Learning Units enable the Instructor to set a structured path for progressing through the content within a course. The Instructor may either allow Students to access content nonlinearly within a Learning Unit or enforce a sequential path.
Once added, the Instructor can add items, files, and links within the Learning Unit.
Learning Units can be modified like any other item within a content area. The fields on the Add Learning Unit page and Modify Learning Unit page are the same and the pages function in a similar manner. The difference being, the Add Learning Unit page opens with empty fields while the Modify Learning Unit page opens with populated fields.
Follow the steps below to open the Add Learning Unit page.
Step 1 Select a Content Area in the Course Control Panel.
Step 2 Click Add Learning Unit or Modify next to an existing Learning Unit.
The table below details the fields on the Add Learning Unit page.
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Description |
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Information |
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Name: |
Select a name from the drop-down list. |
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Or, specify your own name: |
Enter a name for the Learning Unit if one of the provided names is not suitable. |
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Choose color of name: |
Click Pick to select color for the Learning Unit name display. Instructors can select from 216 different colors to customize the color of the name. |
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Text: |
Enter a description of the Learning Unit. The following options are available: · Smart Text: Automatically recognizes a link entered in the text box. Smart text recognizes the ENTER key as a paragraph tag and accepts HTML tags as well. Smart Text will also prompt to load images if an image source text is used when adding smart text as part of a content item. · Plain text: Displays text as written. · HTML: Displays text as coded using HTML tags. · √x: Opens the WebEQ Equation Editor. · <¸>: Opens the MathML Equation Editor. · ABC: Opens Spell Check. · Preview: Opens the text as it will appear to users.
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Options |
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Do you want to enforce sequential viewing of the Learning Unit? |
Click Yes and Students will view the Learning Unit in the order listed. Students will not be able to advance to a page without having viewed the previous page.
Click No and Students will be able to view the pages in the Learning Unit in any order simply by navigating through the contents. |
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Do you want to make the Learning Unit visible: |
Click Yes or No to indicate whether or not the Learning Unit is to be available to Students. Instructors and staff members can still access the information in the folder by going through the Course Control Panel. |
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Do you want the Learning Unit to open in a new window? |
Select Yes to have the Learning Unit open as a new, separate window.
Select No to have the Learning Unit open in the same window. |
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Do you want to track number of views? |
Select Yes to indicate that the system is to track the number of times a user accesses this item. Use the Course Statistics page to view a comprehensive report. Select No to indicate that the number of times this page is accessed will not be tracked. |
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Do you want to add metadata? |
Select Yes or No to indicate if metadata will be used. Metadata is data about the added item, such as ownership, resource format, and copyright information. If this option is selected Describe will appear next to the item in the Content Area. Click Describe to access the Content Metadata page. |
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Choose Date Restrictions: |
Select the range of dates that the Learning Unit will appear using the drop-down lists or click on the icon for a calendar interface.
To display the Learning Unit from a date forward, select a date in Display After but do not check Display Until. To display the Learning Unit from a set date until a future date, select a date in Display After, check Display Until and select a date. |