Definitions Online Course: a course that is completed entirely online and may be comprised of all or some of the following components: PowerPoint, PDF, Word Doc, Video, SCORM modules, Surveys, and Assessment. Icons in this job aid Steps Navigation 1. From the Admin Control Panel, click Courses then click Manage Courses. 2. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Add Online Course. The Details tab is displayed. Click learningexchange@vanderbilt.edu to email for additional support. P a g e 1
Details Tab 1. Locate the Online Course Details section and select the option that best describes your course from the Location drop-down menu. 2. Select the option that best describes your course from the next drop-down menu. 3. Complete the Online Course Details section using the guidelines below. Click learningexchange@vanderbilt.edu to email for additional support. P a g e 2
4. Locate the Availability section and check the Allow self-enrollment box if you wish to allow learners to search for and enroll in the course. If this box is not checked, only an Admin or Delegate can assign this course to the learner. 5. Select Other if you wish to be notified of an enrollment approval request. You will enter the email address at which you will receive this notification in a later step. 6. Locate the Certificate section and check the Learner receives a certificate upon completion box if you want to offer a completion certificate for this course. You do NOT need to change the default settings displayed on this screen. 7. Click Next to continue. The Outline tab is displayed. Click learningexchange@vanderbilt.edu to email for additional support. P a g e 3
Outline Tab 1. Locate the Online Course Outline section and click Add Chapter to begin setting up your course structure. (You may add as many chapters as you need.) 2. Enter a title for the chapter. (DO NOT hit enter on the keyboard.) 3. Click OK to save the name of the chapter. Click learningexchange@vanderbilt.edu to email for additional support. P a g e 4
4. Click Add Lesson to add content to your chapters. (You can add as many lessons to a chapter as you need.) 5. Complete the Add Lesson page following the guidelines below. Click learningexchange@vanderbilt.edu to email for additional support. P a g e 5
6. Decide which lesson Type best describes the content you plan to include. Your Content Lesson Type Stand-alone assessment, NOT scored Assessment: Quiz Stand-alone assessment, scored Assessment: Exam Survey Survey Hand-on activity, completed by visual demonstration Task.PPT,.PPTX,.DOC,.PDF Object Videos Video 7. Select the lesson Type from the drop-down menu. Instructions for each lesson Type follow. Click learningexchange@vanderbilt.edu to email for additional support. P a g e 6
If you selected Task: 7a. Click Add to add the Task and continue. 7b. When you have added all Chapters and Lessons to your course, click Next to continue. The Settings tab is displayed. Continue to page 9. If you selected Assessment: Quiz, Assessment: Exam, or Survey: 7a. Check the box next to Absorb Quiz and click Add to continue. 7b. When you have added all Chapters and Lessons to your course, click Next to continue. The Settings tab is displayed. Continue to page 9. If you selected Lesson, Object, or Video 7a. Click Browse to add a Source. Click learningexchange@vanderbilt.edu to email for additional support. P a g e 7
7b. Click Upload to add a source from your computer s hard drive. 7c. Select the file(s) to upload. 7d. Click OK to continue. 7e. Click Add to add the lesson and continue. 7f. When you have added all Chapters and Lessons to your course, click Next to continue. The Settings tab is displayed. Continue to page 9. Click learningexchange@vanderbilt.edu to email for additional support. P a g e 8
Settings Tab 1. Locate the Enrollments section and select your Start and Expiry dates using the guidelines below. 2. Locate the Formatting section and set the criteria using the guidelines below. The format selected here is relevant to the content you added in your Lessons. 3. Locate the Absorb Exam section and complete it using the guidelines below. Only complete this step if you are using Absorb Exams. Click learningexchange@vanderbilt.edu to email for additional support. P a g e 9
4. Locate the Additional Features section and complete it using the guidelines below. Do NOT change any settings in the E-commerce, Billing or Post Enrollment Trigger sections. 5. Click Submit to save your course. 6. The Success window is displayed showing that you have successfully created your Online Course. Click learningexchange@vanderbilt.edu to email for additional support. P a g e 10