Adding an Authored Learning Activity

HealthStream Authoring Center customers can add authored learning activities (self-developed online content) to their HLC courses. The authored activity can be developed inside the HLC using the HTML editor, or it can be developed outside the HLC using any third-party HTML authoring tool.

To add an authored learning activity to a course

  1. Search for the course to which you want to add an authored learning activity. See Searching for a Course for details on conducting a course search. The Course Builder page appears.

  2. Click Add an Authoring Center Activity. The Common Properties page appears.

  3. Complete the Common Properties page. See Adding a Learning Activity.

  4. Click Save. The Content Manager appears, and a message displays requesting that you select a folder or add a new one.

  5. From the Content Manager, click the desired folder to select it. Your chosen folder should include all necessary pages and media.

Tip: Additionally, you can create a folder, create your content, or upload your content to a folder at this point. See Content Manager Overview or more information.

  1. Click Save. A confirmation prompt appears, indicating which folder you selected. The selected authored learning activity is now associated with the course.

  2. Click Return to Course Builder to exit the Content Manager and return to the main Course Builder page.

Previewing Your Authored Learning Activity

To preview your learning activity

  1. Click the desired folder name in the Content Manager so that it is selected.

  2. Click Preview Pages to display the content in a secondary window. This window displays how the content will appear to students when it is viewed through your course.