Manage Course Components#
Add a Component#
To add a component to the unit, follow these steps.
In Studio, open the page for the unit.
Under Add New Component, select a component type. The default component types are discussion, HTML, problem, and video.
For more information, see the documentation for the specific component type that you want to work with.
After you add a component, it is not visible to learners until you publish the unit.
Edit a Component#
To edit a component, you select Edit in the component’s title bar in Studio.
Then, follow instructions for the type of component you are editing.
After you edit a component, the changes are not visible to learners until you publish the unit.
Set the Display Name for a Component#
The display name identifies the component. This name appears as a heading above the component in the LMS, and it identifies the component for you in reporting and analytics systems.
The following illustration shows the display name of a problem in Studio and in the LMS.
Unique, descriptive display names help you and your learners identify components quickly and accurately.
To set the display name for a component, follow these steps.
Edit the component; a dialog box opens.
For a discussion or video component, the dialog box opens to the list of settings, including the Display Name field.
For an HTML or problem component, the dialog box opens to an editing view. Select Settings to show the list of settings, including the Display Name field.
Edit the Display Name field.
Select Save.
Different types of components have different fields in the Settings dialog box, but all of them have a Display Name field.
Reorganize a Component#
You can drag and drop components to a new position within their current unit, or you can move components from one unit to another unit.
Reorganize Components Within a Unit#
To reorganize components within their current unit, you drag and drop components like you can drag and drop units, subsections, and sections on the Course Outline page. For more information, see Reorganize the Course Outline.
For components that consist of nested components (for example, a content experiment), you can also use drag and drop to move a child component into a different parent component, if both parents are expanded. For example, you can select the video component that is in Child Component A and drag it into Child Component B. Select the video component, and as you drag it into Child Component B, release the mouse button when a dashed outline of the component you are moving appears in the new location.
You can also drag a child component outside of a parent, so that the child moves to the same level as the parent.
Move Components to Other Units#
Follow these steps to move components to another unit in the course outline.
Select the Move icon for the component that you want to move.
A dialog box appears that displays your course outline tree, starting at the section level.
In the Move dialog box, navigate to the location where you want to move the component by selecting the section, the subsection, and then the unit.
The Move button is enabled only when your selected location is a valid level and location for moving your component. For example, when you move a component, the Move button is enabled only when you have navigated to a unit to which the component can be moved.
Select Move.
The component moves to the new location. A success message appears that provides options to go to the new location or to undo the move.
Note
If the old and new locations of the component you moved were previously published, your changes are not reflected in the learner’s view of the course until you republish the affected units.
Duplicate a Component#
When you duplicate a component, a new copy of that component is added directly beneath the first component. You can then modify the duplicate. In many cases, duplicating a component and editing the copy is a faster way to create new content.
To duplicate a component, select the Duplicate icon in the component header.
Then, follow instructions for the type of component you are editing.
After you duplicate a component, the new component is not visible to learners until you publish the unit.
Note
Duplicating content experiments after you have configured them is not supported.
Delete a Component#
Caution
Be sure you want to delete the component. You cannot undo the deletion.
To delete a component, follow these steps.
Select the Delete icon in the component header.
When you receive the confirmation prompt, select Yes, delete this component.
After you delete a component in Studio, the component remains visible to learners until you publish the unit.
See also
About Course Components (concept)
Restrict Access to a Component (how-to)
Components that Contain Other Components (reference)
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