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Modules

TL;DR; A module is an ordered group of activities inside a course. Modules are how you break a course into chapters. Most courses have 3–8 modules, each containing 3–10 activities. Add them from the course's Content tab with Add Module; drag to reorder.

Why modules exist

A course without modules would be a single long list of activities, which works fine for a 4-activity course and terribly for a 30-activity course. Modules group related activities into chapters so learners can see the shape of the course at a glance.

Modules also let you label the "flow" of a course — "Introduction," "Core Concepts," "Practice," "Wrap Up" is a recognizable four-module rhythm. Learners know where they are in the course.

Creating a module

On a course's Content tab, you'll see its current list of modules (empty if you just created the course). Click Add Module. The Create New Module form asks for:

  • Title — what learners will see, up to 64 characters.
  • Description — optional, shown below the module title.
  • Order Index — where the module sits relative to the others. A new module is placed at the end by default.
  • Optional — see "Optional modules" below.

Once created, the module appears in the course's module list, ready for activities to be added to it. A longer module can group its activities into lessons: either every activity in a module belongs to a lesson, or none does.

A good module structure

Most effective courses follow a predictable structure. For a 30–45-minute course, something like:

  1. Introduction — one or two videos explaining what the course covers and why it matters.
  2. Core concepts — the main content, split into a few smaller modules if needed.
  3. Practice or walkthrough — applying the content to a specific scenario.
  4. Wrap-up and next steps — summary, resources, what to do after.

You don't have to follow that pattern, but notice what it's doing: the first module orients the learner, the middle modules carry the content, and the last module gives closure. Courses that follow a rhythm like that feel more finished than courses that jump straight into content and end abruptly.

Reordering modules

From the module list, you can reorder modules by dragging them by their handle. Activities can be dragged too — within a module, or into a different module. Lessons can be reordered only within their own module. The learner sees modules in the order you set — they usually work through them top to bottom, though nothing stops them from skipping around. The one exception is a quiz set to unlock only after the earlier activities in its module are completed.

Optional modules

Modules can be marked as Optional, just like individual activities. When a module is optional, all of its activities are treated as optional — they appear in the course outline with an "Optional" label and are tracked separately from required completion. Use optional modules for supplementary content (deeper dives, bonus walkthroughs, reference material) that you want available but don't want to count against a learner's required progress.

Editing and deleting modules

A module's pencil and trash icons appear when you hover over its header or tab into it. The pencil (its tooltip reads Edit Module) changes the module's title, description, order, or whether it is optional.

The trash icon (Delete Module) deletes the module together with its lessons and activities — it doesn't need to be empty first. The confirmation names the module and counts what goes with it, and it can't be undone. The delete is all or nothing: if any activity in the module has learner progress or quiz attempts, nothing is deleted and the message names the activities in the way. Deleting needs permission to edit the course, and an Archived course can't be changed at all.

To delete several activities at once instead, tick their checkboxes — or the box in a module's or lesson's header to pick all of its activities — and select Delete selected. Every activity without learner progress or quiz attempts is deleted; any other stays selected with its reason, and one line sums it up, for example "14 deleted. 2 kept: they have learner progress."

How modules show up for learners

When a learner opens a course, they see its modules on the Content tab. Each module is collapsible; clicking it expands to show the activities inside, and its header shows how many of its required activities the learner has completed. Module titles should be scannable — a learner should be able to read the module list and understand the course's structure without opening anything.

Inside an activity, the Next button reads Next Module, followed by the next module's title, when the next activity is in another module.

How many activities per module?

There's no hard rule, but some guidance:

  • 2 or fewer activities per module often feels anemic. If a module has one activity, ask yourself whether it needs to be its own module at all.
  • 3–8 activities is the sweet spot for most courses.
  • More than 10 activities per module starts to feel like a long list. Split it.

The point of modules is to create visual breathing room. If every module has the same density of content, the course feels balanced.

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