TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. What You'll Accomplish
By the end of this guide, you'll have created your first fully functional course with basic settings configured and ready for content. This process typically takes a few minutes minutes and gives you a starting foundation for teaching with itslearning.
2. Before You Begin
• Ensure you have Teacher access to itslearning
• Know your course name and subject area
• Consider what colour and image might help students identify your course
3. Quick Start Workflow
Step 1: Access Course Page:
If you start on your Dashboard, navigate to the Courses page and click the green "Create course" button in the upper right.
Step 2: Enter Basic Course Information in this window
- Title: Enter your course name (e.g., "Mathematics Year 9")
- Code: Add a course code if required by your organisation
- Course Focus: Decide if this is a teacher led course, or a self paced course where students work at their own pace with minimal teacher involvement.
- Colour: Select a colour that will help students identify your course
Step 3: Set Organisation:
Choose your organisation from the dropdown menu (this may be pre-selected by a system administrator on your site).
Step 4: Add Course Image (Optional)
Click "Add image" to either choose from premade illustrations, or upload a course image that represents your subject area.
You can:
- Click the "Add image" area to browse files on your computer
- Drag and drop an image directly into the upload area
- Choose illustrations and choose a picture
- Skip this step and add an image later
-> Image appears in the course preview (if uploaded)
Step 5: Choose Template (Optional):
If available on your site , a template can be applied to your new course that populates the course with premade content.
- Click "Browse templates" to see available course templates
- Select a template that matches your subject area
- Or skip this step to start with a blank course
Step 6: Create Your Course:
Click the green "Create course" button to finish setup.
✓ Checkpoint: You're automatically taken to your new course overview page
Step 7: Verify Course Creation Check that your course appears in your course page with the correct:
- Course name, colour and image
More Help Resources
Have more questions? Please start with asking your school administrator.
Product Release notes
Stay updated with itslearning latest releases: https://itslearning.com/product-updates
Service Status
Check the current status of itslearning services: https://status.itslearning.com/
Ideas Portal
Share your ideas and help shape the future of itslearning: https://ideas.itslearning.com/
Roadmap
Check out our roadmap: https://itslearning.com/global/roadmap/