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The New topic

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 option on the Sidebar, allows users to create new topics. A topic is used to organise multiple related items of content into chapters to make it easy for users to digest. Once created,

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a topic can be selected and added to

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learning plans in the Learning plan creator screen. 

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To create a topic: 

  1. Expand the sidebar

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  1.  and click New topic

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  1. The Topic information screen appears. 

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  2. From the Select community dropdown, select the community in which to add the topic. 

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  2. In the Please enter topic name field, enter a name for the topic.

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  1. Please note that it is possible to create multiple topics with the same name in a community

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  1. . It is strongly advised to give each topic a distinct name.
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  2. If necessary, in the Please write your description here, 200 character max field, enter a description about the topic. 

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  2.  If necessary, in the Enter tags, separate with a comma field, type a tag and press Enter. Repeat as necessary.
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  3. If necessary, click Choose thumbnail and upload a thumbnail image to help users differentiate the topic from others

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  1. Click Add content.
    The Add chapters and chapter content screen appears. 

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  2. Click the left dropdown to display content by type.
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  1. To filter displayed content:

    • Search for specific items of content using the search bar.

    • Use the right dropdown to display all uploaded content or only content uploaded by you.

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  2. Add a title to the chapter:

    1. Click the edit icon. 
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      A text field appears. 
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    2. Enter a title and click the tick icon or press Enter.
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  3. Drag one or more items of content to the Drag and drop content or chapter here area.

  4. To add another chapter to the topic, click + Add another chapter
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  1. If necessary, drag and drop a chapter into an existing chapter to create a sub-chapter.
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  2. When you have finished creating the topic, click Submit
    The topic opens. 
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Adding assessments to a topic

To configure more topic settings, such as adding assessments

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, click Edit Topic.

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Viewing topics in a community

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Info

For information on how to create different types of assessments, see Assessments.

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Viewing a topic

To view all topics that you have access to, expand the sidebar

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 and click Topics

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