Change Folders to Learning Modules or Learning Modules to Folders

Summary

This article explains how to convert a learning module to a folder and a folder to a learning module.

Body

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.

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.

NOTE: all learning module functions are removed when converting a learning module to a folder. 

Change folder dialog box announcing changes that will occur when changing a module to a folder
 

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Article ID: 24006
Created
Tue 1/28/25 2:37 PM
Modified
Mon 1/26/26 1:22 PM

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