2.2. Course Creators User Guide

• 2.2.1. About Studio
  • 2.2.1.1. What is the Studio platform?
• 2.2.2. Accessing the Studio Platform
  • 2.2.2.1. Accessing the Studio Platform
    • 2.2.2.1.1. How to access the Studio platform?
    • 2.2.2.1.2. Locate the Courses or Libraries You Have Access To
• 2.2.3. Create an Open edX Course
  • 2.2.3.1. Course Creation Permissions
  • 2.2.3.2. Before Creating a Course
  • 2.2.3.3. Create a New Empty Course
  • 2.2.3.4. Rerunning an Existing Course
  • 2.2.3.5. Permission to Rerun an Existing Course
• 2.2.4. Set Up a Course
  • 2.2.4.1. Initial Course Set Up
    • 2.2.4.1.1. Define the Course Team
    • 2.2.4.1.2. Course Schedule and Details
    • 2.2.4.1.3. Course Visibility in the Homepage
    • 2.2.4.1.4. Sorting of Courses on the Homepage
      • 2.2.4.1.4.1. What does it mean to sort courses by start date?
      • 2.2.4.1.4.2. What does it mean to sort courses by announcement date?
    • 2.2.4.1.5. Course Visibility in the Course Catalog Page
    • 2.2.4.1.6. Course Accessibility by Invitation
  • 2.2.4.2. How to Create the Course About Page
    • 2.2.4.2.1. Access the Course About Page in Studio
      • 2.2.4.2.1.1. Checklist of Resources You Need for the Course About Page
    • 2.2.4.2.2. Create the Course About Page
      • 2.2.4.2.2.1. General Course Settings
      • 2.2.4.2.2.2. About Page Settings
  • 2.2.4.3. Roles and Permissions Open edX
    • 2.2.4.3.1. Roles LMS
    • 2.2.4.3.2. Permissions by Role (LMS)
    • 2.2.4.3.3. Roles DJANGO SYSADMIN
    • 2.2.4.3.4. Permissions by Role (DJANGO ADMIN)
• 2.2.5. Author Courses with STUDIO
  • 2.2.5.1. Course Outline: Sections, Subsection and Units
    • 2.2.5.1.1. Creating the Course Structure
    • 2.2.5.1.2. Publishing Status of a Section, Subsection, or Unit
  • 2.2.5.2. Adding Components to a Course Unit
    • 2.2.5.2.1. HTML Components
    • 2.2.5.2.2. Simple Text and Basic HTML
    • 2.2.5.2.3. Advanced HTML Content
    • 2.2.5.2.4. Adding Images and Other Course Assets
    • 2.2.5.2.5. Discussion Components
    • 2.2.5.2.6. Problem Components
    • 2.2.5.2.7. Video Components
    • 2.2.5.2.8. Advanced Components and XBlocks
  • 2.2.5.3. Controlling Access to the Course Content
    • 2.2.5.3.1. Defining Release Dates
    • 2.2.5.3.2. Defining Due Dates for Graded Subsections
    • 2.2.5.3.3. Subsection Prerequisites
    • 2.2.5.3.4. Course Prerequisites
    • 2.2.5.3.5. Entrance Exams
    • 2.2.5.3.6. Cohort Specific Course Content
  • 2.2.5.4. Add Grade Configurations
    • 2.2.5.4.1. Add a Grading Configuration to the Course
    • 2.2.5.4.2. Establish the Passing Grade
    • 2.2.5.4.3. Grace Period
    • 2.2.5.4.4. Configure the Assignment Types
    • 2.2.5.4.5. Linking Assignment Types and Course Subsections
    • 2.2.5.4.6. Certificates and Grading Policy
    • 2.2.5.4.7. How Learners See Their Grades
  • 2.2.5.5. Additional Course Content
    • 2.2.5.5.1. Custom Pages
    • 2.2.5.5.2. Textbooks
    • 2.2.5.5.3. Course Updates
    • 2.2.5.5.4. Course Handouts
  • 2.2.5.6. Advanced Exam Configurations
    • 2.2.5.6.1. Random Exams Using Libraries
    • 2.2.5.6.2. Timed Exams
  • 2.2.5.7. Advanced Discussion Configurations
    • 2.2.5.7.1. Teams
    • 2.2.5.7.2. Discussion Blackout Dates
    • 2.2.5.7.3. Additional Course Wide Discussion Topics
    • 2.2.5.7.4. Divided Discussion Topics
  • 2.2.5.8. How to Configure Course Certificates
    • 2.2.5.8.1. Course Certificate Overview
      • 2.2.5.8.1.1. Working with Certificates
      • 2.2.5.8.1.2. Course Modes and Descriptions
    • 2.2.5.8.2. Enable the Course Certificate Honor Mode in Studio
    • 2.2.5.8.3. Create the Certificate in Studio
    • 2.2.5.8.4. Enable and Configure the HTML Properties for Course Certificates
    • 2.2.5.8.5. Activate Your Certificate
    • 2.2.5.8.6. Preview Your Certificate
    • 2.2.5.8.7. Customize Your Certificates’ Variables
    • 2.2.5.8.8. Simple Certificate Configuration String (template)
    • 2.2.5.8.9. Customize Your Own JSON String
    • 2.2.5.8.10. Customize Your Background Image on Your Certificate
    • 2.2.5.8.11. Configure How to Issue Learner Certificates
      • 2.2.5.8.11.1. Instructor-paced
      • 2.2.5.8.11.2. Self-paced
    • 2.2.5.8.12. Frequently Asked Questions About Certificates
      • 2.2.5.8.12.1. Why am I getting an error when I try to preview my certificate?
