Adding Lessons to Module

This page is used to add a new or edit an existing Lesson. To create a new lesson, click on "New". To edit an existing Lesson, click on the title from the list of Lessons.

Form Fields

Title: This is the title or name of the lesson.

1. Lesson Tab

Description: This is the description or content for the lesson. Here, you can add text, images, links or videos using Joomla! editor. You can use this for short lessons or lessons which contain tests only. Additionally, you can also use Joomla articles of Pages as the content of the lesson.

Module: Select the module to attach it to the lesson.

Reference: You can add any reference number or text. This can be used for better organization of the lessons or for ordering of lessons at the frontend. 

Short Description: It is the description about what the lesson contains. It is visible on the Course detail page.

How to Add Lessons to Module?

There are two ways to attach your lessons to the module. You can use either one or both.

  1. Directly select the module while editing the lesson.
  2. While editing the module, add the lessons under the Options tab. In this way, you can reuse your lessons in multiple modules.

2. Options Tab

Display Type: This defines how Joomla! articles or pages associated with the lesson are displayed. There are two options:

  1. Single Page: All Joomla! articles or pages are displayed in a single page.
  2. Multiple Pages: Each Joomla article or page is displayed in different pages with navigation.

Completion Type: This defines how the lessons are marked completed. There are four options:

  1. Disabled: Completion is disabled for the lesson.
  2. Self: Students can mark the lesson as complete themselves.
  3. View: The lesson is marked as complete when the lesson is viewed.
  4. Score: The lesson is marked as complete when a student takes (with required score) a test or quiz associated with the lesson.

Percent: If the completion type is score, you can set the minimum percentage required in the test to mark the lesson as complete.

Restrict Access: You can restrict the access to the lesson based on certain conditions. For example, if you want students to complete a lesson before viewing the current lesson. 

  1. Type: Select the type of restriction - Lesson Completion, User Group, or Course Start Date.
  2. Value: Enter the value for the restriction - ID in case of Lesson Completion and User Group, Relative Days in case of Course Start Date.