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Adding table of contents and full-width assessment panel to Learning Modules - 3900.123

Impact: Students
Updated Help Topic: Learning Modules (Student)
Idea Exchange ID: LEARNU-I-159

A table of contents for the instructor view is coming in a future release.

We’ve redesigned the Learning Module experience for students by adding a collapsible table of contents. This update improves navigation, orientation, and progress tracking. Additionally, assessments now open in a full panel in Learning Modules. These updates create a more consistent and focused user experience.

This feature will be released to test environments in July and production in August. Institutions can opt out during the initial rollout.

Students

Students now have a simplified way to navigate and track progress in Learning Modules. Updates include:

  • A table of contents for the items in a Learning Module. Select Contents to open and collapse the table of contents

Image 1: Learning Modules now contain a Table of Contents panel to orient students within Learning Modules for their courses. The panel can be collapsed with the arrow button at the top of the Table of Contents.

Table of contents within a Learning Module. The collapse table of contents button is highlighted with a blue box on the top right corner of the screen.
  • Easy navigation between items  
  • Manual or automatic item completion tracking from within the Learning Module
  • Next and Previous buttons moved closer together at the top of the page for an improved experience. 
Forced sequence in Learning Modules 

When sequencing is enforced, students must use the Next and Previous buttons to move through content in order. Students can’t jump ahead using the table of contents unless they have already completed the item they are navigating to. Skipping ahead without completing a Learning Module item is disabled in this mode. 

Image 2: The navigation buttons Previous and Next now appear closer to each other in the user interface within Learning Modules to give an improved user experience. 

Discussion within a Learning Module with the Learning Module table of contents displayed.
Assessments within Learning Modules

Assessments now open in a full panel, providing a consistent and distraction-free experience.

Image 3: The Assessments pages within Learning Modules now appear as a full-sized panel.

Assessment page in a Learning Module is a full-sized panel.

Administrators 

Availability: Available for all Ultra courses.

Activation: Opt-out during rollout. To opt out: in the Administrator Panel, select Configure in The Ultra Experience is Here! module. Select and switch off Content navigator to navigate between learning module items.

Configuration: None needed.

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