Add and edit activities

Updated 19 Feb 2024

You use activities to provide your students with graded or non-graded assessments.

Notes

  • The best way to add activities (create assignments) is with the Course Materials Wizard. To access the wizard, select Course Materials from the menu bar. This wizard lets you add assignments by taking you to the Course Materials Library, copy materials from another course using the Course Materials Library, and manage your content library. Refer to Using the Course Materials Wizard for more information.
  • You can also add activities from the Course Materials Library and then move them to the My Course list where you can set appropriate scheduling. Use the Course Materials wizard to access the library.
  • Another option is to add an activity to the My Course list. If you do that, you will be prompted to save the new activity to the Course Materials Library. In this case, navigate to and select the Course Materials Library folder where you want to save the activity and then click Add and Close.

Teaching assistants must have permission to create and edit course materials. You can give teaching assistants this permission on the course Preferences > Permissions page.

When creating or editing your activity, you can use the various navigation options to switch between activity pages at any time. However, you may need to complete certain information prior to opening another page. If this is the case, a message appears at the top of the screen directing you to enter the required information.

After you open the activity in create/edit mode, you can click several options:

  • Save and Continue: Saves your work and opens the next page.
  • Previous: Returns to the previous page.
  • Save and Return: Saves the activity and returns to the main application page. When you create a new activity in the My Course list on the right side of the Course Materials > Add from Library page or on another Course Materials page, you are prompted to save a copy of the new activity to the Course Materials Library, which acts as a repository of all of your resources. On the Save Copy to Course Materials Library page, navigate to and select the appropriate Course Materials Library folder, and then click Add and Close.
  • Cancel: You must confirm whether you want to save or cancel your work.
  • Click any available tab, for example, Preferences, to open the page of the same name and enter information. Information you enter in the current page is retained until you save the activity.
  1. Go to the Course Materials > Add from Library or Course Materials > Manage Course Materials page.
  2. Click Add Course Materials.
  1. Select Course Materials to open the Course Materials wizard.
  2. Select Add Assignments.
  3. Select the items to add from the Course Materials Library and click Add to my Course.
  4. Open the activities are added, edit them for your needs.
  1. Select Edit from the activity options menu.
  2. Make the appropriate changes.
  3. Click Save.