Make an Online Course – Step 4

Step-by-step to edit your course content

Online courses are organized using sections as chapters that include the learning activities, and your content. For instance, a section covers a topic including a video, an ebook, a pdf cheat sheet, and a quiz as the activities to follow.

Let’s start by adding a section to your online course:

• Click on ‘Add empty section’ to break down your course’s content into smaller pieces.

• By clicking the pencil on the section’s toolbar, you can edit the chapter’s title, description, and status to set its accessibility:
  • Draft. To make it invisible to the users while you are working on it. Recommended for ‘under construction courses’.
  • Soon. To make it visible to the users but the content will not be accessible. Also recommended for ‘under construction courses’.
  • Free. To set it as visible and accessible to all the users. Recommended to offer a free sample of the course and also if it’s a complete free course.
  • Paid. To set it as visible but only accessible to users who have purchased the course. Useful to make money from your online courses.
• The other icons in the toolbar when hover the section title are:
  • To change the order of the section up or down.
  • To add a new section below or copy and paste a section.
  • To import a section from another course in your online academy.
  • To delete the section you are on.
  • To use AI to rephrase the section or suggest learning activities to include.

Time to add activities and customize the content for your learners.

• Click on ‘Add activity’ and choose between all the learning activities formats available for your online course content.
• Now type the title for the learning activity and click ‘Save & Edit’ to customize the activity content. You can also edit the content by mouse-overing the activity title and clicking on ‘Settings’.
• Each proposed format enables a menu on the right to configure activity content. Here is a quick tip about how to choose your fittest activity type:
  • Multimedia: Choose multimedia formats like videos, PDFs, presentations, and audio files to create engaging and interactive learning experiences for your online course. These diverse content types cater to different learning styles, ensuring that your course materials are engaging and accessible to all students.
  • Live Session: Incorporate live meetings and webinars using platforms like Zoom and Webex to facilitate real-time interaction and personalized learning. This allows you to engage directly with your students, answer their questions on the spot, and create a dynamic learning environment.
  • Social: Create social learning spaces within your course where students can connect, discuss, and collaborate. This fosters a sense of community, encourages peer support, and enhances overall engagement and collective learning.
  • Ebook: Use ebooks to present structured textual information with customizable and visually appealing templates. Ebooks allow you to organize your content in an easily navigable format, making it simple for students to access and absorb information.
  • Exams: Design formal assessments and graded exams to evaluate learner progress and provide structured feedback. Incorporate various question types and SCORM packages to offer comprehensive and rigorous assessments that accurately measure student understanding.
  • Self-Assessment: Offer non-graded self-assessments to help learners review lessons and gather feedback on their understanding. These assessments provide immediate feedback, support self-reflection, and encourage continuous improvement without the pressure of grades.
  • Forms: Use form activities to create surveys and collect user feedback to enhance your course development. Forms support various question formats and are easy to create and review, helping you gather valuable insights from your students.
  • Certificates: Award certificates to learners upon completing courses or passing final assessments to recognize their achievements. Certificates serve as official proof of knowledge and course completion, motivating students to achieve their learning goals.
  • Embed: Embed diverse web content like Google Forms, presentations, and external links directly into your courses. This seamless integration enhances the variety and interactivity of your educational resources, providing a richer learning experience for your students.

Step-by-step to customize the course cover page

Do not overthink this page. The goal of your course pages is to inform and sell the course, so it is important to arrange your users’ purchases & course navigation.

Customize your course page layout easily by using the existing course content templates:

Hero section

The course hero section includes an automatic fulfillment system and an enroll button. All done to help you set up your users’ navigation flow to sell your courses.

If you want to try with a new section, hover over between the course page sections and click on the ‘+Add section’. Choose your desired course hero section under both the ‘For This Course Page’ and the ‘Products’ section category.

Content section

The other section you should add to your course pages is the course contents section. This uses all the information you provided on your course sections and activities: titles, descriptions, and images.

To add it, hover over between the course page sections and click on the ‘+Add section’. Click on ‘Course Contents’ and choose your desired layout.

* To let unenrolled users view the free sections of your paid course before purchasing, add a Course Contents section to your Course Layout page. This will guide them to the Course Player to access the free content.

Edit the course information and registration page like any other page on your website (find here how to edit your elearning website pages):

1. Icons: Move, copy, paste, duplicate, edit using HTML, and delete items.
2. Text Tab
   • Choose the text format and content. You can also edit its properties if needed:
     • Text Type: Select the style and size.
     • Text Content: Write your text for this section.
     • Font Properties: Change the font and opacity if desired.
     • Text Shadow: Add a shadow effect to the text if desired.
3. Actions Tab
   • Choose what happens on click and who can see the section:
     • On Click: Select the action from the dropdown menu.
     • Visibility: Choose who can see this section and on which devices.
4. Layout Tab
   • Configure the background color and section spacing:
     • Box Appearance: Define the section’s color.
     • Box Model: Set the border and line style, spacing, and margin.
5. Effects Tab
   • Animate the section’s appearance and interaction effects:
     • Entrance Animation: Choose an animation type, duration, and behavior.
     • Scrolling Effects: Define an effect for the section and on which devices it activates.