Using Folders to Organize Your Content

Watch a demonstration about how to add a folder to organize content. Documents posted in an online course need to be organized so that students can quickly find what they are looking for.  Using folders within your course site to group your documents is beneficial, especially if you post many documents.  It is often appropriate [...]

Adding Documents

Watch a demonstration about how to add documents to your course site. You can post a variety of document types to your course site, including Microsoft Office documents (i.e. Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and Acrobat PDF files. Note: If your Word document has unusual fonts or special characters, you may want to post it as an [...]

Re-ordering Content

With the Edit Mode set On, hover your mouse over the up and down arrows to the left of the content item, and click and drag the item to where you’d like it to appear in the listing of content.

Copying Course Content

If you plan to use all or part of the same content from a previous course, you can easily copy or move content into a new location. To copy an entire course or large content sections into another course site, do the following.  [Note: You will need to be the instructor of both locations in [...]

Importing Archived Course Content

Once you have finished using a course site for a given term, it is recommended that you archive the site so that you have a record of it.  An archived course site may also be imported into a new course site. Log into your course site. Under the Control Panel, click Packages and Utilities. Click [...]

Adding a Link to a Website

Watch a demonstration about how to add a link to a website. Log into your online course site with Edit Mode set On. Click on the area (i.e. Content) where you want the link to appear. Click Build Content > URL. Under the URL Information section, type in the name of the website. In the [...]

Adding a Link to a SPU Library Database Article

Please visit the SPU Library website to learn about how to add a link in your course site to an article located in one of the library databases.

Posting Scanned Journal Articles

Instructors can scan and post printed media, such as journal articles, as Acrobat PDF files. Before you do this, however, please make sure you are following fair use copyright regulations. We are available to help you with the scanning process and will do our best to help you sort through copyright issues and post your materials. [...]

Recording a Screencast or Class Lecture Using Camtasia Relay

Do you need to be able to cover new material in classes that won’t meet on the two Monday holidays during Winter Quarter? Are there other days you will miss because of conferences or professional meetings? Do you have a need to demonstrate how to use software to students (create a screencast)?  Would you like to [...]

Posting Audio or Video Files

If you are interested in posting audio and video files to your course site, please contact us so that we may assist you with recording and/or converting the media into a web-compatible format.