This is an introductory guide to help you set up your first course from scratch in the new Ultra version of eCampus. This guide walks through the steps to add and manage content, customize your layout, create tests or assessments, interact with the gradebook, and use various course tools including the Collaborate online meeting tool. Read through the content sections below to learn more about the topics that interest you, or join us for a live training session during scheduled events.
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Content Items are documents or containers for course material, such as notes, tests, and assignments. Begin from your Content page to create a welcome message for your students.
Click the plus + sign Add Content in the center of the Course Content area to add any kind of content to the pagecourse.
Click Create in the pop-up menu. A new panel will appear.
Select a Document in the Course Content Items section to create a welcome message for your course.
Your cursor will be in the title field at the top of the new page has opened. Enter a Name for the course welcome message document you’re about to create.
To type a welcome message, click the Add Content button in the middle of the of the page. Note that the document will be saved automatically; you do not have to click to save changes.
The eCampus Ultra Select the type of content block you’d like to add first - click Content to add a text block.
A text editing box will appear, with a number of text formatting options. You can also clear formatting, place a link, add an attachment, or insert many other kinds of content from various sources.
Type or copy/paste a course welcome message into the text box.
Format the content, add links or additional images and media.
Save Click outside the course welcome text, and return to the document pagetext block to add other content to this document.
Click the plus + again if desired below the existing block (or at the top of document) to add other things to the document… an image, file attachment, link or other media.
Use the handle on any content block to drag items around the page.
Use the double arrows to resize items on the page.
Save your changes to this document. (Click Edit to make more changes.)
Set the release conditions for the welcome document. Choose Visible or Hidden to student view.
Click the x in the upper left to Close (X) the document, which will appear on the Content page.
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