Adding Content

Create interactive and interesting content for your VU Collaborate space.

About Content

Content or Learning Space is used to view, add, edit and organise course materials such as readings, presentations, audio and video recordings. Using Content you can:

  • Add content from existing sources such as documents as weblinks
  • Link course activities such as discussions, quizzes, assessment dropboxes and H5P
  • Release content selectively and track which modules have been completed. 

Finding Content


In a space, select Content or Learning Space on the navbar.

 

Content Features


 The features available in the Learning Space are numbered and listed below.

  1. Search Topics - Find a topic within the space by typing a keyword here then pressing Enter.
  2. Unit Overview – As unit guides are available from the home page, it is not recommended to add information here. 
  3. Bookmarks – Lists the topics you’ve bookmarked in this space.
  4. Course Schedule – here you can list unit material, assignment due dates and other unit events (e.g. Quizzes, before/after class activities).
  5. Table of Contents – Displays the titles of all Modules and Sub-Modules.
  6. Module – Displays the materials and outline for each Session within the selected Module. Sub-Modules are in an indented list below the module.
  7. Add a module – Provides the option to add a new Module to the Learning Space by typing in the title and pressing Enter.

1 content features explains

 

More Content Features within a Module


Below is the content within a Module. For further information on how to add content or activities to a Module read these guides on Adding Content to a Module and Adding Activities to a Module.

 2 content features within a module

No.  NameMeaning 
 1  Module name  
 2  Edit options  allows change of Module name and other options regarding the Module.
 3  Print  provides the option to print whatever is on the screen. 
 4  Settings  Completion tracking can be changed here, otherwise, in most situations, the other settings should not be changed.
 5  Add Restrictions  allows for timed or custom restrictions to be placed on the module. 
 6  Status  This sets the module as either Hidden or Visible to students. 
 7  Description  Used to display a brief summary of what the module is about.
 8  New  Use this function to create new content or learning activities.
 9  Add Activities  Add links to Modules you have already created or provide access to external learning tools.
10  Bulk Edit  Provides the ability to edit multiple aspects of each Module at once.
11  Expand All   Will expand all submodules on the screen.
12  Collapse All  Will collapse all submodules from view.
13  Eight Dots  Allow movement of modules (reorder).
14  Sub module name  
15  Collapse/Expand  to collapse or expand the individual submodule from view. 
16  Drag and Drop  where files can be uploaded and inserted into the particular submodule.
17  Document options  
  • Alternative formats: allows students to download learning materials in formats that work for their different devices and learning needs.
  • Accessibility score: score out of 100% will appear beside any uploaded content.
  • Completion tracking (ticks) – Can be made to be tracked automatically (recorded upon the first visit by student), manually (students must tick the tickbox) or not at all.
18  Content   Everything included in the selected Module will be here.
19  Add a sub-module  Enter text and press Enter to create a sub-module. 

 

 

 

 


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