The options chosen on the Set Default Course Menu page control the initial course areas that are available in new courses. Course Areas are parts of a course that hold content, tools, or links. Course Areas will appear in new courses in the order that they appear on the Set Default Course Menu page. Please note the names of Course Areas will appear as shown as well. The italicized text that appears below the name of a Course Area describes whether the area is a content item, link, or tool (and if so, which tool).
While courses are created with these options defined according to the defaults the Instructor or the Administrator can change these options at any time.
Follow these steps to open the Set Default Course Menu page.
Step 1 Click Settings from the Courses section of the System Control Panel.
Step 2 Click Set Default Course Menu from the Settings page.
The table below details the entry fields on the Set Default Course Menu page.
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add a content area to the list of default areas |
Add Content Area. The Add New Area—Content Area page will appear. From this page, define a content area. The new Course Area will appear at the bottom of the list of areas. |
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add a tool area |
Add Tool Area. The Add New Area—Tool Area page will appear. |
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add an external link |
Add External Link. The Add New Area—Link Area page will appear. |
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remove a Course Area from the list of default areas |
Remove. The selected Course Area will be removed from the list of areas. |
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modify a Course Area |
Modify. The Update Course Area Page will appear. For information on how to use this page please see the Add New Area page for the appropriate type of area. |
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change the order of a Course Area |
From the drop-down lists in front of each Course Area, select a number to position the areas in sequence. For example, if the seventh Course Area should be the third, select 3 from the drop-down list in front of the seventh Course Area. The Course Area will now be in the third position, and the area that was in the third position will now be in the fourth, and so forth. |