Wiki Page, Sandbox Kevin: [MODULE 3] Leveraging Modules

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2023-08-31T11:12:27-06:00

Modules allow you to organize your content to help control the flow of your course. You can add files, pages, assignments, discussions, quizzes, text headers, and external URLs to modules to help create a logical course progression.

Modules can be organized by topics, weeks, units... anyway you prefer!

You can leverage module options in FOUR (4) ways:

1. Set completion criteria

Instructors can set completion criteria within a module so students can see the requirements needed to complete a module. By setting completion criteria, instructors can also follow the progress of each student. This can be helpful in assessing where students are in your course progression. Who hasn't started a module, who is in the middle, who has completed, etc.

2. Control Access to Content By Date

Instructors can lock modules by date. This can be helpful in preventing students from accessing content ahead of time.

NOTE: You can also keep a module 'unpublished' so students do not see the module at all.

3. Control Access to Content By Pre-Requisites

Instructors can set pre-requisites to modules so students have to complete a previous module prior to progressing to the next module. There are times you may want students to complete a quiz or submit an assignment before moving on to a new module or content area.

4. Control Access to Content By Order

Instructors can require students to progress through the module in sequential order.

NOTE: At this time, you cannot control or limit access to modules by Groups or Sections.

The following tutorials provide additional details about Modules:

What are Modules for instructors?

How do I use the Modules Index Page?

How do I use Draft State in Modules?

How do I create a module?

How do I edit a module?

How do I add items to a module?

How do I add duplicate module items?

How do I use duplicate module items as checkpoints in a course?

How do I reorder modules?

How do I delete a module?

How do I add text to a module?

How do I edit module items?

How do I remove module items?

How do I reorder module items?

How do I require students to move through each module item in order?

How do I lock a module?

How do I set up prerequisite modules?

How do I add requirements to a module?

How do I expand or collapse module contents as an instructor?

How do I use modules to view the progress of students in a course?

How do I link to an external tool in modules?

How do I link to an external URL in modules?