Viewing content in myCourses


OVERVIEW

Target audience: Students

This article explains how to view Content in myCourses.

In this article:


Viewing content

Students can access Content by clicking the Content link on the course navigation bar.

View content

The numbers beside the Table of Contents and each module and a progress bar at the top of the page indicate how many items you have left to view in the course and each module. A checkmark to the right indicates you have already viewed an item or module.

You can click:

Using the document viewer

After clicking on an item in the Content Browser or main Content page, you will be taken to the Document Viewer.

Document viewer

In the Document Viewer, you can click:


Bookmarking content

After you bookmark content items, you can easily access them from the Bookmark page in Content or the Bookmark tab of the Content Browser widget.

Adding a bookmark

To add a bookmark:

  1. Click the name of an item in Content or in the Content Browser widget on the Course Home page.
  2. Click the Bookmark icon in the top right corner of the page.

    Add bookmark

    The bookmark icon will change colour.

Removing a bookmark

To remove a bookmark:

  1. Click Content.
  2. Click Bookmarks.
  3. Click the arrow beside the name of the bookmarked item you want to remove and select Remove Bookmark.


Downloading content

You can easily save all content or individual content modules as a .zip file and store it on your computer for offline viewing or archiving. You can also download individual content items.

Downloading all content

To download all content:

  1. Click Content.
  2. Click Table of Contents.
  3. Click the arrow beside Table of Contents at the top of the page and select Download.
  4. In the pop-up window that appears, open or save the .zip file to your computer.

Downloading a module

To download a module:

  1. Click Content.
  2. Select a Module from the sidebar.
  3. Click the arrow beside the name of the module at the top of the page and select Download.
  4. In the pop-up window that appears, open or save the .zip file to your computer.

Downloading an item

To download an item:

  1. Click the name of an item in Content or in the Content Browser widget on the Course Home page.
  2. Click the arrow beside the name of the item at the top of the page and select Download.


Rating content

Students have the ability to rate and leave feedback for any Content item in myCourses that they have access to. Only the instructor and teaching assistants can see these ratings and comments.

To rate content:

  1. Click the name of an item in Content or in the Content Browser widget on the Course Home page.
  2. Click the arrow beside the name of the item at the top of the page and select Submit Feedback.

    Submit feedback

    The Submit Feedback window will open.

  3. In the pop-up window:
    • Click the stars to select a Rating out of 5.
    • Enter Comments.
    • Select the checkbox under Anonymous if you don’t want the instructor to know who submitted this rating and/or feedback.
  4. Click Submit.

    Enter feedback

    Note: You cannot delete any ratings or comments you submit, but you can edit them by repeating the steps above for any content item you've already rated and/or for which you've submitted feedback.


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