Chapter 4—Content

Chapter 4 - Content

Introduction

Instructors use the tools available through the Course areas section of the Control Panel to manage information, materials, Assignments, and Assessments used in the course.

Note: Instructors can set the name of Course areas and add additional Course areas from Manage Course Menu.

In this chapter

This chapter includes information on the following functions:

Section	Description
Content Areas	Reviews Content Areas. Content Areas are the top-level containers that organize and store content.
Course Content	Describes how content is used in courses.
Items	Introduces individual content Items.
File Attachments	Describes how to upload files.
Add SCORM, IMS and NLN Content	Explains how to add SCORM, NLN, and IMS content to a Content Area.
Folders	Reviews the organization of Content Areas into folders.
Content Metadata	Presents the attributes that can be used to describe content.
External Links	Describes how to link to an outside Web site.
Course Link	Describes how to link to content in another course.
Learning Units	Presents information on Learning Units. Learning Units organize content sequentially.
Tests	Describes how to deploy a test in a Content Area.
Test Options	Reviews the options available when deploying a test.
Assignments	Describes Assignments.
Tool Linking	Describes how to create a link to a tool within a Content Area.
Copy and Move Content	Reviews how to copy and move Items.
The Open Standards Content Player	Provides detailed information on using the Open Standards Content Player to present SCORM, NLN, and IMS content.
Syllabus	Describes how to build a syllabus for the course.
Adaptive Release	Introduces the concept of adaptive release of content.
Adaptive Release Functions	Describes the functions used to manage adaptive release.
Adaptive Release Criteria	Explains the rules that govern adaptive release.
Review Status	Describes how Instructors can check that Students have viewed content.
User Progress	Explains how adaptive release can be used to track Student progress through the content a Student views.
Performance Dashboard	Describes the Performance Dashboard view into Student progress.