diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/randomize_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/randomize_module.py
index b53e44768b..00baf3f140 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/randomize_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/randomize_module.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from xmodule.seq_module import SequenceDescriptor
 from lxml import etree
 
 from xblock.fields import Scope, Integer
+from xblock.fragment import Fragment
 
 log = logging.getLogger('mitx.' + __name__)
 
@@ -77,12 +78,12 @@ class RandomizeModule(RandomizeFields, XModule):
         return [self.child_descriptor]
 
 
-    def get_html(self):
+    def student_view(self, context):
         if self.child is None:
             # raise error instead?  In fact, could complain on descriptor load...
-            return u"<div>Nothing to randomize between</div>"
+            return Fragment(content=u"<div>Nothing to randomize between</div>")
 
-        return self.child.render('student_view').content
+        return self.child.render('student_view', context)
 
     def get_icon_class(self):
         return self.child.get_icon_class() if self.child else 'other'
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/seq_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/seq_module.py
index bb4acfdf11..c0c9bfc1a0 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/seq_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/seq_module.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from xmodule.x_module import XModule
 from xmodule.progress import Progress
 from xmodule.exceptions import NotFoundError
 from xblock.fields import Integer, Scope
+from xblock.fragment import Fragment
 from pkg_resources import resource_string
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -43,12 +44,6 @@ class SequenceModule(SequenceFields, XModule):
         if getattr(self.system, 'position', None) is not None:
             self.position = int(self.system.position)
 
-        self.rendered = False
-
-    def get_html(self):
-        self.render()
-        return self.content
-
     def get_progress(self):
         ''' Return the total progress, adding total done and total available.
         (assumes that each submodule uses the same "units" for progress.)
@@ -66,20 +61,24 @@ class SequenceModule(SequenceFields, XModule):
             return json.dumps({'success': True})
         raise NotFoundError('Unexpected dispatch type')
 
-    def render(self):
+    def student_view(self, context):
         # If we're rendering this sequence, but no position is set yet,
         # default the position to the first element
         if self.position is None:
             self.position = 1
 
-        if self.rendered:
-            return
         ## Returns a set of all types of all sub-children
         contents = []
+
+        fragment = Fragment()
+
         for child in self.get_display_items():
             progress = child.get_progress()
+            rendered_child = child.render('student_view', context)
+            fragment.add_frag_resources(rendered_child)
+
             childinfo = {
-                'content': child.render('student_view').content,
+                'content': rendered_child.content,
                 'title': "\n".join(
                     grand_child.display_name
                     for grand_child in child.get_children()
@@ -98,11 +97,12 @@ class SequenceModule(SequenceFields, XModule):
                   'element_id': self.location.html_id(),
                   'item_id': self.id,
                   'position': self.position,
-                  'tag': self.location.category
+                  'tag': self.location.category,
                   }
 
-        self.content = self.system.render_template('seq_module.html', params)
-        self.rendered = True
+        fragment.add_content(self.system.render_template('seq_module.html', params))
+
+        return fragment
 
     def get_icon_class(self):
         child_classes = set(child.get_icon_class()
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_xblock_wrappers.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_xblock_wrappers.py
index 4d677cbc53..6959b63673 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_xblock_wrappers.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_xblock_wrappers.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from mock import Mock
 from xblock.field_data import DictFieldData
 from xblock.fields import ScopeIds
 
-from xmodule.x_module import ModuleSystem
+from xmodule.x_module import ModuleSystem, XModule, XModuleDescriptor
 from xmodule.mako_module import MakoDescriptorSystem
 from xmodule.annotatable_module import AnnotatableDescriptor
 from xmodule.capa_module import CapaDescriptor
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ class TestStudentView(TestXBlockWrapper):
     # Check that when an xmodule is instantiated from descriptor_cls
     # it generates the same thing from student_view that it does from get_html
     def check_student_view_leaf_node(self, descriptor_cls):
+
+        if descriptor_cls.module_class.student_view != XModule.student_view:
+            raise SkipTest(descriptor_cls.__name__ + " implements student_view")
+
         descriptor = self.leaf_module(descriptor_cls)
         assert_equal(
             descriptor._xmodule.get_html(),
@@ -165,6 +169,10 @@ class TestStudentView(TestXBlockWrapper):
     # with only xmodule children, it generates the same html from student_view
     # as it does using get_html
     def check_student_view_container_node_xmodules_only(self, descriptor_cls):
+
+        if descriptor_cls.module_class.student_view != XModule.student_view:
+            raise SkipTest(descriptor_cls.__name__ + " implements student_view")
+
         descriptor = self.container_module(descriptor_cls, 2)
         assert_equal(
             descriptor._xmodule.get_html(),
@@ -197,7 +205,10 @@ class TestStudioView(TestXBlockWrapper):
     # it generates the same thing from studio_view that it does from get_html
     def check_studio_view_leaf_node(self, descriptor_cls):
         if descriptor_cls in NOT_STUDIO_EDITABLE:
-            raise SkipTest(descriptor_cls.__name__ + "is not editable in studio")
+            raise SkipTest(descriptor_cls.__name__ + " is not editable in studio")
+
+        if descriptor_cls.studio_view != XModuleDescriptor.studio_view:
+            raise SkipTest(descriptor_cls.__name__ + " implements studio_view")
 
         descriptor = self.leaf_descriptor(descriptor_cls)
         assert_equal(descriptor.get_html(), descriptor.render('studio_view').content)
@@ -222,6 +233,9 @@ class TestStudioView(TestXBlockWrapper):
         if descriptor_cls in NOT_STUDIO_EDITABLE:
             raise SkipTest(descriptor_cls.__name__ + "is not editable in studio")
 
