Teaching Online at UTAS

The Interactive Content Builder (ICB) template allows you to easily incorporate a variety of visual elements and basic interaction into HTML (web) pages on your unit’s MyLO site.

Once the template is installed on your MyLO site*, complete the following steps to create a new, fresh page based on the template OR create a new page based on an existing page.

Instructions

Go to Content and locate the folder where you would like your new page to appear. For example, here I have chosen Weekly Content. Make sure the folder is highlighted (usually in a darker colour) in the Table of Contents.

Click on the Upload/Create button, then select the Create a File option.

Click on the Browse for a template button.

If you’re basing a brand new file on the template, browse for a folder called template, and click on it once. NOTE: You will only see this folder if the template has been added to your unit*. If you’re basing your page on an existing file, choose the folder in which the original file lives. For example, Weekly Content > Week 1.

Now check the radio button next to the template.html file (for a blank template page), or the file you would like to base your new page on (e.g. Week_01.html). Click on the Add button.

The page contents will load. Before you start working on them, record a file name for the new file in name field (this will be the name of the file as seen in the File Manager).

It is good practice to save your newly created pages to a folder. It isn’t the end of the world if you forget to do this, but it is a good habit to get into! Before you start editing the page, scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on the Change Path button.

Choose the folder where you would like the file to live in. If you’re using a sub folder, you may have to click the expand icon next to the parent folder (+) to see it. Make sure the folder you want the file to live in is selected (it will be highlighted in a darker colour), then click on the Select Path folder.

Click the Save as Draft button.

You can now edit your file. Change the title to something you would like students to see. Don’t forget to Save or Publish your changes.

*The ICB template files must be installed on your unit’s MyLO site before you can use them. Please contact your local team for assistance: the Blended Learning Unit can help staff members teaching Faculty of Arts units; TSBE staff can approach the Flexible Education Team.