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Create a Lesson in Studio
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Once you have created a course, you are ready to create content for that course.
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.. warning::
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The alpha version of Studio does not have versioning or automatic
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updating of your browser between refreshes. Versioning is planned for future
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refresheseleases, but, in the meantime, only one author should edit a unit, in one
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browser, on only one tab. If a unit is open for editing in multiple browser
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sessions, the session that saves last will overwrite any previously saved
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content without displaying a warning. Also, older browser sessions can overwrite
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more recent content, so refresh your browser before you start working every time
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you work with a private unit or edit a draft of a public unit.
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Introduction
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************
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Just as in an offline course, content in an online course is broken down into
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smaller pieces. In Studio, these pieces are categories called **sections,
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subsections, and units** Units, in turn, are made up of **components** that
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contain the actual content of your course.
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Sections, for example, may correspond to weeks in your course, while subsections
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often correspond to lessons, homework assignments, or exams. A lesson is an
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interwoven selection of units of different types, such as videos, text, images,
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discussions, and problems. It is an interactive representation of the material
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that you would cover in a typical class period.
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On the **Course Outline** page, you can see all the sections, subsections, and
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units in your course at a glance, as well as whether the subsections are public
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or private.
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.. image:: Images/image029.png
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:width: 800
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.. image:: Images/image031.png
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:width: 800
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.. raw:: latex
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\newpage %
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Section
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*******
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A section is the topmost category that you use to organize your course. Many
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instructors name sections according to the number of weeks in the course—for
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example, section 1 is named Week 1, section 2 is named Week 2, and so on.
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Sections contain subsections, which in turn contain units.
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You can set an individual release date for each section in your course. None of
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the content in the section is visible until its release date has passed.
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For more information about how to create a section, see
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:doc:`create_section_sub_section`.
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.. raw:: latex
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\newpage %
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Subsection
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**********
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A subsection is a subcategory of a section. Many instructors name subsections
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according to the topics in their courses. Subsection names appear along with
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section names in the left pane when you view your course on Edge.
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.. image:: Images/image033.png
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You can set subsections to be one of the assignment types that you created when
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you set up grading. You can then include assignments in the body of that
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subsection.
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You can set an individual release date for each subsection in your course. None
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of the content in the subsection is visible until its release date has passed.
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If you do not set a release date, the subsection has the same release date as
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its section.
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For more information about how to create a subsection, see
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:doc:`create_section_sub_section`.
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.. raw:: latex
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\newpage %
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Unit
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****
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A unit is a further category that helps you organize your course materials.
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Units contain components, which are the building blocks of lessons. Units do not
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appear in the left pane with section and subsection headings. Instead, each unit
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appears as a part of the course accordion at the top of the page when you view
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your course on Edge. The following page shows a subsection that has two Units.
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.. image:: Images/image035.png
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Note that by default, all units are set to **Private.** To make a unit visible
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to students, you have to explicitly change the unit’s visibility to **Public.**
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For more information see :doc:`set_content_releasedates` .
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.. raw:: latex
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\newpage %
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Component
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*********
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A component is the part of a unit that contains your actual course content. The
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names of all components in a unit appear when you hover over the unit in the
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course accordion at the top of the page.
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.. image:: Images/image037.png
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:width: 800
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There are four types of components: Discussion components, HTML components,
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Problem components, and Video components. For more information,
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see :doc:`create_discussion`, :doc:`create_html_component`, :doc:`create_problem`, and :doc:`create_video` .
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