Create your course structure in Carmen!
If you haven't already, open up Course Builder in Carmen (Edit Course > Course Builder), and begin creating your organizational structure.
Tips for using the Course Builder:
- Click on the top bar in the center that contains your course information ("Demonstration Course" in the example below), and then click on Create Module in the box on the right (or drag the module icon to the top bar) to get started.
- Repeat those steps with every major chunk or module or unit you want to create.
- To add things to each module, you can just drag them from the left side of the window to the module where you want them to exist (just like the videos demonstrate).
- The icons under Build Structure that look grayish are placeholders and are probably the ones you want at this point. Go ahead and experiment with the colorful icons if you want to. Experiment and play with what is there. You cannot break anything, and if you do, it's easy to fix at this point.
- Remember that you can delete any unwanted items in your course structure by clicking on the drop-down arrow in its bar and choosing Remove.
- If you put an item in the wrong module or if you need to move any item, you can drag and drop it.
At this point, you are expected to create your module or unit structure for your course, and that is what you'll be assessed on for now (in addition to a folder structure in the Manage Files area of Carmen; that's coming up next). I have referred several times to dragging and dropping various components into your modules, and you are welcome and encouraged to do that now if you are ready. However, at this point, you will only be assessed on your course structure and organization into manageable and appropriately named chunks. Please see the rubric that will be used to assess your module and folder structure for your course.
Please see the picture below for an example of what you need to have in your Course Builder for this assessment. (This actually comes from an old course of mine. You do not have to include the introductory unit yet. We'll get to that near the end of this course.)
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