Course builder
Using the course builder, accessing items in the library and the different course item content types
Courses on Synap are used to deliver structured linear learning to your users. Use courses when you want to monitor a users item progress. Courses offer the most structured way of learning on Synap. Add quizzes, videos, presentations, documents, SCORM files, audio, surveys and embed content on through the course builder to create rich varied courses on Synap. All content that you upload to Synap will be stored in your library for future courses.
🚨 Once a course has been assigned, users will not see any changes you make to the source course unless you pull through a new version - Assignment versioning
🎨 Creating a course
Navigate to the course page from the main menu, and use the Create course button to make a new course.
On the course details page add in a title and cover (default portal cover will be used if left blank). You can add in a short and long description, that displays to students.
Save the course details and use the sub menu to go to Items and open the course builder
From the course builder there are 3 ways to add in content:
Add existing content from the library
Upload new content (a copy will be added to the library)
Create authored content like quizzes, surveys and notes to add in
🗄 Organise
Click the Organise button in the top right to enable the organise mode. Drag and drop to rearrange content. Use folders to group and collapse items together for users.
You must give your folders names & you can't save with empty folders
🏷 Custom labels
Use custom labels to change the default course item names in an assignment, ie if you have have a note that is actually a help guide you can rename it accordingly for your users.
💡 Top tips
Courses offer the most content types on Synap. See below for some tips on making your courses as engaging as possible
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