Adding Course Updates and Handouts#
You can create course updates and handouts in Studio.
Course updates are communications, especially a welcome message, that learners see at the top of the Course page when they enter the course. A welcome message is an important way of making each learner feel personally welcomed to the course, and of providing orienting information that helps learners succeed with the course.
After learners have read the welcome message, they can dismiss the message. The message is automatically dismissed seven days after the learner first views it if the learner doesn’t actively dismiss it first. Learners can access the dismissed message and any other updates from the Updates link in the sidebar on the Course page.
Handouts are links to files that you upload in Studio, for example, a PDF version of the course syllabus, or an article that you want learners to read. Learners see the list of course handouts under Handouts in the sidebar.
See also
Add a Course Update (how-to)