Use this article to customize courses in the District Catalog.
For information about how course customization works, reference EdgeEX — Customizing courses overview.
Tip
As you customize a course, your changes are saved automatically.
Saved in the top navigation bar indicates that the changes are saving.
If you exit the Customization Pane without publishing your changes, when you return to the Content tab, you'll see a Resume Customization button. Click it to open the Customization Pane.
When you re-enter the Customization Pane, you'll see a note indicating who last updated the course and when. You can continue close the note to continue customizing or click the Start Over link to start over.
Frequently asked questions
Customizing a course
- Access the Course Hub of the applicable course.
- On the left navigation, click Content.
- In the center pane, click Customize.
- When the Customization Editor displays, make the desired changes:
Feature Description Preview activity Click an activity's tile to view the activity.
Reorder elements You can change the order of Semesters, Units, Lessons, and Activities.
From either the left navigation or the main pane of the page, click the right side of a tile to move the element.
Hide elements You can hide the following elements:
- Semester
- Unit
- Lesson
- Activity
Click the checkmark next to the name of the element to hide it.
Hidden elements display in the course structure in grey.
Filter and hide by activity type At the top of the page, click Activities.
In the list that displays, deselect the box next to the activity type that you would like to hide. For example, if you want to hide all the quizzes from a course, uncheck the button next to Quiz.
Once you have deselected a type, all activities of that type display in the course structure in grey.Add content Add lessons to a course from the EdgeEX course library and organize them into custom units. For steps, reference:
Add split For districts that use quarters or trimesters instead of semesters, add a course split. For steps, reference EdgeEX — Customizing courses: Adding a split at the District level.
- To undo your last change, click Undo at the top-right of the page.
Tips
- You can also use keyboard shortcuts (CTRL+Z on a PC, CMD+Z on a Mac) to undo a change.
- To undo all changes, click the X at the top-right of the page.
On the Discard Changes window that displays; click Confirm.
- At the top-right of the page, click Publish.
- On the Apply Customizations to District Course screen, review the changes; then click Next.
- Determine if you want hidden content included in assessments. Check or uncheck the boxes as applicable; then click Next.
Note
The Hidden Content section only populates if you have hidden entire lessons. Otherwise, it remains blank.
- Determine how you want to apply the changes to schools and sections and select the applicable radio buttons. Then click Next.
- Review the grade weights and make any changes; then click Apply.
- A confirmation page displays; click Done.
Video: Seconds to Success — Course Customization
The following short video provides a walkthrough of customizing a course by hiding and unhiding content.