You are now in the main content area Show In D2L, Content is an organized collection of links to content files, HTML topics, quizzes, assignments, etc. Content is organized into three main areas:
The Table of Contents on the left-hand side provides a way to navigate through the content quickly. Content files are stored in the Course Admin, under Manage Files. Module/sub-module hierarchyYou must create a module before you can add topics. You can create sub-modules (modules within existing modules) to establish a deeper hierarchy. If you want to keep your course content hidden while you are building it, set the status of your modules and/or topics as Draft. The course syllabus is likely the first piece of content you will need to add. Recommendation: upload the course syllabus to a moduleBased on our experience with Brightspace, and feedback from students, we recommend you create a module to contain your course syllabus and administrative documents, and upload the course syllabus file there. Why wouldn't I use the "Course Overview" for my syllabus?The Course Overview can be found at the top of the Content tool. It is important to note that students do not see this unless you have added content there. It is ideal for a brief (1-2 line) description of the course - but not for the full syllabus. In addition, feedback indicates that most students (and instructors) expect to find the course syllabus somewhere in the Table of Contents, organized with the other course materials. As such, we recommend creating a module specifically for the course syllabus and administrative documents, and uploading the course syllabus there. All content in D2L Brightspace is structured around the concept of "modules". Think of modules as folders that contain different groupings of topics. These can be organized by week, by learning module, or in other ways that work with your course. You must create a module in order to add any content. Create a module:
Reorder the modulesYou can change the order of your modules by clicking and dragging the icon to the left of the module title (the one with three lines). Simply click and hold, then move your mouse up or down, to reorder the modules. Things you can do once inside a module:Show/hide the module to studentsLook to the top - just below the module's title. Here, you will see an eyeball icon. Click it, and set the option to "Visible" or "Hidden". Edit the module titleClick on the module title to make it editable, then type a new title. Add a module descriptionLook to the top, just below the module's title. Here, you can add a description to help guide the students through the module.
Create a sub-moduleYou can create a module-within-a-module (a "sub-module"), but please do so sparingly. Think about the number of clicks it will take for a student to get to any piece of content.
You can add files and other content within modules and sub-modules within the Content area of your course. There are a variety of types of content that can be added. These instructions focus on the generic Upload Files process.
If a file in your course Manage Files has the same name as the one you are uploading, be careful to NOT select to overwrite the file. ONLY overwrite a file if you are uploading an updated version of the SAME file. When opening a Word Doc within D2L, hyperlinks placed in the document will not open. If the Word Doc is downloaded and viewed offline with word processing software, the hyperlinks will open as intended. This problem doesn't exist for PDF or PowerPoint files opened in D2L. File TypeFiles with the following extension are permitted in BrightspaceWeb DocumentHTM, HTML, MHT, MHTMLText DocumentRTF, PPT, PPS, PDF, DOC, DOCX, PPTX, XML, XLS, TXT, WPDImageJPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIF, TIFFMediaSWF, MPG, MPEG, RM, MP3, MP4*, M4V*, M4A*, AVI, WAV, RAM, ASF, MOV, RA You may have content that is hosted outside of D2L Brightspace that you would like to link to from within your course shell. Some examples of this include:
Modify content modules and topicsShow/hide the module to studentsLook to the top - just below the module's title. Here, you will see an eyeball icon. Click it, and set the option to "Visible" or "Hidden". Set the module to release at a later date
Note that the content within a module will not be accessible by the students unless the module is visible to them. Set release conditionsRelease conditions provide a dynamic way to release content to students based on criteria. For example, you can release content based on:
Click "Bulk Edit"The "bulk edit" feature is useful here, because it will allow you to open up the edit features for all of the items in the content module. Even if you only need to edit one item, it saves you a step. Show/hide the content item (topic) to students
Set the module to release at a later date
Note that the content within a module will not be accessible by the students unless the module is visible to them. Set release conditionsRelease conditions provide a dynamic way to release content to students based on criteria. For example, you can release content based on:
Click "Bulk Edit"The "bulk edit" feature is useful here, because it will allow you to open up the edit features for all of the items in the content module. Even if you only need to edit one item, it saves you a step. Edit the title of the item
Add a descriptionThis description appears when inside the module where the item resides.
Delete the item
Replace a content fileIf you have an updated version of a content file, you can easily replace the one that is currently in the content module.
Reorder via drag & drop
If you cannot remember where you moved a module or topic, use the search function above the Table of Contents. Reorder via menu: Modules
The "Move To" option will allow you to move the module inside another module (making it a sub-module). Reorder via menu: Topics
The "Move To" option will allow you to relocate the Topic to a different module. Please be careful when deleting entire modules, as you will also be deleting the contents of those modules. Delete an individual module
Delete all content modulesThis can only be done from the top-level of the Table of Contents. Please use this feature with caution! Where is content in D2L?Course content is located in the Content. Click on the Content link in the navbar. Click on a Module in the table of contents. Click on a Topic to access course content.
What is content in D2L?The Content area in D2L is the primary place to add files and other learning materials and share them with students. It can also be used to organize all the course activities.
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