Creating your first course
Transform your knowledge into a structured and engaging course.Starting a new course
Fill in basic information
- Course title
- Short and long description
- Category/knowledge area
- Level (beginner, intermediate, advanced)
Structuring content
Creating modules
Modules organize the course into thematic sections:
Best practices:
- 5-8 modules per course (ideal)
- Logical progression (basic > advanced)
- Each module covers a complete topic
- Descriptive and motivating names
Adding lessons
For each module, create lessons:Video upload
For video lessons:- Via Vimeo
- Via YouTube
- Other services
Course settings
General information
- Title - Course name (up to 100 characters)
- Slug - Friendly URL (generated automatically)
- Short description - Summary (up to 200 characters)
- Full description - Course details (rich editor)
- Learning objectives - What the student will learn
- Prerequisites - Required knowledge
- Workload - Estimated completion time
- Certification - Whether a certificate is issued upon completion
Visibility and access
- Publication
- Enrollments
- Dates
Course status
- Draft - Only you can see it
- Private - Only invited students
- Public - Anyone can enroll
- Scheduled - Publishes on a future date
Progression
Configure how students advance:- Free - Can access any lesson
- Sequential - Must complete previous lesson
- Mixed - Some locked, others free
- Watch X% of the previous lesson
- Pass a quiz
- Reach a specific date
- Complete the entire module
Certification
If the course issues a certificate:Supplementary materials
Course files
Provide resources:- PDFs - Handouts, slides
- Code - Practical examples
- Spreadsheets - Templates, exercises
- ZIP files - Complete projects
Useful links
- Bibliographic references
- External tutorials
- Official documentation
- Recommended tools
Publishing the course
Before publishing:Quality checklist
Quality checklist
Complete content
- All lessons have videos/content
- Supplementary materials added
- Quizzes created and tested
- Clear descriptions without errors
- High-quality thumbnail
- Videos in good resolution
- Organized interface
- Watched lessons as a student
- Tested all links
- Verified quizzes
Publication process
Updating published courses
Courses can be edited after publishing:- Can change: Descriptions, add lessons, files
- With caution: Reorder modules, modify quizzes
- Avoid: Removing lessons that students have already watched
Duplicate and reuse
Create new classes based on existing courses:Next steps
Manage lessons
Details on uploading and editing lessons
Create quizzes
Build assessments for the course
Manage students
Enroll and track students
View analytics
Analyze course performance