Building a Course Outline

The first step in creating a course is building out your course shell or outline. This creates the structure of your course, similar to chapters in a book. 

Where do I find this?

Content > Manage Content > Click on Content Title

How do I do this?

1. From your homepage, select Content, then Manage Content.
2. Click the Content Title for the course you want to alter.
3. Click Add Section. This will be your first major section header, or "chapter" of content.  Enter section title and click Add.  You may choose to release the section on a future date, which you can indicate in the Release On field.
   
   Tip

   Course Hierarchy:
   Sections
   Lessons
   Pages

4. Click Add Lesson.  This will be the first lesson within the section. Enter lesson title and click Add.
5. From here, you can start adding pages of content.  Do this by clicking Add Page, then choosing the type of page you want to create.
   
   Tip

   See our articles for course page types for examples and further guidance.

6. Repeat steps 3-5 until you have your desired course outline.
7. Be sure to click Publish when you're done so that your content is able to be viewed by learners when they access the course. 

What does this look like?

Create a section title, then click Add.

Name your lesson, then click Add.

Select the type of page you want to create.