To get started, go to Courses in the top left corner and then + New Course. You will then see three options:
- Self-paced – Course begins when a member enrolls. Content unlocks on completion of a previous module.
- Scheduled (coming soon) – Course begins on a scheduled date and content is released at a scheduled time.
- Relative (coming soon) – Course begins when a member enrolls. Content is released relative to that date, for example 3 weeks after completing a specific module.
Choose a course type. Please note by default your course will be set to draft. You can continue to build your course and publish when you are ready.
Add in the following information:
- Give your course a name, icon, and description.
- Select which Section you would like to course to be added to.
- Choose a course thumbnail either by uploading or Unsplash.
Select Create course.
Adding Information to Your Course Description
You can now add more detailed information about your course. To edit the information, click on the pencil icon and add in your edits.
- Add a cover image or video for the course.
- Edit your course description if required.
- Select a course level.
- Edit information about the instructor and add a photo.
- Describe what the member will learn in the course, these are added as a list. Click on the trash icon to remove any lines from this list.
- Add in any prerequisites for the course, for example if they need any basic knowledge or experience before beginning your course. Click on the trash icon to remove any lines from this list.
You can go into Course Settings at any time and edit your settings.
These include:
- Course name and description.
- Course status – where you can publish your course or move it to draft.
- Edit the course thumbnail and add a gallery tag, for example: New, Popular or Featured.
- Edit instructor information or hide instructor information.
- Create a certificate to be issued after completion.
- Enable course discussions or turn off discussions.
- Add completion message and add a redirect URL.
At the top of the page, you will see that while you build out your course, you will be in Admin view. If you would like to see what your course will look like for a student, go to Student view.
For more information on how to add content to your course, click on the links below: