--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Adding_Course_Doc.tex 2013/07/25 03:29:50 1.12
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Adding_Course_Doc.tex 2017/03/30 02:04:01 1.14
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
\label{Docs_Adding_Course_Doc}
-To add course content, select \textbf{Course Editor} on the Inline Menu or
-by selecting
+To add course content, either select \textbf{Course Editor} on the Inline Menu or
+select
\includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{docs}
\textbf{Edit course contents}
on the Main Menu.
-Main Menu to display the \textbf{Course Editor} screen.
There are several ways you can add a new resource to the course:
@@ -26,9 +25,9 @@ PDF file (see section \ref{Docs_Uploadin
\item Configure \textbf{Collaboration} tools such as Discussion Boards, Course Rosters, and Group Portfolios.
\index{discussion board}\index{roster}\index{course roster}\index{portfolio}\index{group portfolio}
-\item Create an \textbf{Other} Document from a prepared template (see section \ref{Docs_Creating_From_Template})
+\item Create \textbf{Other} items, e.g., from a prepared template (see section \ref{Docs_Creating_From_Template})
For example, this category includes a \textbf{Table of Contents},\index{table of contents}
-which creates a resource in the course that displays the \textbf{Table of Contents}.
+which creates a resource in the course that displays the list of course contents.
Because the first resource opens for students when they login, using a Table of Contents as
the first resource may be a good idea. This category also includes \textbf{Blank Web Pages.}\index{web page}
\index{blank web page}
@@ -44,18 +43,21 @@ Menu tabs have changed between version 2
\begin{tabular}{|l|l|}
\hline
- 2.10 Menu & 2.11 Menu \\
+ \textbf{2.10 Menu} & \textbf{2.11 Menu} \\
\hline
New Folder & New Folder \\
Import Content & Upload \\
Published Content & Import \\
- Grading Resources & Grading \\
- Collaboration & Collaboration \\
- Special Pages & Other \\
+ & Grading \\
+ Special Documents & Collaboration \\
+ & Other \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\null \\
NOTE: Changes made to Main Content are visible upon next log in, or by
-\fbox{re-initializing course}.
+\fbox{re-initializing course}. Displaying the Contents page in a course
+will also re-initialize the course behind the scenes, unless it has been
+less than 10 minutes since the last check was made to see if the course
+had been changed.