When to Use?
Effective February 7, 2025, instructors can now convert folders to learning modules and learning modules to folders.
Procedure
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.
Instructions
To change a folder to a learning module, click the 3-dot menu for the folder and choose the Change to Learning Module option.
To change a learning module to a folder, click the 3-dot menu for the learning module and choose the Change to a Folder option.
Image 1. The new option to change a folder to a learning module in the dropdown menu.
To give instructors more control over their courses, they can also change learning modules to folders.
NOTE: all learning module functions are removed when converting a learning module to a folder.
