MYCOURSES VERSION 10.1: THE IMPROVED CONTENT AREA
The upgrade to myCourses version 10.1 on May 22 includes a new and improved layout of the Content area. To help prepare
you for these changes, let’s take a look at what's new and how it differs from the previous version of the content area.
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Explanation of changes
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Before the upgrade
Course Overview
The first thing you may
notice is that the
Content area appears
empty.
This is because the
instructor default view is
the Course Overview.
It is here you can type a
brief description of the
course. You can also
upload a syllabus file by
dragging it and
dropping it from your
computer.
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After the upgrade
Type a brief course
description.
Drag and drop
your course
syllabus file from
your computer
into your course.
Making changes to
content
Changes to
course content
can be made by
clicking on the
Table of
Contents or
any of the
individual
modules within.
Next, you might notice
that the horizontal
menus at the top of the
content area have been
removed.
This is because you
can now make all your
changes to the content
using the Table of
Contents on the left
hand side.
This is part of the myCourses Gotcha Guide series, https://wiki.rit.edu/x/GQFqB
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MYCOURSES VERSION 10.1: THE IMPROVED CONTENT AREA
Explanation of changes
Before the upgrade
After the upgrade
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Table of Contents
In the previous content
area, modules and files
were organized in an
expandable and
collapsible tree
structure.
In the new content
area, everything is
organized under the
Table of Contents.
If you click on Table of
Contents you can view
all the content in your
course on the right, or,
you can click on an
individual module and
filter your view to
display only those
content items within
that module.
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Click on an individual module and filter
your view on the right side to display only
those content items within that module.
Add Modules
In the previous content
area, to add a module
you would have used
the blue button Add
Content, and then
select New Module.
To add a new content module click
on this area and type the name of
your new module.
Now, in this new
content area, to add a
module, simply click on
add a module at the
bottom of the Table of
Contents.
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Reorder content
One of the benefits of
this new organizational
view is that it is easy to
reorder and move
content and modules.
To do so, simply by
drag them and drop
them into their new
position.
To reorder content modules or items,
click and then drag and drop them into
their new position.
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MYCOURSES VERSION 10.1: THE IMPROVED CONTENT AREA
Explanation of changes
Before the upgrade
After the upgrade
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Add Content
In the previous content
area the way to add
content was to click the
blue button and select
the option from menus.
In the new content
area, you can still add
content this way by
clicking New or Add
Activities.
Also, there is an
additional feature that
allows you to upload
files by dragging and
dropping them from
your computer right into
your modules on
myCourses.
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Add content by
clicking New, or click
Add Activities to link
to myCourses
activities such as
discussions or
quizzes.
Drag files from your
desktop directly into
the content area.
Draft / Published
Draft content remains
hidden from students.
In the previous Content
area, you could hide
content by going to
Restrictions and
checking a box, or
setting a date range.
In the new Content, you
can still use a date
range to make content
available or hidden.
However, the check box
for hiding content has
been replaced by the
ability to change the
status of content from
Draft to Published.
When content is set as
draft, it is hidden, and
when it is published it
becomes visible.
Published content is
visible to students.
Adding an
optional due
date can help to
set your
expectations for
when the
content should
by reviewed by.
When content is
published, you still have
the ability restrict visibility
by setting a start date
and/or end date.
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