How do I add the Lesson activity?
You will learn how to add the Lesson activity to your course in TITANium. The Lesson activity module can be used to create a self-directed learning experience, a case study scenario with varied outcomes, practice questions with review of content, a linear set of content pages, content with comprehension questions, etc.. A score for the lesson can be recorded in Grades.
Follow these steps to create a case study using the Lesson activity module.
1. Enter your course.
2. Turn editing on.
3. Click on Add resource or activity.
4. Select Lesson.
5. Click on Add.
6. Settings for the Lesson
6.1. Type a Name and Description.
Keep in mind that the Lesson activity module has a lot of options which can be chosen to create the type of learning experience that you want for your students. Only the settings which will be changed are mentioned; otherwise, use the default settings.
6.2. Expand Appearance section.
6.3. Select Yes for Progress bar.
6.4. Select Yes for Slideshow.
6.5. Select 4 for Maximum number of answers.
6.6. Expand Flow control.
6.7. Select Yes for Allow student review.
6.8. Select Yes for Provide option to try a question again.
6.9. Select 4 for Maximum number of attempts.
6.10. Expand the Grade section.
6.11. Type 15 for Maximum points.
6.12. Select Yes for Custom scoring.
6.13. Select Yes for Re-takes allowed.
6.14. Select Use mean for Handling of re-takes.
6.15. Click on Save and display.
7. Creating the Lesson pages.
7.1. Click on Add a content page.
The Content page acts as a table of contents or as an introduction page.
7.2. Type a Page title and Page contents.
7.3. Check the two boxes beneath the Page contents.
7.4. Expand the Content 1 section.
7.5. Type a Description.
7.6. Select Next page for Jump.
7.7. Click on Save page.
7.8. In the Actions column, select Question.
7.9. Type a Page title and Page contents.
7.10. Fill in the information for each Answer and give points to the correct choice.
7.11. Save page.
7.12. Add the remaining Question pages.
For the final Question page, be sure to select for each answer to go to the End of lesson. Otherwise, the Lesson will never end.
7.13. Preview the Lesson.
Preview the lesson to see that is functions the way you intend.
Article Summary
You have now learned how to add a simple Lesson activity to your course in TITANium.