How to use blocks

    Blocks are items which may be added to the side of any course page. Different themes allow blocks to be added to the left, right or both sides. Blocks can show a brief overview over the activities and resources available in your course, add additional information such as a calendar or external link or just to customize the course by adding a text or image. Any block can be made 'sticky' so that it appears in all the contexts, such as throughout a course or a particular activity. 


    When you turn “Edit mode” on, you will see a block drawer, in which atingi will give you the option to “Add a block”. 

     

     

    You can now select different options from the dropdown: 

     

    Here are some examples for the most common and useful blocks: 


    Activities Block 

    The activities block displays an overview of all available types of activities and resources in a course. If there are no access restrictions set, participants can click on them to directly access a specific type of activity or resource. 

     

    Like all other blocks, it can be configured in editing mode via the cog wheel above it: 

     


    In the settings you can choose, on which pages you want the block to appear, where it is located and how much it ‘weights’.   


     



    Calendar Block 

    The calendar can be useful for your learners if you have BigBlueButton sessions and/or Appointment bookings within your course. Booked appointment or scheduled sessions are being displayed here. 

     

     

     

    Share this course 

    The “Share” block creates a button where learners can click on to copy the unique link of your course and share it with their friends or on social media: 

     

     

    Text block

    Similarly to the normal text editor, the Text block allows for customization via text, video, pictures or links to external resources. In contrast to other blocks, you always need to configure your block before anything will be displayed. 

     

    In this example, an image was added to the Text block: 

     

     

     

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