Syllabus Builder
The Syllabus Builder provides a template for creating syllabus in a modular fashion. There are six design styles for instructors to use, which makes creating a syllabus easy. This is an optional tool. You still have the choice to upload your existing MS Word or PDF format syllabus to a Content Area as you upload a regular file to a content item.
Follow the steps below to add a New Syllabus to a course Content Area.
- Select a Content Area, such as Course Documents, on the Control Panel or in the Edit View of the page.
- Select Syllabus in the drop-down list on the Action Bar and click Go.
- Complete the Add Syllabus page and click Submit.
- Choose Create New Syllabus option
- It takes to the Syllabus creation page.
The Syllabus Builder allows the user to batch create lesson shells, and apply custom designs to the Syllabus. The lessons may be added, modified, reordered or removed at anytime. The design options may be changed even after the Syllabus has been created.
The first section of the Syllabus creation page provides three text boxes with suggested names for the content: Description, Learning Objectives and Required Materials. The titles are editable and any content may be included or not included in the text boxes.
The user can select a design option and customize the colors and patterns of the design.
Lesson shells, which are placeholders for a set number of lessons the user wishes to add to the Syllabus, may be created by selecting Build Lessons and entering the number of lessons to be created.