this page to describe some base parameters of your course, including the course name and type. Topics under this step include:
- Entering Course Details
- Setting Pacing Information
- Entering Instructional Settings (Optional)
- Adding a Picture to a Course
Step 2: Select Standards & Skills. Select the standards and skills, or the instructional objectives, that you would like to use to build your course. Your selections, along with their respective prerequisites, will be displayed in the "Selected Standards and Skills" section. You MUST complete the "Select the Standard Set" section first before being able to "Select Standards and Skills". Topics in this step include:
- Select Standard Set
- Select Standards and Skills
- Select Standards from Another Course (This is useful if you want to choose instructional objectives from several courses.)
Step 3: Specify Lesson Structure. This step allows you choose and arrange the learning object types that will appear in the lesson and their order, as well as specify lesson duration. Topics in this step include:
Step 4: Edit Course Content. Based on your selections in the previous step, the Curriculum Engine will provide suggested lessons that can be used in your course. In this step, you can create new lessons, organize your course content, add your own content, edit the instructional objectives, and more.
The primary topics in this step include:
Additional features and topics under this step include:
- Add Lesson
- Add Custom Lesson
- Add Learning Object
- Add Resource
- Edit Instructions
- Swap Learning Object
- Check Coherence
- Reset All
Step 5: View Pacing. This step is OPTIONAL and is for informational purposes only. The pacing guide is a suggestion and may be edited at a later stage. See: Course Builder | Step 5: View your course pacing.
Once you have created your course and the associated content, you are ready to review, save as a draft, or publish it. For more information on these options, refer to the following articles:
Course Builder | Save a draft of your new course
Course Builder | How to preview a course
Course Builder | How to publish your course
**NOTE** For information on navigating the screens in Course Builder, please see Course Builder | Navigation Tips.