Add teaching support materials

Updated 19 Feb 2024

When available, the Teaching Support page lets you define materials and links that you and other course instructors can access while previewing an activity. This information can improve your understanding of the activity. You can define links to an asset in the Course Materials Library, to a website, or to a Pearson eText.

The Teaching Support page is available only for activities set to the basic/random behavioral mode. You must select Enable Teaching Support tab on the Preferences > General page to use this feature.

The support information you add on the Teaching Support page of an activity can include text instructions and links to other resources.

To add text information, enter up to 5000 alphanumeric characters in the Add Text section. This text appears in the Notes for an activity. You can leave the section blank if you want to display only links.

  1. Click Add Links and select the appropriate option:
    • To link to an asset in the Course Materials Library, click Select from Course Materials Library, select the material, and click Add and Close.
    • To link to a website, click Add Link to Website, type a name for the link, enter the URL, and click Add.
    • To link to a student edition of an eText, click Add eText Link. This option is available only if Pearson student edition eTexts are associated with your material. Select whether you want to:
      • Create a New eText Link: If you select this option, enter a title, select the eText book, and enter the eText page number that should open, and click Add. If you leave the page number blank, the link opens the home page of the eText. You are prompted to save any links you create to the Course Materials Library.

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      • Add eText Link From Course Materials Library: If you select this option, you can choose from the available student edition eText links in your course. Click Add.

    The material appears on the Teaching Support page. The Link Name and Type also appears.

  2. To open any links you add, click the Source link that appears beneath each link, or select Preview from the options menu.
  3. To reorder the links, use the order icon to drag and drop the link to a new location.
  4. To edit, remove, or hide the link from students, use the options menu.
  5. To continue creating your activity, click Save and Continue or choose an alternate navigation option.

You can edit the text and link information for an asset from the Teaching Support page as described above. When previewing an asset, you can also access and edit the information to suit your needs.

To edit Teaching Support information for an asset during preview:

  1. Select Preview from the asset's options menu. If Teaching Support is enabled for the asset, you see the Teaching Support menu in the top-right corner of the preview window.
  2. Click the arrow on the Teaching Support menu to view the Overview (available only for lesson modules), Notes, and Links provided for the asset.
  3. Click the Edit link in the Overview or Notes page.

    In the edit frame at the top of the page you can edit or remove all of the available teaching support information. If you are previewing a lesson module you can switch between the Overview and Notes pages to edit both. You can also drag the divider at the bottom of the edit frame to expand the frame.

  4. Make the changes you want. For details, see the steps listed above for creating the asset.
  5. Click Save and Return to return to the asset preview. Alternately, you can click Save to save your changes and continue editing the asset.