Lessons
Slide types, saved work, preview and release checks.
Each slide is a lesson or task: it can show content, ask for work, present a quiz or offer an appointment. Open Course builder → Build in a course or group to edit the outline. You can add, rename, move, duplicate and delete slides. Course settings decide whether students follow an order or choose among available lessons.
The editor saves as you work. Wait for Saved before leaving. If you see Not saved, retry and check again. Preview lets you try the path without changing a student's progress.
Slide types
| Type | What the student does | Check before publishing |
|---|---|---|
| Content | Reads text or views an image, video or PDF. | Add content and wait for uploaded media to be ready. |
| File response | Sends a document, image or video. | Choose accepted file types and a rule for continuing. |
| Quiz | Answers choice or written questions. | Complete the questions and answer options. |
| Appointment | Books a time. | Connect Cal.com or Calendly and choose an event. |
A group needs at least one slide before you can publish it. Course release lists problems that still need work, such as empty content, media that is not ready, unfinished quiz questions or an appointment without an event. Follow each issue back to Build, then check the release panel again.
File responses
A file response asks the student to send work. You can make the upload optional or hold the student here until they send it, reach a deadline or get your approval.
| Control | Choice when added / other options | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| What should students submit? | Empty text; write the task here. | Gives the student instructions. |
| Accepted file types | Documents; you can also allow images and videos. At least one type is needed. | Limits the files accepted. |
| Require a submission | On; you can make it optional. | When on, the student must submit the upload before moving on. |
| Opens at | No date; you can set an opening time. | Keeps the upload closed until then. |
| Set a deadline | Off; you can set a closing time. | Stops new submissions after then. |
| When can students continue? | Right away; also After the deadline or After approval. | May keep the student on this slide after sending work. |
After the deadline needs a deadline. An opening time must be before the deadline. A course can require each group to set its own dates before publication. Check the group's time zone when you set them. For After approval, review the work in the student's course record; see Teaching.
Quizzes
Add a quiz step and choose a published quiz from the library. Set the questions shown, passing rule, attempt limit, feedback release and any dates for this course. Written answers that count towards a score need teacher marks. Follow Create and mark quizzes from first question through student review.
Organize modules and required work
Open Settings → Learning inside the course builder. Turn Modules on to group lessons. This puts ungrouped lessons in a module. Turning modules off removes the groups and keeps the lessons in module order. Choose Save settings, then return to Build to add or rename modules and move lessons.
Set Module order and Lesson order separately. In order makes earlier required lessons a condition for later work. Any module and Any available lesson let students choose their path. Opening dates, submission rules and approval still apply.
Use the lesson's settings to choose its module and whether it is Required to complete the course. Keep the distinction between the three kinds of content clear:
| Kind | Effect on progress |
|---|---|
| Lesson | Required lessons count towards completion and can control the order. |
| Resource | Extra reference material; it does not count towards completion or block later lessons. |
| Practice class | Available outside the ordered lesson path. If marked required, it still counts towards course completion. |
Check Preview after changing the path. The progress percentage counts required items; watching a video alone is not proof that every task is complete. A course needs required work to reach completion. Already earned completion remains recorded after course edits. See Certificates to decide what happens when students finish.
Appointments
First connect Cal.com or Calendly in Settings → Scheduling. Then choose the connected calendar and an event on the slide. The student can use that event to book a time. Preview shows the step without making a booking. Check the event in your calendar service before publishing.
Existing group copies
A group keeps the course copy it received when created. Later edits to the course do not change that copy until you choose a template update. That action can replace edits made in the group, so check its dates and student work first.