Create a course and organize with sections

Now that you have activity modules created, it’s time to organize them into a course! Courses provide structure for your learning content and allow you to manage student access.

Get ready to…

• Create a new course
• Organize the course with sections
• Assign the course to a category (optional)

Create a new course

1. Navigate to the course creation area. You can usually find this by clicking “Create Course” or “New Course” in the course management interface.

2. Enter course information:

   • Title: Enter a descriptive title for your course, for example: “Introduction to Paideia LMS”
   • Description: Add a brief description of what the course covers
   • Category (optional): Select or create a category to organize your course

3. Click “Create” or “Save” to create your course.

   Course categories

   Categories help organize your course catalog. You can create nested categories for hierarchical organization. For example, “Computer Science” → “Programming” → “Web Development”.

Organize your course with sections

4. Create course sections to organize your content:

   Sections provide a way to structure your course content logically. You can create:

   • Top-level sections: Main units or weeks
   • Nested sections: Subsections within main sections

5. Create your first section:

   • Click “Add Section” or “New Section” in your course
   • Enter a section name, for example: “Week 1: Introduction”
   • Optionally add a description
   • Save the section

6. Create nested sections (optional):

   • Within a section, you can create child sections
   • For example, within “Week 1: Introduction”, create:
     • “Day 1: Getting Started”
     • “Day 2: Basic Concepts”

   Section organization

   Sections can be nested to create hierarchical structures. This allows you to organize content at multiple levels, such as weeks → days → topics.

7. Reorder sections as needed:

   • Use drag-and-drop or ordering controls to arrange sections
   • Sections and modules are ordered within each section, controlling the sequence students encounter content

Course structure

Your course now has a structure like this:

Introduction to Paideia LMS
├── Week 1: Introduction
│   ├── Day 1: Getting Started
│   └── Day 2: Basic Concepts
├── Week 2: Advanced Topics
└── Week 3: Final Project

Each section can contain:

• Child sections (nested subsections)
• Activity modules (pages, quizzes, assignments, etc.)

Checklist

• I can create a new course.
• I can organize my course with sections.
• I can create nested sections for hierarchical organization.
• I’m ready to add modules to my course!

Resources

• Course Overview - Learn more about course structure and organization
• Adding Modules to Courses - Learn how to add modules to courses