Creating a composition

To create a composition:

1. In the LMS management portal, click in the upper-left corner.
2. Go to Authoring > Content libraries.
3. Click Compositions. A list of existing compositions will be displayed.
4. Click the plus sign .
5. Specify the properties of the composition you are adding:
   • Title— the component title.
   • Unique Code or ID — the identifier of the component to ease the search in the future.
   • Description — a short description of the component.
   • Duration — estimated time for learners to complete the composition.
   • Cover image — upload the composition cover image or specify its URL.
   • Categories — If needed, add categories to filter and organize this composition hierarchically in the course catalog. See Adding content categories to compositions.
   • Status —  the current status of the composition, Draft if you plan to edit it later or Ready if  the composition is ready for publishing.
6. Click the arrow to expand the settings and select the necessary settings:

• Supports mobile view — to enable rendering the content for mobile devices screens.
• Supports review after completion— to enable learners to review the objective after submitting it.
• Requires manual grading— to require the objective checking and grading by an instructor.
• Supports LTI authoring — to enable using LTI components in the objective.
• Supports full screen — to enable rendering the content for full screens.

1. Click Save and go to the content editor.
2. In the editor, start building your course by dragging and dropping components from the content libraries in the order they should go in the course.

   1. Open the necessary library.

      

   2. Select a component and drag it to the left.

      

   3. If necessary, you can make changes to this particular instance of the component that you use in the course.

3. Proceed with adding components until the course is created.
4. To preview your course, click the eye sign in the upper-right corner of the editor screen.

When you complete the course creation, you can publish it.

You can also create a multi-level course structure by adding sub-activities to compositions.

See also:

• Adding content categories to compositions
• Adding sub-activities to compositions
• Editing composition components
• Duplicating compositions
• Adding proctored activities to compositions