How To Add Content

Adding content to the eLearning Hub is a simple process. In order to add content, you must be logged in to the site and you can only add content in the parts of the site where you are allowed. As a faculty memeber, by default you will have permission to add content to your Faculty Web Folder, so this is a good place to practice.

Log in to the Site

To begin, make sure you are logged in to the site. Then, navigate to your folder by clicking on "my folder" in the personal links bar in the upper right-hand corner of the page.

Your folder will open in contents view. This means you will see all of the items inside your folder. If you haven't added anything to your folder yet, the contents will be empty.

Choose a Content Type

Above the document list there will be two drop-down menus. The one on the left allows you to customize your folder view by only showing certain items. The one on the right allows you to add new types of content, including articles, documents, files, folders, images, etc. There are many different types of content available in the eLearning Hub. You can learn more about these content types later in the tutorial.

Create Your Content

All types of content will have a name, a title and a description. The name becomes part of the item's web address, and should be written in all lowercase letters with no spaces. The title will appear in the navigation structure and at the top of the page. The description should provide a brief summary of the object and will appear beneath the title.

Publish Your Content

Once you have created an item, the next step is to publish it so that it becomes available to other site visitors. You do this by changing it's state.

By default, items are created in the visible state. This means they can be found through the search interface and by typing in their URL directly, but they will not appear in site navigation. Items that are published appear in site navigation and are also available to site visitors who are not logged in.

Depending upon your role in the site, you may be able to publish an item directly or you may need to submit it to a reviewer for approval first. Either way, your task is accomplished by clicking on the state tab at the top of the object window.

When publishing an item, you may choose whether to make it available permanently or for a limited time. You do this by setting effective dates and expiration dates.

The effective date is the date that the the page will become available. If you don't select an effective date, the item will become available as soon as it is published.

The expiration date is the date the page will be made unavailable to everyone but site managers. If you don't select one, the item will be available until it is removed from the site.

After you have chosen your effective and expiration dates, click the radio button next to publish or submit (which one is available depends upon your permissions) and then click save.

Once an item has been published, you can retract it by clicking on the state tab and then clicking the retract radio button at the bottom of the form, then clicking save. This will change the item's state back to visible.