Manage Course Menu
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Overview
You can add and modify areas (items) on your course navigation menu from the Manage Course Menu page. Areas on the course navigation menu might include:
- Announcements
- Folders that hold course materials such as handouts, slideshows, assessments, and assignments.
- Specific items such as a course syllabus.
- External Links, which link to URLs outside of the course, such as web sites for research.
- Course Links, which link to other areas within the course.
Two views of the course menu may be made available to users:
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Quick View – Displays top-level of course materials. Links may be displayed as buttons or text.
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Detail View – Displays course materials as seen in the Course Map. This view expands to show the hierarchy of course navigation.
Where do I find Manage Course Menu?
Click Manage Course Menu from the Control Panel to open the Manage Course Menu page.
Functions
The table below details the functions available on the Manage Course Menu page.
| To... |
Click... |
| add a Content area | Add Content area. The Add New Area: Content area page will appear. |
| add a Tool area | Add Tool Area. The Add New Area: Tool Area will appear |
| add an External Link | Add External Link. The Add New Area: External Link page will appear |
| add a Course Link | Add Course Link. The Add New Area: Course Link page will appear |
| modify an area | Modify |
| remove an area | Remove. This action is irreversible |
| re-order course areas | The drop-down arrow and select a number. Course areas will appear in the Course Menu in the order selected |
Note that when content is added to the Course Menu it takes 20 minutes for it to cache; this means that new content in the Course Menu and Course Map does not appear for 20 minutes. To view content within the first 20 minutes it has been added click Refresh.
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