Creating modules and submodules in a course within MyFIRE
allow for the course content to be organized. Through organized modules and
submodels, students will be able to navigate through the course content based
on the instructor’s preferred pathway for the students. This tutorial
demonstrates how to add a module and submodule to a course.
1. Navigate to the designated course in MyFIRE.
2. Select Content & Assessments at the top of
the page in the navigation bar.
3. Select New Unit on the left side of the page.
4. From the drop-down menu, select Create Unit.
5. The page will refresh. Enter a title for the
unit in the Unit Title field.
6. If desired, add a due date for the module by
selecting Add Due Date.
7. Add a description for the module in the
Description field. Please ensure a description is added to each module,
otherwise the module landing page will be empty when selected by students.
8. Select the Availability Dates & Conditions
drop-down menu.
9. If desired, add a start or end date to the
module.
10. Select
Add Release Condition to add release conditions to the module.
11. Select
the Display drop-down menu.
12. If
you would like to add an accent color to the module, select Custom.
13. Select
the color field that appears and choose the accent color for the module.
14. Decide
if you would like the module to be visible or hidden from students by selecting
the eye icon at the bottom of the screen.
15. Once
finished creating the module, select Save and Close at the bottom of the
screen.
16. If
a submodule is desired, locate and select the module where the submodule should
be nested within the course.
17. Select
Create New in the top right corner of the screen.
18. Select
New Lesson.
19. Complete
steps 5-10 for the new lesson, or submodule.
20. Once
finished creating the submodule, select Save and Close at the bottom of the
screen.