      • 2.2.5.8.12.2. Why is the certificate not visible?
      • 2.2.5.8.12.3. Why does a student not see the certificate button?
      • 2.2.5.8.12.4. Troubleshooting “There is a problem with this certificate”
      • 2.2.5.8.12.5. Why do my students not get the certificates when adding exceptions in my verified-mode course?
      • 2.2.5.8.12.6. Why do my students not get the certificates even though they have passed the course?
  • 2.2.5.9. Other Advanced Course Configurations
    • 2.2.5.9.1. Content Experiments
    • 2.2.5.9.2. Student Notes
    • 2.2.5.9.3. Calculator
    • 2.2.5.9.4. CCX Courses
    • 2.2.5.9.5. Custom Advanced Course Settings
  • 2.2.5.10. Advanced Course Integrations
  • 2.2.5.11. Export and Import Tools
    • 2.2.5.11.1. Exporting a Course
    • 2.2.5.11.2. Importing a Course
    • 2.2.5.11.3. Troubleshooting Errors During Course Imports
      • 2.2.5.11.3.1. 1) Unrecognized File Names
      • 2.2.5.11.3.2. 2) Non-supported XBlocks
  • 2.2.5.12. Course Import Problems
    • 2.2.5.12.1. How to Convert a File to tar.zip
  • 2.2.5.13. Advanced XBlocks and Learning Tools Add-on
    • 2.2.5.13.1. About Advanced XBlocks and Learning Tools
    • 2.2.5.13.2. Native XBlocks Developed by Open edX
      • 2.2.5.13.2.1. Annotations
      • 2.2.5.13.2.2. Google Calendar XBlock
      • 2.2.5.13.2.3. Google Documents XBlock
      • 2.2.5.13.2.4. LTI Consumer
      • 2.2.5.13.2.5. Poll XBlock
      • 2.2.5.13.2.6. Survey XBlock
      • 2.2.5.13.2.7. Word Cloud XBlock
    • 2.2.5.13.3. XBlocks Developed by Third-party Providers
      • 2.2.5.13.3.1. Completion XBlock
      • 2.2.5.13.3.2. Flow Control XBlock
      • 2.2.5.13.3.3. Free Text Response
      • 2.2.5.13.3.4. Image Explorer XBlock
      • 2.2.5.13.3.5. Peer Instruction Tool
      • 2.2.5.13.3.6. Problem Builder and Step Builder XBlocks
      • 2.2.5.13.3.7. Recommender XBlock
      • 2.2.5.13.3.8. School Yourself
      • 2.2.5.13.3.9. SCORM
      • 2.2.5.13.3.10. Staff Graded Assignment XBlock (SGA)
      • 2.2.5.13.3.11. Library Content and Randomized Content XBlock
  • 2.2.5.14. Principles of Instructional Design
    • 2.2.5.14.1. The ADDIE Model
      • 2.2.5.14.1.1. Analysis
      • 2.2.5.14.1.2. Design
      • 2.2.5.14.1.3. Development
      • 2.2.5.14.1.4. Implementation
      • 2.2.5.14.1.5. Evaluation
• 2.2.6. Prepare, Test and Launch Courses
  • 2.2.6.1. Configure the Enrollment Tracks
  • 2.2.6.2. Control Visibility and Access to the Course
    • 2.2.6.2.1. Course Visibility in the Homepage
    • 2.2.6.2.2. Course Visibility in the Course Catalog Page
    • 2.2.6.2.3. Setting the Course Access Policy
  • 2.2.6.3. Test a Course Before Launch
    • 2.2.6.3.1. Test the course using an instructor user
    • 2.2.6.3.2. Test the course using a learner user
    • 2.2.6.3.3. Test the course using beta testers
  • 2.2.6.4. Launch and Promote Your Course
  • 2.2.6.5. Manage Enrollments in Your Course
    • 2.2.6.5.1. Batch Enrollment and Unenrollment
    • 2.2.6.5.2. Course Enrollment Emails
  • 2.2.6.6. Using Cohorts in Your Course
• 2.2.7. The Course Validation Process
  • 2.2.7.1. Submission of a Course for Validation
  • 2.2.7.2. Resubmission of a Course for Validation
  • 2.2.7.3. Cancellation of the Validation Process