+        if descriptor_cls.studio_view != XModuleDescriptor.studio_view:
+            raise SkipTest(descriptor_cls.__name__ + " implements studio_view")
+
         descriptor = self.container_descriptor(descriptor_cls, 2)
         assert_equal(descriptor.get_html(), descriptor.render('studio_view').content)
 
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/timelimit_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/timelimit_module.py
index b4bde1928c..e1c4042dc0 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/timelimit_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/timelimit_module.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from xmodule.x_module import XModule
 from xmodule.progress import Progress
 from xmodule.exceptions import NotFoundError
 from xblock.fields import Float, String, Boolean, Scope
+from xblock.fragment import Fragment
 
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -84,14 +85,14 @@ class TimeLimitModule(TimeLimitFields, XModule):
     def get_remaining_time_in_ms(self):
         return int((self.ending_at - time()) * 1000)
 
-    def get_html(self):
+    def student_view(self, context):
         # assumes there is one and only one child, so it only renders the first child
         children = self.get_display_items()
         if children:
             child = children[0]
-            return child.render('student_view').content
+            return child.render('student_view', context)
         else:
-            return u""
+            return Fragment()
 
     def get_progress(self):
         ''' Return the total progress, adding total done and total available.
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/vertical_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/vertical_module.py
index d825181033..0879e3bba3 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/vertical_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/vertical_module.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from xblock.fragment import Fragment
 from xmodule.x_module import XModule
 from xmodule.seq_module import SequenceDescriptor
 from xmodule.progress import Progress
@@ -17,18 +18,24 @@ class VerticalModule(VerticalFields, XModule):
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         XModule.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
-        self.contents = None
 
-    def get_html(self):
-        if self.contents is None:
-            self.contents = [{
+    def student_view(self, context):
+        fragment = Fragment()
+        contents = []
+
+        for child in self.get_display_items():
+            rendered_child = child.render('student_view', context)
+            fragment.add_frag_resources(rendered_child)
+
+            contents.append({
                 'id': child.id,
-                'content': child.render('student_view').content
-            } for child in self.get_display_items()]
+                'content': rendered_child.content
+            })
 
-        return self.system.render_template('vert_module.html', {
-            'items': self.contents
-        })
+        fragment.add_content(self.system.render_template('vert_module.html', {
+            'items': contents
+        }))
+        return fragment
 
     def get_progress(self):
         # TODO: Cache progress or children array?
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
index 56471d25f1..75a8d8db1c 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from django_comment_client.utils import get_discussion_title
 
 from student.models import UserTestGroup, CourseEnrollment
 from util.cache import cache, cache_if_anonymous
+from xblock.fragment import Fragment
 from xmodule.modulestore import Location
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 from xmodule.modulestore.exceptions import InvalidLocationError, ItemNotFoundError, NoPathToItem
@@ -327,7 +328,7 @@ def index(request, course_id, chapter=None, section=None,
             'COURSE_TITLE': course.display_name_with_default,
             'course': course,
             'init': '',
-            'content': '',
+            'fragment': Fragment(),
             'staff_access': staff_access,
             'masquerade': masq,
             'xqa_server': settings.MITX_FEATURES.get('USE_XQA_SERVER', 'http://xqa:server@content-qa.mitx.mit.edu/xqa')
@@ -395,7 +396,7 @@ def index(request, course_id, chapter=None, section=None,
 
             # check here if this section *is* a timed module.
             if section_module.category == 'timelimit':
-                timer_context = update_timelimit_module(user, course_id, student_module_cache,
+                timer_context = update_timelimit_module(user, course_id, section_field_data_cache,
                                                         section_descriptor, section_module)
                 if 'timer_expiration_duration' in timer_context:
                     context.update(timer_context)
@@ -407,7 +408,7 @@ def index(request, course_id, chapter=None, section=None,
                 # add in the appropriate timer information to the rendering context:
                 context.update(check_for_active_timelimit_module(request, course_id, course))
 
-            context['content'] = section_module.render('student_view').content
+            context['fragment'] = section_module.render('student_view')
         else:
             # section is none, so display a message
             prev_section = get_current_child(chapter_module)
@@ -417,11 +418,15 @@ def index(request, course_id, chapter=None, section=None,
             prev_section_url = reverse('courseware_section', kwargs={'course_id': course_id,
                                                                      'chapter': chapter_descriptor.url_name,
                                                                      'section': prev_section.url_name})
-            context['content'] = render_to_string('courseware/welcome-back.html',
-                                                  {'course': course,
-                                                   'chapter_module': chapter_module,
-                                                   'prev_section': prev_section,
-                                                   'prev_section_url': prev_section_url})
+            context['fragment'] = Fragment(content=render_to_string(
+                'courseware/welcome-back.html',
+                {
+                    'course': course,
+                    'chapter_module': chapter_module,
+                    'prev_section': prev_section,
+                    'prev_section_url': prev_section_url
+                }
+            ))
 
         result = render_to_response('courseware/courseware.html', context)
     except Exception as e:
diff --git a/lms/templates/courseware/courseware.html b/lms/templates/courseware/courseware.html
index 2a52b50b09..da3beba262 100644
--- a/lms/templates/courseware/courseware.html
+++ b/lms/templates/courseware/courseware.html
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     ## all needs to stay together for the Candy.js plugin to work.
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="${static.url('candy_res/candy_full.css')}" />
   % endif
+  ${fragment.head_html()}
 </%block>
 
 <%block name="js_extra">
@@ -150,6 +151,8 @@
   </script>
 % endif
 
+${fragment.foot_html()}
+
 </%block>
 
 % if timer_expiration_duration:
@@ -185,7 +188,7 @@
 % endif
 
     <section class="course-content">
-      ${content}
+      ${fragment.body_html()}
     </section>
   </div>
 </section>