Deploying the Course

The following is a summary of the course delivery cycle, from set-up to post-delivery.

1. Browse the Course Builder to locate relevant eUnits.
   
   

2. Request your course using the Course Builder (or reuse an existing course that has been Reset).
   
   

3. Make sure your course visibility is set to Show so that students can see it after they log in.
   
   

4. Manage course settings and content:
   
   

   a. Update the course settings (start date, visibility);
   
   

   b. Add a Page or HTML Block with your contact information;
   
   

   c. Start rearranging content in the courseware to align with your intended course delivery;
   
   

   d. Unhide relevant courseware content for your first lesson(s).
   
   

5. Post a welcome message to your students in the Announcements forum.
   
   

6. Use the Switch role to… function to view the page as a student before your first lesson.
   
   

7. Plan your first lesson with students. Whether online or in a computer lab, this lesson should include:
   
   

   a. An introduction to the course and to online or blended learning;
   
   

   b. A demonstration of site navigation;
   
   

   c. Advice about using the Courseware Help block;
   
   

   d. Helping students to log in;
   
   

   e. Helping students to edit their profile to include their town, time zone, description, and courseware level (if needed);
   
   

   f. A chance to practice language using an engaging activity (e.g., a SCORM or H5P activity).

1. Deliver the first lesson as planned in the previous section.
   
   

2. Consider how you will use eUnits.
   
   

3. Continue to rearrange and unhide content as your course progresses.
   
   

4. Use course tools (Announcements, Calendar, etc.) for important course information.
   
   

5. Facilitate communication and collaboration among students (e.g., by moderating discussion forums, speaking activities, wikis, etc.).
   
   

6. If teaching in a blended format, integrate online coursework with your classroom work. Include classroom activities that lead into or follow up on the online coursework.
   
   

7. If teaching online only, consider how you can prepare students in the BigBlueButton virtual classroom so they can participate successfully.
   
   

8. Consider adding or developing new activities or resources to make the course more relevant to your students' needs.
   
   

9. Continue to administer your course by making content available and connecting with students.
   
   

10. Near the end of your session, ask your students for feedback on their learning experience.

If you wish to archive a course for potential administrative or training purposes, use Avenue's backup function. While the backup is stored in your Avenue account, it is recommended that you also download a copy to your own computer for safekeeping. Backup files will be saved in MBZ format (for example, backup-moodle2-course-72-l2t003-20250818-1008-nu.mbz). Teachers can rename these files to make them easier to identify.

Note: For detailed instructions, see Backing up and Restoring a Course.

To ensure that you Avenue courses perform at optimal speed, best course management practice is to request a new course for each term. This approach ensures:

• An efficient and organized Question bank
  
  
• Fewer sections, making the course easier to navigate
  
  
• Recalibration of student cohorts (student artifacts are not lost; they remain associated with each student's Avenue account)
  
  
• An opportunity to update existing learning objects
  
  
• Removal of student and instructor data from the previous term (e.g., forum posts, quiz attempts announcements)
  
  
• Appropriate eUnits prepared for the new cohort

Continue using the course and enroll new students. Over multiple terms, this approach can cause courses to become slower and more difficult to edit and navigate.

OR

Resetting a course removes all students and student-specific data (for example, discussion forum posts and assignment submissions), preparing the course for a new cohort of students.

After resetting the course, enroll new or returning students as needed.

Note: Reusing a course from term to term is not recommended for more than three terms. Experience shows that extended reuse can lead to challenges with navigation, functionality, and system performance for both students and instructors.

Note: For detailed instructions, see Resetting a Course.