--- 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 2024/01/01 00:07:11 1.17
@@ -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:
@@ -13,22 +12,25 @@ There are several ways you can add a new
\item Organize documents into folders for structure
(see section \ref{Docs_Adding_Folders})
-\item Link or \textbf{Upload} a document from outside LON-CAPA, for instance by creating
-a link (see section \ref{Docs_Adding_External_Resource}) or
+\item \textbf{Upload} a document from outside LON-CAPA, for instance
by uploading a document from your hard drive such as a PowerPoint presentation or a
PDF file (see section \ref{Docs_Uploading_From_Harddrive})
+\item Link to an \textbf{External Resource} on a web site outside LON-CAPA by creating
+a link (see section \ref{Docs_Adding_External_Resource}) or to an \textbf{External Tool}
+in a different learning management system (see section\ref{Docs_Adding_External_Tool}).
+
\item \textbf{Import} a Published Resource from the LON-CAPA network (see section \ref{Docs_Importing_LON-CAPA_Resource})
-\item Configure \textbf{Grading} resources such as Simple Problems, Drop Boxes, and External Scores.
+\item Configure \textbf{Assessment} resources such as Simple Problems, Drop Boxes, External Scores, and Standard Problems.
\index{simple problem}\index{drop box}\index{external scores}
\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}
@@ -39,23 +41,28 @@ To change the order of the resources, cl
the resource you wish to move. Repeat this until you have all the resources in the
order you want them. Other options include: \underbar{Remove} or \underbar{Rename}.
-Menu tabs have changed between version 2.10 and 2.11. The equivalent commands are:
+Menu tabs changed between versions 2.10, 2.11, and 2.12. The equivalent commands are:
\null \\
-\begin{tabular}{|l|l|}
+\begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|}
\hline
- 2.10 Menu & 2.11 Menu \\
+ \textbf{2.10 Menu} & \textbf{2.11 Menu} & \textbf{2.12 Menu} \\
\hline
- New Folder & New Folder \\
- Import Content & Upload \\
- Published Content & Import \\
- Grading Resources & Grading \\
- Collaboration & Collaboration \\
- Special Pages & Other \\
+ New Folder & New Folder & New Folder \\
+ Import Content & Upload & Upload \\
+ & & External \\
+ Published Content & Import & Import \\
+ & Grading & Assessment \\
+ Special Documents & Collaboration & Collaboration \\
+ & Other & 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.