EdgeEX — Customizing a course in the School Catalog

Use this article to customize courses in the School Catalog.

For information about how course customization works, reference EdgeEX — Customizing courses overview.

Permission

You must have the following permission to complete the steps on this page: EdgeEX Customize Course in School Catalog.

To check your permissions, reference Checking your educator permissions.

 Tip

As you customize a course, your changes are saved automatically.

An icon in the top navigation bar indicates that the changes are saving.
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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.

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When you re-enter the Customization Pane, you'll see a note indicating who last updated the course and when. You can continue customizing or click the Start Over link to start over.
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Frequently asked questions

If I lose my connection while I'm customizing a course, what will happen?
Don't worry! Your draft will be automatically saved and you can return to it in the next time you log in.

Customizing a course

  1. Access the Course Hub of the applicable course.
  2. On the left navigation, click Content.
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  3. In the center pane, click Customize.
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  4. When the Customization Editor displays, make the desired changes:
    Feature Description
    Preview activity

    Click an activity's tile to view the activity.
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    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. 

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    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.
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    Hidden elements display in the course structure in grey. 

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    Filter and hide by activity type

    At the top of the page, click Activities.
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    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.
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    Once you have deselected a type, all activities of that type display in the course structure in grey.
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    Add content

    Add lessons to a course from the EdgeEX course library and organize them into custom units. For steps, reference:

  5. To undo your last change, click Undo at the top-right of the page.
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     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. 
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      On the Discard Changes window that displays; click Confirm.
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  6. At the top-right of the page, click Publish.
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  7. On the Apply Customizations to School Course screen, review the changes; then click Next.
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  8. 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.

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  9. Determine how you want to apply the changes to sections and select or deselect the radio button. Then click Next.
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  10. Review the grade weights and make any changes; then click Apply.
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  11. A confirmation page displays; click Done.
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Video: Seconds to Success — Course Customization

The following short video provides a walkthrough of customizing a course by hiding and unhiding content.