Content Areas
Course Content Areas are used to organize all Course content materials. A link in the Course Menu to each Content Area creates the first level of the Course Menu tree directory.
By default, a specific number of Content Areas appear in a Course. Instructors may decide to create additional Content Areas or edit existing Content Areas. For example, a Content Area for Assignments may be added and the name of the area may be changed to Homework.
Adding a Content Area
Follow the steps bellow to add a Content Area to a Course Menu:
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Set Edit Mode to ON.
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Select the Add button(
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Click Create Content Area.
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Enter a Name for the Content Area
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Click the Available to Users checkbox to grant access to Student and other users in the Course.
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Click Submit.
Manage Content Areas
Once Content Areas for the Course have been created, content creation may begin. All content can be added and edited within the Content Areas. Select a Content Area on the Course Menu to open the main Content Area page. All actions related to managing content are available from this page. This includes:
- Create Item - add any single Content Item
- Build - add organizational elements such as folders, tools and links
- Evaluate - add tests, surveys and assignments
- Collaborate - add group and communication tools such as blogs, discussion boards and chat sessions
Content Types
| Content Type | Description |
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| Item |
A general piece of content such as a file, image, text, or link to which a description and other items may be attached. |
| Folder | An organizational element that contains Content Items. Folders allow content to be structured with a hierarchy or categories. |
| External Link | Link to an outside Web site or resource. |
| Course Link | Link to another item in a Course or in another part of the system such as Course Objectives or the Content Collection. |
| Learning Module | A set of content that includes a structured path for progressing through the items. This content type is also known as Learning Unit. |
| Syllabus | Content item that enables an Instructor to build a Course Syllabus by walking through a series of steps. |
| Tool | Link to a tool in the Course, such as a Discussion Board or Virtual Classroom session. |
| Test | On-line evaluations of Student knowledge and skills. Test properties, such as availability and presentation options, are managed through the Course area where the Test appears. For information on creating Tests and other Assessments see the section on How to Create an Assessment |
| Survey | Similar to Tests, Surveys are useful to polling purposes and evaluations. Questions in Surveys cannot be assigned points and Surveys may not be graded. |
| Assignment | Content that Instructors may mark based on a given number of points possible, such as class work. |
| Other Seneca Content | |
| Course Outline | Detail information of the course. |
Removing Content Areas
To remove a content are do the following:
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Set Edit Mode to ON.
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Locate the content area on your course menu and click on the context link.
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Click Delete.
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A warning message will prompt you that this action is final. Click OK.
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