Change folders to learning modules or learning modules to folders – 3900.110

Impact: Instructors 
Updated Topic: Create Containers for Content 

Instructors 

Instructors can now change a folder to a learning module or a learning module to a folder. Benefits of changing a folder to a learning module include: 

  • Thumbnail images: Learning modules come with thumbnail images, which provide a visually appealing course experience. 
  • Forced sequencing: Instructors can force students to navigate learning modules in linear paths. 
  • Progress bar: Learning modules have a progress bar for students that highlights the number of items that they need to complete and their progression on those items. 
  • Previous and next navigation: Students can quickly navigate to the next or previous item in a learning module. 

Image 1. The new option to change a folder to a learning module in the dropdown menu.

Course Content page, with the More options menu open and Change to Learning Module highlighted beside a folder

To give instructors more control over their courses, they can also change learning modules to folders. Instructors are warned that all learning module functions are removed when converting a learning module to a folder. 

Administrators 

Availability: Available for all Ultra courses. 

Activation: None needed. 

Configuration: Administrators can turn the feature on or off by going to Ultra Experience Management and selecting Change Folder to Learning Module or Learning Module to Folder.

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